Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Tomcat
Summary
CVE-2017-12616: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Tomcat. Affects org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina versions >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.81. Fixed in 7.0.81. How to fix ↓
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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.
How To Fix
Latest published version: 11.0.27 as of 23 Oct 2026
Upgrading to it may include breaking changes; the version below is the minimum fixed release for this vulnerability.
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7.0.81
This is the first release that contains the fix.
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