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CVE-2002-2426

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 and 4.5, MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0, and Access Essentials 1.0 through 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary published applications, and possibly other programs, as authenticated users via the InitialProgram key in an ICA connection. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2002-2426 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from citrix, from citrix, from citrix organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2002, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-352

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	citrix	access_essentials	1.0	Yes
Application	citrix	access_essentials	1.5	Yes
Application	citrix	access_essentials	2.0	Yes
Application	citrix	metaframe_presentation_server	3.0	Yes
Application	citrix	presentation_server	4.0	Yes
Application	citrix	presentation_server	4.5	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.org/0210-exploits/hackingcitrix.txt ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/27633 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX115245 ([email protected])
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/citrix-owning-the-legitimate-backdoor/ ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26451 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018962 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3870 ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0210-exploits/hackingcitrix.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/27633 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX115245 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/citrix-owning-the-legitimate-backdoor/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26451 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018962 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3870 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For citrix's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.