CVE-2016-9028

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9028
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-10-28 15:59:20 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionUnauthorized redirect vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC before 10.1 135.8, 10.5 61.11, 11.0 65.31/65.35F and 11.1 47.14 allows a remote attacker to steal session cookies of a legitimate AAA user via manipulation of Host header.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.004760000 probability, percentile 0.650060000 (date 2026-05-09)

Problem Types: CWE-254 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller - All All All
Operating System Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller Firmware 10.5 All All All
Operating System Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller Firmware 11.0 All All All
Operating System Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller Firmware 11.1 All All All
Operating System Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller Firmware All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Citrix NetScaler ADC CVE-2016-9028 Open Redirection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Citrix NetScaler ADC Redirect Flaw Lets Remote Users Hijack the Target User's Session - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Unauthorized Redirect flaw in Citrix NetScaler ADC could result in session hijack af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.citrix.com Vendor Advisory
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