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Citrix redirection bug

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Citrix Redirection detection

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote Citrix NFuse Webserver is vulnerable to a bug wherein any
anonymous user can force the server to redirect to any arbitrary
IP and Port. Among other things, this flaw can permit an external
attacker to use the Citrix server as a rudimentary port scanner of
either another network or the internal network of which the Citrix
server is a part of.

Solution : Place your Citrix server behind a reverse proxy or
authenticating firewall.

Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID:

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