CVE-2017-12616 (High) detected in tomcat-catalina-7.0.42.jar

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CVE-2017-12616 - 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 using a VirtualDirContext with Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.80 it was possible to bypass security constraints and/or view the source code of JSPs for resources served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially crafted request.

Publish Date: 2017-09-19

URL: CVE-2017-12616

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12616

Release Date: 2017-09-19

Fix Resolution: 7.0.81

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