CVE-2017-12615 — Security Box Score

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CVE-2017-12615HIGH

Apache Tomcat

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   H   N   N  U  H  H  H    8.1   .9961   99.9   YES

AFFECTED
  Product        Versions           Fixed
  Apache Tomcat  7.0.0 to 7.0.79 –  —

TIMELINE
  Aug 7   Reserved by apache
  Mar 25  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-15
  Mar 25  Published (CNA: apache)
  Jul 31  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2017-12615 (Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-434 · CNA: apache · CVSS v3.1 · 20 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due April 15, 2022

Description

When running Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.79 on Windows with HTTP PUTs enabled (e.g. via setting the readonly initialisation parameter of the Default 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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 7, 2017	Reserved	Reserved by apache
March 25, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-15
March 25, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: apache)
July 31, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2017-12615 (Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Tomcat	—	7.0.0 to 7.0.79	—

Weaknesses

CWE-434

References (20)

http://breaktoprotect.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-case-of-cve-2017-12615-tomcat-7-put.html [Exploit]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100901 [Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039392 [Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3080 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3081 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3113 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3114 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466 [Third Party Advisory]
https://github.com/breaktoprotect/CVE-2017-12615 [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Patch]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Patch]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Patch]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8fcb1e2d5895413abcf266f011b9918ae03e0b7daceb118ffbf23f8c%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E [Issue Tracking, Mailing List]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E [Mailing List]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Patch]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0001/ [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12615 [US Government Resource]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42953/ [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_54_Tomcat [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2017-12615 at cve.org

Vendors: apache

Weaknesses: CWE-434

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