CVE-2015-2840 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in help/rt/large_search.html in Citrix NetScaler before 10.5 build 52.3nc allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchQuery parameter.

Published: 2015-04-03

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-2928	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in help/rt/large_search.html in Citrix NetScaler before 10.5 build 52.3nc allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchQuery parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01946.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130936/Citrix-NetScaler-VPX-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/130
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534934/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73342
https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20140807/citrix_netscaler_vpx_help_pages_are_vulnerable_to_cross_site_scripting.html

History

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Subscriptions

Citrix Netscaler

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-04-03T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:24:38.945Z

Reserved: 2015-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-2840

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-04-03T14:59:03.303

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:24:50.877

Link: CVE-2015-2840

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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