VirtualDirContext Security Bypass and JSP Source Code Exposure Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.80

CVE-2017-12616

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.

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