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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-2426 · published 31 December 2002

CVE-2002-2426: Citrix access essentials cross-site request forgery vulnerability

Citrix · Access Essentials

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.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.66% · top 50.5% CWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
0.66%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0210-exploits/hackingcitrix.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/27633 Vendor Advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX115245
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/citrix-owning-the-legitimate-backdoor/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26451
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018962
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3870
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0210-exploits/hackingcitrix.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/27633 Vendor Advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX115245
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/citrix-owning-the-legitimate-backdoor/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26451
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018962
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3870

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-2426), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.