# Title: Apache JackRabbit webapp XPath Injection # Author: ADEO Security # Published: 11/08/2010 # Version: 2.0.0 (Possible all versions) # Vendor: http://www.apache.org # Download: http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/jackrabbit/2.0.0/jackrabbit-2.0.0-src.zip # Description: "Apache Jackrabbit is a fully conforming implementation of the Content Repository for Java Technology API (JCR, specified in JSR 170 and 283). A content repository is a hierarchical content store with support for structured and unstructured content, full text search, versioning, transactions, observation, and more. Apache Jackrabbit is a project of the Apache Software Foundation." # Credit: Vulnerability founded by Canberk BOLAT - Mail: canberk.bolat[AT]adeo.com.tr - Web: http://security.adeo.com.tr # Vulnerability: In search.jsp file HTTP GET parameter "q" included to XPath query without sanitised if its start with word "related:". search.jsp ... String q = request.getParameter("q"); ... if (q != null && q.length() > 0) { String stmt; if (q.startsWith("related:")) { String path = q.substring("related:".length()); stmt = "//element(*, nt:file)[rep:similar(jcr:content, '" + path + "/jcr:content')]/rep:excerpt(.) order by @jcr:score descending"; queryTerms = "similar to " + Text.encodeIllegalXMLCharacters(path) + ""; } ...