The number of exploits in the Echobot botnet reached 59

The operators behind the recently discovered Echobot botnet added tens of new exploits to infect a broad range of systems worldwide.

In June, experts at PaloAlto Networks uncovered a new botnet, dubbed Echobot that is based on the dreaded Mirai botnet. At the time of its discovery, operators added 8 new exploits, but a few weeks later the popular expert Larry Cashdollar from Akamai’s Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) discovered a variant that included a total of 26 exploits. Now the operators behind the Echobot botnet added tens of new exploits to infect a broad range of systems worldwide.

Most of the exploits allow the botnet to compromise unpatched IoT devices, but experts warn that enterprise apps Oracle WebLogic and VMware SD-Wan are also potential targets.

The latest Echobot variant was spotted by security researcher Carlos Brendel Alcañiz, it includes 59 different RCE exploits to propagate.

The exploits could allow operators to target network-attached storage devices (NAS), IP cameras, IP phones, network video recorders (NVR), routers and wireless presentation systems.

Just a couple hours ago I received an exploit targeting Asus devices. Nothing interesting so far. The "richard" file is a shitty dropper, but the malware is just a bot that propagates itself using 61 different RCE exploits. I guess Richard is trying hard to get popular ^^ pic.twitter.com/xA1Tn2o3z1

— Carlos Brendel (@carbreal) August 6, 2019

Brendell discovered the new variant after receiving weaponized code that targeted security flaws in Asus devices, he compiled an published on Pastebin a list of payloads.

“The interesting part is that the author seems to have thrown in exploits without targeting a specific category of products. The code incorporated  is available from multiple public exploit repositories.” reported BleepingComputer.

“Brendel provided BleepingComputer with the exploits he found in this Echobot variant and the products they target include an odd mix of hardware and software solutions: routers, cameras, smart home hubs, network-attached storage systems, servers, database management software, Zeroshell distribution.”

The exploits used by this Echobot variant come from public repositories, below the list shared by the expert:

Asustor ADM 3.1.2RHG1	Remote Code Execution
Ubiquity Nanostation5 (Air OS)	0day Remote Command Execution
Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise 7.1	Remote Command Execution
ASMAX AR 804 gu Web Management Console	Arbitrary Command Execution
ASUS DSL-N12E_C1 1.1.2.3_345	Remote Command Execution
Asus RT56U 3.0.0.4.360	Remote Command Injection
AWStats Totals 1.14	multisort – Remote Command Execution
AWStats 6.0	‘configdir’ Remote Command Execution
AWStats 6.0	‘migrate’ Remote Command Execution
Barracuda	IMG.pl Remote Command Execution
Beckhoff CX9020 CPU Module	Remote Code Execution
Belkin Wemo UPnP	Remote Code Execution
BEWARD N100 H.264 VGA IP Camera M2.1.6	Remote Code Execution
Crestron AM/Barco wePresent WiPG/Extron ShareLink/Teq AV IT/SHARP PN-L703WA/Optoma WPS-Pro/Blackbox HD WPS/InFocus	Remote Command Injection
Citrix SD-WAN Appliance 10.2.2	Authentication Bypass / Remote Command Execution
EnGenius EnShare IoT Gigabit Cloud Service 1.4.11	Remote Code Execution
Dogfood CRM	‘spell.php’ Remote Command Execution
CTEK SkyRouter 4200/4300	Command Execution
NETGEAR R7000 / R6400	‘cgi-bin’ Command Injection
Dell KACE Systems Management Appliance (K1000) 6.4.120756	Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
D-Link	OS-Command Injection via UPnP Interface
OpenDreamBox 2.0.0 Plugin WebAdmin	Remote Code Execution
FreePBX 2.10.0 / Elastix 2.2.0	Remote Code Execution
Fritz!Box Webcm	Command Injection
Geutebruck 5.02024 G-Cam/EFD-2250	‘testaction.cgi’ Remote Command Execution
Gitorious	Remote Command Execution
HomeMatic Zentrale CCU2	Remote Code Execution
Hootoo HT-05	Remote Code Execution
Iris ID IrisAccess ICU 7000-2	Remote Root Command Execution
Linksys WAG54G2	Web Management Console Arbitrary Command Execution
Mitel AWC	Command Execution
Nagios 3.0.6	‘statuswml.cgi’ Arbitrary Shell Command Injection
NUUO NVRmini	‘upgrade_handle.php’ Remote Command Execution
NETGEAR ReadyNAS Surveillance 1.4.3-16	Remote Command Execution
EyeLock nano NXT 3.5	Remote Code Execution
OP5 5.3.5/5.4.0/5.4.2/5.5.0/5.5.1	‘welcome’ Remote Command Execution
op5 7.1.9	Remote Command Execution
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.50	Remote Command Execution
Oracle Weblogic 10.3.6.0.0 / 12.1.3.0.0	Remote Code Execution
PHPMoAdmin	Unauthorized Remote Code Execution
Plone and Zope	Remote Command Execution
QuickTime Streaming Server	‘parse_xml.cgi’ Remote Execution
Realtek SDK	Miniigd UPnP SOAP Command Execution
Redmine SCM Repository 0.9.x/1.0.x	Arbitrary Command Execution
Rocket Servergraph Admin Center	fileRequestor Remote Code Execution
SAPIDO RB-1732	Remote Command Execution
Seowonintech Devices	Remote Command Execution
Spreecommerce 0.60.1	Arbitrary Command Execution
LG SuperSign EZ CMS 2.5	Remote Code Execution
FLIR Thermal Camera FC-S/PT	Command Injection
Schneider Electric U.Motion Builder 1.3.4	‘track_import_export.php object_id’ Unauthenticated Command Injection
MiCasaVerde VeraLite	Remote Code Execution
VMware NSX SD-WAN Edge	Command Injection
WePresent WiPG-1000	Command Injection
Wireless IP Camera (P2P) WIFICAM	Remote Code Execution
Xfinity Gateway	Remote Code Execution
Yealink VoIP Phone SIP-T38G	Remote Command Execution
ZeroShell 1.0beta11	Remote Code Execution

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Pierluigi Paganini

(SecurityAffairs – Echobot variant, malware)

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