--- id: CVE-2017-12615 title: >- When running Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.79 on Windows with HTTP PUTs enabled (e.g summary: >- 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 requ… severity: high cvss: 8.1 cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H' cwe: - CWE-434 - CWE-434 vendor: apache product: tomcat affected: - 'tomcat >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.79' - 7-mode_transition_tool - oncommand_balance - oncommand_shift - enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 7.4 - enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 7.6 - enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 7.7 - jboss_enterprise_web_server = 2.0.0 - jboss_enterprise_web_server = 3.0.0 - jboss_enterprise_web_server_text-only_advisories - enterprise_linux_desktop = 6.0 - enterprise_linux_desktop = 7.0 - enterprise_linux_eus = 7.4 - enterprise_linux_eus = 7.5 - enterprise_linux_eus = 7.6 - enterprise_linux_eus = 7.7 - enterprise_linux_eus_compute_node = 7.4 - enterprise_linux_eus_compute_node = 7.5 - enterprise_linux_eus_compute_node = 7.6 - enterprise_linux_eus_compute_node = 7.7 - enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems = 7.0_s390x - enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus = 7.4_s390x - enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus = 7.5_s390x - enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus = 7.6_s390x - enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus = 7.7_s390x - enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian = 7.0_ppc64 - enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian_eus = 7.4_ppc64 - enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian_eus = 7.5_ppc64 - enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian_eus = 7.6_ppc64 - enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian_eus = 7.7_ppc64 - enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian = 7.0_ppc64le - enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus = 7.4_ppc64le - enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus = 7.5_ppc64le - enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus = 7.6_ppc64le - enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus = 7.7_ppc64le - enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing = 7.0 - enterprise_linux_server = 6.0 - enterprise_linux_server = 7.0 - enterprise_linux_server_aus = 7.4 - enterprise_linux_server_aus = 7.6 - enterprise_linux_server_aus = 7.7 - >- enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 7.4_ppc64le - >- enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 7.6_ppc64le - >- enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 7.7_ppc64le - >- enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 9.2_ppc64le - enterprise_linux_server_tus = 7.4 - enterprise_linux_server_tus = 7.6 - enterprise_linux_server_tus = 7.7 - enterprise_linux_workstation = 6.0 - enterprise_linux_workstation = 7.0 published: '2017-09-19' updated: '2026-08-01' source: NVD sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12615' references: - url: >- http://breaktoprotect.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-case-of-cve-2017-12615-tomcat-7-put.html label: security@apache.org - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100901' label: security@apache.org - url: 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039392' label: security@apache.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3080' label: security@apache.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3081' label: security@apache.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3113' label: security@apache.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3114' label: security@apache.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465' label: security@apache.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466' label: security@apache.org - url: 'https://github.com/breaktoprotect/CVE-2017-12615' label: security@apache.org - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: security@apache.org - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: security@apache.org - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: security@apache.org - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8fcb1e2d5895413abcf266f011b9918ae03e0b7daceb118ffbf23f8c%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: security@apache.org - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E label: security@apache.org - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: security@apache.org - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0001/' label: security@apache.org - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42953/' label: security@apache.org - url: 'https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_54_Tomcat' label: security@apache.org - url: >- http://breaktoprotect.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-case-of-cve-2017-12615-tomcat-7-put.html label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100901' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039392' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3080' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3081' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3113' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3114' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://github.com/breaktoprotect/CVE-2017-12615' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8fcb1e2d5895413abcf266f011b9918ae03e0b7daceb118ffbf23f8c%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0001/' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42953/' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_54_Tomcat' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12615 label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 tags: - nvd - kev - in-the-wild - exploit-available epss: 0.99607 epssPercentile: 0.99948 kev: true kevDateAdded: '2022-03-25' kevDueDate: '2022-04-15' kevRansomware: true exploited: true exploitAvailable: true ingestedAt: '2026-08-01T06:11:30.914Z' exploits: exploitdb: true github: 18 githubRepos: - 'https://github.com/breaktoprotect/CVE-2017-12615' - 'https://github.com/mefulton/cve-2017-12615' - 'https://github.com/zi0Black/POC-CVE-2017-12615-or-CVE-2017-12717' nuclei: - CVE-2017-12615 checkedAt: '2026-09-19T16:22:50.537Z' --- ## Overview 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. ## Affected - `tomcat >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.79` - `7-mode_transition_tool` - `oncommand_balance` - `oncommand_shift` - `enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 7.4` - `enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 7.6` - `enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 7.7` - `jboss_enterprise_web_server = 2.0.0` - `jboss_enterprise_web_server = 3.0.0` - `jboss_enterprise_web_server_text-only_advisories` - `enterprise_linux_desktop = 6.0` - `enterprise_linux_desktop = 7.0` - `enterprise_linux_eus = 7.4` - `enterprise_linux_eus = 7.5` - `enterprise_linux_eus = 7.6` - `enterprise_linux_eus = 7.7` - `enterprise_linux_eus_compute_node = 7.4` - `enterprise_linux_eus_compute_node = 7.5` - `enterprise_linux_eus_compute_node = 7.6` - `enterprise_linux_eus_compute_node = 7.7` - `enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems = 7.0_s390x` - `enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus = 7.4_s390x` - `enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus = 7.5_s390x` - `enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus = 7.6_s390x` - `enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus = 7.7_s390x` - `enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian = 7.0_ppc64` - `enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian_eus = 7.4_ppc64` - `enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian_eus = 7.5_ppc64` - `enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian_eus = 7.6_ppc64` - `enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian_eus = 7.7_ppc64` - `enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian = 7.0_ppc64le` - `enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus = 7.4_ppc64le` - `enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus = 7.5_ppc64le` - `enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus = 7.6_ppc64le` - `enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus = 7.7_ppc64le` - `enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing = 7.0` - `enterprise_linux_server = 6.0` - `enterprise_linux_server = 7.0` - `enterprise_linux_server_aus = 7.4` - `enterprise_linux_server_aus = 7.6` - `enterprise_linux_server_aus = 7.7` - `enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 7.4_ppc64le` - `enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 7.6_ppc64le` - `enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 7.7_ppc64le` - `enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 9.2_ppc64le` - `enterprise_linux_server_tus = 7.4` - `enterprise_linux_server_tus = 7.6` - `enterprise_linux_server_tus = 7.7` - `enterprise_linux_workstation = 6.0` - `enterprise_linux_workstation = 7.0` ## Remediation Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.