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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (GHSA-pjfr-qf3p-3q25)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 421984

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2017-12615)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pjfr-qf3p-3q25

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 421984

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.9

Percentile: 99.35

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12615

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/19/2017

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 4/15/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-12615

BID: 100901

cwe: CWE-434