FKIE_CVE-2015-2841

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-04-03 14:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:24
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/95Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id/1031928
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36369/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/95Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id/1031928
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36369/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
citrix netscaler 10.5
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:24:50.997",
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