Apache Struts 2 REST Plugin XStream RCE
09/05/2017
05/30/2018
Description
Apache Struts versions 2.1.2 - 2.3.33 and Struts 2.5 - Struts 2.5.12, using the REST plugin, are vulnerable to a Java deserialization attack in the XStream library.
Author(s)
- Man Yue Mo
- wvu <wvu@metasploit.com>
Platform
Linux,Python,Unix,Windows
Architectures
cmd, python, x86, x64
Development
References
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/multi/http/struts2_rest_xstream
msf exploit(struts2_rest_xstream) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(struts2_rest_xstream) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(struts2_rest_xstream) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(struts2_rest_xstream) > exploit
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