CVE-2016-9111 Auth bypass in n/a
An attacker with physical access can bypass authentication in Citrix Receiver Desktop Lock by temporarily disconnecting the network cable.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9111?
CVE-2016-9111 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect access control mechanisms in Citrix Receiver Desktop Lock 4.5 allow an attacker to bypass the authentication requirement by leveraging physical access to a VDI for temporary disconnection of a LAN cable. NOTE: as of 20161208, the vendor could not reproduce the issue, stating "the researcher was unable to provide us with information that would allow us to confirm the behaviour and, despite extensive investigation on test deployments of supported products, we were unable to reproduce the behaviour as he described. The researcher has also, despite additional requests for information, ceased to respond to us."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9111?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Citrix Receiver Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9111?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9111 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2016-9111 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9111 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4w75-jg37-8j4h.