# CVE-2006-4846: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication in Citrix Access Gateway when LDAP authentication is enabled, potentially gaining unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Sep 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-372j-ghp3-gx46

## What is CVE-2006-4846?

CVE-2006-4846 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Citrix Access Gateway with Advanced Access Control (AAC) 4.2 before 20060914, when AAC is configured to use LDAP authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via unknown vectors.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4846?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Citrix Access Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-4846?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4846 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-4846 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4846 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-2528](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2528/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-2882](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2882/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2011-2883](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2883/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-4566](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4566/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-4013](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4013/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-4846 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-4846 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4846 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4846/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4846/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4846
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4846
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-4846

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4846/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.