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Citrix Workspace App for Windows Security Update Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CTX277662)

high Nessus Plugin ID 140758

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Synopsis

The remote device is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The version of Citrix Workspace installed on the remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the the automatic update service due to improper access control. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, to gain administrator access to the system.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Citrix Workspace App 1912 LTSR CU1 Hotfix 1 (19.12.1001) and later cumulative updates, Citrix Workspace App 2008 or later

See Also

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX277662

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 140758

File Name: citrix_workspace_CTX277662.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 9/24/2020

Updated: 7/23/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8207

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:citrix:workspace

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/Citrix Workspace

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/21/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8207

IAVA: 2020-A-0496-S