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CVE-2019-19781

An issue was discovered in Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway 10.5, 11.1, 12.0, 12.1, and 13.0. They allow Directory Traversal.

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
December 13, 2019
Published Date
December 27, 2019
Last Updated
February 04, 2025
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Description
An issue was discovered in Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway 10.5, 11.1, 12.0, 12.1, and 13.0. They allow Directory Traversal.

CVSS Scores

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2020-01-16 10:09:05 UTC) Source
Used in Malware
Yes (added 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX267027 https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619785 https://twitter.com/bad_packets/status/1215431625766424576 https://badpackets.net/over-25000-citrix-netscaler-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2019-19781/ https://forms.gle/eDf3DXZAv96oosfj6 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155904/Citrix-Application-Delivery-Controller-Gateway-Remote-Code-Execution.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155930/Citrix-Application-Delivery-Controller-Gateway-10.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155905/Citrix-Application-Delivery-Controller-Gateway-Remote-Code-Execution-Traversal.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155947/Citrix-ADC-NetScaler-Directory-Traversal-Remote-Code-Execution.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155972/Citrix-ADC-Gateway-Path-Traversal.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/freebsd/http/citrix_dir_traversal_rce.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:10 UTC
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-19781.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

citrix_dir_traversal_rce

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2019-19781

user20252228/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2025-03-16 17:58:09 UTC • Stars: 0

RCE, Citirx ADC and Gateway Directory Traversal

zerobytesecure/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2024-06-25 21:02:16 UTC • Stars: 0

k-fire/CVE-2019-19781-exploit

Type: github • Created: 2021-09-27 02:23:02 UTC • Stars: 2

CVE-2019-19781

Vulnmachines/Ctirix_RCE-CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2021-08-29 05:22:47 UTC • Stars: 1

Citrix ADC RCE cve-2019-19781

VladRico/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-07-30 17:37:40 UTC • Stars: 7

Shitrix : CVE-2019-19781 - Remote Code Execution on Citrix ADC Netscaler exploit

andripwn/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-07-27 15:09:51 UTC • Stars: 1

Citrix ADC scanner (CVE-2019-19781) using hosts retrieved from Shodan API.

w4fz5uck5/CVE-2019-19781-CitrixRCE

Type: github • Created: 2020-07-17 11:52:36 UTC • Stars: 10

Citrix Unauthorized Remote Code Execution Attacker - CVE-2019-19781

SharpHack/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-07-09 05:17:07 UTC • Stars: 0

yukar1z0e/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-05-26 08:00:22 UTC • Stars: 0

r4ulcl/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-28 12:09:51 UTC • Stars: 1

Python CVE-2019-19781 exploit

citrix/ioc-scanner-CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-21 23:13:00 UTC • Stars: 58

Indicator of Compromise Scanner for CVE-2019-19781

mandiant/ioc-scanner-CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-21 15:20:25 UTC • Stars: 94

Indicator of Compromise Scanner for CVE-2019-19781

redscan/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-17 16:14:30 UTC • Stars: 1

CVE-2019-19781 Attack Triage Script

b510/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-17 06:09:18 UTC • Stars: 0

批量概念驗證用

Castaldio86/Detect-CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-16 10:09:05 UTC • Stars: 0

onSec-fr/CVE-2019-19781-Forensic

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-15 20:43:37 UTC • Stars: 5

Automated forensic script hunting for cve-2019-19781

aqhmal/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-13 07:42:27 UTC • Stars: 9

Automated script for Citrix ADC scanner (CVE-2019-19781) using hosts retrieved from Shodan API. You must have a Shodan account to use this script.

hollerith/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-13 02:14:59 UTC • Stars: 0

Citrix Netscaler RCE

haxrob/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-12 23:13:56 UTC • Stars: 45

DFIR notes for Citrix ADC (NetScaler) appliances vulnerable to CVE-2019-19781

unknowndevice64/Exploits_CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-11 20:43:09 UTC • Stars: 3

All Working Exploits

oways/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-11 13:05:28 UTC • Stars: 2

CVE-2019-19781 Citrix RCE

mpgn/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-11 09:49:17 UTC • Stars: 156

CVE-2019-19781 - Remote Code Execution on Citrix ADC Netscaler exploit

ianxtianxt/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-11 07:16:23 UTC • Stars: 7

Remote Code Execution Exploit for Citrix Application Delivery Controller and Citrix Gateway [ CVE-2019-19781 ]

jas502n/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-11 03:10:12 UTC • Stars: 83

Citrix ADC Remote Code Execution

projectzeroindia/CVE-2019-19781

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-10 22:56:35 UTC • Stars: 370

Remote Code Execution Exploit for Citrix Application Delivery Controller and Citrix Gateway [ CVE-2019-19781 ]