Accellion FTA 'statecode' Cookie Arbitrary File Read - Metasploit


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Module Overview


Name: Accellion FTA 'statecode' Cookie Arbitrary File Read
Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read
Source code: modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read.rb
Disclosure date: 2015-07-10
Last modification time: 2022-01-23 15:28:32 +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-2015-2856, CVE-2015-2857

This module exploits a file disclosure vulnerability in the Accellion File Transfer appliance. This vulnerability is triggered when a user-provided 'statecode' cookie parameter is appended to a file path that is processed as a HTML template. By prepending this cookie with directory traversal sequence and appending a NULL byte, any file readable by the web user can be exposed. The web user has read access to a number of sensitive files, including the system configuration and files uploaded to the appliance by users. This issue was confirmed on version FTA_9_11_200, but may apply to previous versions as well. This issue was fixed in software update FTA_9_11_210.

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/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read
msf auxiliary(accellion_fta_statecode_file_read) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(accellion_fta_statecode_file_read) > set RHOSTS ip-range
msf auxiliary(accellion_fta_statecode_file_read) > exploit

Other examples of setting the RHOSTS option:

Example 1:

msf auxiliary(accellion_fta_statecode_file_read) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.3-192.168.1.200 

Example 2:

msf auxiliary(accellion_fta_statecode_file_read) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.1/24

Example 3:

msf auxiliary(accellion_fta_statecode_file_read) > 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/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use auxiliary/scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read

msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read) > show info

       Name: Accellion FTA 'statecode' Cookie Arbitrary File Read
     Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Normal
  Disclosed: 2015-07-10

Provided by:
  hdm <[email protected]>

Check supported:
  No

Basic options:
  Name       Current Setting                   Required  Description
  ----       ---------------                   --------  -----------
  FILEPATH   /etc/passwd                       yes       The path to the file to read
  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      443                               yes       The target port (TCP)
  SSL        true                              yes       Use SSL
  TARGETURI  /courier/intermediate_login.html  yes       The URI to request that triggers a call to template()
  THREADS    1                                 yes       The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
  VHOST                                        no        HTTP server virtual host

Description:
  This module exploits a file disclosure vulnerability in the 
  Accellion File Transfer appliance. This vulnerability is triggered 
  when a user-provided 'statecode' cookie parameter is appended to a 
  file path that is processed as a HTML template. By prepending this 
  cookie with directory traversal sequence and appending a NULL byte, 
  any file readable by the web user can be exposed. The web user has 
  read access to a number of sensitive files, including the system 
  configuration and files uploaded to the appliance by users. This 
  issue was confirmed on version FTA_9_11_200, but may apply to 
  previous versions as well. This issue was fixed in software update 
  FTA_9_11_210.

References:
  http://r-7.co/R7-2015-08
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2856

Module Options


This is a complete list of options available in the scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read) > show options

Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read):

   Name       Current Setting                   Required  Description
   ----       ---------------                   --------  -----------
   FILEPATH   /etc/passwd                       yes       The path to the file to read
   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      443                               yes       The target port (TCP)
   SSL        true                              yes       Use SSL
   TARGETURI  /courier/intermediate_login.html  yes       The URI to request that triggers a call to template()
   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/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read) > show advanced

Module advanced options (auxiliary/scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read):

   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/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read module can do:

msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read) > show actions

Auxiliary actions:

   Name  Description
   ----  -----------

Evasion Options


Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):

msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read) > 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.

<PEER> Appears to be a patched Accellion FTA


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<PEER> Appears to be a patched Accellion FTA" error message:

56:	
57:	    contents = res.body.to_s
58:	
59:	    # Check for patched versions of the FTA
60:	    if contents =~ / Missing session ID.*Accellion, Inc/m
61:	      print_error("#{peer} Appears to be a patched Accellion FTA")
62:	      return
63:	    end
64:	
65:	    fname = ::File.basename(datastore['FILEPATH'])
66:	

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References


See Also


Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors


  • hdm

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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