CVE-2023-6548
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.032 · 88 %ileDEEURUUSadded 2024-01-17remediate by 2024-01-24
required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-25
Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway Code Injection Vulnerability
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway allows an attacker with access to NSIP, CLIP or SNIP with management interface to perform Authenticated (low privileged) remote code execution on Management Interface.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.5–8.8
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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ATT&CK techniques
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affected products (23)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller12.1 → 12.1-55.302nvdUScpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller13.0 → 13.0-92.21nvdUScpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller13.1 → 13.1-37.176nvdUScpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller13.1 → 13.1-51.15nvdUScpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller14.1 → 14.1-12.35nvdUScpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0133Citrix Systems Produkte: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-01-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Citrix Systems ADC und Citrix Systems Citrix Gateway ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen oder einen Denial of Service zu verursachen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-6548/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6548cnnvd
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX584986/netscaler-adc-and-netscaler-gateway-security-bulletin-for-cve20236548-and-cve20236549cnnvd
- https://www.citrix.com/downloads/Patchcnnvd
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX584986/netscaler-adc-and-netscaler-gateway-security-bulletin-for-cve20236548-and-cve20236549enisa_euvd
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX584986/netscaler-adc-and-netscaler-gateway-security-bulletin-for-cve20236548-and-cve20236549Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-6548US Government Resourcenvd
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