vulnerability
Apache Tomcat: Important: Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-12617)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 3, 2017 | Oct 3, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 3, 2017
Added
Oct 3, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
apache-tomcat-upgrade-7_0_82apache-tomcat-upgrade-8_0_47apache-tomcat-upgrade-8_5_23apache-tomcat-upgrade-9_0_1
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