Linksys E1500 Directory Traversal Vulnerability - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Linksys E1500 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/linksys_e1500_traversal
Source code: modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/linksys_e1500_traversal.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2017-07-24 06:26:21 +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 exploits a directory traversal vulnerability which is present in different Linksys home routers, like the E1500.
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/linksys_e1500_traversal
msf auxiliary(linksys_e1500_traversal) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(linksys_e1500_traversal) > set RHOSTS ip-range
msf auxiliary(linksys_e1500_traversal) > exploit
Other examples of setting the RHOSTS option:
Example 1:
msf auxiliary(linksys_e1500_traversal) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.3-192.168.1.200
Example 2:
msf auxiliary(linksys_e1500_traversal) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.1/24
Example 3:
msf auxiliary(linksys_e1500_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/linksys_e1500_traversal auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use auxiliary/scanner/http/linksys_e1500_traversal
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/linksys_e1500_traversal) > show info
Name: Linksys E1500 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/linksys_e1500_traversal
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Provided by:
Michael Messner <[email protected]>
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
HttpPassword password yes Password to login with
HttpUsername admin yes User to login with
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)
SENSITIVE_FILES /opt/metasploit-framework/embedded/framework/data/wordlists/sensitive_files.txt yes File containing senstive files, one per line
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 exploits a directory traversal vulnerability which is
present in different Linksys home routers, like the E1500.
References:
http://www.s3cur1ty.de/m1adv2013-004
http://homekb.cisco.com/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?pid=80&app=vw&vw=1&login=1&json=1&docid=d7d0a87be9864e20bc347a73f194411f_KB_EN_v1.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57760
OSVDB (89911)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24475
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the scanner/http/linksys_e1500_traversal auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/linksys_e1500_traversal) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/linksys_e1500_traversal):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
HttpPassword password yes Password to login with
HttpUsername admin yes User to login with
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)
SENSITIVE_FILES /opt/metasploit-framework/embedded/framework/data/wordlists/sensitive_files.txt yes File containing senstive files, one per line
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
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the scanner/http/linksys_e1500_traversal auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/linksys_e1500_traversal) > show advanced
Module advanced options (auxiliary/scanner/http/linksys_e1500_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
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
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/linksys_e1500_traversal module can do:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/linksys_e1500_traversal) > show actions
Auxiliary actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the scanner/http/linksys_e1500_traversal auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/linksys_e1500_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.
<RHOST>:<RPORT> - Attempt returned HTTP error <RES.CODE> when trying to access <FILE>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<RHOST>:<RPORT> - Attempt returned HTTP error <RES.CODE> when trying to access <FILE>" error message:
81: })
82:
83: loot = store_loot("linksys.traversal.data","text/plain", rhost, res.body, file)
84: vprint_good("#{rhost}:#{rport} - File #{file} downloaded to: #{loot}")
85: elsif (res and res.code)
86: vprint_error("#{rhost}:#{rport} - Attempt returned HTTP error #{res.code} when trying to access #{file}")
87: end
88: end
89:
90: def run_host(ip)
91: user = datastore['HttpUsername']
<RHOST>:<RPORT> - No successful login possible with <USER>/<PASS>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<RHOST>:<RPORT> - No successful login possible with <USER>/<PASS>" error message:
106: return if (res.code == 404)
107:
108: if [200, 301, 302].include?(res.code)
109: vprint_good("#{rhost}:#{rport} - Successful login #{user}/#{pass}")
110: else
111: vprint_error("#{rhost}:#{rport} - No successful login possible with #{user}/#{pass}")
112: return
113: end
114:
115: rescue ::Rex::ConnectionError
116: vprint_error("#{rhost}:#{rport} - Failed to connect to the web server")
<RHOST>:<RPORT> - Failed to connect to the web server
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<RHOST>:<RPORT> - Failed to connect to the web server" error message:
111: vprint_error("#{rhost}:#{rport} - No successful login possible with #{user}/#{pass}")
112: return
113: end
114:
115: rescue ::Rex::ConnectionError
116: vprint_error("#{rhost}:#{rport} - Failed to connect to the web server")
117: return
118: end
119:
120: extract_words(datastore['SENSITIVE_FILES']).each do |file|
121: find_files(file, user, pass) unless file.empty?
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Related Pull Requests
- #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
- #6921 Merged Pull Request: Fix #4885, Support basic and form auth at the same time
- #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
- #2426 Merged Pull Request: Find and replace Msf::Config.install_root, "data"
- #1689 Merged Pull Request: Fix author details
References
- CVE: Not available
- http://www.s3cur1ty.de/m1adv2013-004
- http://homekb.cisco.com/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?pid=80&app=vw&vw=1&login=1&json=1&docid=d7d0a87be9864e20bc347a73f194411f_KB_EN_v1.xml
- BID-57760
- OSVDB (89911)
- EDB-24475
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- auxiliary/admin/http/linksys_e1500_e2500_exec
- auxiliary/admin/http/linksys_tmunblock_admin_reset_bof
- auxiliary/admin/http/linksys_wrt54gl_exec
- exploit/linux/http/linksys_apply_cgi
- exploit/linux/http/linksys_e1500_apply_exec
- exploit/linux/http/linksys_themoon_exec
- exploit/linux/http/linksys_wrt110_cmd_exec
- exploit/linux/http/linksys_wrt160nv2_apply_exec
- exploit/linux/http/linksys_wrt54gl_apply_exec
- exploit/linux/http/linksys_wvbr0_user_agent_exec_noauth
Authors
- Michael Messner <devnull[at]s3cur1ty.de>
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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