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Incorrect Authorization

CVE-2009-2213

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

The default configuration of the Security global settings on the Citrix NetScaler Access Gateway appliance with Enterprise Edition firmware 9.0, 8.1, and earlier specifies Allow for the Default Authorization Action option, which might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Authorization is a security mechanism performed by an application to grant or deny access to the requested resources by verifying the privileges of the user. When an application lacks effective authorization mechanisms, it enables unauthorized users to gain unintended privileges and illegitimate access to resources. Such a vulnerability may result in exposure of sensitive information, denial of service, arbitrary code execution, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published