KL-001-2017-015 : Solarwinds LEM Hardcoded Credentials

Title: Solarwinds LEM Hardcoded Credentials
Advisory ID: KL-001-2017-015
Publication Date: 2017.07.06
Publication URL: https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2017-015.txt


1. Vulnerability Details

     Affected Vendor: Solarwinds
     Affected Product: Log and Event Manager Virtual Appliance
     Affected Version: v6.3.1
     Platform: Embedded Linux
     CWE Classification: CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
     Impact: Unintended Access
     Attack vector: Local

2. Vulnerability Description

     The appliance contains multiple hardcoded passwords and hash
     digests.

3. Technical Description

     # grep "password" /usr/local/jetty/scripts/certs/openssl.cnf
     output_password      = QDXTCDD2nJIU

     # grep "password" /usr/local/jetty/scripts/certs/openssl.cnf.org
     output_password      = QDXTCDD2nJIU

     # grep "password" /usr/local/contego/scripts/certs/openssl.cnf
     output_password      = QDXTCDD2nJIU

     # grep -i "password" /usr/local/jetty/etc/jetty-ssl.xml
             <Set name="password">q4ROVdYYsV5M</Set>
             <Set name="keyPassword">q4ROVdYYsV5M</Set>
             <Set name="trustPassword">q4ROVdYYsV5M</Set>

     # grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/scripts/indepth-backup.pl
     my $PASSWORD = "omgcontegorox";

     # grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/scripts/database/pgsql/flow.sql
     CREATE ROLE trigeo      WITH CREATEDB LOGIN PASSWORD 'rootme';
     CREATE ROLE contego     WITH CREATEDB LOGIN PASSWORD 'reports';

     //Empty Password
     # grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/run/manager/toolconfig/toolstore.script
     CREATE USER SA PASSWORD DIGEST 'd41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e'

     # grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/run/indepth.conf
     InDepthMaintenPassword=tVyf+rPBho7S0WOd/29MPg\=\=
     InDepthManagerPassword=zhZi52gTxKbMKTzgdfBtMQ\=\=

     // cracks to "welcome" without quotes
     # grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/run/tomcat/conf/tomcat-users.xml
         <user username="manager" password="c0b137fe2d792459f26ff763cce44574a5b5ab03" roles="manager"/>
             <user username="administrator" password="c0b137fe2d792459f26ff763cce44574a5b5ab03" roles="admin"/>
             <user username="auditor" password="c0b137fe2d792459f26ff763cce44574a5b5ab03" roles="audit"/>
             <user username="monitor" password="c0b137fe2d792459f26ff763cce44574a5b5ab03" roles="alerts_only"/>
             <user username="contact" password="c0b137fe2d792459f26ff763cce44574a5b5ab03" roles="notify_only"/>
             <user username="user" password="c0b137fe2d792459f26ff763cce44574a5b5ab03" roles="user"/>

     # grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/run/system.conf
     archive.password=omgcontegorox
     backup.password=omgcontegorox
     logbackup.password=omgcontegorox

     # grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/run/daemon-args.pl
     my $tls = "-Djavax.net.ssl.keyStore=/usr/local/contego/scripts/certs/.keystore
-Djavax.net.ssl.keyStorePassword=q4ROVdYYsV5M -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=/usr/local/contego/scripts/certs/.truststore
-Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword=q4ROVdYYsV5M";

     # grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/run/manager.conf
     PSQLPassword=aNErCbdTvwaXxnusqVsNCQ\=\=
     ForensicPassword=BosMXyGmaT/ej+S3GU6fRQ\=\=

     # grep -i "password" /var/rawdata/cores/solr.conf
     query_password=tObzgVmmszuKGZ40W+PO/Q==

     //hardcoded md5
     # grep -i "password" /var/alertdata/hsql/alertdb.script
     CREATE USER SA PASSWORD DIGEST 'fe42a787c40ad4110affab25e8bad4ae'
     CREATE USER "trigeo" PASSWORD DIGEST '54837f887425d1eda4d0ddcee6c2d3fc'

4. Mitigation and Remediation Recommendation

     The vendor has released a Hotfix to remediate this
     vulnerability. Hotfix and installation instructions are
     available at:

     https://support.solarwinds.com/Success_Center/Log_Event_Manager_(LEM)/Log_and_Event_Manager_LEM_6-3-1_Hotfix_5_ReadMe
     http://downloads.solarwinds.com/solarwinds/Release/HotFix/SolarWinds-LEM-v6.3.1-Hotfix5.zip

5. Credit

     This vulnerability was discovered by Matt Bergin (@thatguylevel)
     of KoreLogic, Inc. and Joshua Hardin.

6. Disclosure Timeline

     2017.04.06 - KoreLogic submits vulnerability report and PoC to
                  Solarwinds contact.
     2017.05.15 - Solarwinds notifies KoreLogic that a hotfix
                  addressing this issue will be available at the end
                  of June.
     2017.05.18 - 30 business days have elapsed since this issue was
                  reported.
     2017.06.09 - 45 business days have elapsed since this issue was
                  reported.
     2017.06.29 - Solarwinds releases hotfix.
     2017.07.06 - KoreLogic public disclosure.

7. Proof of Concept

     See 3. Technical Description


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