Gateway CVE-2020-8246

HIGH

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2020-09-18 support@hackerone.com

Denial Of Service Citrix Gateway Netscaler Gateway Application Delivery Controller Firmware Sd Wan Wanop

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-400 OWASP Top 10:2025 A06:2025 - Insecure Design ASVS 5.0 V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits MITRE ATT&CK 1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A remote attacker could cause denial of service by exhausting system resources by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).

No patch listed yet 1.6% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 13.0 before 13.0-64.35, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 12.1 before 12.1-58.15, Citrix ADC 12.1-FIPS before 12.1-55.187, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 12.0, Citrix. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 13.0 before 13.0-64.35, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 12.1 before 12.1-58.15, Citrix ADC 12.1-FIPS before 12.1-55.187, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 12.0, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 11.1 before 11.1-65.12, Citrix SD-WAN WANOP 11.2 before 11.2.1a, Citrix SD-WAN WANOP 11.1 before 11.1.2a, Citrix SD-WAN WANOP 11.0 before 11.0.3f, Citrix SD-WAN WANOP 10.2 before 10.2.7b are vulnerable to a denial of service attack originating from the management network. Affected products include: Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware, Citrix Gateway, Citrix Netscaler Gateway, Citrix Sd-Wan Wanop. Version information: before 13.0.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

DescriptionNVD

Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 13.0 before 13.0-64.35, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 12.1 before 12.1-58.15, Citrix ADC 12.1-FIPS before 12.1-55.187, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 12.0, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 11.1 before 11.1-65.12, Citrix SD-WAN WANOP 11.2 before 11.2.1a, Citrix SD-WAN WANOP 11.1 before 11.1.2a, Citrix SD-WAN WANOP 11.0 before 11.0.3f, Citrix SD-WAN WANOP 10.2 before 10.2.7b are vulnerable to a denial of service attack originating from the management network.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

1.6%

Top 28% exploitable

Data Quality

2 sources

Confidence: Low

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CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity HIGH

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 1.6%

Patch available No

Active threat No

Deciding rule

HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Scheduled

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Open

Automatable· derived

Yes

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

40

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +2

CVSS: +38

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service MEDIUM

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:citrix:gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:citrix:gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:citrix:sd-wan_wanop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:citrix:sd-wan_wanop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:citrix:sd-wan_wanop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:citrix:sd-wan_wanop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

ADVISORY https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX281474

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