CVE-2015-2839
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.3
Description
The Nitro API in Citrix NetScaler before 10.5 build 52.3nc uses an incorrect Content-Type when returning an error message, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the file_name JSON member in params/xen_hotfix/0 to nitro/v1/config/xen_hotfix.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| citrix | netscaler | 10.5 | |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130931/Citrix-NITRO-SDK-xen_hotfix-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/128
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534935/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73311
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20140805/citrix_nitro_sdk_xen_hotfix_page_is_vulnerable_to_cross_site_scripting.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130931/Citrix-NITRO-SDK-xen_hotfix-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/128
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534935/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73311
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20140805/citrix_nitro_sdk_xen_hotfix_page_is_vulnerable_to_cross_site_scripting.html
CWEs
CWE-79
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.