CVE•Published 2017-09-19•Modified 2026-10-15•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2017-12616Apache · Tomcat
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS percentile
99
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 1% of all CVEs
Description
When using a VirtualDirContext with Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.80 it was possible to bypass security constraints and/or view the source code of JSPs for resources served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially crafted request.
Timeline
Published 2017-09-19
Modified 2026-10-15
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2017-12616Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Apache Tomcat" version:"7.0.0"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Tomcat"HTTP body or banner mentions "Tomcat" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2017-12616Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2017-12616Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2017-12616Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2017-12616GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2017-12616" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.