CVE-2017-12616

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.

Published: 2017-09-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-12616 is rated Moderate Risk (59.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 70.80%, 99th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-12616

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 90.64% 70.80% -19.84%
2 2026-05-23 91.39% 90.64% -0.75%
3 2026-04-12 — 91.39% —

Full EPSS history (45 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-12616

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-12616

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2017-12616

GHSA-8qq4-8jvq-mfw4 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Tomcat

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-12616

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12616
suse medium CVE-2017-12616 severity moderate: SUSE including 26 source package names (tomcat, tomcat-7.0.82-7.16.1, …), 47 product×package rows across 8 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for Teradata, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS, … (8 product lines)): Known Not Affected 38, Fixed 9. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12616/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-12616 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (tomcat7, tomcat8), 39 status rows across 20 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): DNE 26, ignored 5, not-affected 4, released 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12616

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-12616

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache tomcat 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.21 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.22 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.23 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.24 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.25 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.26 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.27 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.28 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.29 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.30 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.31 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.32 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.33 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.34 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.35 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.36 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.37 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.38 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.39 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.40 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.41 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.42 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.43 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.44 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.45 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.46 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.47 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.48 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.49 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.50 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.51 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.54 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.55 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.56 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.57 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.58 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.59 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.60 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.61 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.62 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.63 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.64 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.65 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.66 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.67 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.68 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.69 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.70 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.71 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.72 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.73 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.74 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.75 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.76 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 7.0.77 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-12616

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100897 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039393 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1df9b4552464caa42047062fe7175da0da06c18ecc8daf99258bbda6%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00008.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171018-0001/
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03828en_us
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3665-1/
https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_54_Tomcat
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