Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass (APSB13-03) - Nessus

Critical Plugin ID: 64689

This page contains detailed information about the Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass (APSB13-03) 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: 64689
Name: Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass (APSB13-03)
Filename: coldfusion_apsb13-03_auth_bypass.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2012-12-28
This Plugin Published: 2013-02-19
Last Modification Time: 2022-03-08
Plugin Version: 1.20
Plugin Type: remote
Plugin Family: CGI abuses
Dependencies: coldfusion_detect.nasl, coldfusion_rds_detect.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: installed_sw/ColdFusion

Vulnerability Information

Severity: Critical
Vulnerability Published: 2012-12-28
Patch Published: 2013-01-15
CVE [?]: CVE-2013-0632
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:adobe:coldfusion

Synopsis

A web management interface running on the remote host is affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe ColdFusion running on the remote host is affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability. When RDS is disabled and not configured with password protection, it is possible to authenticate as an administrative user without providing a username or password. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to gain administrative access to the ColdFusion Administrator interface. After authenticating, it is possible to write arbitrary files to the host, resulting in arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.

This version of ColdFusion is reportedly affected by several additional vulnerabilities; however, Nessus has not checked for those issues.

Solution

Apply the appropriate hotfix referenced in Adobe security bulletin APSB13-03.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): 80, 8500
Target Asset(s): Services/www
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, GitHub)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass (APSB13-03) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/multi/http/coldfusion_rds_auth_bypass
[Adobe ColdFusion 9 Administrative Login Bypass]
Metasploit: exploit/multi/http/coldfusion_rds_auth_bypass
[Adobe ColdFusion RDS Authentication Bypass]
Exploit-DB: exploits/multiple/remote/24946.rb
[EDB-24946: Adobe ColdFusion APSB13-03 - Remote Multiple Vulnerabilities (Metasploit)]
Exploit-DB: exploits/multiple/remote/30210.rb
[EDB-30210: Adobe ColdFusion 9 - Administrative Authentication Bypass (Metasploit)]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/webapps/27755.txt
[EDB-27755: Adobe ColdFusion 9 - Administrative Authentication Bypass]
GitHub: https://github.com/SunatP/FortiSIEM-Incapsula-Parser
[CVE-2013-0632]
GitHub: https://github.com/hatRiot/clusterd
[CVE-2013-0632]
GitHub: https://github.com/qashqao/clusterd
[CVE-2013-0632]

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 Score Source [?]: CVE-2013-0632
CVSS V2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	10.0 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.7 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.7 (High)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(64689);
  script_version("1.20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/03/08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-0632");
  script_bugtraq_id(57330);
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"24946");
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"27755");
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"30210");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2022/03/24");

  script_name(english:"Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass (APSB13-03)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A web management interface running on the remote host is affected by
an authentication bypass vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Adobe ColdFusion running on the remote host is affected
by an authentication bypass vulnerability. When RDS is disabled and
not configured with password protection, it is possible to
authenticate as an administrative user without providing a username or
password. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to gain
administrative access to the ColdFusion Administrator interface. After
authenticating, it is possible to write arbitrary files to the host,
resulting in arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability is being
exploited in the wild.

This version of ColdFusion is reportedly affected by several
additional vulnerabilities; however, Nessus has not checked for those
issues.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://forums.adobe.com/message/4962104");
  # http://www.carehart.org/blog/client/index.cfm/2013/1/2/Part2_serious_security_threat
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?832b0298");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-01.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-03.html");
  # https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-security-hotfix-apsb13-03.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?a76b1a91");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Apply the appropriate hotfix referenced in Adobe security bulletin
APSB13-03.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2013-0632");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_nessus", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Adobe ColdFusion 9 Administrative Login Bypass');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/12/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/01/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/02/19");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:coldfusion");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("coldfusion_detect.nasl", "coldfusion_rds_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/ColdFusion");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80, 8500);

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("http.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("install_func.inc");

app = 'ColdFusion';
get_install_count(app_name:app, exit_if_zero:TRUE);

port = get_http_port(default:80);

install = get_single_install(
  app_name : app,
  port     : port
);
dir = install['path'];
install_url = build_url(port:port, qs:dir);

# In ColdFusion 9.x, the vulnerability exists if RDS is disabled.
# In CF 10 it's present if RDS is disabled _and_ configured to not require
# authentication. In the name of avoiding false positives and negatives,
# this plugin will only bail out if RDS is enabled and authentication
# is not required, an issue which is already reported by a different
# plugin (coldfusion_rds_unauthenticated.nasl)
rds_enabled = get_kb_item('coldfusion/' + port + '/rds/enabled');
if (rds_enabled)
  exit(0, "RDS is enabled on the " +app+ " install at " + install_url);

# first, get a session ID as the admin user
auth_url = '/adminapi/administrator.cfc?method=login&adminpassword=&rdsPasswordAllowed=true';
res = http_send_recv3(method:'GET', item:dir+auth_url, port:port, exit_on_fail:TRUE);

# success: <wddxPacket version='1.0'><header/><data><boolean value='true'/></data></wddxPacket>
# failure: <wddxPacket version='1.0'><header/><data><boolean value='false'/></data></wddxPacket>
# if the server doesn't explicitly say the login failed, keep going just in case it worked and
# an unexpected response was received
if ('false' >< res[2])
  audit(AUDIT_WEB_APP_NOT_AFFECTED, app, install_url);

# request a page that requires authentication, in order to verify the auth bypass worked
about_url = '/administrator/aboutcf.cfm';
res = http_send_recv3(method:'GET', item:dir+about_url, port:port, exit_on_fail:TRUE);

if (
  'About ColdFusion Administrator' >!< res[2] &&
  res[2] !~ 'Version: *(<[^>+>)([0-9,.]+)'
)
{
  audit(AUDIT_WEB_APP_NOT_AFFECTED, app, install_url);
}

if (report_verbosity > 0)
{
  report =
    '\nNessus was able to login without authenticating by requesting :\n\n' +
    install_url + auth_url + '\n' +
    '\nThe login was verified by requesting the following page, which' +
    '\nrequires authentication :\n\n' +
    install_url + about_url + '\n';
  security_hole(port:port, extra:report);
}
else security_hole(port);

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

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/coldfusion_apsb13-03_auth_bypass.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\coldfusion_apsb13-03_auth_bypass.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/coldfusion_apsb13-03_auth_bypass.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass (APSB13-03) 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 CGI abuses plugin family.
On the right side table select Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass (APSB13-03) plugin ID 64689.
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 coldfusion_apsb13-03_auth_bypass.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a coldfusion_apsb13-03_auth_bypass.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - coldfusion_apsb13-03_auth_bypass.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 coldfusion_apsb13-03_auth_bypass.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

57330

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 coldfusion_apsb13-03_auth_bypass.nasl version 1.20. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass (APSB13-03) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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