# CVE-2006-6572: Auth bypass in n/a

> Authenticated users can bypass access policies in Citrix AAC and Access Gateway when Browser-Only access is enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Dec 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rv56-6633-c83p

## What is CVE-2006-6572?

CVE-2006-6572 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Citrix Advanced Access Control (AAC) Option 4.0, and Access Gateway 4.2 with Advanced Access Control 4.2, before 20061114, when the Browser-Only access feature is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to bypass access policies via a certain login method, a different issue than CVE-2006-4846.  NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6572?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Citrix Access Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-6572?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-6572 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6572 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-2006-6572 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-6572 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6572 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-2006-6572/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6572/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6572
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6572
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-6572

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6572/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.