CVE-2017-12617 (High) detected in tomcat-embed-core-8.0.20.jar

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CVE-2017-12617 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tomcat-embed-core-8.0.20.jar

Core Tomcat implementation

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-tomcat-1.2.3.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • :x: tomcat-embed-core-8.0.20.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 02e23e894c65d5a9ac94fe97a3b06758376ae333

Vulnerability 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.

Publish Date: 2017-10-04

URL: CVE-2017-12617

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12617

Release Date: 2017-10-04

Fix Resolution: org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core:9.0.1,7.0.82,8.0.47,8.5.23,org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina:9.0.1,7.0.82,8.0.47,8.5.23