CVE-2015-5351 Apache Tomcat allows remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism by using a token

What is CVE-2015-5351?

CVE-2015-5351 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 25 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5351?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.tomcat:tomcat. It affects 3 products.

Products include Apache Tomcat, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5351?

Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to a fixed version for your release line: 7.0.68, 8.0.31 or 9.0.0.M2.

Is CVE-2015-5351 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5351 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-w7cg-5969-678w, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5351.