CVE-2023-6548

Published: Jan 17, 2024Updated: Oct 24, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-94

5.5MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway allows an attacker with access to NSIP, CLIP or SNIP with management interface to perform Authenticated (low privileged) remote code execution on Management Interface.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:AAttack Vector

Adjacent

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:LAvailability

Low

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

Cloud Software Group

commercial·USaka citrix, xenserver, netscaler gateway firmware, application delivery controller firmware

NetScaler ADCMixed

Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform

NetScaler GatewayMixedSecurity Product

Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform

netscaler application delivery controllerOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

Citrix Systems Inc.

commercial·USaka citrix gateway, netscaler gateway, citrix adc

NetScaler Application Delivery ControllerOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

NetScaler GatewayOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure

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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV:Jan 17, 2024

Remediation due:Jan 24, 2024

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Execution

Initial Access

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References

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX584986/netscaler-adc-and-netscaler-gateway-security-bulletin-for-cve20236548-and-cve20236549

support.citrix.com

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-6548

cisa.gov

https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2024011635

cybersecurity-help.cz

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