FortiDAST performs automated black-box dynamic application security testing of web applications to identify vulnerabilities that bad actors may exploit.
This article describes the assessment of Remote Code Execution in Apache RocketMQ product with FortiDAST.
For RocketMQ versions 5.1.0 and below, under certain conditions, there is a risk of remote command execution. Several components of RocketMQ, including NameServer, Broker, and Controller, are leaked on the extranet and lack permission verification, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability by using the update configuration function to execute commands as the system users that RocketMQ is running as. Additionally, an attacker can achieve the same effect by forging the RocketMQ protocol content. To prevent these attacks, users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.1.1 or above for using RocketMQ 5.x or 4.9.6 or above for using RocketMQ 4.x .
Scope
FortiDAST Scripting Engine updated in version 23.3.a
Solution
Detection against that vulnerability is empowered by the FortiDAST Scripting Engine (FSE).
This technology enables FortiDAST to assess remotely with a high level of confidence if an asset is vulnerable to a specific vulnerability by testing the disarmed exploit against the asset itself.
To configure the scan, it will be necessary to enable the FSE group signature ‘rocketmq’ which will select the underlying script: ‘CVE-2023-33246 Apache RocketMQ Remote Code Execution vulnerability.’
For reference, a step-by-step guide on how to configure FortiDAST to trigger FSE can be found on Fortinet’s blog:
