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 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.
CVE-2017-5648
CRITICALNVD 9.19.1—Elevated
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 13.2%, top 4% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
9.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 13%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 9.1
- EG Score
- 9.1(medium)
- EPSS
- 96.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 17, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
Advisory Details (8)
Auto-updated May 19, 2026Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat Patch Available
Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1809redhat Patch Available
redhat Patch Available
generic
oss-security - CVE-2020-13932 Apache ActiveMQ Artemis - Remote XSS in Web console Diagram Plugin
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/20/8Vendor Advisories for CVE-2017-5648(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | tomcat8 (8.0.38-2ubuntu2.2) @ zesty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | tomcat-0:7.0.69-12.el7_3 | 2017-07-27 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat-native-0:1.2.8-10.redhat_10.ep7.el7 | 2017-07-25 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2017-07-25 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2017-5648?
CVE-2017-5648 is a critical vulnerability published on April 17, 2017. 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 running an untrusted application under a SecurityManager, it was…
When was CVE-2017-5648 disclosed?
CVE-2017-5648 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 17, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-5648 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-5648 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-5648?
CVE-2017-5648 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-5648?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-5648, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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