Netscaler Application Delivery Controller FirmwareOperating system · Citrix
CVE-2014-7140
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the management interface in Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway 10.x before 10.1-129.11 and 10.5 before 10.5-50.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceArbitrary code execution vulnerability in the management interface of Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. The vulnerability allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors in the management interface, which is accessible over the network.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Netscaler Application Delivery Controller FirmwareOperating system
= 10.0= 10.1= 10.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify NetScaler firmware versionLog into the NetScaler command-line interface and run 'show version' or access the management GUI and check the System Information pageAffected if Version displayed is 10.0, 10.1, or 10.5
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Confirm management interface is network accessibleCheck if TCP ports 80, 443, or the configured management HTTP/HTTPS ports are listening on external interfaces. Use 'show ns ip' or 'netstat' from the command line to list listening interfacesAffected if Management interface IPs are bound to untrusted network interfaces or the device is directly internet-facing
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Verify management service statusExecute 'show mgmtService' or check the HTTP/SSL service bindings via the CLI to confirm the management web interface is enabledAffected if Management service is enabled and bound to accessible interfaces
You are affected if your NetScaler firmware version is 10.0, 10.1, or 10.5 AND the management interface is network-accessible from untrusted networks
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor patches (10.1-129.11 or later for 10.1, 10.5-50.10 or later for 10.5). As a compensating control, restrict management interface access to trusted networks or VPN connections and do not expose it directly to the internet.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-7140 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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