CVE-2019-13608

Q: How do I fix CVE-2019-13608?

Upgrade storefront server to 3.0.8000 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2019-13608 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-13608 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. CISA has also linked it to known ransomware campaigns. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2022-05-03. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

Q: How severe is CVE-2019-13608?

CVE-2019-13608 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2019-13608 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for storefront server (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 98th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-611XML External Entity (XXE)

How to fix

Remediation Available

storefront serverNVD

Affected:< 3.0.8000Fixed in:3.0.8000CVE-2019-13608derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

30.04%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Citrix StoreFront Server XML External Entity (XXE) Processing Vulnerability

Citrix StoreFront Server contains an XML External Entity (XXE) processing vulnerability that may allow an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve potentially sensitive information.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-05-03

Associated with ransomware campaigns

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.citrix.com

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-611 (XML External Entity (XXE)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-34102	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-9670	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-28219	Critical	9.8	97%	-	-
CVE-2024-22024	High	8.3	95%	-	-
CVE-2024-38653	High	7.5	92%	-	-
CVE-2017-12629	Critical	9.8	92%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2019-13608?

Upgrade storefront server to 3.0.8000 or later.

Is CVE-2019-13608 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-13608 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. CISA has also linked it to known ransomware campaigns. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2022-05-03. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

How severe is CVE-2019-13608?

CVE-2019-13608 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2019-13608 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for storefront server (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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