Possible Oracle GlassFish Authentication Bypass via HTTP TRACE to Admin Console

ATT&CK techniques

Initial Access

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
- T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
Execution
Persistence
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects an HTTP TRACE request to the GlassFish administration console manageUserNew.jsf endpoint, the request pattern that exploits CVE-2011-1511 to bypass authentication on the admin interface. A TRACE method against this administrative resource indicates an attempt to gain unauthorized administrative access.

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Possible Oracle GlassFish Authentication Bypass via HTTP TRACE to Admin Console

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