# CVE-2013-6941: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Authenticated users can escape the restricted shell environment to gain higher privileges on Citrix NetScaler ADC devices.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** 10 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mh73-2wrc-f62w

## What is CVE-2013-6941?

CVE-2013-6941 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Mar 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) 9.3.x before 9.3-64.4, 10.0 before 10.0-77.5, and 10.1 before 10.1-118.7 allows users to "breakout" of the shell via unknown vectors.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6941?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-6941?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6941 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-6941 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6941 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-5538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5538/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-6809](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6809/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-5080](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5080/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2016-9028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9028/): Open redirect in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-2829](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2829/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-6941 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-6941 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Mar 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6941 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-2013-6941/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6941/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6941
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6941
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-6941

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6941/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.