CVE-2017-5572 Privilege escalation in n/a
An authenticated read-only administrator can corrupt the host database in Citrix XenServer, leading to potential privilege escalation or data integrity issues.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5572?
CVE-2017-5572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Citrix Xenserver, published on 30 Jan 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Linux Foundation xapi in Citrix XenServer through 7.0. An authenticated read-only administrator can corrupt the host database.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5572?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Citrix Xenserver.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5572?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-5572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Citrix Xenserver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mvwc-6gpj-59wm.