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Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows < 21.9.1.2 Improper Access Control (CTX341455)

high Nessus Plugin ID 166439

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Synopsis

Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a improper access control vulnerability.

Description

An improper privilege vulnerability has been discovered in Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows (Citrix Secure Access for Windows) < 21.9.1.2 what could allow an attacker who has gained local access to a computer with Citrix Gateway Plug-in installed, to corrupt or delete files as SYSTEM.

Note that Nessus has not attempted to exploit these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows version 21.9.1.2, or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?d45bbc31

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 166439

File Name: citrix_gateway_plug-in_CTX341455.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/25/2022

Updated: 10/25/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-21827

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:citrix:gateway_plug-in

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Citrix Gateway Plug-in

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-21827