Check Point Advisories

Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN Command Injection (CVE-2017-6316)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-1220
Date Published:	13 Apr 2022
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 22 October, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-6316
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN 9.1.2.26.561201 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN Command Injection (CVE-2017-6316) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN Command Injection (CVE-2017-6316)