CVE-2022-27516 User login brute force protection functionality bypass
Medium 5.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27516 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-27516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Citrix Gateway, Citrix ADC , published on 8 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Citrix Gateway, Citrix ADC . 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-2022-27516/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27516/index.md)
Attackers can bypass brute force protection on Citrix Gateway and ADC, facilitating unauthorized login attempts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-27516?
CVE-2022-27516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Citrix Gateway, Citrix ADC , published on 8 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
User login brute force protection functionality bypass
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27516?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware, Citrix Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27516?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-27516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Citrix Gateway, Citrix ADC
- CVE-2022-27518 Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2019-19781 Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Code Execution
- CVE-2020-8193 Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Authorization Bypass
- CVE-2020-8195 Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Information Disclosure
- CVE-2020-8196 Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Information Disclosure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cjxq-x92m-g6gc.