What is CVE-2017-9231?

CVE-2017-9231 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Xenmobile Server, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-16.

How severe is CVE-2017-9231?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

XXE in Citrix Xenmobile Server

CVE-2017-9231

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Citrix XenMobile Server 9.x and 10.x before 10.5 RP3 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2017-06-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Citrix Xenmobile Server — versions 9.0, 10.0, 10.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/98995 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.citrix.com/article/CTX220138 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038704 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9231?: CVE-2017-9231 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Xenmobile Server, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-16.
How severe is CVE-2017-9231?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.