HTTP: Citrix NITRO SDK Cross Site Scripting

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Citrix NITRO SDK. A successful attack can lead to Cross Site Scripting.

Extended 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.

Affected Products

Citrix netscaler

References

BugTraq: 73311

CVE: CVE-2015-2839

Short Name
HTTP:XSS:CITRIX-NITRO-XSS
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2015-2839 Citrix Cross NITRO SDK Scripting Site bid:73311
Release Date
09/20/2019
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3337
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Citrix

CVSS Score

4.3

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