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Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CTX477616)

high Nessus Plugin ID 171593

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The version of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability that could result in a local user elevating their privilege level to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Windows VDA.

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

Solution

Refer to vendor advisory.

See Also

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX477616

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 171593

File Name: citrix_vda_CTX477616.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/17/2023

Updated: 6/16/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-24483

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:virtual_apps_and_desktops

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-24483

IAVA: 2023-A-0102-S