Known exploited · Citrix
CVE-2023-6548: Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway Code Injection Vulnerability
What it is
Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway contain a code injection vulnerability that allows for authenticated remote code execution on the management interface with access to NSIP, CLIP, or SNIP.
- Vendor
- Citrix
- Product
- NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway
- Added to KEV
- January 17, 2024
- CISA due date
- January 24, 2024
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
What CISA requires
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Forensic triage
No
What to do now
- Find every instance of NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway you run, including the forgotten ones, and check its version against the vendor advisory.
- Apply the vendor's fix or mitigation, before January 24, 2024 if you are bound by CISA's deadline, sooner if it faces the internet.
- Assume it was tried against you already: look for signs of exploitation from the date it was added, not from the day you patched.
- Until every instance is patched, block the attack at the edge: a WAF in blocking mode stops PHP and Node.js code injection payloads.
References
The Dome
Block it at the edge while you patch
The Dome's WAF runs the OWASP Core Rule Set in blocking mode and stops PHP and Node.js code injection payloads before they reach your application.
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Start freeSource: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (public domain), catalog version 2026.10.01.