Exchange Control Panel ViewState Deserialization
Description
This module exploits a .NET serialization vulnerability in the Exchange Control Panel (ECP) web page. The vulnerability is due to Microsoft Exchange Server not randomizing the keys on a per-installation basis resulting in them using the same validationKey and decryptionKey values. With knowledge of these values, an attacker can craft a special ViewState to cause an OS command to be executed by NT_AUTHORITY\SYSTEM using .NET deserialization.
Author(s)
- Spencer McIntyre
Platform
Windows
Development
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/windows/http/exchange_ecp_viewstate
msf exploit(exchange_ecp_viewstate) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(exchange_ecp_viewstate) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(exchange_ecp_viewstate) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(exchange_ecp_viewstate) > exploit
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