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medium 4.3

CVE-2015-2840 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in help/rt/large_search.html in Citrix NetScaler before 10.5 build 52.3nc allows remote attackers…

published 2015-04-03 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-2928

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in help/rt/large_search.html in Citrix NetScaler before 10.5 build 52.3nc allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchQuery parameter.

Exploit prediction

1.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130936/Citrix-NetScaler-VPX-Cross-Site-Scripting.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securify.nl https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20140807/citrix_netscaler_vpx_help_pages_are_vulnerable_to_cross_site_scripting.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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