{"cve":"CVE-2017-12616","nvd":{"published":"2017-09-19T13:29:00.487","modified":"2026-10-15T16:17:26.987","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100897","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039393","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1df9b4552464caa42047062fe7175da0da06c18ecc8daf99258bbda6%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E"],"products":["apache:tomcat"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:46:01.145313090+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-12616","score":0.70118,"percentile":0.99374,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-8qq4-8jvq-mfw4","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8qq4-8jvq-mfw4","summary":"Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Tomcat","modified":"2024-02-20T05:33:03.833090Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalina","ranges":[">=7.0.0 <7.0.81"],"fixed":["7.0.81"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}