CVE-2017-15706
First published: Wed Jan 31 2018(Updated: )
As part of the fix for bug 61201, the documentation for Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M22 to 9.0.1, 8.5.16 to 8.5.23, 8.0.45 to 8.0.47 and 7.0.79 to 7.0.82 included an updated description of the search algorithm used by the CGI Servlet to identify which script to execute. The update was not correct. As a result, some scripts may have failed to execute as expected and other scripts may have been executed unexpectedly. Note that the behaviour of the CGI servlet has remained unchanged in this regard. It is only the documentation of the behaviour that was wrong and has been corrected.
Credit: security@apache.org security@apache.org security@apache.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Tomcat | >=7.0.79<=7.0.82 | |
| Apache Tomcat | >=8.0.45<=8.0.47 | |
| Apache Tomcat | >=8.5.16<=8.5.23 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-m22 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-m25 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-m26 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-m27 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-m3 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-m4 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-m6 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-m8 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-m9 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.1 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-milestone22 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-milestone25 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-milestone26 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-milestone27 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-milestone3 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-milestone4 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-milestone6 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-milestone8 | |
| Apache Tomcat | =9.0.0-milestone9 | |
| maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=7.0.79<7.0.84 | 7.0.84 |
| maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=8.0.45<8.0.48 | 8.0.48 |
| maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=8.5.16<8.5.24 | 8.5.24 |
| maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=9.0.0.M22<9.0.2 | 9.0.2 |
| debian/tomcat9 | 9.0.43-2~deb11u10 9.0.43-2~deb11u11 9.0.70-2 9.0.95-1 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103069
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1dd0a59c1295cc08ce4c9e7edae5ad2268acc9ba55adcefa0532e5ba@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5c0e00fd31efc11e147bf99d0f03c00a734447d3b131ab0818644cdb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e1ef853fc0079cdb55befbd2dac042934e49288b476d5f6a649e5da2@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e85e83e9954f169bbb77b44baae5a33d8de878df557bb32b7f793661@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eb6efa8d59c45a7a9eff94c4b925467d3b3fec8ba7697f3daa314b04@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ccee4e849bc77df0840c7f853f6bd09d426f6741247da2b7429d5d9@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raba0fabaf4d56d4325ab2aca8814f0b30a237ab83d8106b115ee279a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3665-1/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1dd0a59c1295cc08ce4c9e7edae5ad2268acc9ba55adcefa0532e5ba%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5c0e00fd31efc11e147bf99d0f03c00a734447d3b131ab0818644cdb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e1ef853fc0079cdb55befbd2dac042934e49288b476d5f6a649e5da2%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e85e83e9954f169bbb77b44baae5a33d8de878df557bb32b7f793661%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eb6efa8d59c45a7a9eff94c4b925467d3b3fec8ba7697f3daa314b04%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ccee4e849bc77df0840c7f853f6bd09d426f6741247da2b7429d5d9%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raba0fabaf4d56d4325ab2aca8814f0b30a237ab83d8106b115ee279a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15706
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227102806/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103069
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-372q-33vh-8mpc (Advisory)
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-15706
- https://svn.apache.org/r1814828
- https://svn.apache.org/r1814827
- https://svn.apache.org/r1814826
- https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61201
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15706
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15706
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15706
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2017-15706?
CVE-2017-15706 is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted CGI script.
What is the severity of CVE-2017-15706?
CVE-2017-15706 has a severity rating of 5.3 which is considered medium.
How does CVE-2017-15706 affect Apache Tomcat?
CVE-2017-15706 affects Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M22 to 9.0.1, 8.5.16 to 8.5.23, 8.0.45 to 8.0.47, and 7.0.79 to 7.0.82.
How can I fix CVE-2017-15706 in Apache Tomcat?
To fix CVE-2017-15706 in Apache Tomcat, upgrade to version 9.0.31 or later for Tomcat 9, and version 8.5.24 or later for Tomcat 8.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2017-15706?
More information about CVE-2017-15706 can be found at the following references: [CVE-2017-15706](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15706), [Apache Tomcat Mailing List](https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e1ef853fc0079cdb55befbd2dac042934e49288b476d5f6a649e5da2@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E), [Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3665-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3665-1).
- collector/nvd-index
- collector/nvd-api
- collector/github-advisory-latest
- alias/GHSA-372q-33vh-8mpc
- alias/CVE-2017-15706
- collector/github-advisory
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/launchpad-cve
- source/Launchpad
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/remedy
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- collector/usn-cve
- source/Ubuntu
- agent/references
- agent/description
- agent/event
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/nvd-cve
- source/NVD
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/trending
- agent/tags
- agent/source
- vendor/apache
- canonical/apache tomcat
- version/apache tomcat/7.0.79
- version/apache tomcat/7.0.82
- version/apache tomcat/8.0.45
- version/apache tomcat/8.0.47
- version/apache tomcat/8.5.16
- version/apache tomcat/8.5.23
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-m22
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-m25
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-m26
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-m27
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-m3
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-m4
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-m6
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-m8
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-m9
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.1
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-milestone22
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-milestone25
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-milestone26
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-milestone27
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-milestone3
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-milestone4
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-milestone6
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-milestone8
- version/apache tomcat/9.0.0-milestone9
- package-manager/maven
- package-manager/debian