Threat alert details
We would like to bring your attention to a recent security bulletin surrounding Citrix Gateway and Citrix ADC. Vulnerabilities have been discovered in Citrix Gateway and Citrix ADC, listed below. Note that only appliances that are operating as a Gateway (appliances using the SSL VPN functionality or deployed as an ICA proxy with authentication enabled) are affected by the first issue, which is rated as a Critical severity vulnerability.
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CVE |
Description |
Affected Products |
Pre-conditions |
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Unauthorized access to Gateway user capabilities |
Citrix Gateway, Citrix ADC |
Appliance must be configured as a VPN (Gateway). |
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Remote desktop takeover via phishing |
Citrix Gateway, Citrix ADC |
Appliance must be configured as a
and the RDP proxy functionality must be configured. |
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User login brute force protection functionality bypass |
Citrix Gateway, Citrix ADC |
Appliance must be configured as a
OR
and the user lockout functionality “Max Login Attempts” must be configured |
Affected Products
The following versions of Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway are affected
- Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 13.1 before 13.1-33.47
- Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 13.0 before 13.0-88.12
- Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 12.1 before 12.1.65.21
- Citrix ADC 12.1-FIPS before 12.1-55.289
- Citrix ADC 12.1-NDcPP before 12.1-55.289
Remediation
Affected customers of Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway are recommended to install the relevant updated versions of Citrix ADC or Citrix Gateway as soon as possible:
- Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 13.1-33.47 and later releases
- Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 13.0-88.12 and later releases of 13.0
- Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 12.1-65.21 and later releases of 12.1
- Citrix ADC 12.1-FIPS 12.1-55.289 and later releases of 12.1-FIPS
- Citrix ADC 12.1-NDcPP 12.1-55.289 and later releases of 12.1-NDcPP
Please note that Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway versions prior to 12.1 are EOL and customers on those versions are recommended to upgrade to one of the supported versions.
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