Remote Code Execution in Microweber

[High-Tech Bridge Security Research <advisory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Advisory ID: HTB23175
Product: Microweber
Vendor: Microweber
Vulnerable Version(s): 0.8 and probably prior
Tested Version: 0.8
Advisory Publication:  September 25, 2013  [without technical details]
Vendor Notification: September 25, 2013 
Vendor Patch: September 26, 2013 
Public Disclosure: October 16, 2013 
Vulnerability Type: Improper Access Control [CWE-284]
CVE Reference: CVE-2013-5984
Risk Level: Critical 
CVSSv2 Base Score: 10 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Solution Status: Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided: High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab ( 
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/ ) 

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Advisory Details:

High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered vulnerability in Microweber, 
which can be exploited to delete arbitrary files and compromise vulnerable 
system as a consequence.


1) Improper Access Control in Microweber: CVE-2013-5984

Vulnerability exists due to improper access restriction to 
"/userfiles/modules/admin/backup/delete.php" script and insufficient validation 
of user-supplied input passed via "file" HTTP GET parameter. 

A remote unauthenticated attacker can delete arbitrary files on the target 
system with privileges of the web server using directory traversal sequences 
and NULL byte. 

The exploitation example below deletes the application's configuration file 
"config.php":
http://[host]/userfiles/modules/admin/backup/delete.php?file=../../../../../config.php%00

After deletion of the "config.php" file the application will suggest to 
re-install it from scratch when accessing "/index.php" file. Further 
exploitation of this vulnerability allows the attacker to reinstall the 
application and get full administrative access to it. 

After successful re-installation the attacker can use "Admin Console" module of 
the application to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system. 

Simple exploit below displays output of "phpinfo()" PHP function after 
successful re-installation of application:

POST /module/ HTTP/1.1

module=admin%2Fconsole%2Fterm&data-type=admin%2Fconsole%2Fterm&id=mw_exec_term_command&class=+module++&exec_command=cGhwaW5mbw==&exec_command_params=MQ%3D%3D


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Solution:

Update to Microweber version 0.830

More Information:
https://github.com/microweber/microweber/commit/9177d134960c24cb642d5cf3b42a1fba286219cc

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References:

[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB23175 - 
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23175 - Remote Code Execution in 
Microweber.
[2] Microweber - http://microweber.com - Microweber is free drag and drop cms 
and website builder.
[3] Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - http://cve.mitre.org/ - 
international in scope and free for public use, CVE® is a dictionary of 
publicly known information security vulnerabilities and exposures.
[4] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to 
developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software 
weakness types.
[5] ImmuniWeb® - http://www.htbridge.com/immuniweb/ - is High-Tech Bridge's 
proprietary web application security assessment solution with SaaS delivery 
model that combines manual and automated vulnerability testing.

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