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CVE-2017-6316

Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN devices through v9.1.2.26.561201 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands as root via a CGISESSID cookie....

Basic Information

CVE State: PUBLISHED
Reserved Date: February 24, 2017
Published Date: July 20, 2017
Last Updated: February 04, 2025
Vendor: Citrix
Product: NetScaler SD-WAN
Description: Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN devices through v9.1.2.26.561201 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands as root via a CGISESSID cookie. On CloudBridge (the former name of NetScaler SD-WAN) devices, the cookie name was CAKEPHP rather than CGISESSID.
Tags

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

10.0

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

SSVC Information

Exploitation: active
Automatable: Yes
Technical Impact: total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild: Yes (2022-03-25 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039019 https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX225990 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42345/ http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99943 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42346/

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source	Added Date
CISA	2022-03-25 00:00:00 UTC

Timeline

CVE ID Reserved

February 24, 2017
CVE Published to Public

July 20, 2017
Added to KEVIntel

March 25, 2022