LinuxPrivChecker - Empire Module

This page contains detailed information about how to use the python/privesc/linux/linux_priv_checker Empire module. For list of all Empire modules, visit the Empire Module Library.

Module Overview

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Name: LinuxPrivChecker
Module: python/privesc/linux/linux_priv_checker
Source code: empire/server/modules/python/privesc/linux/linux_priv_checker.yaml
MITRE ATT&CK: T1166
Language: Python
Needs admin: No
OPSEC safe: Yes
Background: No

The linux_priv_checker module is intended to be executed locally ona Linux box to enumerate basic system info, and search for commonprivilege escalation vectors with pure python.

This module runs in a foreground and is OPSEC unsafe as it writes on the disk and therefore could be detected by AV/EDR running on the target system.

Note that the linux_priv_checker module does not need administrative privileges to work properly which means that a normal user can run this module.

Required Module Options

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This is a list of options that are required by the linux_priv_checker module:

Agent
Agent to run on.

Linux_priv_checker Example Usage

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Here's an example of how to use the linux_priv_checker module in the Empire client console:

[+] New agent Y4LHEV83 checked in
[*] Sending agent (stage 2) to Y4LHEV83 at 192.168.204.135
(empire usestager/multi/bash) > usemodule python/privesc/linux/linux_priv_checker

 Author       @Killswitch_GUI                                                        
              @SecuritySift                                                          
 Background   False                                                                  
 Comments     For full comments and code:                                            
              www.securitysift.com/download/linuxprivchecker.py                      
 Description  This script is intended to be executed locally ona Linux box to        
              enumerate basic system info, and search for commonprivilege escalation 
              vectors with pure python.                                              
 Language     python                                                                 
 Name         python/privesc/linux/linux_priv_checker                                
 NeedsAdmin   False                                                                  
 OpsecSafe    True                                                                   
 Techniques   http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1166                               


,Record Options-,----------,------------------,
| Name  | Value | Required | Description      |
|-------|-------|----------|------------------|
| Agent |       | True     | Agent to run on. |
'-------'-------'----------'------------------'

(Empire: usemodule/python/privesc/linux/linux_priv_checker) > set Agent Y4LHEV83
[*] Set Agent to Y4LHEV83
(Empire: usemodule/python/privesc/linux/linux_priv_checker) > execute
[*] Tasked Y4LHEV83 to run Task 1
...

Now wait for the results to come.

Authors

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• @Killswitch_GUI
• @SecuritySift

References

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• https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire/tree/master/empire/server/modules/python/privesc/linux/linux_priv_checker.yaml
• http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1166
• http://www.exploit-db.com/search/?action=search&filter_page=1&filter_description=sudo
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/

See Also

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Check also the following modules related to this module:

• python/privesc/linux/unix_privesc_check
• python/collection/linux/sniffer
• python/collection/linux/hashdump
• python/collection/linux/xkeylogger
• python/collection/linux/pillage_user
• python/collection/linux/mimipenguin
• python/collection/linux/keylogger
• python/privesc/multi/bashdoor
• python/privesc/multi/sudo_spawn
• python/privesc/osx/piggyback
• python/privesc/osx/dyld_print_to_file
• python/privesc/windows/get_gpppasswords

Version

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This page has been created based on Empire version 4.1.3 (BC Security Fork).
Visit Empire Module Library for more modules.