CVE-2017-6316 KEV EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 73% (pctl 99)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-04-15.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 73.03% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-04-15 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-07-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Citrix Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-25 |
| Due | 2022-04-15 |
| Vendor / product | Citrix / NetScaler SD-WAN Enterprise, CloudBridge Virtual WAN, and XenMobile Server |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| citrix | netscaler sd-wan |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Netscaler SD-WAN 9.1.2.26.561201 - Command Injection (Metasploit) | 2017-07-19 |
| exploit-db | Citrix CloudBridge - 'CAKEPHP' Cookie Command Injection | 2017-07-19 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99943
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039019
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX225990
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42345/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42346/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99943
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039019
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX225990
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42345/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42346/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6316
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