Exploited vulnerability · CISA KEV
Yes. CVE-2023-24489, Citrix Content Collaboration ShareFile Improper Access Control Vulnerability, is being exploited in the wild. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 16 Aug 2023, 37 days after it was published. It affects Citrix Content Collaboration, an internet-facing product of the kind attackers use for initial access. If you run it, CISA's required action is: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Citrix Content Collaboration contains an improper access control vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to remotely compromise customer-managed ShareFile storage zones controllers.
| Vendor | Citrix (27 exploited CVEs in KEV) |
| Product | Content Collaboration |
| Vulnerability | Citrix Content Collaboration ShareFile Improper Access Control Vulnerability |
| Weakness | CWE-284 |
| Published | 10 Jul 2023 |
| Added to KEV | 16 Aug 2023 |
| Reported by (CNA) | Citrix |
Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-24489 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 16 Aug 2023, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild.
CISA does not list known ransomware use for it. That can change, and exploitation alone is reason to fix it first.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Check Citrix's advisory for the fixed versions, and if you can't patch quickly, restrict access to the affected Content Collaboration and watch it for signs of compromise.
Sources: CISA KEV (exploitation, ransomware use, required action, due date), the CVE record (publication date, CVSS, CNA), NVD and FIRST EPSS (live score). More: all KEV additions in August 2023 · Citrix scorecard · act-now radar.
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