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Exploit for OpenSymphony XWork/Apache Struts2 - Remote Code Execution (CVE-2007-4556)

Description:

Apache Struts support in OpenSymphony XWork before 1.2.3, and 2.x before 2.0.4, as used in WebWork and Apache Struts, recursively evaluates all input as an Object-Graph Navigation Language (OGNL) expression when altSyntax is enabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) or execute arbitrary code via for”m input beginning with a “%{“ sequence and ending with a “}” character.

Nuclei Template

View the template here CVE-2007-4556.yaml

Validate with Nuclei

echo "$URL" | nuclei -t ~/nuclei-templates/http/cves/2007/CVE-2007-4556.yaml

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