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Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Improper Access Control (CTX559370)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 177345

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by an improper access control vulnerability.

Description

The version of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops installed on the remote Windows host is affected by an improper access control vulnerability. Users with only access to launch VDA applications can launch an unauthorized desktop. This vulnerability is in the Windows Virtual Delivery Agent, which is contained in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.

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/CTX559370

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 177345

File Name: citrix_vda_CTX559370.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/15/2023

Updated: 7/19/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-24490

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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: 6/13/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-24490

IAVA: 2023-A-0304