Arris / Motorola Surfboard SBG6580 Web Interface Takeover - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Arris / Motorola Surfboard SBG6580 Web Interface Takeover
Module: auxiliary/admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss
Source code: modules/auxiliary/admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss.rb
Disclosure date: 2015-04-08
Last modification time: 2020-10-02 17:38:06 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: CVE-2015-0964, CVE-2015-0965, CVE-2015-0966
The web interface for the Arris / Motorola Surfboard SBG6580 has several vulnerabilities that, when combined, allow an arbitrary website to take control of the modem, even if the user is not currently logged in. The attacker must successfully know, or guess, the target's internal gateway IP address. This is usually a default value of 192.168.0.1. First, a hardcoded backdoor account was discovered in the source code of one device with the credentials "technician/yZgO8Bvj". Due to lack of CSRF in the device's login form, these credentials - along with the default "admin/motorola" - can be sent to the device by an arbitrary website, thus inadvertently logging the user into the router. Once successfully logged in, a persistent XSS vulnerability is exploited in the firewall configuration page. This allows injection of Javascript that can perform any available action in the router interface. The following firmware versions have been tested as vulnerable: SBG6580-6.5.2.0-GA-06-077-NOSH, and SBG6580-8.6.1.0-GA-04-098-NOSH
Module Ranking and Traits
Module Ranking:
- normal: The exploit is otherwise reliable, but depends on a specific version and can't (or doesn't) reliably autodetect. More information about ranking can be found here.
Basic Usage
msf > use auxiliary/admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss
msf auxiliary(arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss) > exploit
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use auxiliary/admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss
msf6 auxiliary(admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss) > show info
Name: Arris / Motorola Surfboard SBG6580 Web Interface Takeover
Module: auxiliary/admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Disclosed: 2015-04-08
Provided by:
joev <[email protected]>
Available actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
WebServer Serve exploit via web server
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
BLOCK_INTERNET_ACCESS no Comma-separated list of IP addresses to block internet access for.
CUSTOM_JS no A string of javascript to execute in the context of the device web interface.
DEVICE_IP 192.168.0.1 no Internal IP address of the vulnerable device.
DUMP_DHCP_LIST true yes Dump the MAC, IP, and hostnames of all registered DHCP clients.
LOGINS technician/yZgO8Bvj,admin/motorola no Comma-separated list of user/pass combinations to attempt.
REMOTE_JS no A URL to inject into a script tag in the context of the device web interface.
SET_DMZ_HOST no The final octet of the IP address to set in the DMZ (1-255).
SRVHOST 0.0.0.0 yes The local host or network interface to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses.
SRVPORT 8080 yes The local port to listen on.
SSL false no Negotiate SSL for incoming connections
SSLCert no Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)
URIPATH no The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)
Description:
The web interface for the Arris / Motorola Surfboard SBG6580 has
several vulnerabilities that, when combined, allow an arbitrary
website to take control of the modem, even if the user is not
currently logged in. The attacker must successfully know, or guess,
the target's internal gateway IP address. This is usually a default
value of 192.168.0.1. First, a hardcoded backdoor account was
discovered in the source code of one device with the credentials
"technician/yZgO8Bvj". Due to lack of CSRF in the device's login
form, these credentials - along with the default "admin/motorola" -
can be sent to the device by an arbitrary website, thus
inadvertently logging the user into the router. Once successfully
logged in, a persistent XSS vulnerability is exploited in the
firewall configuration page. This allows injection of Javascript
that can perform any available action in the router interface. The
following firmware versions have been tested as vulnerable:
SBG6580-6.5.2.0-GA-06-077-NOSH, and SBG6580-8.6.1.0-GA-04-098-NOSH
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0964
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0965
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0966
https://blog.rapid7.com/2015/06/05/r7-2015-01-csrf-backdoor-and-persistent-xss-on-arris-motorola-cable-modems
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
BLOCK_INTERNET_ACCESS no Comma-separated list of IP addresses to block internet access for.
CUSTOM_JS no A string of javascript to execute in the context of the device web interface.
DEVICE_IP 192.168.0.1 no Internal IP address of the vulnerable device.
DUMP_DHCP_LIST true yes Dump the MAC, IP, and hostnames of all registered DHCP clients.
LOGINS technician/yZgO8Bvj,admin/motorola no Comma-separated list of user/pass combinations to attempt.
REMOTE_JS no A URL to inject into a script tag in the context of the device web interface.
SET_DMZ_HOST no The final octet of the IP address to set in the DMZ (1-255).
SRVHOST 0.0.0.0 yes The local host or network interface to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses.
SRVPORT 8080 yes The local port to listen on.
SSL false no Negotiate SSL for incoming connections
SSLCert no Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)
URIPATH no The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)
Auxiliary action:
Name Description
---- -----------
WebServer Serve exploit via web server
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss) > show advanced
Module advanced options (auxiliary/admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
ListenerComm no The specific communication channel to use for this service
SSLCipher no String for SSL cipher spec - "DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA" or "ADH"
SSLCompression false no Enable SSL/TLS-level compression
SendRobots false no Return a robots.txt file if asked for one
URIHOST no Host to use in URI (useful for tunnels)
URIPORT no Port to use in URI (useful for tunnels)
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
Auxiliary Actions
This is a list of all auxiliary actions that the admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss module can do:
msf6 auxiliary(admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss) > show actions
Auxiliary actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
WebServer Serve exploit via web server
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 auxiliary(admin/http/arris_motorola_surfboard_backdoor_xss) > show evasion
Module evasion options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
HTML::base64 none no Enable HTML obfuscation via an embeded base64 html object (IE not supported) (Accepted: none, plain, single_pad, double_pad, random_space_injection)
HTML::javascript::escape 0 no Enable HTML obfuscation via HTML escaping (number of iterations)
HTML::unicode none no Enable HTTP obfuscation via unicode (Accepted: none, utf-16le, utf-16be, utf-16be-marker, utf-32le, utf-32be)
HTTP::chunked false no Enable chunking of HTTP responses via "Transfer-Encoding: chunked"
HTTP::compression none no Enable compression of HTTP responses via content encoding (Accepted: none, gzip, deflate)
HTTP::header_folding false no Enable folding of HTTP headers
HTTP::junk_headers false no Enable insertion of random junk HTTP headers
HTTP::no_cache false no Disallow the browser to cache HTTP content
HTTP::server_name Apache yes Configures the Server header of all outgoing replies
TCP::max_send_size 0 no Maximum tcp segment size. (0 = disable)
TCP::send_delay 0 no Delays inserted before every send. (0 = disable)
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Error Messages
This module may fail with the following error messages:
Check for the possible causes from the code snippets below found in the module source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.
DMZ host must be an integer between 1 and 255.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "DMZ host must be an integer between 1 and 255." error message:
89:
90: def run
91: if datastore['SET_DMZ_HOST']
92: dmz_host = datastore['SET_DMZ_HOST'].to_i
93: if dmz_host < 1 || dmz_host > 255
94: raise ArgumentError, "DMZ host must be an integer between 1 and 255."
95: end
96: end
97:
98: exploit
99: end
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Related Pull Requests
- #14213 Merged Pull Request: Add disclosure date rubocop linting rule - enforce iso8601 disclosure dates
- #13443 Merged Pull Request: Add descriptions to auxiliary modules Actions
- #12949 Merged Pull Request: This fixes broken links to the community.rapid7.com blog
- #8716 Merged Pull Request: Print_Status -> Print_Good (And OCD bits 'n bobs)
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #6139 Merged Pull Request: Remove bad references (dead links)
- #5105 Merged Pull Request: Adding module for R7-2015-01
References
- CVE-2015-0964
- CVE-2015-0965
- CVE-2015-0966
- https://blog.rapid7.com/2015/06/05/r7-2015-01-csrf-backdoor-and-persistent-xss-on-arris-motorola-cable-modems
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- auxiliary/scanner/snmp/arris_dg950
- exploit/windows/browser/ms10_042_helpctr_xss_cmd_exec
- post/firefox/gather/xss
- auxiliary/admin/android/google_play_store_uxss_xframe_rce
- auxiliary/gather/android_object_tag_webview_uxss
- auxiliary/gather/android_stock_browser_uxss
- auxiliary/gather/apple_safari_webarchive_uxss
- auxiliary/gather/ie_uxss_injection
- exploit/windows/brightstor/lgserver_rxssetdatagrowthscheduleandfilter
- auxiliary/admin/motorola/wr850g_cred
- auxiliary/scanner/motorola/timbuktu_udp
- exploit/windows/motorola/timbuktu_fileupload
- auxiliary/scanner/backdoor/energizer_duo_detect
- exploit/windows/backdoor/energizer_duo_payload
- auxiliary/scanner/http/dlink_user_agent_backdoor
- auxiliary/scanner/misc/sercomm_backdoor_scanner
- auxiliary/scanner/ssh/eaton_xpert_backdoor
- auxiliary/scanner/ssh/fortinet_backdoor
- auxiliary/scanner/ssh/juniper_backdoor
Authors
- joev
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.24-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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