CVE-2015-2841 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass NetScaler AppFirewall restrictions by sending crafted Content-Type headers, allowing unauthorized access to protected resources.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-2841?

CVE-2015-2841 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Apr 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Citrix NetScaler AppFirewall, as used in NetScaler 10.5, allows remote attackers to bypass intended firewall restrictions via a crafted Content-Type header, as demonstrated by the application/octet-stream and text/xml Content-Types.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2841?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Citrix Netscaler.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2841?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2841 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-2841 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2841 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h3fj-247x-cqr8.

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