High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 25, 2016· Updated May 6, 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.
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 |
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
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
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- 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
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- 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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