CVE-2017-12617

mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 1.000 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV · 12 exploits · weaponized

Likely / severe?

100.0% (100th) EPSS

CVSS 6.8 · medium

Is it mine?

244 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

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

required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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.

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:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

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

v3.18.1highAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

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

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-434USCWE-434US

exploits (12)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

exploit/multi/http/tomcat_jsp_upload_bypassTomcat RCE via JSP Upload Bypassweaponized · metasploit
EDB-42966Apache Tomcat < 9.0.1 (Beta) / < 8.5.23 / < 8.0.47 / < 7.0.8 - JSP Upload Bypass / Remote Code Execution (2)functional · exploit_db
EDB-43008Tomcat - Remote Code Execution via JSP Upload Bypass (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
DevaDJ/CVE-2017-12617Improved version of PikaChu CVEPoC · poc_in_github
LongWayHomie/CVE-2017-12617CVE-2017-12617 is a critical vulnerability leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Apache Tomcat.PoC · poc_in_github
devcoinfet/CVE-2017-12617Code put together from a few peoples ideas credit given don't use maliciously pleasePoC · poc_in_github

affected products (244)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Oracle Communications EAGLE LNP Application Processor 10.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor:10.0
Oracle Communications EAGLE LNP Application Processor 10.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor:10.1
Oracle Communications EAGLE LNP Application Processor 10.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor:10.2
Oracle Communications LSMS 13.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_lsms:13.1
Oracle Communications LSMS 13.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_lsms:13.2
Oracle Communications LSMS 13.3all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_lsms:13.3
Oracle Communications Messaging Server 8.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_messaging_server:8.0
Oracle Communications Messaging Server 8.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_messaging_server:8.1
Oracle Communications Policy Management 12.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_policy_management:12.1
Oracle Communications Policy Management 12.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_policy_management:12.2
Oracle Communications Policy Management 12.3all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_policy_management:12.3
Oracle Communications Policy Management 12.4all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_policy_management:12.4
Oracle Communications Service Broker 6.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_service_broker:6.0
Oracle Communications Session Border Controller 8.0.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_session_border_controller:8.0.0
Oracle Communications Session Border Controller 8.1.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_session_border_controller:8.1.0
Oracle Communications Session Border Controller 8.2.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_session_border_controller:8.2.0
Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management 7.3.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.3.2
Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management 7.3.4all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.3.4
Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management 7.3.5all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.3.5
Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management 7.4.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.4.0

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advisories (5)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2024-0528Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-02-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Data Protection Advisor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, Dateien zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, seine Berechtigungen zu erweitern oder einen nicht spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
WID-SEC-W-2024-1238HPE HP-UX: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-05-27csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein anonymer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in HPE HP-UX Tomcat Servlet Engine ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder Dateien zu manipulieren.
WID-SEC-W-2025-0422Apache Tomcat: Schwachstelle ermöglicht CodeausführungDeutsch2017-10-03csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Apache Tomcat ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
WID-SEC-W-2025-1212Oracle Communications Applications: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2019-04-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Communications Applications ausnutzen, um dadurch die Integrität, Vertraulichkeit und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
GHSA-xjgh-84hx-56c5Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Apache Tomcat2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
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.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2017-10-04modified 2026-08-25

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