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Apache Struts includeParams Remote Code Execution

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Disclosed
May 24, 2013
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a remote command execution vulnerability in Apache Struts
versions arbitrary OGNL code into the stack bypassing Struts and OGNL library protections.
When targeting an action which requires interaction through GET, the payload should
be split, taking into account the URI limits. In this case, if the rendered JSP has
more than one point of injection, it could result in payload corruption. This should
happen only when the payload is larger than the URI length.

Authors

Eric Kobrin
Douglas Rodrigues
Richard Hicks [email protected]

Platform

Java,Linux,Windows

Architectures

x86, java

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/struts_include_params
    msf exploit(struts_include_params) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(struts_include_params) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(struts_include_params) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(struts_include_params) > exploit
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