Vulnerability CVE-2017-12615
Published: 2017-09-19

Description:
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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Apache Tomcat JSP Upload Bypass / Remote Code Execution
xxlegend
05.10.2017

Type:

CWE-434

 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Apache -> Tomcat 

 References:
http://breaktoprotect.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-case-of-cve-2017-12615-tomcat-7-put.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100901
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039392
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3080
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-2018:0465
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466
https://github.com/breaktoprotect/CVE-2017-12615
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/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8fcb1e2d5895413abcf266f011b9918ae03e0b7daceb118ffbf23f8c@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0001/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42953/
https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_54_Tomcat
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