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CVE-2023-48022 is a critical missing-authentication vulnerability in Anyscale Ray 2.6.3 and 2.8.0 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through the Ray dashboard’s job submission interface. The issue affects deployments where the Ray Jobs API is reachable by an attacker, enabling submission of jobs without prior authentication. Successful exploitation causes Ray to execute attacker-supplied commands or payloads on the targeted cluster, and Ray orchestration features can then be abused to run code across additional nodes in the environment. The vulnerability has been widely associated with exploitation of publicly exposed Ray clusters.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (modules/exploits/linux/http/ray_agent_job_rce.rb) that exploits a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Ray agent (CVE-2023-48022). The exploit targets the job submission HTTP API endpoints (/api/jobs/ and /api/job_agent/jobs/) on the default port 8265, which by default are unauthenticated. The module checks the Ray version via /api/version and only proceeds if the version is <= 2.6.3. It supports multiple Linux architectures and can deliver both direct command execution and staged payloads (such as Meterpreter reverse shells) using the CmdStager functionality. The exploit is weaponized, as it is part of the Metasploit framework and allows for flexible payload delivery. The main attack vector is network-based, requiring access to the Ray agent's HTTP API. The repository is well-structured, with clear separation of functionality for version checking, job submission, and payload delivery.
This repository provides a weaponized exploit for CVE-2023-48022, a remote command execution vulnerability in the Ray framework (version 2.8.0). The exploit targets Ray's job submission API, which by default is unauthenticated and allows remote attackers to submit arbitrary jobs for execution. The repository contains two main exploit files: a Python script (exploit.py) for direct exploitation and a Metasploit module (ray_job_rce.rb) for integration with the Metasploit framework. The Python script allows users to specify a target Ray cluster and a command to execute, submitting the job via the Ray JobSubmissionClient. The Metasploit module automates exploitation, supporting both custom command execution and reverse shell payloads, and targets the '/api/jobs/' and '/api/job_agent/jobs/' endpoints. The README provides detailed usage instructions for both approaches. The exploit is operational and weaponized, enabling remote, unauthenticated code execution on vulnerable Ray clusters accessible over the network.
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