Authentication Bypass in Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware (CVE-2017-14602)
Summary
Authentication bypass in Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware (CVE-2017-14602). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A vulnerability has been identified in the management interface of Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway 10.1 before build 135.18, 10.5 before build 66.9, 10.5e before build 60.7010.e, 11.0 before build 70.16, 11.1 before build 55.13, and 12.0 before build 53.13 (except for build 41.24) that, if exploited, could allow an attacker with access to the NetScaler management interface to gain administrative access to the appliance.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-14602 has been found in Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.2/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware CVE-2017-14602" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-14602 (Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware) — CWE-287 / CVSS v3 7.2
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Authentication bypass (CWE-287) exists in Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.2/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- patch support.citrix.com
- web support.citrix.com