{
"id": "GHSA-pjfr-qf3p-3q25",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-12615"
],
"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.",
"summary": "When running Apache Tomcat on Windows with HTTP PUTs enabled it was possible to upload a JSP file to the server",
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "7.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "7.0.79"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core",
"ecosystem": "Maven"
}
}
],
"modified": "2025-10-22T17:31:15Z",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H"
}
],
"published": "2018-10-17T16:30:31Z",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12615",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_54_Tomcat",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42953",
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},
{
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12615",
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},
{
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0001",
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},
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{
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466",
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},
{
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465",
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{
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3114",
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},
{
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3080",
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},
{
"url": "http://breaktoprotect.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-case-of-cve-2017-12615-tomcat-7-put.html",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100901",
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},
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
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"severity": "HIGH",
"github_reviewed": true,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-09-19T13:29:00Z",
"github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:49:21Z"
}
}