CVE-2008-4676 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 22 Oct 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain elevated privileges in Citrix XenApp by exploiting an unspecified file creation vulnerability.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-4676?

CVE-2008-4676 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Citrix XenApp (formerly Presentation Server) 4.5 Feature Pack 1 and earlier, Presentation Server 4.0, and Access Essentials 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors related to creating an unspecified file. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2008-3485, but the vendor advisory is too vague to be certain.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4676?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Citrix Access Essentials, Citrix Presentation Server, Citrix Xenapp.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4676?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4676 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-4676 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4676 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3fwq-fwp5-8g8r.