Citrix ADC (NetScaler) Directory Traversal RCE
12/17/2019
01/14/2020
Description
This module exploits a directory traversal in Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC), aka NetScaler, and Gateway 10.5, 11.1, 12.0, 12.1, and 13.0, to execute an arbitrary command payload.
Author(s)
- Mikhail Klyuchnikov
- Project Zero India
- TrustedSec
- James Brytan
- James Smith
- Marisa Mack
- Rob Vinson
- Sergey Pashevkin
- Steven Laura
- mekhalleh (RAMELLA Sébastien)
Platform
Python,Unix
Architectures
python, cmd
Development
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/linux/http/citrix_dir_traversal_rce
msf exploit(citrix_dir_traversal_rce) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(citrix_dir_traversal_rce) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(citrix_dir_traversal_rce) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(citrix_dir_traversal_rce) > exploit
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