CVE-2019-13608 kev+ ransomware in the critical feed json
Citrix StoreFront Server before 1903, 7.15 LTSR before CU4 (3.12.4000), and 7.6 LTSR before CU8 (3.0.8000) allows XXE attacks.
published 2019-08-29 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-5046
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2021-11-03, used in ransomware
- epss
- 30.0%
- EPSS 30.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
Citrix StoreFront Server before 1903, 7.15 LTSR before CU4 (3.12.4000), and 7.6 LTSR before CU8 (3.0.8000) allows XXE attacks.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- citrix storefront_server 3.0.8000, 3.12.4000, 1903
Timeline
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 5 y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-05-03 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- Citrix, StoreFront Server
- CISA name
- Citrix StoreFront Server XML External Entity (XXE) Processing Vulnerability
ATT&CK techniques
How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
- T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter primary impact
- T1003 OS Credential Dumping secondary impact
- T1005 Data from Local System secondary impact
- T1046 Network Service Discovery secondary impact
- T1078 Valid Accounts secondary impact
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
30.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template Citrix StoreFront Server - XML External Entity nuclei detection template
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
References
-
support.citrix.com
/article/CTX251988
mitigation, vendor-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-13608
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-13608
- NVD CVE-2019-13608
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