Xenmobile ServerApplication · Citrix
CVE-2020-8210
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 · uneditedInsufficient protection of secrets in Citrix XenMobile Server 10.12 before RP3, Citrix XenMobile Server 10.11 before RP6, Citrix XenMobile Server 10.10 RP6 and Citrix XenMobile Server before 10.9 RP5 discloses credentials of a service account.
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 XenMobile Server fails to properly protect service account credentials, allowing unauthorized disclosure of secrets. This authentication-related vulnerability enables attackers to obtain credentials that could be used for further system access.
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
Xenmobile ServerApplication
<= 10.8.0= 10.9.0= 10.10.0= 10.11.0= 10.12.0CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 XenMobile Server versionAccess the XenMobile administrative console or check the system information page. Look for the build version displayed in the About or System Health section.Affected if The installed version is 10.8.0 or earlier, 10.9.0, 10.10.0, 10.11.0, or 10.12.0 (all variants of these versions)
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Review service account configuration filesLocate and inspect configuration files that store service account credentials, typically found in /opt/sas/conf or similar configuration directories where XenMobile stores its service credentials.Affected if Service account passwords or secrets are stored in plain text or with weak encryption in configuration files accessible to low-privilege users
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Audit file permissions on credential storageCheck file system permissions on directories and files containing service account credentials. Use ls -la or equivalent to verify who can read these files.Affected if Service account credential files are readable by non-administrative users or users outside the intended service account group
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Search for credential exposure in logsReview XenMobile server logs, particularly audit and security logs, for patterns of unauthorized credential access or unusual service account usage.Affected if Logs show unauthorized access attempts to credential stores or unexpected service account authentication events
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Verify credential storage mechanismExamine how service account credentials are stored in the XenMobile database or configuration. Determine if they are hashed, encrypted, or stored in plaintext.Affected if Service account credentials are stored in plaintext, weakly hashed, or using reversible encryption rather than strong, salted hashing
A user is affected if their XenMobile Server version falls within 10.8.0 through 10.12.0 and service account credentials can be accessed by unauthorized users or are stored without proper protection.
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-supplied rollup patches: XenMobile Server 10.12 RP3, 10.11 RP6, 10.10 RP6, or 10.9 RP5 as appropriate for the current version. Rotate any exposed service account credentials immediately after patching.
Fix this in Xenmobile Server
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing5.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 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-2020-8210 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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