{"id":"CVE-2017-12615","aliases":["GHSA-pjfr-qf3p-3q25"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12615","summary":"When running Apache Tomcat on Windows with HTTP PUTs enabled it was possible to upload a JSP file to the server","details":"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.","published":"2017-09-19T13:29:00.190Z","modified":"2026-08-07T03:30:47.200202859Z","cvss":{"score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":{"score":0.99607,"percentile":0.99945,"asOf":"2026-08-27"},"cisaKev":{"dateAdded":"2022-03-25","dueDate":"2022-04-15","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":true},"exploitsKnown":23,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core","fixedVersion":"7.0.79"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12615"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100901"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039392"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3080"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3081"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3113"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3114"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0001/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42953/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_54_Tomcat"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8fcb1e2d5895413abcf266f011b9918ae03e0b7daceb118ffbf23f8c%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://breaktoprotect.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-case-of-cve-2017-12615-tomcat-7-put.html"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://github.com/breaktoprotect/CVE-2017-12615"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","CISA KEV","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-07T03:30:47.200202859Z"}}