# CVE-2023-24488: Cross site scripting

> An attacker can perform cross-site scripting attacks against Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway users.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9p94-mp85-fwj9

## What is CVE-2023-24488?

CVE-2023-24488 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway , published on 10 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross site scripting vulnerability in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway  in allows and attacker to perform cross site scripting

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24488?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Citrix Application Delivery Controller, Citrix Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-24488?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-24488 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-24488 exists.

Public exploit code:

- POC for CVE-2023-24488 (github_poc): https://github.com/securitycipher/CVE-2023-24488
- CVE-2023-24488 PoC (github_poc): https://github.com/SirBugs/CVE-2023-24488-PoC
- Detect CVE-2023-24488 Exploitation Attempts (github_poc): https://github.com/NSTCyber/CVE-2023-24488-SIEM-Sigma-Rule
- Tools to perform exploit CVE-2023-24488 (github_poc): https://github.com/raytheon0x21/CVE-2023-24488
- Citrix Gateway and Citrix ADC - Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-24488.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 

- [CVE-2022-27508](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27508/): Unauthenticated denial of service (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-27507](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27507/): Authenticated denial of service (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-24487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24487/): Arbitrary file read (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-24488 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-24488 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway , published on 10 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-24488 exists.

Affected product: Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway . 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-2023-24488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24488/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24488
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24488
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24488

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24488/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.