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Unauthenticated ZyXEL USG ZTP - Detect

ID: unauth-ztp-ping

Severity: high

Author: dmartyn

Tags: misconfig,unauth,zyxel,ztp,rce,oast

Make a ZyXEL USG with ZTP support, pre CVE-2023-28771 patch, do a DNS lookup by asking it to make an ICMP request.This template can be used to detect hosts potentially vulnerable to CVE-2023-28771, CVE-2022-30525, and other issues, without actually exploiting the vulnerability.

id: unauth-ztp-ping
info:
name: Unauthenticated ZyXEL USG ZTP - Detect
author: dmartyn
severity: high
description: |
Make a ZyXEL USG with ZTP support, pre CVE-2023-28771 patch, do a DNS lookup by asking it to make an ICMP request.
This template can be used to detect hosts potentially vulnerable to CVE-2023-28771, CVE-2022-30525, and other issues, without actually exploiting the vulnerability.
reference:
- https://www.fullspectrum.dev/the-hunt-for-cve-2023-28771-friends-part-2-fingerprinting-handler/
- https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-remote-command-injection-vulnerability-of-firewalls
classification:
cpe: cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg1000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
vendor: zyxel
product: usg1000_firmware
shodan-query: title:"USG FLEX"
tags: misconfig,unauth,zyxel,ztp,rce,oast
http:
- raw:
- |
POST /ztp/cgi-bin/handler HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Content-Type: application/json
{"command":"ping","dest":"{{interactsh-url}}"}
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: interactsh_protocol
words:
- "dns"
- type: word
part: body
words:
- "message"
- "result"
condition: and
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 490a00463044022043fb754803404a7cd4d4f80b9be99c7314ac6727239aa41aa0bc163ddc4fc1fc022046b004ccf52c3aa99f0891e30b7fb557f6a00eb1ba087579d3fb6ca2c4e23aa1:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/vulnerabilities/zyxel/unauth-ztp-ping.yaml"

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