# CVE-2023-24489: Citrix ShareFile storage zones controller - Authentication Bypass

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2023-24489 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2023-24489

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 9.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Citrix ShareFile storage zones controller
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)
- **Tags:** file_sharing

## 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.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2023-24489](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24489) is a critical vulnerability affecting customer-managed ShareFile storage zones controllers, enabling unauthenticated attackers to compromise the target system remotely.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 15th of December 2023.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2023-24489 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations.
CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2023-24489 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

 Exploitation attempts, if they occur, would typically involve URLs containing `/documentum/upload.aspx`.

## Timeline

- 2023-07-10: CVE Published. CVE-2023-24489 is published to NVD.
- 2023-08-16: CISA KEV. CVE-2023-24489 is added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog by CISA.
- 2023-09-06: CISA Remediation Deadline. Expiration of the CISA remediation deadline as described in [BOD 22-01](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-22-01-reducing-significant-risk-known-exploited-vulnerabilities).
- 2023-12-15: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2023-24489 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-03-11: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2023-24489 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-24489.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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