What is CVE-2020-8253?

CVE-2020-8253 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Xenmobile Server, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-8253?

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

Is CVE-2020-8253 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Citrix Xenmobile Server

CVE-2020-8253

Improper authentication in Citrix XenMobile Server 10.12 before RP2, Citrix XenMobile Server 10.11 before RP4, Citrix XenMobile Server 10.10 before RP6 and Citrix XenMobile Server before 10.9 RP5 leads to the ability to access sensitive files.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.017 (74.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Citrix Xenmobile_server — versions 10.9.0, 10.10.0, 10.11.0
N/a Citrix Xenmobile Server — versions Citrix XenMobile Server 10.12 RP2, Citrix XenMobile Server 10.11 RP4, Citrix XenMobile Server 10.10 RP6 and Citrix XenMobile Server 10.9 RP5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

stratosphereips/nist-cve-search-tool

References

support@hackerone.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8253?: CVE-2020-8253 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Xenmobile Server, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-8253?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-8253 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.