CVE-2017-12617
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.1 High
- Published
- Oct 3, 2017
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Reserved
- Aug 7, 2017
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Apache TomcatApache Software Foundation |
|
References
- RHSA-2017:3113vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- RHSA-2017:3080vendor-advisory
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03828en_us
- RHSA-2018:0269vendor-advisory
- 42966exploit
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03812en_us
- RHSA-2018:0270vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2018:0271vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171107 [SECURITY] [DLA 1166-1] tomcat7 security updatemailing-list
- RHSA-2018:2939vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2018:0465vendor-advisory
- USN-3665-1vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- RHSA-2018:0268vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2017:3114vendor-advisory
- 43008exploit
- 1039552vdb-entry
- 100954vdb-entry
- RHSA-2018:0275vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2018:0466vendor-advisory
- [announce] 20171003 [SECURITY] CVE-2017-12617 Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution via JSP uploadmailing-list
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0002/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180117-0002/
- RHSA-2017:3081vendor-advisory
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [24/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [25/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [22/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [23/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [24/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/mailing-list
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53173544
- [tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857494 [17/20] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857496 [3/4] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857494 [16/20] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [18/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [17/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [19/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/mailing-list
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [24/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [25/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [27/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [28/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [29/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/mailing-list
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12617government-resource
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