CVE-2017-12615

mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.997 · 100 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV · 16 exploits · PoC

Likely / severe?

99.7% (100th) EPSS

CVSS 6.8 · medium

Is it mine?

62 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

added 2022-03-25remediate by 2022-04-15

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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Apache Tomcat on Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.1

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.1

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 6.4

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.2 · impact 5.9

v3.08.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · OSV

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 2.2 · impact 5.9

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-434USprimaryCWE-434US

exploits (16)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-42953Apache Tomcat < 9.0.1 (Beta) / < 8.5.23 / < 8.0.47 / < 7.0.8 - JSP Upload Bypass / Remote Code Execution (1)PoC · exploit_db
1337g/CVE-2017-12615CVE-2017-12615 Tomcat RCE (TESTED)PoC · poc_in_github
CyberCTF/vulhub-tomcat-cve-2017-12615Vulhub tomcat/CVE-2017-12615: Tomcat 8.5.19 PUT JSP upload, run with IsoloomPoC · poc_in_github
Fa1c0n35/CVE-2017-12615Tomcat - PUT MethodPoC · poc_in_github
breaktoprotect/CVE-2017-12615POC Exploit for Apache Tomcat 7.0.x CVE-2017-12615 PUT JSP vulnerability.PoC · poc_in_github
cved-sources/cve-2017-12615cve-2017-12615PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (62)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Apache Tomcat <7.0.81all versionscert_bundDE
Blue Coat Directorall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:bluecoat:director:5.4
Blue Coat IntelligenceCenterall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:bluecoat:intelligencecenter:3.2
HPE HP-UXall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:-
Open Source CentOSall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:centos:centos:-
Oracle Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:oracle:linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
SUSE Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:-
Ubuntu Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-
Apache Tomcat< 7.0.81cert_bundDE
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat≤ 7.0.0 to 7.0.79enisa_euvdEU
apache tomcat7.0.0 → 7.0.79nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp 7-mode transition toolall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:netapp:7-mode_transition_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand balanceall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_balance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand shiftall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_shift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise linux desktop= 6.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise linux desktop= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise linux eus= 7.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise linux eus= 7.5nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise linux eus= 7.6nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2025-0423Apache Tomcat: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2017-09-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apache Tomcat ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Sicherheitsmechanismen zu umgehen oder Informationen offenzulegen.
GHSA-pjfr-qf3p-3q25When running Apache Tomcat on Windows with HTTP PUTs enabled it was possible to upload a JSP file to the server2018-10-17ghsa · osvUS
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.

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Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund nvd osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2017-09-19modified 2026-08-06

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references (58)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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