UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12617

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CVE-2017-12617
Published: 03 Oct 2017, 00:00
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 02:47

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
32/100
CVSS Score
8.1 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

03 Oct 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 02:47
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 8.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•tomcat7

    < 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14 | < 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3 | all

  • ubuntu•tomcat8

    < 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.6

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