CVE-2015-2839
The Nitro API in Citrix NetScaler before 10.5 build 52.3nc uses an incorrect Content-Type when...
The Nitro API in Citrix NetScaler before 10.5 build 52.3nc uses an incorrect Content-Type when returning an error message, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the file_name JSON member in params/xen_hotfix/0 to nitro/v1/config/xen_hotfix.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Nitro API in Citrix NetScaler before 10.5 build 52.3nc uses an incorrect Content-Type when returning an error message, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the file_name JSON member in params/xen_hotfix/0 to nitro/v1/config/xen_hotfix.
- Record
CVE-2015-2839- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Nitro API in Citrix NetScaler before 10.5 build 52.3nc uses an incorrect Content-Type when returning an error message, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the file_name JSON member in params/xen_hotfix/0 to nitro/v1/config/xen_hotfix.
- Record
CVE-2015-2839- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-2927 No score
The Nitro API in Citrix NetScaler before 10.5 build 52.3nc uses an incorrect Content-Type when returning an error message, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the file_name JSON member in params/xen_hotfix/0 to nitro/v1/config/xen_hotfix.
- Record
EUVD-2015-2927- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8mm8-vfx7-wq27 No score
The Nitro API in Citrix NetScaler before 10.5 build 52.3nc uses an incorrect Content-Type when...
The Nitro API in Citrix NetScaler before 10.5 build 52.3nc uses an incorrect Content-Type when returning an error message, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the file_name JSON member in params/xen_hotfix/0 to nitro/v1/config/xen_hotfix.
- Record
GHSA-8mm8-vfx7-wq27- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-2839 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Citrix Netscaler, published April 3, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.99%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/534935/100/0/threaded
securify.nl/advisory/SFY20140805/citrix_nitro_sdk_xen_hotfix_page_is_vulnerable_to_cross_site_scripting.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/128
packetstormsecurity.com/files/130931/Citrix-NITRO-SDK-xen_hotfix-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2839
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8mm8-vfx7-wq27