CVE-2018-6186: citrix netscaler Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-6186 is a high (CVSS 9.0) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in citrix netscaler. EPSS estimates a 3.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 01-02-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.