Apple OS X Software Update Command Execution - Metasploit

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

Module Overview

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Name: Apple OS X Software Update Command Execution
Module: exploit/osx/browser/software_update
Source code: modules/exploits/osx/browser/software_update.rb
Disclosure date: 2007-12-17
Last modification time: 2020-10-02 17:38:06 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): OSX
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: CVE-2007-5863

This module exploits a feature in the Distribution Packages, which are used in the Apple Software Update mechanism. This feature allows for arbitrary command execution through JavaScript. This exploit provides the malicious update server. Requests must be redirected to this server by other means for this exploit to work.

Module Ranking and Traits

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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

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msf > use exploit/osx/browser/software_update
msf exploit(software_update) > exploit

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Msfconsole Usage

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Here is how the osx/browser/software_update exploit module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use exploit/osx/browser/software_update

msf6 exploit(osx/browser/software_update) > show info

       Name: Apple OS X Software Update Command Execution
     Module: exploit/osx/browser/software_update
   Platform: OSX
       Arch: 
 Privileged: No
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Excellent
  Disclosed: 2007-12-17

Provided by:
  Moritz Jodeit <[email protected]>

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

Check supported:
  No

Basic options:
  Name     Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----     ---------------  --------  -----------
  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  80               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  /                yes       The URI to use for this exploit.

Payload information:
  Avoid: 1 characters

Description:
  This module exploits a feature in the Distribution Packages, which 
  are used in the Apple Software Update mechanism. This feature allows 
  for arbitrary command execution through JavaScript. This exploit 
  provides the malicious update server. Requests must be redirected to 
  this server by other means for this exploit to work.

References:
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5863
  OSVDB (40722)

Module Options

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This is a complete list of options available in the osx/browser/software_update exploit:

msf6 exploit(osx/browser/software_update) > show options

Module options (exploit/osx/browser/software_update):

   Name     Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----     ---------------  --------  -----------
   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  80               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  /                yes       The URI to use for this exploit.

Exploit target:

   Id  Name
   --  ----
   0   Automatic

Advanced Options

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Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the osx/browser/software_update exploit:

msf6 exploit(osx/browser/software_update) > show advanced

Module advanced options (exploit/osx/browser/software_update):

   Name                    Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----                    ---------------  --------  -----------
   ContextInformationFile                   no        The information file that contains context information
   DisablePayloadHandler   false            no        Disable the handler code for the selected payload
   EnableContextEncoding   false            no        Use transient context when encoding payloads
   ListenerComm                             no        The specific communication channel to use for this service
   SSLCipher                                no        String for SSL cipher spec - "DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA" or "ADH"
   SSLCompression          false            no        Enable SSL/TLS-level compression
   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

Exploit Targets

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Here is a list of targets (platforms and systems) which the osx/browser/software_update module can exploit:

msf6 exploit(osx/browser/software_update) > show targets

Exploit targets:

   Id  Name
   --  ----
   0   Automatic

Compatible Payloads

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This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the osx/browser/software_update exploit:

msf6 exploit(osx/browser/software_update) > show payloads

Compatible Payloads
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   #   Name                                        Disclosure Date  Rank    Check  Description
   -   ----                                        ---------------  ----    -----  -----------
   0   payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl                                   normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Perl)
   1   payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl_ipv6                              normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via perl) IPv6
   2   payload/cmd/unix/bind_ruby                                   normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Ruby)
   3   payload/cmd/unix/bind_ruby_ipv6                              normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Ruby) IPv6
   4   payload/cmd/unix/generic                                     normal  No     Unix Command, Generic Command Execution
   5   payload/cmd/unix/reverse                                     normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP (telnet)
   6   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash                                normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (/dev/tcp)
   7   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash_telnet_ssl                     normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (telnet)
   8   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl                                normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Perl)
   9   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl_ssl                            normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via perl)
   10  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ruby                                normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Ruby)
   11  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ruby_ssl                            normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via Ruby)
   12  payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssl_double_telnet                   normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP SSL (telnet)

Evasion Options

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

msf6 exploit(osx/browser/software_update) > show evasion

Module evasion options:

   Name                      Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----                      ---------------  --------  -----------
   HTML::base64              none             no        Enable HTML obfuscation via an embeded base64 html object (IE not supported) (Accepted: none, plain, single_pad, double_pad, random_space_injection)
   HTML::javascript::escape  0                no        Enable HTML obfuscation via HTML escaping (number of iterations)
   HTML::unicode             none             no        Enable HTTP obfuscation via unicode (Accepted: none, utf-16le, utf-16be, utf-16be-marker, utf-32le, utf-32be)
   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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Related Pull Requests

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• #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)
• #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
• #5822 Merged Pull Request: Fix #5659: Update CMD exploits payload compatibility options
• #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
• #1241 Merged Pull Request: Removed all $Id$ and $Revision$ occurences
• #343 Merged Pull Request: Http print standardization

References

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• CVE-2007-5863
• OSVDB (40722)

See Also

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Check also the following modules related to this module:

• exploit/osx/browser/adobe_flash_delete_range_tl_op
• exploit/osx/browser/mozilla_mchannel
• exploit/osx/browser/osx_gatekeeper_bypass
• exploit/osx/browser/safari_file_policy
• exploit/osx/browser/safari_in_operator_side_effect
• exploit/osx/browser/safari_metadata_archive
• exploit/osx/browser/safari_proxy_object_type_confusion
• exploit/osx/browser/safari_user_assisted_applescript_exec
• exploit/osx/browser/safari_user_assisted_download_launch
• exploit/windows/browser/creative_software_cachefolder
• auxiliary/admin/dns/dyn_dns_update
• auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_update_manager_traversal
• exploit/linux/http/webmin_package_updates_rce
• exploit/windows/browser/malwarebytes_update_exec
• exploit/windows/http/hp_pcm_snac_update_certificates
• exploit/windows/http/hp_pcm_snac_update_domain
• exploit/solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec
• exploit/windows/browser/mswhale_checkforupdates
• exploit/windows/http/desktopcentral_statusupdate_upload
• exploit/windows/local/lenovo_systemupdate
• exploit/windows/local/plantronics_hub_spokesupdateservice_privesc
• post/multi/gather/enum_software_versions

Related Nessus plugins:

• Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-009)

Authors

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• Moritz Jodeit <moritz[at]jodeit.org>

Version

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This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.23-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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