CVE-2017-6316 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN (formerly CloudBridge) devices up to version 9.1.2.26.561201. Attackers can remotely execute arbitrary shell commands as root by manipulating the CGISESSID (or CAKEPHP) cookie. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This flaw is actively exploited in the wild, with public exploit code available on ExploitDB, and has garnered significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.1.2.26.561201CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_sd-wan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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