High
Security advisory
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.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2017-12615
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 07:37 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2017-12615
Complete source record
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"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3080",
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