Advisory: XML External Entity Expansion in Paessler PRTG Network MonitorAuthenticated users who can create new HTTP XML/REST Value sensors inPRTG Network Monitor can read local files on the PRTG host system viaXML external entity expansion.Details=======Product: Paessler PRTG Network MonitorAffected Versions: 14.4.12.3282Fixed Versions: 16.2.23.3077/3078Vulnerability Type: XML External Entity ExpansionSecurity Risk: mediumVendor URL: http://ift.tt/1TlTFgpVendor Status: fixed version releasedAdvisory URL: http://ift.tt/1sIvFZbAdvisory Status: publishedCVE: CVE-2015-7743CVE URL: http://ift.tt/1PfjYUjIntroduction============"PRTG Network Monitor is the powerful and comprehensive networkmonitoring solution from Paessler AG. It monitors your network using awhole range of technologies and assures the availability of networkcomponents and measures traffic and usage. PRTG saves costs by avoidingoutages, optimizing connections, saving time and controlling servicelevel agreements (SLAs)."(from the vendor's website)[1]More Details============An attacker with access to a PRTG Network Monitor account withsufficient privileges to create or configure XML/REST sensors can readfiles stored on the system's local disk. These sensors are intended toquery a URL and, depending on the configuration, check whether there isa valid response or read the value of a specific XML node in thedocument that is returned. This functionality is vulnerable to XMLexternal entity expansion.Proof of Concept================In order to exploit this vulnerability an HTTP XML/REST Value sensor hasto be set up to access an attacker-controlled URL and to read the valueof a specific XML node, for example:http://ift.tt/1sIvX24The XML document "xeee-hosts.xml" contains an external entity that usesthe "SYSTEM" keyword to load a local file as the content of the "hosts"entity:]>&hosts;Since the XML parser of PRTG Network Monitor evaluates externalentities, the XML parser fetches the file"C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts"from the disk of the local system and inserts its content into the"root" node of the XML document. If the sensor is configured to returnthe value of that "root" node, the contents of that file are displayedin the web interface of PRTG Network Monitor. This discloses thecontents of the file to attackers which otherwise would not be able toread local files.Fix===Update to a version greater or equal to 16.2.23.3077/3078 (see [2]).Security Risk=============Attackers who can create new HTTP XML/REST sensors in PRTG NetworkMonitor, are able to use the XML external entity expansion to read fileson the local system. Depending on the data stored on the vulnerablesystem, this vulnerability may pose a high risk. However, as attackersare required to already have valid user credentials for the application,the vulnerability is only rated to have a medium risk potential.Timeline========2015-08-28 Vulnerability identified in PRTG Network Monitor2015-09-04 Customer approved disclosure of vulnerability2015-09-04 CVE ID requested2015-09-24 CVE ID requested again2015-10-07 CVE ID assigned2015-10-21 Vendor contacted2016-04-04 Vendor released fixed version2016-05-31 Advisory releasedReferences==========[1] http://ift.tt/1TlTFgp[2] http://ift.tt/1PfjZaPRedTeam Pentesting GmbH=======================RedTeam Pentesting offers individual penetration tests performed by ateam of specialised IT-security experts. Hereby, security weaknesses incompany networks or products are uncovered and can be fixed immediately.As there are only few experts in this field, RedTeam Pentesting wants toshare its knowledge and enhance the public knowledge with research insecurity-related areas. The results are made available as publicsecurity advisories.More information about RedTeam Pentesting can be found athttp://ift.tt/1ixScMF.--RedTeam Pentesting GmbH Tel.: +49 241 510081-0Dennewartstr. 25-27 Fax : +49 241 510081-9952068 Aachen http://ift.tt/1ixScMFGermany Registergericht: Aachen HRB 14004Geschäftsführer: Patrick Hof, Jens Liebchen-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----Version: GnuPG v2iQEcBAABCgAGBQJXTXljAAoJENG/HXWsgFSuGxEIAIG04T2JmRAoo2VsgHVxsDuRZ0jdFeeaQeMkAMRXLZzVg9PU78fvlfk/9BAzSNlZEdIQtrXsfcrftfSiRsA7Dzu+f5ON9zU8Hlxf4sq1Fl7vuwbsEqheJ9odS/QxI/7ljPM7pmzDw5O72ZaK3VK3j6QWu9OZh3ZhoZntm8D+m3rmZcaSf/W97AmgPw0YAcTQwRZPxHgT/1moi3tczKIaB9x3k614XnzWMsp2S+osLOQ4Ygsku8iYgm97YhwP31Yp/sgHFlvwtkr8oS4YaQo30I7Q5ZfoXO4+pLymPcMpWW1IwPEe4Z7jjJVbMqZK3hL8j6k2mbUMsbPR33vq7L1PGsA==GB+f-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----[ reply ]from SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities http://ift.tt/1UagjmU
Advisory: XML External Entity Expansion in Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
Authenticated users who can create new HTTP XML/REST Value sensors in
PRTG Network Monitor can read local files on the PRTG host system via
XML external entity expansion.
Details
=======
Product: Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
Affected Versions: 14.4.12.3282
Fixed Versions: 16.2.23.3077/3078
Vulnerability Type: XML External Entity Expansion
Security Risk: medium
Vendor URL: http://ift.tt/1TlTFgp
Vendor Status: fixed version released
Advisory URL: http://ift.tt/1sIvFZb
Advisory Status: published
CVE: CVE-2015-7743
CVE URL: http://ift.tt/1PfjYUj
Introduction
============
"PRTG Network Monitor is the powerful and comprehensive network
monitoring solution from Paessler AG. It monitors your network using a
whole range of technologies and assures the availability of network
components and measures traffic and usage. PRTG saves costs by avoiding
outages, optimizing connections, saving time and controlling service
level agreements (SLAs)."
(from the vendor's website)[1]
More Details
============
An attacker with access to a PRTG Network Monitor account with
sufficient privileges to create or configure XML/REST sensors can read
files stored on the system's local disk. These sensors are intended to
query a URL and, depending on the configuration, check whether there is
a valid response or read the value of a specific XML node in the
document that is returned. This functionality is vulnerable to XML
external entity expansion.
Proof of Concept
================
In order to exploit this vulnerability an HTTP XML/REST Value sensor has
to be set up to access an attacker-controlled URL and to read the value
of a specific XML node, for example:
http://ift.tt/1sIvX24
The XML document "xeee-hosts.xml" contains an external entity that uses
the "SYSTEM" keyword to load a local file as the content of the "hosts"
entity:
]>
Since the XML parser of PRTG Network Monitor evaluates external
entities, the XML parser fetches the file
"C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts"
from the disk of the local system and inserts its content into the
"root" node of the XML document. If the sensor is configured to return
the value of that "root" node, the contents of that file are displayed
in the web interface of PRTG Network Monitor. This discloses the
contents of the file to attackers which otherwise would not be able to
read local files.
Fix
===
Update to a version greater or equal to 16.2.23.3077/3078 (see [2]).
Security Risk
=============
Attackers who can create new HTTP XML/REST sensors in PRTG Network
Monitor, are able to use the XML external entity expansion to read files
on the local system. Depending on the data stored on the vulnerable
system, this vulnerability may pose a high risk. However, as attackers
are required to already have valid user credentials for the application,
the vulnerability is only rated to have a medium risk potential.
Timeline
========
2015-08-28 Vulnerability identified in PRTG Network Monitor
2015-09-04 Customer approved disclosure of vulnerability
2015-09-04 CVE ID requested
2015-09-24 CVE ID requested again
2015-10-07 CVE ID assigned
2015-10-21 Vendor contacted
2016-04-04 Vendor released fixed version
2016-05-31 Advisory released
References
==========
[1] http://ift.tt/1TlTFgp
[2] http://ift.tt/1PfjZaP
RedTeam Pentesting GmbH
=======================
RedTeam Pentesting offers individual penetration tests performed by a
team of specialised IT-security experts. Hereby, security weaknesses in
company networks or products are uncovered and can be fixed immediately.
As there are only few experts in this field, RedTeam Pentesting wants to
share its knowledge and enhance the public knowledge with research in
security-related areas. The results are made available as public
security advisories.
More information about RedTeam Pentesting can be found at
http://ift.tt/1ixScMF.
--
RedTeam Pentesting GmbH Tel.: +49 241 510081-0
Dennewartstr. 25-27 Fax : +49 241 510081-99
52068 Aachen http://ift.tt/1ixScMF
Germany Registergericht: Aachen HRB 14004
Geschäftsführer: Patrick Hof, Jens Liebchen
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