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NetScaler ADC/Gateway unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2023-3519)

Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway

An unauthenticated code injection in NetScaler ADC and Gateway was exploited as a zero-day to plant webshells, including on a US critical infrastructure organisation in June 2023. Citrix patched it on July 18, 2023.

Why this severity: CVSS 9.8 (NVD), zero-day, actively exploited (CISA KEV), known ransomware use

Started
Jul 18, 2023
Closed
Jul 20, 2023

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Affected

  • NetScaler ADC and Gateway configured as a Gateway or AAA virtual server; exact builds: see vendor advisory

Fixed in

  • 13.1-49.13
  • 13.0-91.13
  • FIPS/NDcPP builds: see vendor advisory

Updates by day3

▸Jul 20, 2023

Link #
  1. CISA advisory AA23-201A: webshell dropped on a critical infrastructure organisation's NetScaler in June 2023

    Source

▸Jul 19, 2023

Link #
  1. CISA adds CVE-2023-3519 to the KEV catalog

▸Jul 18, 2023

Link #
  1. Citrix publishes CTX561482 and fixed builds; exploits seen on unmitigated appliances

    Source

Advisories4

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