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CVE-2017-12616

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Date: September 19, 2017

When using a VirtualDirContext with Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.80 it was possible to bypass security constraints and/or view the source code of JSPs for resources served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially crafted request.

Language: Java

Severity Score

7.5

Related Resources (25)

Url: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0001

Url: https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03828en_us

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/3665-1/

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://github.com/apache/tomcat

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/3665-1

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12616

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12616

Url: https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_54_Tomcat

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100897

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1df9b4552464caa42047062fe7175da0da06c18ecc8daf99258bbda6@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1df9b4552464caa42047062fe7175da0da06c18ecc8daf99258bbda6%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0001/

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039393

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00008.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-12616

Severity Score

7.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CWE-200

Top Fix

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE
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CVE-2017-12616

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Date: September 19, 2017

Language: Java

Severity Score

Related Resources (25)

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Top Fix

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CVSS v3.1

CVSS v2

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