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pentesting-ajp
Testing Apache JServ Protocol (AJP13) connectors (default 8009/TCP) for the Ghostcat LFI/RCE vulnerability (CVE-2020-1938), trusted-request-attribute abuse, AJP secret brute forcing, and reaching the Tomcat Manager via an nginx/Apache AJP proxy during authorized engagements.
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# Pentesting Apache JServ Protocol AJP (port 8009)
## When to Use
- Default port `8009/tcp` (`ajp13`). AJP is a binary, packet-oriented, optimized HTTP used by a front-end (Apache/nginx) to talk to a Tomcat/servlet backend.
- When `nmap` shows `8009/tcp open ajp13`, or you see a Tomcat behind a reverse proxy.
- AJP is more interesting than plain HTTP because the **backend trusts the proxy** to set internal request metadata (authenticated user, TLS info, arbitrary request attributes).
## Quick Enumeration
```bash
# Nmap AJP scripts (auth, headers, methods, request)
nmap -sV --script ajp-auth,ajp-headers,ajp-methods,ajp-request -n -p 8009 <IP>
# Ask AJP directly for an interesting path and save the body
nmap -p 8009 --script ajp-request \