When running Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0, 8.5.0 to 8.5.22, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.46 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.81 with HTTP PUTs enabled…

Description

When running Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0, 8.5.0 to 8.5.22, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.46 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.81 with HTTP PUTs enabled (e.g. via setting the readonly initialisation parameter of the Default servlet 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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

100.0% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.

Weakness

• Remote Code Execution
• CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-434 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation · Apache Tomcat

  • affected 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0
  • affected 8.5.0 to 8.5.22
  • affected 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.46
  • affected 7.0.0 to 7.0.81

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

• Mavenorg.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreGHSA-xjgh-84hx-56c5 (opens in a new tab)
• Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaGHSA-xjgh-84hx-56c5 (opens in a new tab)

References (45)

• RHSA-2017:3113 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2017:3080 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03828en_us (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:0269 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 42966 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03812en_us (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:0270 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:0271 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• [debian-lts-announce] 20171107 [SECURITY] [DLA 1166-1] tomcat7 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:2939 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:0465 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• USN-3665-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:0268 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2017:3114 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 43008 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• 1039552 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 100954 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:0275 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:0466 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• [announce] 20171003 [SECURITY] CVE-2017-12617 Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution via JSP upload (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0002/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180117-0002/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2017:3081 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [24/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [25/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [22/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [23/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [24/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53173544 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857494 [17/20] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857496 [3/4] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857494 [16/20] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [18/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [17/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [19/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [24/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [25/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [27/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [28/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [29/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12617 (opens in a new tab)government-resource

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisory GHSA-xjgh-84hx-56c5 (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 21 Oct 2025, 23:55 UTC.