CVE-2017-12617

tomcat: Remote Code Execution bypass for CVE-2017-12615

Published Oct 3, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS 100.0% KEV · Listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1166-1 tomcat7 security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xjgh-84hx-56c5 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Apache Tomcat
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3665-1 Tomcat vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7282-1 tomcat7 vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100954 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039552 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3080 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3081 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3113 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3114 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0268 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0269 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0270 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0271 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0275 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2939 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1dd0a59c1295cc08ce4c9e7edae5ad2268acc9ba55adcefa0532e5ba%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3fd341a604c4e9eab39e7eaabbbac39c30101a022acc11dd09d7ebcb%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5c0e00fd31efc11e147bf99d0f03c00a734447d3b131ab0818644cdb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e85e83e9954f169bbb77b44baae5a33d8de878df557bb32b7f793661%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eb6efa8d59c45a7a9eff94c4b925467d3b3fec8ba7697f3daa314b04%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ccee4e849bc77df0840c7f853f6bd09d426f6741247da2b7429d5d9%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raba0fabaf4d56d4325ab2aca8814f0b30a237ab83d8106b115ee279a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00009.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12617 cve-icon
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0002/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180117-0002/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53173544 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03812en_us cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03828en_us cve-icon cve-icon
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html cve-icon
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3665-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog cve-icon
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12617 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12617 cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42966/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43008/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html cve-icon cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Oracle agile Product Lifecycle Management
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle agile Plm
Oracle agile Product Lifecycle Management
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2022-03-25'}

ssvc

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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Oct 21, 2025, 11:55 PM
Reserved
Aug 7, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 4, 2017, 1:29 AM
Modified
Aug 25, 2026, 4:28 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 21, 2017, 12:00 AM