CVE-2017-12615 (High) detected in tomcat-catalina-7.0.42.jar

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CVE-2017-12615 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tomcat-catalina-7.0.42.jar

Tomcat Servlet Engine Core Classes and Standard implementations

Library home page: http://tomcat.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /repository/org/apache/tomcat/tomcat-catalina/7.0.42/tomcat-catalina-7.0.42.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ tomcat-catalina-7.0.42.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 349fffeed7cf25f2cf5b8b6a05b5e4367130406e

Found in base branches: dev, master

Vulnerability 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.

Publish Date: 2017-09-19

URL: CVE-2017-12615

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12615

Release Date: 2017-09-19

Fix Resolution: 7.0.81

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