GHSA-XJGH-84HX-56C5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:07 – Updated: 2025-10-22 17:30
VLAI
Summary
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Apache Tomcat
Details

When running Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0, 8.5.0 to 8.5.22, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.46 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.81 with HTTP PUTs enabled (e.g. via setting the readonly initialisation parameter of the Default servlet to false) it was possible to upload a JSP file to the server via a specially crafted request. This JSP could then be requested and any code it contained would be executed by the server.

Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H
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  "modified": "2025-10-22T17:30:37Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:07:15Z",
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}


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