High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 25, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5351
CVE-2015-5351
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | < 7.0.68 | 7.0.68 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.31 | 8.0.31 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 9.0.0.M0, < 9.0.0.M2 | 9.0.0.M2 |
Affected products
81cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 67 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords7 versionspkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcatpkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat10&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1
< 7.0.68+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 7.0.68
- (no CPE)range: < 10.1.14-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.36-3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 7.0.68-7.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.32-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.0.68-7.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.32-3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
42- tomcat.apache.org/security-7.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- tomcat.apache.org/security-8.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- tomcat.apache.org/security-9.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-w7cg-5969-678wghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5351ghsaADVISORY
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.htmlnvdWEB
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/135882/Apache-Tomcat-CSRF-Token-Leak.htmlnvdWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.htmlnvdWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2599.htmlnvdWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2807.htmlnvdWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2808.htmlnvdWEB
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Feb/148nvdWEB
- svn.apache.org/viewvcnvdWEB
- svn.apache.org/viewvcnvdWEB
- svn.apache.org/viewvcnvdWEB
- svn.apache.org/viewvcnvdWEB
- svn.apache.org/viewvcnvdWEB
- svn.apache.org/viewvcnvdWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530nvdWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3552nvdWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3609nvdWEB
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlnvdWEB
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.htmlnvdWEB
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.htmlnvdWEB
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3024-1nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1087nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1088nvdWEB
- bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa118nvdWEB
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvdWEB
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EnvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09nvdWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180531-0001ghsaWEB
- softwaresupport.hpe.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM02978021nvdWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20160321234551/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035069ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20161020161943/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83330ghsaWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/83330nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035069nvd
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180531-0001/nvd
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