Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2017-12617?

Affected: Tomcat (Apache); Active Iq Unified Manager (Netapp); Oncommand Balance (Netapp), among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.

Is CVE-2017-12617 being exploited in the wild?

It is exploited in the wild, listed in CISA KEV, Industry KEV feed, CIRCL KEV, ENISA EUVD since Apr 17, 2019.

Is CVE-2017-12617 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. It was added on Mar 25, 2022 with a federal remediation due date of Apr 15, 2022.

Is there a public exploit for CVE-2017-12617?

Public exploit code is available.

Is there a fix for CVE-2017-12617?

Fixed versions are available, including Tomcat 7.0.82, Tomcat 8.0.47, Tomcat 8.5.23.

How urgently should CVE-2017-12617 be patched?

Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

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CVE-2017-12617

HighExploitedPublic exploit

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Apache Tomcat

Published May 14, 2022 · Updated Sep 30, 2026 · Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12617, DLA-1166-1, GHSA-xjgh-84hx-56c5, SUSE-SU-2017:3039-1, SUSE-SU-2017:3279-1, SUSE-SU-2021:14705-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12617

Key Facts

Patch immediately

CVE-2017-12617 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.1 v3.1) affecting Tomcat (Apache), Active Iq Unified Manager (Netapp), Oncommand Balance (Netapp) and 22 more products.
It is exploited in the wild, listed in CISA KEV, Industry KEV feed, CIRCL KEV, ENISA EUVD since Apr 17, 2019. Public exploit code is available.
EPSS estimates a 100% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Fixed versions are available, including Tomcat 7.0.82, Tomcat 8.0.47, Tomcat 8.5.23.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

CVSS v3.1

8.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

100%

Higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

Yes

4 catalog listings

Public exploit code

Available

Proof-of-concept or weaponized module

Get the full CVE-2017-12617 brief as a PDF

Every affected product and fixed release, exploitation status and a first 24 hours response checklist, emailed within minutes.

Description

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.

Known-Exploited Catalog Listings

Catalog	Added	Remediation due	Ransomware use
CISA KEV	Mar 25, 2022	Apr 15, 2022	Not reported
Industry KEV feed	Apr 17, 2019	Apr 15, 2022	Not reported
CIRCL KEV	Mar 25, 2022	Apr 15, 2022	Not reported
ENISA EUVD	Mar 25, 2022	n/a	Not reported

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Products

609 affected entries in total

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
TomcatApache	See advisory	7.0.82
Active Iq Unified ManagerNetapp	See advisory	n/a
Oncommand BalanceNetapp	See advisory	n/a
Oncommand InsightNetapp	See advisory	n/a
Oncommand ShiftNetapp	See advisory	n/a

20 more affected products in the full CVE brief

Patched Releases

Tomcat

7.0.82, 8.0.47, 8.5.23, 9.0.1, 8.5.23-1.ph1, NA, 0:7.0.76-3.el7_4, 7.0.76-3.el7_4, 7.0.82-7.16.1, 8.0.43-10.24.1, 8.0.43-29.5.1, 8.0.43-9.1, 9.0.36-8.4

tomcat-webapps

NA, 7.0.76-3.el7_4, 7.0.82-7.16.1, 8.0.43-10.24.1, 8.0.43-29.5.1, 8.0.43-9.1, 9.0.36-8.4

hornetq

0:2.3.25-25.SP23_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, 0:2.3.25-25.SP23_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, 0:2.3.25-25.SP23_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7

httpd

0:2.2.26-57.ep6.el6

httpd22

0:2.2.26-58.ep6.el7

infinispan

0:5.2.23-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, 0:5.2.23-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, 0:5.2.23-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7

ironjacamar-eap6

0:1.0.41-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, 0:1.0.41-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, 0:1.0.41-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7

jbcs-httpd24-openssl

1:1.0.2h-14.jbcs.el6, 1:1.0.2h-14.jbcs.el7

jboss-as-appclient