VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-12617
CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability99.97%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2017-10-04
Last modified2026-08-25
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Exploited Vulnerability
Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor / product: Apache / Tomcat
Description
When running Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0, 8.5.0 to 8.5.22, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.46 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.81 with HTTP PUTs enabled (e.g. via setting the readonly initialisation parameter of the Default servlet to false) it was possible to upload a JSP file to the server via a specially crafted request. This JSP could then be requested and any code it contained would be executed by the server.
Weakness classification
- CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Primary references
- security@apache.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@apache.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory