AppdnaApplication · Citrix
CVE-2019-12292
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 · uneditedCitrix AppDNA before 7 1906.1.0.472 has Incorrect Access Control.
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 confidenceCitrix AppDNA versions prior to 7.1906.1.0.472 contain an Incorrect Access Control vulnerability. The CVSS 9.8 score indicates this is a network-exploitable flaw requiring no authentication, likely allowing unauthorized access to the application or its functions due to improper authorization checks.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
AppdnaApplication
<= 7.18CVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Determine Citrix AppDNA installed versionCheck the installed version of Citrix AppDNA in your environment. This is typically accessible through the application UI Help menu, the Windows installed programs list on the server, or configuration files within the AppDNA installation directory.Affected if The installed version is 7.18 or any version lower than 7.18 (for example, 7.17, 7.16, etc.)
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Compare version against fixed releaseCompare your identified AppDNA version against the patched version 7.1906.1.0.472Affected if Your version number is lower than 7.1906.1.0.472
You are affected if Citrix AppDNA version is 7.18 or earlier, as this is a network-exploitable access control flaw requiring no authentication.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Citrix AppDNA to version 7.1906.1.0.472 or later to remediate this access control vulnerability.
Citrix AppDNA version 7.19.06.1.0.472
- Identify the current Citrix AppDNA version installed in the environment
- Download Citrix AppDNA version 7.19.06.1.0.472 or later from the Citrix support portal at support.citrix.com
- Review Citrix upgrade documentation for AppDNA to understand prerequisites
- Create a complete backup of the existing AppDNA installation, including database and configuration files
- Stop all AppDNA services before beginning the upgrade process
- Run the installer for version 7.19.06.1.0.472
- Follow the on-screen upgrade wizard prompts
- Verify all services start correctly after upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Appdna
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-12292 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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