Apache Struts Remote Command Execution
Description
This module exploits a remote command execution vulnerability in Apache Struts versions < 2.2.0. This issue is caused by a failure to properly handle unicode characters in OGNL extensive expressions passed to the web server. By sending a specially crafted request to the Struts application it is possible to bypass the "#" restriction on ParameterInterceptors by using OGNL context variables. Bypassing this restriction allows for the execution of arbitrary Java code.
Author(s)
- bannedit <bannedit@metasploit.com>
- Meder Kydyraliev
Platform
Linux,Windows
Development
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_code_exec
msf exploit(struts_code_exec) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(struts_code_exec) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(struts_code_exec) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(struts_code_exec) > exploit
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