CVE-2017-15706 — Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard in Apache Tomcat
Severity
5.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
3.3%
top 12.75%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJan 31
Latest updateMay 14
Description
As part of the fix for bug 61201, the documentation for Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M22 to 9.0.1, 8.5.16 to 8.5.23, 8.0.45 to 8.0.47 and 7.0.79 to 7.0.82 included an updated description of the search algorithm used by the CGI Servlet to identify which script to execute. The update was not correct. As a result, some scripts may have failed to execute as expected and other scripts may have been executed unexpectedly. Note that the behaviour of the CGI servlet has remained unchanged in this regard. It is o…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 1.4
Affected Packages2 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
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3Bugzilla▶
CVE-2017-15706 tomcat: Incorrect documentation of CGI Servlet search algorithm may lead to misconfiguration [epel-6]↗2018-02-01
Bugzilla▶
CVE-2017-15706 tomcat: Incorrect documentation of CGI Servlet search algorithm may lead to misconfiguration [fedora-all]↗2018-02-01
Bugzilla▶
CVE-2017-15706 tomcat: Incorrect documentation of CGI Servlet search algorithm may lead to misconfiguration↗2018-02-01