CVE-2017-12615 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://breaktoprotect.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-case-of-cve-2017-12615-tomcat-7-put.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100901 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039392 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3080 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3081 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3113 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3114 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466 https://github.com/breaktoprotect/CVE-2017-12615 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8fcb1e2d5895413abcf266f011b9918ae03e0b7daceb118ffbf23f8c@3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c@3Cannounce.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0001/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42953/ https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_54_Tomcat

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.1

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