High severity · published Feb 1, 2018
CVE-2018-6186
Citrix NetScaler VPX through NS12.0 53.13.nc allows an SSRF attack via the /rapi/read_url URI by an authenticated attacker who has a webapp account
8.8
CVSS
3.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Citrix NetScaler VPX through NS12.0 53.13.nc allows an SSRF attack via the /rapi/read_url URI by an authenticated attacker who has a webapp account. The attacker can gain access to the nsroot account, and execute remote commands with root privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.1% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NA
NetScaler ADC · Citrix
12.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6186
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6186
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102915
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040440
Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/buxu/04ce809eb8b32ef57e232eab5e61f023
support.citrix.com
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX232161
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