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    GHSA-xjgh-84hx-56c5

    Published: 14 May 2022Last Modified: 22 Oct 2025

    Summary: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Apache Tomcat

    Details: 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.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12617, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/a9dd96046d7acb0357c6b7b9e6cc70d186fae663, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/74ad0e216c791454a318c1811300469eedc5c6f3, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/512a3c3aecdb52de092c6bacddd71b85c4feda06, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/506d862e7edfa991de198e0f2e4c4540830fa531, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/4cf7dab88282c8f3c92f0b961cdb0096e1d63e88, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/46dfedbc0523d7182be97f4244d7b6c942164485, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/327e8a6644e188764325a013aa2725a60f1b37e5, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/31e99502e2c602449a2f8835bd23ade772b77333, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/24aea94807f940ee44aa550378dc903289039ddd, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/b577f9a7996b92b650b1649af3c3bae11c120db9, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/b7e0435d17aba69f16ae9e8a78ad0f1565b552af, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/bbcbb749c75056a2781f37038d63e646fe972104, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/c177e9668d1278710bdb14c0eb8d2702b3655f5a, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/cf0b37beb0622abdf24acc7110daf883f3fe4f95, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/d5b170705d24c386d76038e5989045c89795c28c, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/e650cf1b83e441dbd3863f3f6b61c972cafce19e, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/f1b85da754c4760787d68a99e839b50878140b57, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/fd52f8601170b91f9d7162510e54563e5bf6bdfe, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ccee4e849bc77df0840c7f853f6bd09d426f6741247da2b7429d5d9@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ccee4e849bc77df0840c7f853f6bd09d426f6741247da2b7429d5d9%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eb6efa8d59c45a7a9eff94c4b925467d3b3fec8ba7697f3daa314b04@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eb6efa8d59c45a7a9eff94c4b925467d3b3fec8ba7697f3daa314b04%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e85e83e9954f169bbb77b44baae5a33d8de878df557bb32b7f793661@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e85e83e9954f169bbb77b44baae5a33d8de878df557bb32b7f793661%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3080, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raba0fabaf4d56d4325ab2aca8814f0b30a237ab83d8106b115ee279a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raba0fabaf4d56d4325ab2aca8814f0b30a237ab83d8106b115ee279a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00009.html, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0002, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180117-0002, https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53173544, https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03812en_us, https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03828en_us, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3665-1, https://web.archive.org/web/20171110171954/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100954, https://web.archive.org/web/20201209024734/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039552, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12617, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42966, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43008, https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html, 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-2018:0268, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0269, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0270, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0271, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0275, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2939, https://github.com/apache/tomcat, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1dd0a59c1295cc08ce4c9e7edae5ad2268acc9ba55adcefa0532e5ba%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1dd0a59c1295cc08ce4c9e7edae5ad2268acc9ba55adcefa0532e5ba@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3fd341a604c4e9eab39e7eaabbbac39c30101a022acc11dd09d7ebcb%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3fd341a604c4e9eab39e7eaabbbac39c30101a022acc11dd09d7ebcb@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5c0e00fd31efc11e147bf99d0f03c00a734447d3b131ab0818644cdb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5c0e00fd31efc11e147bf99d0f03c00a734447d3b131ab0818644cdb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100954, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039552

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina

    Purl: pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalina

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 9.0.0.M1
    Fixed -9.0.1

    Affected versions

    9.0.0.M1
    9.0.0.M10
    9.0.0.M11
    9.0.0.M13
    9.0.0.M15
    9.0.0.M17
    9.0.0.M18
    9.0.0.M19
    9.0.0.M20
    9.0.0.M21
    9.0.0.M22
    9.0.0.M25
    9.0.0.M26
    9.0.0.M27
    9.0.0.M3
    9.0.0.M4
    9.0.0.M6
    9.0.0.M8
    9.0.0.M9

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    GHSA-xjgh-84hx-56c5 | CVE-DB