[Update] Vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway (October 23, 2023)
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
[Update on November 22, 2023] The vendor published a document [3] on November 20, 2023, listing the various logs to analyze as well as the items to look for to identify activity that may be related to a compromise. Additionally, CISA published a security advisory on the 21...
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability exists in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent as the vulnerability has been exploited.
- Action
- Follow the vendor's guidance for mitigation and monitoring.
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Details
Original advisory: https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/alerte/CERTFR-2023-ALE-012/
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2023-4966Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99.9% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-4966 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2023-4966: Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilitycisa-kev
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