# # This script was written by Noam Rathaus # # See the Nessus Scripts License for details # if(description) { script_id(10879); script_version("$Revision$"); name["english"] = "Shell Command Execution Vulnerability"; script_name(english:name["english"]); desc["english"] = " The remote port seems to be running some form of shell script, with some provided user input. The input is not stripped for such meta characters as ` ' | , etc. This would allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Solution : Make sure all meta characters are filtered out, or close the port for access from untrusted networks Risk factor : High"; script_description(english:desc["english"]); summary["english"] = "Checks for the filtering of dangerous meta characters from network binded scripts"; script_summary(english:summary["english"]); script_category(ACT_DESTRUCTIVE_ATTACK); # Potentially destructive script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2001 SecurITeam"); family["english"] = "Gain a shell remotely"; script_family(english:family["english"]); exit(0); } # # The script code starts here # function test_port(port, command) { soc = open_sock_tcp(port); if(soc) { data = string("`", command, "` #\r\n"); send(socket:soc, data:data); buf = recv(socket:soc, length:65535, min:1); looking_for = string("uid="); if (looking_for >< buf) { security_hole(port); return(1); } close(soc); } } function test_for_backtick(port) { soc = open_sock_tcp(port); if(soc) { data = string("`\r\n"); send(socket:soc, data:data); buf = recv(socket:soc, length:65535, min:1); looking_for = string("sh: unexpected EOF while looking for "); looking_for_2 = raw_string(0x60, 0x60, 0x27); looking_for = string(looking_for, looking_for_2); if (looking_for >< buf) { security_hole(port); return(1); } close(soc); } } ports = get_kb_list("Ports/tcp/*"); if(isnull(ports))exit(0); foreach port (keys(ports)) { port = int(port - "Ports/tcp/"); if(test_for_backtick(port:port))break; if(test_port(port:port, command:"/bin/id"))break; test_port(port:port, command:"/usr/bin/id"); }