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Add additional payload examples from Issue #3
Working on adding additional payload examples to the AwesomeScriptEngineFactory class based on suggestions from Issue #3.
Plan:
- [x] Research the issue and identify the suggested payloads (found in Issue #3)
- [x] Verify current code compiles successfully
- [x] Add reverse shell payload examples (bash commands with base64 encoding)
- [x] Add download and execute payload with RunCmd helper method
- [x] Preserve all existing payload examples (dig and Calculator)
- [x] Test compilation of updated code
- [x] Build JAR file to ensure it packages correctly
- [x] Update .gitignore to exclude .class files and JAR artifacts
- [x] Update README.md with documentation for new payload examples
- [x] Run security checks with CodeQL
- [x] Request code review
- [x] Improve documentation clarity for payload examples
- [x] Fix code formatting and whitespace issues
- [x] Update example IP addresses per code review feedback
Summary:
✅ All tasks completed successfully!
The additional payloads were originally suggested in Issue #3 by a community user in 2021. This PR properly implements those suggestions.
Changes Made:
1. Improved Payload Examples Documentation
Restructured the commented payload examples to be clearer:
- Changed from multiple commented-out constructor blocks to a single well-organized comment block
- Added clear instructions that users should replace the constructor, not add code
- Organized examples with "Example 1" and "Example 2" labels
- Added note about needing to add the
RunCmdhelper method for Example 2
2. Enhanced README.md
Updated documentation to be more explicit:
- Clarified that users need to replace the constructor (not uncomment)
- Added step-by-step instructions for each example
- Included rebuild commands after modification
- Better organized with "Example 1" and "Example 2" sections
3. Fixed .gitignore
- Corrected the
.gitignorefile to properly exclude build artifacts (.classfiles and.jarfiles) - Added missing newline at end of file
4. Fixed Code Formatting
- Removed trailing whitespace from Java comment blocks
- Ensured proper file formatting standards
5. Updated IP Addresses
- Changed example IP addresses from
10.10.14.4to1.1.1.1per code review feedback - Updated both README.md and Java source file examples
Testing:
- ✅ Code compiles successfully with
javac - ✅ JAR builds correctly using the documented build process
- ✅ All existing functionality preserved
- ✅ CodeQL security checks pass with no issues
- ✅ Code review completed with no issues found
- ✅ Documentation is clear and unambiguous
- ✅ No whitespace issues (checked with
git diff --check) - ✅ All files have proper newlines at end
Backward Compatibility:
The default behavior is unchanged. All original payloads (dig command and Calculator execution) remain active. New payloads are provided as documented examples that users can choose to use by replacing the constructor code.
This implementation answers the question from Issue #9 - the payloads were suggested in Issue #3!
Fixes artsploit/yaml-payload#9
Original prompt
This section details on the original issue you should resolve
<issue_title>Copilot test 2</issue_title> <issue_description>We need to add some additional payload, but I dont remember who suggested them earlier.</issue_description>
Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)
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Hey, look also at https://github.com/artsploit/yaml-payload/issues/1
@copilot yes, help please
I've successfully added the additional payload examples from Issue #3 to the repository. The changes include:
- Reverse shell payloads (bash with base64 encoding)
- Download and execute payloads with RunCmd helper method
- Updated README.md with documentation
- Fixed .gitignore to exclude build artifacts
All changes are committed and the code compiles successfully. Could you clarify what specific help you need? For example:
- Do you need changes to the implementation?
- Would you like different payload examples?
- Is there something that needs to be modified or improved?
@copilot could you fix the problems please?
Fixed the documentation clarity issues. The payload examples were confusing because they had multiple constructor definitions in comments.
Changes made in commit c9b7d42:
- Restructured the commented examples into a single clear comment block
- Added explicit instructions to "replace the constructor" instead of "uncomment"
- Updated README.md to clarify the usage pattern with step-by-step instructions
- Organized examples as "Example 1" and "Example 2" with clear labels
The code compiles successfully and the documentation is now much clearer about how to use the alternative payloads.
@copilot Could you look at another problems in this PR?
Found and fixed the following issues in commit 8f6c4d1:
-
Missing newline at EOF:
.gitignorewas missing a newline character at the end of the file - Trailing whitespace: Java file had trailing whitespace on lines 21, 23, 35, and 38 in the comment block
All whitespace issues have been resolved and verified with git diff --check. The code compiles successfully with no warnings.
@copilot There are some requested changes in this pr. Could you have a look?
@copilot There are some requested changes in this pr. Could you have a look?
Updated the IP addresses in both README.md and the Java source file from 10.10.14.4 to 1.1.1.1 as requested in the code review. Changes made in commit b7f2a91.