CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-12615
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Apache Tomcat on Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Apache Tomcat
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.
- Added to KEV
- 2022-03-25
- Remediation due
- 2022-04-15
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12615
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2017-09-19
- Last modified
- 2026-08-06
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-434
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.
Affected configurations
• apache tomcat (>= 7.0.0 <= 7.0.79)
• netapp 7-mode transition tool
• netapp oncommand balance
• netapp oncommand shift
• redhat enterprise linux server update services for sap solutions 7.4
• redhat enterprise linux server update services for sap solutions 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux server update services for sap solutions 7.7
• redhat jboss enterprise web server 2.0.0
• redhat jboss enterprise web server 3.0.0
• redhat jboss enterprise web server text-only advisories
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux eus 7.4
• redhat enterprise linux eus 7.5
• redhat enterprise linux eus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux eus 7.7
• redhat enterprise linux eus compute node 7.4
• redhat enterprise linux eus compute node 7.5
• redhat enterprise linux eus compute node 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux eus compute node 7.7
• redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 7.0 s390x
• redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus 7.4 s390x
• redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus 7.5 s390x
• redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus 7.6 s390x
• redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus 7.7 s390x
• redhat enterprise linux for power big endian 7.0 ppc64
• redhat enterprise linux for power big endian eus 7.4 ppc64
• redhat enterprise linux for power big endian eus 7.5 ppc64
• redhat enterprise linux for power big endian eus 7.6 ppc64
• redhat enterprise linux for power big endian eus 7.7 ppc64
• redhat enterprise linux for power little endian 7.0 ppc64le
• redhat enterprise linux for power little endian eus 7.4 ppc64le
• redhat enterprise linux for power little endian eus 7.5 ppc64le
• redhat enterprise linux for power little endian eus 7.6 ppc64le
• redhat enterprise linux for power little endian eus 7.7 ppc64le
• redhat enterprise linux for scientific computing 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.4
• redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.7
• redhat enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions 7.4 ppc64le
• redhat enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions 7.6 ppc64le
• redhat enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions 7.7 ppc64le
• redhat enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions 9.2 ppc64le
• redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.4
• redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.7
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 7.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type weakness
References
- 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.exploit-db.com/exploits/42953/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_54_Tomcat Third Party Advisory
- 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.exploit-db.com/exploits/42953/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_54_Tomcat Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12615 US Government Resource