{"id":"CVE-2017-5648","title":"While investigating bug 60718, it was noticed that some calls to application listeners in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.11, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.41, and 7.0.0 to 7.0.75 did not use the appropriate facade object","summary":"While investigating bug 60718, it was noticed that some calls to application listeners in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.11, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.41, and 7.0.0 to 7.0.75 did not use the appropriate facade object. When runn…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-668"],"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","affected":["tomcat = 7.0.0","tomcat = 7.0.1","tomcat = 7.0.2","tomcat = 7.0.3","tomcat = 7.0.4","tomcat = 7.0.5","tomcat = 7.0.6","tomcat = 7.0.7","tomcat = 7.0.8","tomcat = 7.0.9","tomcat = 7.0.10","tomcat = 7.0.11","tomcat = 7.0.12","tomcat = 7.0.13","tomcat = 7.0.14","tomcat = 7.0.15","tomcat = 7.0.16","tomcat = 7.0.17","tomcat = 7.0.18","tomcat = 7.0.19","tomcat = 7.0.20","tomcat = 7.0.21","tomcat = 7.0.22","tomcat = 7.0.23","tomcat = 7.0.24","tomcat = 7.0.25","tomcat = 7.0.26","tomcat = 7.0.27","tomcat = 7.0.28","tomcat = 7.0.29","tomcat = 7.0.30","tomcat = 7.0.31","tomcat = 7.0.32","tomcat = 7.0.33","tomcat = 7.0.34","tomcat = 7.0.35","tomcat = 7.0.36","tomcat = 7.0.37","tomcat = 7.0.38","tomcat = 7.0.39","tomcat = 7.0.40","tomcat = 7.0.41","tomcat = 7.0.42","tomcat = 7.0.43","tomcat = 7.0.44","tomcat = 7.0.45","tomcat = 7.0.46","tomcat = 7.0.47","tomcat = 7.0.48","tomcat = 7.0.49","tomcat = 7.0.50","tomcat = 7.0.51","tomcat = 7.0.52","tomcat = 7.0.53","tomcat = 7.0.54","tomcat = 7.0.55","tomcat = 7.0.56","tomcat = 7.0.57","tomcat = 7.0.58","tomcat = 7.0.59","tomcat = 7.0.60","tomcat = 7.0.61","tomcat = 7.0.62","tomcat = 7.0.63","tomcat = 7.0.64","tomcat = 7.0.65","tomcat = 7.0.66","tomcat = 7.0.67","tomcat = 7.0.68","tomcat = 7.0.69","tomcat = 7.0.70","tomcat = 7.0.71","tomcat = 7.0.72","tomcat = 7.0.73","tomcat = 7.0.74","tomcat = 7.0.75","tomcat = 8.0.0","tomcat = 8.0.1","tomcat = 8.0.2","tomcat = 8.0.3","tomcat = 8.0.4","tomcat = 8.0.5","tomcat = 8.0.6","tomcat = 8.0.7","tomcat = 8.0.8","tomcat = 8.0.9","tomcat = 8.0.10","tomcat = 8.0.11","tomcat = 8.0.12","tomcat = 8.0.13","tomcat = 8.0.14","tomcat = 8.0.15","tomcat = 8.0.16","tomcat = 8.0.17","tomcat = 8.0.18","tomcat = 8.0.19","tomcat = 8.0.20","tomcat = 8.0.21","tomcat = 8.0.22","tomcat = 8.0.23"],"published":"2017-04-17","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T16:17:27.717","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5648","references":[{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3842","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3843","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/20/8","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97530","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038220","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1801","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1802","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1809","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d0e00f2e147a9e9b13a6829133092f349b2882bf6860397368a52600%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180614-0001/","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3842","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3843","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/20/8","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97530","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038220","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1801","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1802","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1809","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/t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Overview\n\nWhile investigating bug 60718, it was noticed that some calls to application listeners in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.11, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.41, and 7.0.0 to 7.0.75 did not use the appropriate facade object. When running an untrusted application under a SecurityManager, it was therefore possible for that untrusted application to retain a reference to the request or response object and thereby access and/or modify information associated with another web application.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `tomcat = 7.0.0`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.1`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.2`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.3`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.4`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.5`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.6`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.7`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.8`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.9`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.10`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.11`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.12`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.13`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.14`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.15`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.16`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.17`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.18`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.19`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.20`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.21`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.22`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.23`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.24`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.25`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.26`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.27`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.28`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.29`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.30`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.31`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.32`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.33`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.34`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.35`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.36`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.37`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.38`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.39`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.40`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.41`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.42`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.43`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.44`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.45`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.46`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.47`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.48`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.49`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.50`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.51`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.52`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.53`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.54`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.55`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.56`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.57`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.58`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.59`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.60`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.61`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.62`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.63`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.64`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.65`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.66`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.67`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.68`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.69`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.70`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.71`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.72`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.73`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.74`\n- `tomcat = 7.0.75`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.0`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.1`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.2`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.3`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.4`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.5`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.6`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.7`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.8`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.9`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.10`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.11`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.12`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.13`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.14`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.15`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.16`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.17`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.18`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.19`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.20`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.21`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.22`\n- `tomcat = 8.0.23`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":53,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":50.1,"likelihood":2.6,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":222571,"id":"CVE-2017-5648","ts":1792084746601,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"9.1"},{"seq":222570,"id":"CVE-2017-5648","ts":1792084746601,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"critical"}]}