Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.4
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-4966
Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway Buffer - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Sensitive information disclosure in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA ?virtual?server. 

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2023, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 14, 2024, 5:01 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.5

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows for sensitive information disclosure when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA virtual server.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations and kill all active and persistent sessions per vendor instructions [https://www.netscaler.com/blog/news/cve-2023-4966-critical-security-update-now-available-for-netscaler-adc-and-netscaler-gateway/] OR discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://www.netscaler.com/blog/news/cve-2023-4966-critical-security-update-now-available-for-netscaler-adc-and-netscaler-gateway/, https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX579459/netscaler-adc-and-netscaler-gateway-security-bulletin-for-cve20234966-and-cve20234967

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-4966 has a 30 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-4966 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Citrix netscaler_application_delivery_controller
2 Citrix netscaler_gateway
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-4966.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175323/Citrix-Bleed-Session-Token-Leakage-Proof-Of-Concept.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX579459 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 4 days, 1 hour ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 17, 2024, 11:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 414 different CVEs too.

这是一个每天同步Vulnerability-Wiki中docs-base中内容的项目

HTML

Updated: 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 20, 2024, 3:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 203 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 9, 2024, 7:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 16, 2024, 2:53 p.m. This repo has been linked 48 different CVEs too.

Flipper Zero payloads and configs!

Python Shell HTML JavaScript PowerShell TeX

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 2, 2024, 4:53 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

CSS HTML JavaScript

Updated: 9 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2024, 2:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

This repository contains a list of artifacts to search for while performing a forensic investigation on Citrix Netscaler appliances.

citrix-adc citrix-netscaler forensic-analysis guide citrix-adc-forensics malware

Shell

Updated: 6 days, 18 hours ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 26, 2024, 9:18 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Simulates CVE-2023-4966 Citrix Bleed overread bug

C

Updated: 6 months, 4 weeks ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 16, 2023, 9:55 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Python script to search Citrix NetScaler logs for possible CVE-2023-4966 exploitation.

Python

Updated: 11 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2023, 10:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Programm to exploit a range of ip adresses

Go

Updated: 11 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 27, 2023, 9:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Scripts to get infos

PowerShell

Updated: 1 year ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 20, 2023, 5:32 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 1 year ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Nov. 13, 2023, 4:39 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

HTML Python

Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Nov. 5, 2023, 2:50 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

An Exploitation script developed to exploit the CVE-2023-4966 bleed citrix information disclosure vulnerability

Python

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
9 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 29, 2023, 3:31 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Herramientas

Python

Updated: 1 year ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 29, 2023, 2:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-4966 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
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  • TheCyberThrone
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Published Date: Nov 16, 2024 (5 days, 10 hours ago)
  • The Register
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Published Date: Nov 14, 2024 (1 week ago)
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Published Date: Nov 14, 2024 (1 week ago)
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  • AttackIQ
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Published Date: Nov 13, 2024 (1 week, 1 day ago)
  • BleepingComputer
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Published Date: Nov 12, 2024 (1 week, 1 day ago)
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Published Date: Nov 12, 2024 (1 week, 1 day ago)
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Published Date: Jun 03, 2024 (5 months, 2 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-4966 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Sensitive information disclosure in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA ?virtual?server.  Sensitive information disclosure in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA ?virtual?server. 
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Sensitive information disclosure in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA ?virtual?server.  Sensitive information disclosure in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA  virtual server. 
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Sensitive information disclosure in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA ?virtual?server.  Sensitive information disclosure in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA ?virtual?server. 
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Sensitive information disclosure in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA ?virtual?server.  Sensitive information disclosure in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA  virtual server. 
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Sensitive information disclosure in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA ?virtual?server.  Sensitive information disclosure in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA ?virtual?server. 
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175323/Citrix-Bleed-Session-Token-Leakage-Proof-Of-Concept.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175323/Citrix-Bleed-Session-Token-Leakage-Proof-Of-Concept.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Sensitive information disclosure in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA ?virtual?server.  Sensitive information disclosure in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA  virtual server. 
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Sensitive information disclosure in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA ?virtual?server.  Sensitive information disclosure in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA ?virtual?server. 
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175323/Citrix-Bleed-Session-Token-Leakage-Proof-Of-Concept.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX579459 No Types Assigned https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX579459 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:fips:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1 up to (excluding) 12.1-55.300 *cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:ndcpp:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1 up to (excluding) 12.1-55.300 *cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.0 up to (excluding) 13.0-92.19 *cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:fips:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.1 up to (excluding) 13.1-37.164 *cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.1 up to (excluding) 13.1-49.15 *cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.1 up to (excluding) 14.1-8.50 *cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.0 up to (excluding) 13.0-92.19 *cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.1 up to (excluding) 13.1-49.15 *cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.1 up to (excluding) 14.1-8.50
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

97.06 }} -0.03%

score

0.99814

percentile

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