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CVE-2024-2389 is a critical unauthenticated command injection vulnerability in Progress Flowmon versions prior to 11.1.14 and 12.3.5. The flaw exists in the PDF generation functionality (Service:Pdfs:Confluence module), where user-supplied input via the 'pluginPath' and 'file' parameters is unsafely passed to a system command. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary system commands as the 'flowmon' user via the management interface. The vulnerability can be leveraged to write a webshell and, due to misconfigured sudo permissions, escalate privileges to root using several methods, including abuse of 'ip', 'timedatectl', and 'journalctl' commands.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module targeting an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-2389) in Progress Flowmon versions prior to 12.03.02. The exploit leverages a crafted HTTP GET request to the '/service.pdfs/confluence' endpoint, injecting arbitrary shell commands via the 'pluginPath' parameter. The module includes a check method to verify if the target is running a vulnerable version of Flowmon by inspecting the '/homepage/auth/login' page and extracting the version from the favicon link. The exploit is fully weaponized, allowing remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the target system. The code is written in Ruby and structured as a standard Metasploit module, making it easy to use within the Metasploit framework.
This repository contains a single Metasploit module targeting a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2024-2389) in Progress Flowmon up to version 12.3.5 on Linux/Unix systems. The exploit abuses a sudo configuration that allows certain binaries (including PHP scripts with specific filenames) to be executed as root. The module overwrites '/var/www/shtml/index.php' with malicious PHP code that appends a passwordless sudo rule for the ADMINS group to '/etc/sudoers'. It then triggers this code via 'sudo /usr/bin/php /var/www/shtml/index.php', and finally executes a custom payload as root. The module includes cleanup routines to restore the original PHP file and remove the sudoers modification. The exploit requires the attacker to have local access and the ability to write files to a specified directory (default: /tmp). The code is operational and provides root access on vulnerable systems. The module also includes checks to fingerprint the target as Progress Flowmon by reading specific files. No network endpoints are involved; all actions are performed locally on the target system.
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