THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-7675
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-7675

Tomcat vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
10.1%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
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 vendor
Apache
Affected product
Tomcat
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2017-08-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 10.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-7675

  • Confirm whether Apache Tomcat is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-7675.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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