MS12-020 Microsoft Remote Desktop Checker - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: MS12-020 Microsoft Remote Desktop Checker
Module: auxiliary/scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check
Source code: modules/auxiliary/scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2020-06-11 13:09:25 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): 3389
List of CVEs: CVE-2012-0002
This module checks a range of hosts for the MS12-020 vulnerability. This does not cause a DoS on the target.
Module Ranking and Traits
Module Ranking:
- normal: The exploit is otherwise reliable, but depends on a specific version and can't (or doesn't) reliably autodetect. More information about ranking can be found here.
Basic Usage
This module is a scanner module, and is capable of testing against multiple hosts.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check
msf auxiliary(ms12_020_check) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(ms12_020_check) > set RHOSTS ip-range
msf auxiliary(ms12_020_check) > exploit
Other examples of setting the RHOSTS option:
Example 1:
msf auxiliary(ms12_020_check) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.3-192.168.1.200
Example 2:
msf auxiliary(ms12_020_check) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.1/24
Example 3:
msf auxiliary(ms12_020_check) > set RHOSTS file:/tmp/ip_list.txt
Required Options
- RHOSTS: The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use auxiliary/scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check) > show info
Name: MS12-020 Microsoft Remote Desktop Checker
Module: auxiliary/scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Provided by:
Royce Davis "R3dy" <[email protected]>
Brandon McCann "zeknox" <[email protected]>
Check supported:
Yes
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 3389 yes Remote port running RDP (TCP)
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
Description:
This module checks a range of hosts for the MS12-020 vulnerability.
This does not cause a DoS on the target.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0002
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/MS12-020
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-020
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18606
https://svn.nmap.org/nmap/scripts/rdp-vuln-ms12-020.nse
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 3389 yes Remote port running RDP (TCP)
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check) > show advanced
Module advanced options (auxiliary/scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CHOST no The local client address
CPORT no The local client port
ConnectTimeout 10 yes Maximum number of seconds to establish a TCP connection
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
SSLCipher no String for SSL cipher - "DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA" or "ADH"
SSLVerifyMode PEER no SSL verification method (Accepted: CLIENT_ONCE, FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT, NONE, PEER)
SSLVersion Auto yes Specify the version of SSL/TLS to be used (Auto, TLS and SSL23 are auto-negotiate) (Accepted: Auto, TLS, SSL23, SSL3, TLS1, TLS1.1, TLS1.2)
ShowProgress true yes Display progress messages during a scan
ShowProgressPercent 10 yes The interval in percent that progress should be shown
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
Auxiliary Actions
This is a list of all auxiliary actions that the scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check module can do:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check) > show actions
Auxiliary actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check) > show evasion
Module evasion options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
TCP::max_send_size 0 no Maxiumum tcp segment size. (0 = disable)
TCP::send_delay 0 no Delays inserted before every send. (0 = disable)
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Error Messages
This module may fail with the following error messages:
Check for the possible causes from the code snippets below found in the module source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.
Could not connect to RDP.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Could not connect to RDP." error message:
123:
124:
125: def check_rdp_vuln
126: # check if rdp is open
127: unless check_rdp
128: vprint_status "Could not connect to RDP."
129: return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown
130: end
131:
132: # send connectInitial
133: sock.put(connect_initial)
Unexpected error: <E.MESSAGE>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unexpected error: <E.MESSAGE>" error message:
172: begin
173: connect
174: status = check_rdp_vuln
175: rescue Rex::AddressInUse, ::Errno::ETIMEDOUT, Rex::HostUnreachable, Rex::ConnectionTimeout, Rex::ConnectionRefused, ::Timeout::Error, ::EOFError => e
176: bt = e.backtrace.join("\n")
177: vprint_error("Unexpected error: #{e.message}")
178: vprint_line(bt)
179: elog(e)
180: ensure
181: disconnect
182: end
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Related Pull Requests
- #13608 Merged Pull Request: Standardise Error Logging
- #8716 Merged Pull Request: Print_Status -> Print_Good (And OCD bits 'n bobs)
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #6526 Merged Pull Request: Peers for the peer god
- #5161 Merged Pull Request: Move report_goods before the return
- #4402 Merged Pull Request: Fix #4378 - nil:NilClass exception in ms12_020_check
- #2802 Merged Pull Request: Tidy up for release
- #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
- #1857 Merged Pull Request: Fix broken ms12-020 vulnerability detection
- #1429 Merged Pull Request: Untangle rename ms12-020
References
- CVE-2012-0002
- MS12-020
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-020
- EDB-18606
- https://svn.nmap.org/nmap/scripts/rdp-vuln-ms12-020.nse
See Also
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Authors
- Royce Davis "R3dy" <rdavis[at]accuvant.com>
- Brandon McCann "zeknox" <bmccann[at]accuvant.com>
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.28-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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