CVE-2023-24489

CRITICAL KEV RANSOMWARE NUCLEI

Citrix ShareFile Storage Zones Controller - Unauthenticated Remote Compromise

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2023-24489 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added August 16, 2023, with confirmed use in ransomware campaigns. EIP tracks 2 public exploits from researchers including adhikara13, whalebone7. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional Python exploit for CVE-2023-24489, a remote code execution vulnerability in Citrix ShareFile. The exploit leverages a padding oracle attack to bypass authentication and upload a malicious ASPX file, achieving arbitrary command execution.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in the customer-managed ShareFile storage zones controller which, if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to remotely compromise the customer-managed ShareFile storage zones controller.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WORKING POC 13 stars
by adhikara13 · remote
https://github.com/adhikara13/CVE-2023-24489-ShareFile

This repository contains a functional Python exploit for CVE-2023-24489, a remote code execution vulnerability in Citrix ShareFile. The exploit leverages a padding oracle attack to bypass authentication and upload a malicious ASPX file, achieving arbitrary command execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Citrix ShareFile
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target ShareFile instance · Python environment with 'requests' library
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by whalebone7 · remote
https://github.com/whalebone7/CVE-2023-24489-poc

This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2023-24489, a remote code execution vulnerability in Citrix ShareFile. The script uploads a malicious ASPX file via a path traversal vulnerability and checks for successful execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Citrix ShareFile
No auth needed
Prerequisites: List of target URLs in target.txt · Network access to target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Citrix ShareFile StorageZones Controller - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
CRITICALVERIFIEDby DhiyaneshDK,dwisiswant0
Shodan: title:"ShareFile Storage Server" || http.title:"sharefile storage server"
FOFA: title="sharefile storage server"

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.9439
EPSS Percentile 100.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2023-08-16
VulnCheck KEV 2023-07-26
InTheWild.io 2023-08-16
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2023-28507
Ransomware Use Confirmed
CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (1)
citrix/sharefile_storage_zones_controller < 5.11.24
Published Jul 10, 2023
KEV Added Aug 16, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026