CVE-2017-12615: Apache Tomcat on Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name
Apache Tomcat on Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor
Apache
Product
Tomcat
Added to the catalog
2022-03-25
Due date for US federal agencies
2022-04-15
Weaknesses
CWE-434
Catalog version
2026.10.30

When running Apache Tomcat on Windows with HTTP PUTs enabled, it is 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.

Required action (CISA)

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Ransomware use: CISA marks this vulnerability as known to be used in ransomware campaigns. CISA does not say which group used it.

Links in CISA's notes

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NVD analysis

Status
Analyzed
Published
2017-09-19T13:29:00.190
Last modified
2026-08-06T05:16:34.690
Weaknesses
CWE-434

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.

MetricScoreSeverityVectorScored by
CVSS 3.18.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H[email protected] (Primary)
CVSS 3.18.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
CVSS 2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P[email protected] (Primary)

References

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CVE record

Assigner
apache
State
PUBLISHED
Published
2017-09-19T13:00:00.000Z
Updated
2026-08-06T03:55:30.740Z
Problem types
Remote Code Execution

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.

References

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Also known as / affected packages

Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)

D3FEND maps these defensive techniques to the weakness (CWE) that NVD lists for this CVE, through the digital artifacts the weakness affects. D3FEND does not say they stop this vulnerability.

CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

D3FEND ontology version 1.6.0.

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Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2017-12615: Apache Tomcat on Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
entity page, dataset version ref-5de523470418, updated 2026-11-02T23:39:54.475Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2017-12615 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30.
Underlying source: National Vulnerability Database (NIST), CVE API 2.0, record last modified 2026-08-06T05:16:34.690.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2026-08-06T03:55:30.740Z.
Underlying source: GitHub Advisory Database, GHSA-pjfr-qf3p-3q25, via OSV.dev, modified 2025-10-22T19:26:58.224397Z.
Underlying source: MITRE D3FEND, ontology version 1.6.0.

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