What is CVE-2020-8300?

CVE-2020-8300 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Citrix Application_delivery_controller, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-06-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-8300?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-8300 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Citrix Application_delivery_controller

CVE-2020-8300

Citrix ADC and Citrix/NetScaler Gateway before 13.0-82.41, 12.1-62.23, 11.1-65.20 and Citrix ADC 12.1-FIPS before 12.1-55.238 suffer from improper access control allowing SAML authentication hijack through a phishing attack to steal a vali…

EPSS: 0.030 (85.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

support@hackerone.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8300?: CVE-2020-8300 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Citrix Application_delivery_controller, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-06-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-8300?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-8300 known to be exploited?: 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.