TI-2015-02504 Aliases CVE-2015-2839 GHSA-8mm8-vfx7-wq27

The Nitro API in Citrix NetScaler before 10.5 build 52.3nc uses an incorrect Content-Type…

LOW 24CWE-79Published 2015-04-03 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Nitro API in Citrix NetScaler before 10.5 build 52.3nc uses an incorrect Content-Type when returning an error message, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the file_name JSON member in params/xen_hotfix/0 to nitro/v1/config/xen_hotfix.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01987 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler:10.5:::::::*	10.5	Vulnerable	Citrix

cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 Vulnerable ·Citrix

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-2839
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8mm8-vfx7-wq27

References

Exploit 2

Other 1

20150319 Citrix NITRO SDK xen_hotfix page is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting

TI-2016-01902 Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway 11.x before… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-04544 Citrix NetScaler VPX through NS12.0 53.13.nc allows an SSRF attack via the /rapi/read_url… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2015-02503 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nitro API in Citrix NetScaler before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2015-02506 Citrix NetScaler AppFirewall, as used in NetScaler 10.5, allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2016-01903 The Administrative Web Interface in Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2007-05771 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ws/generic_api_call.pl in Citrix NetScaler… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

See all 9 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences