CVE-2015-2841
Citrix NetScaler AppFirewall, as used in NetScaler 10.5, allows remote attackers to bypass...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-2841- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-2841- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-2929 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2015-2929- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h3fj-247x-cqr8 No score
Citrix NetScaler AppFirewall, as used in NetScaler 10.5, allows remote attackers to bypass...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h3fj-247x-cqr8- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Citrix Netscaler NS10.5 - WAF Bypass (Via HTTP Header Pollution) | 2015-03-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-2841 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Citrix Netscaler, published April 3, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.50%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.