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CVE-2017-12616

64
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12616 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Apache Tomcat versions 7.0.0 to 7.0.80 when using VirtualDirContext. It allows attackers to bypass security constraints or view JSP source code via specially crafted requests. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high confidentiality impact, potentially exposing sensitive information. Despite its high EPSS and FAUCET risk scores, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there public exploits available in common databases like Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
70.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7080 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (18)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaFixed in: 7.0.81
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6Fixed in: mod_cluster-0:1.3.8-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6Fixed in: tomcat7-0:7.0.70-25.ep7.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6Fixed in: tomcat8-0:8.0.36-29.ep7.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6Fixed in: tomcat-native-0:1.2.8-11.redhat_11.ep7.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6Fixed in: tomcat-vault-0:1.1.6-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: mod_cluster-0:1.3.8-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tomcat7-0:7.0.70-25.ep7.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tomcat8-0:8.0.36-29.ep7.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tomcat-native-0:1.2.8-11.redhat_11.ep7.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tomcat-vault-0:1.1.6-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7
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redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: tomcat6
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: tomcat
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6Fixed in: jbossweb
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2Fixed in: tomcat7
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3Fixed in: jbossweb
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Portal 6Fixed in: jbossweb

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-8qq4-8jvq-mfw4high

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Tomcat

May 14, 2022
redhatCVE-2017-12616Moderate

tomcat: Information Disclosure when using VirtualDirContext

Sep 19, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0465
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0466
lists.apache.org / thread.html/1df9b4552464caa42047062fe7175da0da06c18ecc8daf99258bbda6%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00008.html
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20171018-0001
support.hpe.com / hpsc/doc/public/display
usn.ubuntu.com / 3665-1
synology.com / support/security/Synology_SA_17_54_Tomcat
securityfocus.com / bid/100897
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039393
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry