CVE-2011-2883
What it is
The NSEPA.NsepaCtrl.1 ActiveX control in nsepa.ocx in Citrix Access Gateway Enterprise Edition 8.1 before 8.1-67.7, 9.0 before 9.0-70.5, and 9.1 before 9.1-96.4 attempts to validate signed DLLs by checking the certificate subject, not the signature, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTTP header data referencing a DLL that was signed with a crafted certificate.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.3 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-20 · Improper input validation
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Citrix Access Gateway 8.1
- Citrix Access Gateway 9.0
- Citrix Access Gateway 9.1
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 9.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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