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Kentico CMS Staging SyncServer Unserialize Remote Command Execution

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Disclosed
Apr 15, 2019
Created
May 6, 2020

Description

This module exploits a vulnerability in the Kentico CMS platform versions 12.0.14 and earlier.
Remote Command Execution is possible via unauthenticated XML requests to the Staging Service
SyncServer.asmx interface ProcessSynchronizationTaskData method stagingTaskData parameter. XML
input is passed to an insecure .NET deserialize call which allows for remote command execution.

Authors

Manoj Cherukuri
Justin LeMay
aushack [email protected]

Platform

Windows

Architectures

x86, x64, cmd

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use exploit/windows/http/kentico_staging_syncserver
    msf exploit(kentico_staging_syncserver) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(kentico_staging_syncserver) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(kentico_staging_syncserver) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(kentico_staging_syncserver) > exploit
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