CVE-2018-6186 is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability affecting Citrix NetScaler VPX through NS12.0 53.13.nc. An authenticated attacker with a webapp account can exploit this vulnerability via the /rapi/read_url URI. This allows the attacker to gain access to the nsroot account and execute remote commands with root privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 (High), indicating a critical impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability risks. Exploitation is network-based with low attack complexity and requires low privileges. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.