CVE-2015-2841 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.5% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Citrix NetScaler AppFirewall, as used in NetScaler 10.5, allows remote attackers to bypass intended firewall restrictions via a crafted Content-Type header, as demonstrated by the application/octet-stream and text/xml Content-Types.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 5.5% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-284 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-04-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| citrix | netscaler |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Citrix Netscaler NS10.5 - WAF Bypass (Via HTTP Header Pollution) | 2015-03-12 |
References
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