Title: Mango Automation 2.6.0 CSRF Add Admin Exploit
Advisory ID: ZSL-2015-5258
Type: Local/Remote
Impact: Cross-Site Scripting
Risk: (3/5)
Release Date: 26.09.2015

Summary

Mango Automation is a flexible SCADA, HMI And Automation software application that allows you to view, log, graph, animate, alarm, and report on data from sensors, equipment, PLCs, databases, webpages, etc. It is easy, affordable, and open source.

Description

The application allows users to perform certain actions via HTTP requests without performing any validity checks to verify the requests. This can be exploited to perform certain actions with administrative privileges if a logged-in user visits a malicious web site.

Vendor

Infinite Automation Systems Inc. - http://www.infiniteautomation.com

Affected Version

2.5.2 and 2.6.0 beta (build 327)

Tested On

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (EN) 32/64bit
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (EN) 32/64bit
Jetty(9.2.2.v20140723)
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_51-b16)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 25.51-b03, mixed mode)

Vendor Status

[20.08.2015] Vulnerability discovered.
[25.08.2015] Vendor contacted.
[25.08.2015] Vendor responds giving support e-mail to send details to.
[25.08.2015] Details sent to the support contact.
[27.08.2015] Asked vendor for status update.
[12.09.2015] No reply from the vendor.
[13.09.2015] Asked vendor for status update.
[25.09.2015] No reply from the vendor.
[26.09.2015] Public security advisory released.
[20.10.2015] Vendor releases version 2.6.0 build 430 to address these issues.

PoC

mango_csrf.txt

Credits

Vulnerability discovered by Gjoko Krstic - <gjoko@zeroscience.mk>

References

[1] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38338/
[2] https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133731
[3] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/106858
[4] http://infiniteautomation.com/forum/topic/1995/mango-security-testing
[5] http://infiniteautomation.com/index.php/what-s-new/entry/what-s-new-in-mango-automation-2-6-0-released-october-20th-2016
[6] http://infiniteautomation.com/forum/topic/1997/mango-automation-2-6-released
[7] https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-300-02A
[8] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6493
[9] https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-6493
[10] http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/31400
[11] http://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2015/10/ics-cert-publishes-three-advisories.html

Changelog

[26.09.2015] - Initial release
[07.10.2015] - Added reference [1], [2] and [3]
[21.10.2015] - Added vendor status and reference [4], [5] and [6]
[29.10.2015] - Added reference [7], [8], [9], [10] and [11]

Contact

Zero Science Lab

Web: http://www.zeroscience.mk
e-mail: lab@zeroscience.mk