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CVE-2021-30116

KEV ransomware PoC mass

Credential Disclosure via Unauthenticated Download Page in Kaseya VSA

CISA: Kaseya Virtual System/Server Administrator (VSA) Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1
9.8 critical
EPSS
86%p100
Published
()
KEV added
AI analysis

Kaseya VSA before 9.5.7 exposes an unauthenticated client download page (/dl.asp) that leaks agent credentials: the Windows agent stores an Agent_Guid and AgentPassword in KaseyaD.ini, and supplying these to dl.asp via GET parameters authenticates the requester and returns a sessionId cookie. That sessionId can then be used to bypass authentication against services not intended for agent use, and anyone who obtains KaseyaD.ini from a managed endpoint gains enough information to penetrate the VSA installation and its managed clients. On-premises VSA deployments are affected by default, since the vulnerable download page is part of the standard installation. The flaw was exploited in the wild in July 2021 as part of the REvil ransomware campaign against Kaseya VSA, is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03) with known ransomware use, and carries a very high EPSS of 85.7%.

What to do: Upgrade Kaseya VSA to 9.5.7 or later per vendor instructions, as required by CISA's KEV catalog. Restrict internet access to the VSA download page (/dl.asp) or disable the agent-login capability there until patched, and review logs for dl.asp GET requests carrying agent credentials (un/pw parameters) or sessionId-based access to services not intended for agent use. Given known ransomware use, treat any unpatched, internet-exposed VSA server as high risk and check managed endpoints for exposed KaseyaD.ini credential material.

Affected
kaseya vsa serverbefore 9.5.7
kaseya vsa agentbefore 9.5.7
Estimated exposure
mass≈40,000 VSA deployments (Kaseya reported ~40,000 customers, mostly MSPs) managing millions of downstream endpoints — Estimate based on Kaseya's widely reported customer base of roughly 40,000 organizations around the July 2021 REvil ransomware incident, whose VSA servers and agents were deployed across millions of managed endpoints; that campaign alone…

Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.

Description

Kaseya VSA before 9.5.7 allows credential disclosure, as exploited in the wild in July 2021. By default Kaseya VSA on premise offers a download page where the clients for the installation can be downloaded. The default URL for this page is https://x.x.x.x/dl.asp When an attacker download a client for Windows and installs it, the file KaseyaD.ini is generated (C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaseya\XXXXXXXXXX\KaseyaD.ini) which contains an Agent_Guid and AgentPassword This Agent_Guid and AgentPassword can be used to log in on dl.asp (https://x.x.x.x/dl.asp?un=840997037507813&pw=113cc622839a4077a84837485ced6b93e440bf66d44057713cb2f95e503a06d9) This request authenticates the client and returns a sessionId cookie that can be used in subsequent attacks to bypass authentication. Security issues discovered --- * Unauthenticated download page leaks credentials * Credentials of agent software can be used to obtain a sessionId (cookie) that can be used for services not intended for use by agents * dl.asp accepts credentials via a GET request * Access to KaseyaD.ini gives an attacker access to sufficient information to penetrate the Kaseya installation and its clients. Impact --- Via the page /dl.asp enough information can be obtained to give an attacker a sessionId that can be used to execute further (semi-authenticated) attacks against the system.

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Affected
Kaseya Virtual System/Server Administrator (VSA)
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Due date
Ransomware use
Known
Vendors
kaseya
Products
vsa agent, vsa server
Weakness
CWE-522
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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