CSRF in Citrix Access Essentials
CVE-2002-2426
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 and 4.5, MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0, and Access Essentials 1.0 through 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary published applications, and possibly other programs, as authenticated users via the InitialProgram key in an ICA connection. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (49.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Citrix Access Essentials — versions 1.0, 1.5, 2.0
- Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server — versions 3.0
- Citrix Presentation Server — versions 4.0, 4.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.org/0210-exploits/hackingcitrix.txt
- support.citrix.com/article/CTX115245
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3870 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26451 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/27633 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.gnucitizen.org/blog/citrix-owning-the-legitimate-backdoor/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2002-2426?
- CVE-2002-2426 is a vulnerability in Citrix Access Essentials, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2002-12-31.
- Is CVE-2002-2426 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.