SID 1:30790

Report a false positive

Rule Category

SERVER-WEBAPP -- Snort has detected traffic exploiting vulnerabilities in web based applications on servers.

Alert Message

SERVER-WEBAPP Java ClassLoader access attempt

Rule Explanation

An attacker could potentially gain remote code execution on a vulnerable web application that exposes the class object. This can be used to alter core settings of the application and allow for a web shell to be uploaded.

What To Look For

This rule alerts on an attempt to access the protected Java ClassLoader object.

Known Usage

Attacks/Scans seen in the wild

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

CVE-2014-0094 CVE-2014-0114 CVE-2022-22965

Additional Links

osvdb.org/show/osvdb/103918
struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-020.html
tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22965

Rule Vulnerability

Escalation of Privilege

An Escalation of Privilege (EOP) attack is any attack method that results in a user or application gaining permissions to access resources they normally would not have access to.

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2014-0094
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CVE-2014-0114
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CVE-2022-22965
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MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Execution

Technique: Execution through Module Load

For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org