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Advisory details: vulnrichment / CVE-2017-12615
Advisory ID vulnrichment/CVE-2017-12615
Aliases
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 8.1
ssvc Attend
Reference id Reference type URL
http://breaktoprotect.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-case-of-cve-2017-12615-tomcat-7-put.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3080
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3081
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3113
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3114
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466
https://github.com/breaktoprotect/CVE-2017-12615
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8fcb1e2d5895413abcf266f011b9918ae03e0b7daceb118ffbf23f8c%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0001/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42953/
https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_54_Tomcat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100901
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039392
388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
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r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Data source KEV
Date added March 25, 2022
Description When running Apache Tomcat on Windows with HTTP PUTs enabled, it is 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.
Required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Due date April 15, 2022
Note
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12615
Ransomware campaign use Known
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Oct. 4, 2017
Description Apache Tomcat < 9.0.1 (Beta) / < 8.5.23 / < 8.0.47 / < 7.0.8 - JSP Upload Bypass / Remote Code Execution (1)
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date Sept. 20, 2017
Exploit type webapps
Platform windows
Source update date Oct. 4, 2017
Source URL https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61542#c0

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at None
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:A/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:A/2025-02-06T20:59:29Z/ Found at None

Vector: SSVCv2/E:A/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:A/2025-02-06T20:59:29Z/

Decision: Attend

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2017/12xxx/CVE-2017-12615.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2017-12615

View SSVC decision tree
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 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'total'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
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