{"id":"CVE-2015-5351","title":"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 …","summary":"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 …","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-352","CWE-352"],"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","affected":["tomcat = 7.0.0","tomcat = 7.0.2","tomcat = 7.0.4","tomcat = 7.0.5","tomcat = 7.0.6","tomcat = 7.0.10","tomcat = 7.0.11","tomcat = 7.0.12","tomcat = 7.0.14","tomcat = 7.0.16","tomcat = 7.0.19","tomcat = 7.0.20","tomcat = 7.0.21","tomcat = 7.0.22","tomcat = 7.0.23","tomcat = 7.0.25","tomcat = 7.0.26","tomcat = 7.0.27","tomcat = 7.0.28","tomcat = 7.0.29","tomcat = 7.0.30","tomcat = 7.0.32","tomcat = 7.0.33","tomcat = 7.0.34","tomcat = 7.0.35","tomcat = 7.0.37","tomcat = 7.0.39","tomcat = 7.0.40","tomcat = 7.0.41","tomcat = 7.0.42","tomcat = 7.0.47","tomcat = 7.0.50","tomcat = 7.0.52","tomcat = 7.0.53","tomcat = 7.0.54","tomcat = 7.0.55","tomcat = 7.0.56","tomcat = 7.0.57","tomcat = 7.0.59","tomcat = 7.0.61","tomcat = 7.0.62","tomcat = 7.0.63","tomcat = 7.0.64","tomcat = 7.0.65","tomcat = 7.0.67","tomcat = 8.0.0","tomcat = 8.0.1","tomcat = 8.0.3","tomcat = 8.0.11","tomcat = 8.0.12","tomcat = 8.0.14","tomcat = 8.0.15","tomcat = 8.0.17","tomcat = 8.0.18","tomcat = 8.0.20","tomcat = 8.0.21","tomcat = 8.0.22","tomcat = 8.0.23","tomcat = 8.0.24","tomcat = 8.0.26","tomcat = 8.0.27","tomcat = 8.0.28","tomcat = 8.0.29","tomcat = 8.0.30","tomcat = 9.0.0","debian_linux = 7.0","debian_linux = 8.0","ubuntu_linux = 12.04","ubuntu_linux = 14.04","ubuntu_linux = 15.10","ubuntu_linux = 16.04"],"published":"2016-02-25","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T22:17:13.583","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5351","references":[{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135882/Apache-Tomcat-CSRF-Token-Leak.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2599.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2807.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2808.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Feb/148","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1720652","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1720655","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1720658","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1720660","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1720661","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1720663","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3552","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3609","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83330","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035069","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3024-1","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1087","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1088","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa118","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150442","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158626","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180531-0001/","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://softwaresupport.hpe.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM02978021","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135882/Apache-Tomcat-CSRF-Token-Leak.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2599.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2807.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2808.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Feb/148","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1720652","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1720655","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1720658","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1720660","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1720661","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1720663","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3552","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3609","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83330","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035069","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3024-1","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1087","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1088","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa118","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150442","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158626","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180531-0001/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://softwaresupport.hpe.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM02978021","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.09667,"epssPercentile":0.95436,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T23:00:01.999Z","slug":"CVE-2015-5351","body":"## Overview\n\nThe (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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `tomcat = 7.0.0`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.2`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.4`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.5`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.6`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.10`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.11`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.12`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.14`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.16`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.19`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.20`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.21`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.22`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.23`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.25`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.26`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.27`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.28`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.29`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.30`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.32`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.33`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.34`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.35`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.37`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.39`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.40`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.41`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.42`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.47`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.50`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.52`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.53`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.54`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.55`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.56`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.57`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.59`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.61`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.62`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.63`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.64`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.65`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.67`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.0`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.1`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.3`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.11`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.12`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.14`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.15`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.17`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.18`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.20`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.21`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.22`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.23`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.24`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.26`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.27`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.28`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.29`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.30`\n- `tomcat = 9.0.0`\n- `debian_linux = 7.0`\n- `debian_linux = 8.0`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 12.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 14.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 15.10`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 16.04`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":50,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":1.9,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}