CVE-2019-19781

Known Exploited

Description

An issue was discovered in Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway 10.5, 11.1, 12.0, 12.1, and 13.0. They allow Directory Traversal.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 94.44% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory citrix.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX267027 vendor advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619785 third party advisory us government resource
https://twitter.com/bad_packets/status/1215431625766424576 third party advisory broken link
https://badpackets.net/over-25000-citrix-netscaler-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2019-19781/ third party advisory broken link
https://forms.gle/eDf3DXZAv96oosfj6 third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155904/Citrix-Application-Delivery-Controller-Gateway-Remote-Code-Execution.html vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155930/Citrix-Application-Delivery-Controller-Gateway-10.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155905/Citrix-Application-Delivery-Controller-Gateway-Remote-Code-Execution-Traversal.html vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155947/Citrix-ADC-NetScaler-Directory-Traversal-Remote-Code-Execution.html vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155972/Citrix-ADC-Gateway-Path-Traversal.html vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19781?
CVE-2019-19781 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-19781?
To fix CVE-2019-19781, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-19781 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2019-19781 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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