CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-5351

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Manager and Host Manager applications in Apache Tomcat before versions 7.0.68, 8.0.31, and 9.0.0.M2 have a vulnerability that allows establishing sessions and sending CSRF tokens for arbitrary new requests. This enables remote attackers to bypass the CSRF protection mechanism using a token.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to CSRF attacks, potentially leading to unauthorized access to resources and execution of unwanted actions in the user's context.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Apache Tomcat to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and implement additional protective measures against CSRF attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The (1) Manager and (2) Host Manager applications in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 establish sessions and send CSRF tokens for arbitrary new requests, which allows remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism by using a token.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS