Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-1652 - OS Command Injection vulnerability in Cisco Rv320 Firmware and Rv325 Firmware

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
HIGH
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
cisco
CWE-78
nessus
exploit available
metasploit

Summary

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges on an affected device to execute arbitrary commands. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious HTTP POST requests to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux shell as root. Cisco has released firmware updates that address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Cisco
2
Hardware
Cisco
2

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.

Exploit-Db

  • fileexploits/hardware/remote/46655.rb
    idEDB-ID:46655
    last seen2019-04-03
    modified2019-04-03
    platformhardware
    port
    published2019-04-03
    reporterExploit-DB
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/46655
    titleCisco RV320 and RV325 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)
    typeremote
  • fileexploits/hardware/webapps/46243.txt
    idEDB-ID:46243
    last seen2019-01-25
    modified2019-01-25
    platformhardware
    port
    published2019-01-25
    reporterExploit-DB
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/46243
    titleCisco RV320 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Router 1.4.2.15 - Command Injection
    typewebapps

Metasploit

descriptionThis exploit module combines an information disclosure (CVE-2019-1653) and a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2019-1652) together to gain unauthenticated remote code execution on Cisco RV320 and RV325 small business routers. Can be exploited via the WAN interface of the router. Either via HTTPS on port 443 or HTTP on port 8007 on some older firmware versions.
idMSF:EXPLOIT/LINUX/HTTP/CISCO_RV32X_RCE
last seen2020-06-14
modified2019-03-20
published2019-01-31
references
reporterRapid7
sourcehttps://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master//modules/exploits/linux/http/cisco_rv32x_rce.rb
titleCisco RV320 and RV325 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

Nessus

  • NASL familyCGI abuses
    NASL idCISCO-SA-20190123-RV-INFO_DIRECT.NASL
    descriptionThe remote Cisco Small Business router is affected by a remote information disclosure vulnerability. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this, via a simple HTTP GET or POST request, to obtain the configuration of the router. This configuration includes device credentials in the form of a plaintext username and an MD5 hashed password that is trivial to crack. These credentials could then be used to authenticate to the router and can be leveraged with a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2019-1652) to allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id121395
    published2019-01-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/121395
    titleCisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers Information Disclosure Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20190123-rv-info) (remote check)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(121395);
      script_version("1.9");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/01  9:24:56");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2019-1653");
      script_bugtraq_id(106732);
      script_xref(name:"CISCO-SA", value:"cisco-sa-20190123-rv-info");
      script_xref(name:"CISCO-BUG-ID", value:"CSCvg85922");
      script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2019-A-0356");
      script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"0001-A-0009");
    
      script_name(english:"Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers Information Disclosure Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20190123-rv-info) (remote check)");
      script_summary(english:"Attempts to obtain the router configuration.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote device is affected by an information disclosure
    vulnerability.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The remote Cisco Small Business router is affected by a remote
    information disclosure vulnerability. A remote, unauthenticated
    attacker can exploit this, via a simple HTTP GET or POST request, to
    obtain the configuration of the router. This configuration includes
    device credentials in the form of a plaintext username and an MD5
    hashed password that is trivial to crack.
    
    These credentials could then be used to authenticate to the router
    and can be leveraged with a command injection vulnerability
    (CVE-2019-1652) to allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands.");
      # https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190123-rv-info
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2764da3f");
      # https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2018-002/-cisco-rv320-unauthenticated-configuration-export
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f0f4af0a");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/59");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://github.com/0x27/CiscoRV320Dump");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Refer to Cisco bug ID CSCvg85922 for any available patches, or
    contact the vendor for a fix.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-1653");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Cisco RV320 and RV325 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution');
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_nessus", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/01/23");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/01/23");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/01/25");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:cisco:rv320_dual_gigabit_wan_vpn_router");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:cisco:rv320_dual_gigabit_wan_wf_vpn_router");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:cisco:rv325_dual_gigabit_wan_vpn_router");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:cisco:rv325_dual_gigabit_wan_wf_vpn_router");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
      script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("http_version.nasl");
      script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
      script_require_ports("Services/www", 443, 8000, 8007, 8081, 8443);
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("http.inc");
    include("webapp_func.inc");
    include("audit.inc");
    include("data_protection.inc");
    
    app = "Cisco Small Business RV320 Series Router";
    
    port = get_http_port(default:443);
    
    # sanity check this is likely to be RV320/RV325
    res = http_get_cache(item:'/', port:port, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
    
    if ('<form name="form_contents" method="post" action="/cgi-bin/userLogin.cgi">' >!< res ||
        '<input type="hidden" name="portalname" value="CommonPortal">' >!< res ||
        '<input type="hidden" name="auth_key"' >!< res)
    {
      audit(AUDIT_WEB_FILES_NOT, app, port);
    }
    
    item = '/cgi-bin/config.exp';
    res = http_send_recv3(method:'GET', item:item, port:port);
    
    if (isnull(res) ||
        '####sysconfig####' >!< res[2] ||
        'MODEL=' >!< res[2] ||
        'PASSWD=' >!< res[2])
    {
      res = http_send_recv3(method:'POST', item:item, data:'submitbkconfig=0', port:port);
      if (isnull(res) ||
          '####sysconfig####' >!< res[2] ||
          'MODEL=' >!< res[2] ||
          'PASSWD=' >!< res[2])
      {
        audit(AUDIT_LISTEN_NOT_VULN, app, port);
      }
      else
        method = 'POST';
    }
    else
      method = 'GET';
    
    output = data_protection::sanitize_user_full_redaction(output:res[2]);
    
    trailer = 'Which returns the following page via a ' + method  + ' request:\n\n' + output;
    report = get_vuln_report(items:item, port:port, trailer:trailer);
    security_report_v4(severity:SECURITY_WARNING, port:port, extra:report);
    
  • NASL familyCISCO
    NASL idCISCO-SA-20190123-RV-INJECT.NASL
    descriptionAccording to its self-reported version, this Cisco Small Business RV Series router is affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges on an affected device to execute arbitrary commands.The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious HTTP POST requests to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux shell as root. (CVE-2019-1652) - A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to retrieve sensitive information.The vulnerability is due to improper access controls for URLs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an affected device via HTTP or HTTPS and requesting specific URLs. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download the router configuration or detailed diagnostic information. (CVE-2019-1653) Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id124060
    published2019-04-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/124060
    titleCisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers Multiple Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20190123-rv-inject, cisco-sa-20190123-rv-info)

Packetstorm

The Hacker News

idTHN:F4C5F017FE55E40DF427E75D001F7D91
last seen2019-01-28
modified2019-01-28
published2019-01-28
reporterThe Hacker News
sourcehttps://thehackernews.com/2019/01/hacking-cisco-routers.html
titleNew Exploit Threatens Over 9,000 Hackable Cisco RV320/RV325 Routers Worldwide