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CVE-2017-12615ListedHIGH (raw)CVSS 8.1CWE-434

When running Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.79 on Windows with HTTP PUTs enabled (e.g

Published: 19 Sept 2017•Last updated: 06 Aug 2026, 10:46 AM IST•Source identifier: security@apache.org
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Listed
Added25 Mar 2022
Due15 Apr 2022
RansomwareKnown
CVSS score
8.1HIGH (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
99.7%0.997
Percentile100th
Weakness type
CWE-434
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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.

SOC priority

Immediate Attention

Actively exploited (source statement)

Yes

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; HIGH severity; Source-confirmed exploitation or CISA KEV/ransomware metadata

Affected Products & Remediation

22 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • apache tomcat · >= 7.0.0 <= 7.0.79 · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp 7-mode transition tool · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp oncommand balance · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp oncommand shift · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux server update services for sap solutions · 7.4; 7.6; 7.7 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat jboss enterprise web server · 2.0.0; 3.0.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat jboss enterprise web server text-only advisories · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop · 6.0; 7.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux eus · 7.4; 7.5; 7.6; 7.7; compute node 7.4; compute node 7.5; compute node 7.6; compute node 7.7 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux eus compute node · 7.4; 7.5; 7.6; 7.7 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems · 7.0 s390x; eus 7.4 s390x; eus 7.5 s390x; eus 7.6 s390x; eus 7.7 s390x · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus · 7.4 s390x; 7.5 s390x; 7.6 s390x; 7.7 s390x · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux for power big endian · 7.0 ppc64; eus 7.4 ppc64; eus 7.5 ppc64; eus 7.6 ppc64; eus 7.7 ppc64 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux for power big endian eus · 7.4 ppc64; 7.5 ppc64; 7.6 ppc64; 7.7 ppc64 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux for power little endian · 7.0 ppc64le; eus 7.4 ppc64le; eus 7.5 ppc64le; eus 7.6 ppc64le; eus 7.7 ppc64le · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux for power little endian eus · 7.4 ppc64le; 7.5 ppc64le; 7.6 ppc64le; 7.7 ppc64le · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux for scientific computing · 7.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux server · update services for sap solutions 7.4; update services for sap solutions 7.6; update services for sap solutions 7.7; 6.0; 7.0; aus 7.4; aus 7.6; aus 7.7; for power little endian update services for sap solutions 7.4 ppc64le; for power little endian update services for sap solutions 7.6 ppc64le; for power little endian update services for sap solutions 7.7 ppc64le · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux server aus · 7.4; 7.6; 7.7 · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions · 7.4 ppc64le; 7.6 ppc64le; 7.7 ppc64le · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux server tus · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • redhat enterprise linux workstation · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
NVD applicability prerequisites: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. These are conditions, not proof that an environment is exposed or unaffected.
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • CISA KEV: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Listed
Exploited (source statement)
Yes
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched kev-network-exposure (CVSS AV:N, CISA KEV Listed); file-upload (CWE-434)

Exposure

  1. Identify assets with the exact CVE and confirm the affected product/version against the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · KEV listing raises urgency, but inventory is needed to establish local exposure. · Rule kev-network-exposure
  2. Identify the affected upload feature and deployed product version.Telemetry: Application inventory · The CWE does not identify a specific local upload path. · Rule file-upload

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review relevant edge or application access logs for unusual requests around the advisory window.Telemetry: CommonSecurityLog · Log review is a hunting hypothesis; KEV listing alone does not show local exploitation. · Rule kev-network-exposure
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Exploitation evidence

  1. Review uploads and subsequent access to newly created executable or script files.Telemetry: Application access logs · A suspicious upload followed by execution may warrant investigation. · Rule file-upload

Response

  1. Recheck the affected assets after the source-stated mitigation or update is applied.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies local remediation. · Rule kev-network-exposure

CISA KEV Record

Catalog entry
25 Mar 2022
Required action due
15 Apr 2022
Known ransomware use
Known

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
security@apache.org
Record status · verification
UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:7-mode_transition_tool:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_balance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_shift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

4 public sources
CISA KEV CatalogAdded 2022-03-25lists.apache.orgSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordaccess.redhat.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2017-12615
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2017-12615
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2017-12615"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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