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Apache Tomcat: Important: Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-12617)

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Apache Tomcat: Important: Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-12617)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/03/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/03/2017
Modified
11/27/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • apache-tomcat-upgrade-7_0_82
  • apache-tomcat-upgrade-8_0_47
  • apache-tomcat-upgrade-8_5_23
  • apache-tomcat-upgrade-9_0_1

References

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