Seriously?! More Vulnerabilities?

Right. So, some clowns over at SANS are flapping their gums about a new round of vulnerabilities in…wait for it…Citrix ADC and NetScaler AFW. Yeah, *more* Citrix crap needing patching. Like we don’t have enough on our plates already. Apparently, there’s an authentication bypass that lets unauthenticated users do things they shouldn’t be doing. Shocking. Absolutely fucking shocking.

They’re calling it a “critical” risk (because everything is critical these days), and the fix involves upgrading to specific versions. Naturally, testing in production is *strongly* recommended – as if anyone actually has time for that when they’re already drowning in alerts. They also mention some older versions are just plain EOL’d, so good luck with those, you poor bastards.

Oh, and there’s a heap of other stuff too – various fixes for denial-of-service, information disclosure, and general instability. Basically, the usual Citrix mess. Go read the advisory if you *really* want to waste your time. I’m not linking it again.

Honestly, if you’re still running vulnerable Citrix gear in 2024, you deserve whatever happens to you. Don’t come crying to me when your network gets pwned.

Source: SANS ISC Diary – Infocon: green

Related Anecdote: Back in ’08, I had a sysadmin tell me he “didn’t have time” to patch a critical vulnerability because he was busy setting up his new gaming rig. Gaming rig. The resulting breach cost the company six figures and his job. Some people just don’t get it. And frankly, I didn’t care then, and I sure as hell don’t care now.

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