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pfSense CE 2.9.0-DEVELOPMENT - High - Remote - RCE - Unbound ACL CRLF include

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Abraxas Labs - pfsense-unbound-acl-crlf

abraxaslabs.tech  ·  github.com/abraxas  ·  @abraxas_null  ·  [email protected]  ·  pfsense-unbound-acl-crlf

pfsense-unbound-acl-crlf

Class: RCE Reach: Remote

pfSense CE 2.9.0-DEVELOPMENT (9363ac5) - pfsense.org

ACL name/action go into access_lists.conf with no checkconf. Same include: class as sock-queue-timeout, different typed field.

IDno CVE yet
ClassRCE
ReachRemote (authenticated WebGUI unless noted)
CWECWE-74
CVSSHigh: 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
ProductpfSense CE
Affected2.9.0-DEVELOPMENT (9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9)
AuthWebGUI session with page-services-dnsresolver-acls
LicenseGNU Affero GPL v3.0
Lab127.0.0.1 only

I pinned public master 9363ac5. The lab is a PHP gadget of the pinned sink, loopback HTTP on 127.0.0.1:19060.

Series write-up: https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers

What an attacker can do

MethodSinkPrivilege
POST services_unbound_acls.php aclname / aclactionunbound_acls_config access_lists.confIntegrity: Lab-proven: CRLF include: in name or action; stub unbound dumped the planted witness.
same leftoversame sinkRecon: Lab-proven: included host file body returned.
same leftoversame sinkAvailability: Inferred: fail resolver start.

Requires: page-services-dnsresolver-acls. CSRF-magic on POST unless noted. WebGUI PHP-FPM is root.

Requires: page-services-dnsresolver-acls. CSRF-magic on POST unless noted. WebGUI PHP-FPM is root. CSRF-magic on POST unless noted. WebGUI PHP-FPM is root.

Adjacent surface that stays closed

network/mask is_ipaddr. descr not interpolated. #16637 does not mention ACLs.

No Diagnostics: Command unless that page is also granted.

Lab

cd lab
./run.sh

Loopback 127.0.0.1:19060. Compose project pfsense-unbound-acl-crlf. Witness PFSENSE-UNBOUND-ACL-CRLF-WITNESS. Loopback only: 127.0.0.1:19060. Compose project pfsense-unbound-acl-crlf. Witness PFSENSE-UNBOUND-ACL-CRLF-WITNESS. PHP gadget of the pinned lines. Stack tears down after the run.

Last line:

SUCCESS PFSENSE-UNBOUND-ACL-CRLF control-one-stanza=yes trigger-name-include=yes trigger-action-include=yes checkconf-on-acl-save=no PFSENSE-UNBOUND-ACL-CRLF-WITNESS

Fix

Charset-check ACL name/action. test_unbound_config on ACL save.

References

  • github.com/pfsense/pfsense 9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9
  • CWE-74
  • Series: https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers
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