KeyWorks KeyHelp ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 62311

This page contains detailed information about the KeyWorks KeyHelp ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 62311
Name: KeyWorks KeyHelp ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities
Filename: keyworks_keyhelp_activex.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2009-09-30
This Plugin Published: 2012-09-26
Last Modification Time: 2019-12-04
Plugin Version: 1.11
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Windows
Dependencies: smb_hotfixes.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2009-09-30
Patch Published: N/A
CVE [?]: CVE-2012-2515, CVE-2012-2516
CPE [?]: x-cpe:/a:keyworks:keyhelp
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote host has an ActiveX control installed that has multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote host has KeyWorks KeyHelp ActiveX control installed, which is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- Multiple stack-based buffer overflows exist that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-2515)

- An unspecified command injection vulnerability. (CVE-2012-2516)

Solution

Remove or disable the control as it is no longer supported.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): 139, 445
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, Core Impact)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the KeyWorks KeyHelp ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/windows/browser/keyhelp_launchtripane_exec
[KeyHelp ActiveX LaunchTriPane Remote Code Execution Vulnerability]
Metasploit: exploit/windows/fileformat/emc_appextender_keyworks
[EMC ApplicationXtender (KeyWorks) ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/9803.html
[EDB-9803: EMC Captiva QuickScan Pro 4.6 SP1 and EMC Documentum ApllicationXtender Desktop 5.4 (keyhelp.ocx 1.2.312) - Remote Overflow]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/21888.rb
[EDB-21888: KeyHelp - ActiveX LaunchTriPane Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	9.3 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	8.6
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.1 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.1 (High)

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Plugin Source

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(62311);
  script_version("1.11");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/12/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-2515", "CVE-2012-2516");
  script_bugtraq_id(36546, 40969, 55265);
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"9803");
  script_xref(name:"ICSA", value:"12-131-02");

  script_name(english:"KeyWorks KeyHelp ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for kill bits");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host has an ActiveX control installed that has multiple
vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host has KeyWorks KeyHelp ActiveX control installed, which
is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - Multiple stack-based buffer overflows exist that could 
    allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. 
    (CVE-2012-2515)

  - An unspecified command injection vulnerability. 
    (CVE-2012-2516)");
  # https://web.archive.org/web/20091003131709/http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_emc_keyhelp.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8facea87");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://sotiriu.de/adv/NSOADV-2010-008.txt");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Remove or disable the control as it is no longer supported.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'KeyHelp ActiveX LaunchTriPane Remote Code Execution Vulnerability');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2009/09/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/09/26");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/a:keyworks:keyhelp");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("smb_activex_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/Registry/Enumerated');
if (activex_init() != ACK_OK) audit(AUDIT_FN_FAIL, 'activex_init');

info = "";
installs = 0;

clsids = make_list(
  '{1E57C6C4-B069-11D3-8D43-00104B138C8C}',
  '{45E66957-2932-432A-A156-31503DF0A681}',
  '{B7ECFD41-BE62-11D2-B9A8-00104B138C8C}'
);

info = '';
foreach clsid (clsids)
{
  file = activex_get_filename(clsid:clsid);
  if (isnull(file))
  {
    activex_end();
    exit(1, "activex_get_filename() returned NULL.");
  }

  if (!file) continue;

  installs++;

  # Get its version.
  version = activex_get_fileversion(clsid:clsid);
  if (isnull(version))
  {
    activex_end();
    audit(AUDIT_VER_FAIL, file);
  }

  if (version == '') version = 'unknown';

  # And check it.
  if (report_paranoia > 1 || activex_get_killbit(clsid:clsid) == 0)
  {
    info += 
      '\n  Class identifier  : ' + clsid +
      '\n  Filename          : ' + file +
      '\n  Installed version : ' + version + '\n';
  }
}
activex_end();
if (!installs) exit(0, 'None of the affected CLSIDs were found on the remote host.');


# Report findings.
if (info)
{
  # At this point, we want to know how many *vulnerable* installs there are.
  installs = max_index(split(info)) / 4;

  if (report_paranoia > 1)
  {
    if (installs == 1)
      report = info +
        '\n' +
        '\nNote, though, that Nessus did not check whether the kill bit was set' +
        '\nfor the control\'s CLSID because of the Report Paranoia setting in' +
        '\neffect when this scan was run.\n';
    else
      report = info +
        '\n' +
        '\nNote, though, that Nessus did not check whether the kill bits were set' +
        '\nfor the controls\' CLSIDs because of the Report Paranoia setting in' +
        '\neffect when this scan was run.\n';
  }
  else
  {
    if (installs == 1)
      report = info +
        '\n' +
        '\nMoreover, its kill bit is not set so it is accessible via Internet' +
        '\nExplorer.\n';
    else
      report = info +
        '\n' +
        '\nMoreover, their kill bits are not set so they are accessible via' +
        '\nInternet Explorer.\n';
  }

  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:kb_smb_transport(), extra:report);
  else security_hole(kb_smb_transport());
  exit(0);
}
else 
{
  if (installs == 1) exit(0, 'One of the controls is installed but its kill bit is set.');
  else exit(0, 'The controls are installed but their kill bits are set.');
}

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/keyworks_keyhelp_activex.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\keyworks_keyhelp_activex.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/keyworks_keyhelp_activex.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the KeyWorks KeyHelp ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Windows plugin family.
On the right side table select KeyWorks KeyHelp ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities plugin ID 62311.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl keyworks_keyhelp_activex.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a keyworks_keyhelp_activex.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - keyworks_keyhelp_activex.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state keyworks_keyhelp_activex.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

36546, 40969, 55265

ICSA | ICS Advisory:

12-131-02

See also:

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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file keyworks_keyhelp_activex.nasl version 1.11. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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KeyWorks KeyHelp ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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