Description
Hannon Hill Cascade Server 5.7 and other versions allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary programs or Java code via a crafted XSLT stylesheet with "extension elements and extension functions" that trigger code execution by Xalan-Java, as demonstrated using xalan://java.lang.Runtime.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Hannon Hill Cascade Server - (Authenticated) Command Execution EDB-8247 · webapps · Mar 19, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 8247 exploit
- http://support.hannonhill.com/browse/CSCD-4753
- 20090319 Command Execution in Hannon Hill Cascade Server mailing-list
- 34186 vdb-entry
- cascadeserver-xlst-command-execution(49332) vdb-entry