CVE-2024-2049
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 · uneditedServer-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Citrix SD-WAN Standard/Premium Editions on or after 11.4.0 and before 11.4.4.46 allows an attacker to disclose limited information from the appliance via Access to management IP.
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 · high confidenceServer-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Citrix SD-WAN Standard/Premium Editions versions 11.4.0 through 11.4.4.45 allows unauthenticated attackers to make the appliance perform requests to internal management IPs, potentially exposing limited sensitive information from the network device.
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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>= 11.4.0, < 11.4.4.46>= 11.4.0, < 11.4.4.46>= 11.4.0, < 11.4.4.46>= 11.4.0, < 11.4.4.46>= 11.4.0, < 11.4.4.46>= 11.4.0, < 11.4.4.46>= 11.4.0, < 11.4.4.46>= 11.4.0, < 11.4.4.46CVSS 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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 the SD-WAN firmware versionLog into the SD-WAN web interface or CLI and navigate to the system information or about section to retrieve the current firmware version. Alternatively, use the 'show system' or 'show version' command in the CLI.Affected if The displayed version is 11.4.0 through 11.4.4.45 inclusive.
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Confirm the exact version numberRecord the full version string exactly as shown (for example, 11.4.3.12 or 11.4.4.45). Some interfaces may show only the major.minor version, so check all available version fields.Affected if The version starts with 11.4. and the build number is below 46.
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Check if the management interface is network-accessibleReview the network configuration to determine if the SD-WAN management interface (HTTP/HTTPS on ports 80/443 or the appliance's management IP) is reachable from untrusted networks or the public internet.Affected if The management interface is exposed to networks that are not explicitly trusted.
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Verify the SD-WAN modelConfirm the specific SD-WAN hardware model (1000, 110, 1100, 2000, 210, 2100, 400, or 4000) from the device label or system information.Affected if The model is one of the listed affected models and the firmware version is in the vulnerable range.
A user is affected if their Citrix SD-WAN device runs firmware version 11.4.0 through 11.4.4.45 and has its management interface accessible from untrusted networks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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dbcve · scoped11.4.4.46
Upgrade Citrix SD-WAN to version 11.4.4.46 or later to remediate this vulnerability. If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict management interface access to trusted networks only.
Upgrade to SD-WAN firmware version 11.4.4.46 or later
- 1. Back up the current SD-WAN configuration before initiating any upgrade.
- 2. Download the fixed firmware version 11.4.4.46 (or later) from the Citrix support portal at support.citrix.com.
- 3. Upload the firmware to the SD-WAN appliance via the web management interface or CLI.
- 4. Initiate the firmware upgrade process and monitor for successful completion.
- 5. After upgrade, verify the appliance is operational and confirm the management interface is accessible.
- 6. Test that the SSRF vulnerability is mitigated by confirming the management IP access behaves as expected.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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