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

First published: Tue Sep 19 2017(Updated: )

A vulnerability was discovered in Tomcat where if a servlet context was configured with readonly=false and HTTP PUT requests were allowed, an attacker could upload a JSP file to that context and achieve code execution.

Credit: security@apache.org security@apache.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/tomcat6<0:6.0.24-111.el6_9
0:6.0.24-111.el6_9
redhat/tomcat<0:7.0.76-3.el7_4
0:7.0.76-3.el7_4
redhat/httpd<0:2.2.26-57.ep6.el6
0:2.2.26-57.ep6.el6
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl<1:1.0.2h-14.jbcs.el6
1:1.0.2h-14.jbcs.el6
redhat/tomcat6<0:6.0.41-19_patch_04.ep6.el6
0:6.0.41-19_patch_04.ep6.el6
redhat/tomcat7<0:7.0.54-28_patch_05.ep6.el6
0:7.0.54-28_patch_05.ep6.el6
redhat/httpd22<0:2.2.26-58.ep6.el7
0:2.2.26-58.ep6.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl<1:1.0.2h-14.jbcs.el7
1:1.0.2h-14.jbcs.el7
redhat/tomcat6<0:6.0.41-19_patch_04.ep6.el7
0:6.0.41-19_patch_04.ep6.el7
redhat/tomcat7<0:7.0.54-28_patch_05.ep6.el7
0:7.0.54-28_patch_05.ep6.el7
redhat/tomcat7<0:7.0.70-25.ep7.el6
0:7.0.70-25.ep7.el6
redhat/tomcat8<0:8.0.36-29.ep7.el6
0:8.0.36-29.ep7.el6
redhat/tomcat-native<0:1.2.8-11.redhat_11.ep7.el6
0:1.2.8-11.redhat_11.ep7.el6
redhat/tomcat-vault<0:1.1.6-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
0:1.1.6-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
redhat/tomcat7<0:7.0.70-25.ep7.el7
0:7.0.70-25.ep7.el7
redhat/tomcat8<0:8.0.36-29.ep7.el7
0:8.0.36-29.ep7.el7
redhat/tomcat-native<0:1.2.8-11.redhat_11.ep7.el7
0:1.2.8-11.redhat_11.ep7.el7
redhat/tomcat-vault<0:1.1.6-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7
0:1.1.6-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7
Apache Tomcat=7.0
Apache Tomcat=7.0.0
Apache Tomcat=7.0.0-beta
Apache Tomcat=7.0.1
Apache Tomcat=7.0.2
Apache Tomcat=7.0.2-beta
Apache Tomcat=7.0.3
Apache Tomcat=7.0.4
Apache Tomcat=7.0.4-beta
Apache Tomcat=7.0.5
Apache Tomcat=7.0.5-beta
Apache Tomcat=7.0.6
Apache Tomcat=7.0.7
Apache Tomcat=7.0.8
Apache Tomcat=7.0.9
Apache Tomcat=7.0.10
Apache Tomcat=7.0.11
Apache Tomcat=7.0.12
Apache Tomcat=7.0.13
Apache Tomcat=7.0.14
Apache Tomcat=7.0.15
Apache Tomcat=7.0.16
Apache Tomcat=7.0.17
Apache Tomcat=7.0.18
Apache Tomcat=7.0.19
Apache Tomcat=7.0.20
Apache Tomcat=7.0.21
Apache Tomcat=7.0.22
Apache Tomcat=7.0.23
Apache Tomcat=7.0.24
Apache Tomcat=7.0.25
Apache Tomcat=7.0.26
Apache Tomcat=7.0.27
Apache Tomcat=7.0.28
Apache Tomcat=7.0.29
Apache Tomcat=7.0.30
Apache Tomcat=7.0.31
Apache Tomcat=7.0.32
Apache Tomcat=7.0.33
Apache Tomcat=7.0.34
Apache Tomcat=7.0.35
Apache Tomcat=7.0.36
Apache Tomcat=7.0.37
Apache Tomcat=7.0.38
Apache Tomcat=7.0.39
Apache Tomcat=7.0.40
Apache Tomcat=7.0.41
Apache Tomcat=7.0.42
Apache Tomcat=7.0.43
Apache Tomcat=7.0.44
Apache Tomcat=7.0.45
Apache Tomcat=7.0.46
Apache Tomcat=7.0.47
Apache Tomcat=7.0.48
Apache Tomcat=7.0.49
Apache Tomcat=7.0.50
Apache Tomcat=7.0.51
Apache Tomcat=7.0.54
Apache Tomcat=7.0.55
Apache Tomcat=7.0.56
Apache Tomcat=7.0.57
Apache Tomcat=7.0.58
Apache Tomcat=7.0.59
Apache Tomcat=7.0.60
Apache Tomcat=7.0.61
Apache Tomcat=7.0.62
Apache Tomcat=7.0.63
Apache Tomcat=7.0.64
Apache Tomcat=7.0.65
Apache Tomcat=7.0.66
Apache Tomcat=7.0.67
Apache Tomcat=7.0.68
Apache Tomcat=7.0.69
Apache Tomcat=7.0.70
Apache Tomcat=7.0.71
Apache Tomcat=7.0.72
Apache Tomcat=7.0.73
Apache Tomcat=7.0.74
Apache Tomcat=7.0.75
Apache Tomcat=7.0.76
Apache Tomcat=7.0.77
Apache Tomcat=7.0.79
Microsoft Windows
Apache Tomcat
redhat/tomcat<7.0.81
7.0.81
All of
Apache Tomcat>=7.0.0<=7.0.79
Microsoft Windows
NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool
NetApp OnCommand Balance
Netapp Oncommand Shift
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions=7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions=7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions=7.7
Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Server=2.0.0
Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Server=3.0.0
Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Server Text-only Advisories
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=7.5
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=7.7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus Compute Node=7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus Compute Node=7.5
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus Compute Node=7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus Compute Node=7.7
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems=7.0_s390x
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus=7.4_s390x
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus=7.5_s390x
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus=7.6_s390x
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus=7.7_s390x
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian=7.0_ppc64
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian Eus=7.4_ppc64
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian Eus=7.5_ppc64
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian Eus=7.6_ppc64
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian Eus=7.7_ppc64
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian=7.0_ppc64le
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus=7.4_ppc64le
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus=7.5_ppc64le
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus=7.6_ppc64le
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus=7.7_ppc64le
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Scientific Computing=7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions=7.4_ppc64le
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions=7.6_ppc64le
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions=7.7_ppc64le
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions=9.2_ppc64le
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0
maven/org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core>=7.0.0<7.0.79
7.0.79

Remedy

Ensure that readonly is set to true (the default) for the DefaultServlet, WebDAV servlet or application context. Block HTTP methods that permit resource modification for untrusted users.

Remedy

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Remedy

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Remedy

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Remedy

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

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