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CVE

CVE-2017-12615

When running Apache Tomcat on Windows with HTTP PUTs enabled it was possible to upload a JSP file to the server

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.

Base CVSS

8.1

EPSS Score

94.36%

Introduced Version

6.0.13

Fix Available

7.0.81

Fix without Upgrading

Available Patches

Package

CVEs Fixed

Lines of Code Changed

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3114

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3113

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3080

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3081

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pjfr-qf3p-3q25

http://breaktoprotect.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-case-of-cve-2017-12615-tomcat-7-put.html

https://github.com/breaktoprotect/CVE-2017-12615

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42953

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100901

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8fcb1e2d5895413abcf266f011b9918ae03e0b7daceb118ffbf23f8c%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039392

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8fcb1e2d5895413abcf266f011b9918ae03e0b7daceb118ffbf23f8c@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12615

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0001

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_54_Tomcat

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