CVE-2017-12617
High
Confirmed as exploited
CVE-2017-12617
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.
Exploit probability
100.0%
Published
October 4, 2017
Required by
April 15, 2022
Last source change
July 8, 2026
01 / ACTION
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
130 explicit affected versions
130 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-12617
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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.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-12617
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When running Apache Tomcat, 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.
Open Source Vulnerabilities
GHSA-xjgh-84hx-56c5
View original source
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100954
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039552
- 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-2018:0268
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0269
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0270
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0271
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0275
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2939
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1dd0a59c1295cc08ce4c9e7edae5ad2268acc9ba55adcefa0532e5ba%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3fd341a604c4e9eab39e7eaabbbac39c30101a022acc11dd09d7ebcb%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5c0e00fd31efc11e147bf99d0f03c00a734447d3b131ab0818644cdb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e85e83e9954f169bbb77b44baae5a33d8de878df557bb32b7f793661%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eb6efa8d59c45a7a9eff94c4b925467d3b3fec8ba7697f3daa314b04%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ccee4e849bc77df0840c7f853f6bd09d426f6741247da2b7429d5d9%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raba0fabaf4d56d4325ab2aca8814f0b30a237ab83d8106b115ee279a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00009.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0002/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180117-0002/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53173544
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03812en_us
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03828en_us
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3665-1/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12617
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42966/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43008/
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/24aea94807f940ee44aa550378dc903289039ddd
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/31e99502e2c602449a2f8835bd23ade772b77333
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/327e8a6644e188764325a013aa2725a60f1b37e5
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/46dfedbc0523d7182be97f4244d7b6c942164485
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/4cf7dab88282c8f3c92f0b961cdb0096e1d63e88
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/506d862e7edfa991de198e0f2e4c4540830fa531
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/512a3c3aecdb52de092c6bacddd71b85c4feda06
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/74ad0e216c791454a318c1811300469eedc5c6f3
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/a9dd96046d7acb0357c6b7b9e6cc70d186fae663
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/b577f9a7996b92b650b1649af3c3bae11c120db9
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/b7e0435d17aba69f16ae9e8a78ad0f1565b552af
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/bbcbb749c75056a2781f37038d63e646fe972104
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/c177e9668d1278710bdb14c0eb8d2702b3655f5a
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/cf0b37beb0622abdf24acc7110daf883f3fe4f95
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/d5b170705d24c386d76038e5989045c89795c28c
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/e650cf1b83e441dbd3863f3f6b61c972cafce19e
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/f1b85da754c4760787d68a99e839b50878140b57
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/fd52f8601170b91f9d7162510e54563e5bf6bdfe
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1dd0a59c1295cc08ce4c9e7edae5ad2268acc9ba55adcefa0532e5ba@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3fd341a604c4e9eab39e7eaabbbac39c30101a022acc11dd09d7ebcb@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5c0e00fd31efc11e147bf99d0f03c00a734447d3b131ab0818644cdb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e85e83e9954f169bbb77b44baae5a33d8de878df557bb32b7f793661@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eb6efa8d59c45a7a9eff94c4b925467d3b3fec8ba7697f3daa314b04@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ccee4e849bc77df0840c7f853f6bd09d426f6741247da2b7429d5d9@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raba0fabaf4d56d4325ab2aca8814f0b30a237ab83d8106b115ee279a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12617
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0002
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180117-0002
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3665-1
- https://web.archive.org/web/20171110171954/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100954
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201209024734/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039552
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42966
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43008