HIGH
tomcat: Security Constraint Bypass
Published Aug 11, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 10.14%
Description
The HTTP/2 implementation in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M21 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.15 bypassed a number of security checks that prevented directory traversal attacks. It was therefore possible to bypass security constraints using a specially crafted URL.
Affected products
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- Version 8.5.0 to 8.5.15StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M21StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tomcat | n/a |
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OR
- 8.5.0
- 8.5.1
- 8.5.2
- 8.5.3
- 8.5.4
- 8.5.5
- 8.5.6
- 8.5.7
- 8.5.8
- 8.5.9
- 8.5.10
- 8.5.11
- 8.5.12
- 8.5.13
- 8.5.14
- 8.5.15
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
- 9.0.0
No data.
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3
tomcat8
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
tomcat8
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3 | tomcat8 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | tomcat8 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
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
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
7.5 HIGH Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
10.14% 0.10140
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10140
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.14% (0.10140) | 95.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 10.14% (0.10140) | 95.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 8.77% (0.08775) | 94.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 10.14% (0.10140) | 95.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 8.77% (0.08775) | 94.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 10.14% (0.10140) | 95.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 8.77% (0.08775) | 94.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 10.14% (0.10140) | 95.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 8.77% (0.08775) | 94.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.14% (0.10140) | 95.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 19, 2026 | 3.71% (0.03712) | 87.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 5.60% (0.05601) | 90.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 6, 2025 | 4.17% (0.04172) | 88.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.81% (0.02815) | 85.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00177) | 56.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00177) | 54.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00251) | 61.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.24% (0.05242) | 89.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.24% (0.05242) | 75.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 9.26% (0.09259) | 86.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 9.26% (0.09259) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (38)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3974 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100256 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7675 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480626 Issue Tracking
- https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61120
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-68g5-8q7f-m384 Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/cf181edc9a8c239cde704cffc3c503425bdcae2b
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/dacb030b85fe0e0b3da87469e23d0f31252fdede
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1dd0a59c1295cc08ce4c9e7edae5ad2268acc9ba55adcefa0532e5ba%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1dd0a59c1295cc08ce4c9e7edae5ad2268acc9ba55adcefa0532e5ba@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5c0e00fd31efc11e147bf99d0f03c00a734447d3b131ab0818644cdb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5c0e00fd31efc11e147bf99d0f03c00a734447d3b131ab0818644cdb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5f8ab8a02f3610bd56ea2b0d69af25cbde451d79c46276c350e05a15%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5f8ab8a02f3610bd56ea2b0d69af25cbde451d79c46276c350e05a15@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d3a5818e8af731bde6a05ef031ed3acc093c6dd7c4bfcc4936eafd6c%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d3a5818e8af731bde6a05ef031ed3acc093c6dd7c4bfcc4936eafd6c@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e85e83e9954f169bbb77b44baae5a33d8de878df557bb32b7f793661%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e85e83e9954f169bbb77b44baae5a33d8de878df557bb32b7f793661@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eb6efa8d59c45a7a9eff94c4b925467d3b3fec8ba7697f3daa314b04%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eb6efa8d59c45a7a9eff94c4b925467d3b3fec8ba7697f3daa314b04@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7675
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180614-0003/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1796090
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170929163331/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100256
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7675
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apache
Published Aug 11, 2017
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Apr 11, 2017
Link CVE-2017-7675
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-68G5-8Q7F-M384 Updated n/a