5.3

CVE-2017-15706: apache software foundation apache tomcat

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15706GHSA-372q-33vh-8mpc
Published 31-01-2018Last modified 16-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-15706 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in apache software foundation apache tomcat. EPSS estimates a 6.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.08%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 4
MGASA-2018-0149SUSE-SU-2018:0817-1SUSE-SU-2018:3261-1SUSE-SU-2018:3388-1USN-3665-1

Timeline

  1. 31-01-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

As part of the fix for bug 61201, the documentation for Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M22 to 9.0.1, 8.5.16 to 8.5.23, 8.0.45 to 8.0.47 and 7.0.79 to 7.0.82 included an updated description of the search algorithm used by the CGI Servlet to identify which script to execute. The update was not correct. As a result, some scripts may have failed to execute as expected and other scripts may have been executed unexpectedly. Note that the behaviour of the CGI servlet has remained unchanged in this regard. It is only the documentation of the behaviour that was wrong and has been corrected.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

6.08%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 6.08% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Apache1 product
  • tomcat≥ 7.0.79, ≤ 7.0.82 | ≥ 8.0.45, ≤ 8.0.47 | ≥ 8.5.16, ≤ 8.5.23 | 9.0.0:milestone22 | 9.0.0:milestone25 | 9.0.0:milestone26 | 9.0.0:milestone27 | 9.0.0:milestone3 | 9.0.0:milestone4 | 9.0.0:milestone6 | 9.0.0:milestone8 | 9.0.0:milestone9 | 9.0.1
Apache software foundation1 product
  • apache tomcat9.0.0.M22 to 9.0.1 | 8.5.16 to 8.5.23 | 8.0.45 to 8.0.47 | 7.0.79 to 7.0.82
Org.apache.tomcat1 product
  • tomcat≥ 9.0.0.M22, < 9.0.2 | ≥ 8.5.16, < 8.5.24 | ≥ 8.0.45, < 8.0.48 | ≥ 7.0.79, < 7.0.84
Ubuntu1 product
  • tomcat8< 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.5 | < 8.5.30-1ubuntu1

4 vendors · 4 products

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