HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (ILO4) <2.53 - Authentication Bypass Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPE iLO4 < 2.53 - Add New Administrator User Exploit | 8 Feb 201800:00 | – | zdt | |
| Exploit for CVE-2017-12542 | 16 Aug 201900:03 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for CVE-2017-12542 | 5 Feb 201818:55 | – | githubexploit | |
| CVE-2017-12542 | 15 Feb 201800:00 | – | attackerkb | |
| HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 Authentication Bypass Code Execution | 7 Jun 201800:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2017-12542 | 27 Apr 201823:53 | – | circl | |
| HP Integrated Lights-out 4 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 25 Aug 201700:00 | – | cnvd | |
| HPE Integrated Lights-Out 4 Authentication Bypass (CVE-2017-12542) | 8 Jul 201800:00 | – | checkpoint_advisories | |
| HPE Lights-Out Authentication Bypass (CVE-2017-12542) | 22 Nov 201800:00 | – | checkpoint_advisories | |
| CVE-2017-12542 | 15 Feb 201822:00 | – | cve |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) prior to 2."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (ILO4) <2.53 - Authentication Bypass Detection',
'description': 'HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) prior to 2.53 was found to contain an authentication bypass and code execution vulnerability.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'critical',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2017', 'ilo4', 'hpe', 'auth-bypass', 'edb', 'hp', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'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': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [
'exploits/multi/http/hpe_ilo4_cve_2017_12542_auth_bypass',
],
},
},
'references': [
'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44005',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12542',
'https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03769en_us',
'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44005/',
'http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039222',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2017-12542',
}
def run(self):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/rest/v1/AccountService/Accounts', allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
body_any = ('iLO User',)
header_any = ('application/json',)
if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
self.set_info(
severity='critical',
reason="HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (ILO4) <2.53 - Authentication Bypass detected",
path='/rest/v1/AccountService/Accounts',
)
return True
return False
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