EvilCUPS
Linux
Medium
4.8
MACHINE RATING579
USER OWNS548
SYSTEM OWNS02/10/2024
RELEASEDMachine Synopsis
EvilCUPS is a Medium difficulty Linux machine that features a CUPS Command Injection Vulnerability [CVE-2024-47176](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47176). This CVE allows remote unauthenticated users the ability to install a malicious printer on the vulnerable machine over `UDP/631`. This printer is configured to utilize [Foomatic-RIP](https://linux.die.net/man/1/foomatic-rip) which is used to process documents and where the command injection happens. In order to trigger the command execution, a document needs to be printed. The CUPS Webserver is configured to allow anonymous users access to `TCP/631`. Navigating here makes it possible to print a test page on the malicious printer and gain access as the "lp" user. This user the ability to retrieve past print jobs, one of which contains the root password to the box.
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