VMware Server Side Template Injection Hunt
Description
The following hunting analytic identifies the server side template injection related to CVE-2022-22954, however is a variation found within the same endpoint of the URL scheme.
- Type: Hunting
- Product: Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud
- Datamodel: Web
- Last Updated: 2022-05-19
- Author: Michael Haag, Splunk
- ID: 5796b570-ad12-44df-b1b5-b7e6ae3aabb0
Annotations
Kill Chain Phase
- Exploitation
NIST
- DE.CM
CIS20
- CIS 3
- CIS 5
- CIS 16
CVE
ID | Summary | CVSS |
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CVE-2022-22954 | VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a remote code execution vulnerability due to server-side template injection. A malicious actor with network access can trigger a server-side template injection that may result in remote code execution. | 10.0 |
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| tstats count from datamodel=Web where Web.http_method IN ("GET") Web.url="*deviceudid=*" AND Web.url IN ("*java.lang.ProcessBuilder*","*freemarker.template.utility.ObjectConstructor*") by Web.http_user_agent Web.http_method, Web.url,Web.url_length Web.src, Web.dest sourcetype
| `drop_dm_object_name("Web")`
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
| `vmware_server_side_template_injection_hunt_filter`
Macros
The SPL above uses the following Macros:
vmware_server_side_template_injection_hunt_filter is a empty macro by default. It allows the user to filter out any results (false positives) without editing the SPL.
Required fields
List of fields required to use this analytic.
- Web.http_method
- Web.url
- Web.url_length
- Web.src
- Web.dest
- Web.http_user_agent
How To Implement
To successfully implement this search, you need to be ingesting web or proxy logs, or ensure it is being filled by a proxy like device, into the Web Datamodel. For additional filtering, allow list private IP space or restrict by known good.
Known False Positives
False positives may be present if the activity is blocked or was not successful. Filter known vulnerablity scanners. Filter as needed.
Associated Analytic Story
RBA
Risk Score | Impact | Confidence | Message |
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35.0 | 70 | 50 | An attempt to exploit a VMware Server Side Injection CVE-2022-22954 on $dest$ has occurred. |
The Risk Score is calculated by the following formula: Risk Score = (Impact * Confidence/100). Initial Confidence and Impact is set by the analytic author.
Reference
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa22-138b
- https://github.com/wvu/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/vmware_workspace_one_access_cve_2022_22954.rb
- https://github.com/sherlocksecurity/VMware-CVE-2022-22954
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/BDXyTqY1ld/cve-2022-22954/rapid7-analysis
- https://twitter.com/wvuuuuuuuuuuuuu/status/1519476924757778433
Test Dataset
Replay any dataset to Splunk Enterprise by using our replay.py
tool or the UI.
Alternatively you can replay a dataset into a Splunk Attack Range
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