Security bypass in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2017-5664
Published: June 6, 2017 / Updated: June 12, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6950
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5664
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper handling of certain HTTP request methods for static error pages in Default Servlet. A remote attacker can bypass HTTP method restrictions and cause the error page to be deleted or replaced.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information modification.
The weakness exists due to improper handling of certain HTTP request methods for static error pages in Default Servlet. A remote attacker can bypass HTTP method restrictions and cause the error page to be deleted or replaced.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information modification.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5664
Update to version 7.0.78, 8.0.44, 8.5.15, 9.0.0.M21.