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[NT] Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server Policies Bypassing

Subject: [NT] Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server Policies Bypassing
Date: 6 Oct 2005 17:06:15 +0200
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  Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server Policies Bypassing
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SUMMARY

 <http://www.citrix.com/> Citrix Presentation Server - "is the world s 
most widely deployed presentation server for centrally deploying and 
managing applications, especially in a heterogeneous environment, and 
delivering their functionality as a service to workers, wherever they may 
be."

A vulnerability in Presentation Server allows a user bypass Citrix 
policies that have been applied to client name.

DETAILS

Vulnerable Systems:
 * Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server versions 3.0 and 4.0

Citrix Presentation Server policy is used for administrators to restrict 
the user environment and these allow applying to: IP client, servers, 
Users, o Client Name.

When user used the Web Interface to access to application in Citrix 
environment the CLIENT NAME used is WI_*, where (*) is a random value like 
 asdfserw34vc342dk this extension allow administrators to use Citrix 
policy based in client name "WI_*" This policy can be used to restrict 
"printing Mapping, Disk Mapping, Control bandwidth, manage printer driver 
environment so..."

When user uses the application in Web interface, he download and execute 
automatic file "launch.ica".
If the user "save as" launch.ica  in his PC, and edit with notepad. He can 
change the value in ClientName that another "WI_" and execute.

When user connects to Citrix with ica file modified to Presentation 
Server, the value in clientname is different to the original one and 
bypasses the Citrix policies.

Proof of concept:
Here is an example extracted from launch.ica:

 [Encoding]
 InputEncoding=ISO8859_1
 [WFClient]
 Version=2
 ClientName=WI_XXXX -> change this extension with other name to bypass the 
citrix policies
 TransportReconnectEnabled=On
 RemoveICAFile=yes
 ProxyType=None
 ProxyTimeout=30000

Vendor Status:
 
<http://support.citrix.com/kb/entry!default.jspa?categoryID=275&externalID=CTX107705>
 
http://support.citrix.com/kb/entry!default.jspa?categoryID=275&externalID=CTX107705


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by  <mailto:gustavog@grupoiptro.com.ar> 
Gustavo Gurmandi.
The original article can be found at:  
<http://www.grupoitpro.com.ar/ctxpoliciesbypass.txt> 
http://www.grupoitpro.com.ar/ctxpoliciesbypass.txt



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