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Apache Tomcat allows remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism by using a token

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Dec 8, 2023

Package

maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)

Affected versions

< 7.0.68
>= 8.0.0, < 8.0.31
>= 9.0.0.M0, < 9.0.0.M2

Patched versions

7.0.68
8.0.31
9.0.0.M2

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 25, 2016
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Reviewed Dec 8, 2023
Last updated Dec 8, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(77th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2015-5351

GHSA ID

GHSA-w7cg-5969-678w

Source code

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