Windows Executable Download and Evaluate VBS - Metasploit


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Module Overview

Name: Windows Executable Download and Evaluate VBS
Module: payload/cmd/windows/download_eval_vbs
Source code: modules/payloads/singles/cmd/windows/download_eval_vbs.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2022-11-04 00:33:03 +0000
Supported architecture(s): cmd
Supported platform(s): Windows
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

Downloads a file from an HTTP(S) URL and executes it as a vbs script. Use it to stage a vbs encoded payload from a short command line.

Module Ranking and Traits

Module Ranking:

  • normal: The exploit is otherwise reliable, but depends on a specific version and can't (or doesn't) reliably autodetect. More information about ranking can be found here.

Basic Usage

msf > use payload/cmd/windows/download_eval_vbs
msf payload(download_eval_vbs) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf payload(download_eval_vbs) > generate

To learn how to generate payload/cmd/windows/download_eval_vbs with msfvenom, please read this.

Required Options

  • URL: The pre-encoded URL to the script

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the cmd/windows/download_eval_vbs payload looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use payload/cmd/windows/download_eval_vbs

msf6 payload(cmd/windows/download_eval_vbs) > show info

       Name: Windows Executable Download and Evaluate VBS
     Module: payload/cmd/windows/download_eval_vbs
   Platform: Windows
       Arch: cmd
Needs Admin: No
 Total size: 126
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  scriptjunkie

Basic options:
Name            Current Setting  Required  Description
----            ---------------  --------  -----------
DELETE          false            yes       Delete created .vbs after download
INCLUDECMD      false            yes       Include the cmd /q /c
INCLUDEWSCRIPT  false            yes       Include the wscript command
URL                              yes       The pre-encoded URL to the script

Description:
  Downloads a file from an HTTP(S) URL and executes it as a vbs 
  script. Use it to stage a vbs encoded payload from a short command 
  line.

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the cmd/windows/download_eval_vbs payload:

msf6 payload(cmd/windows/download_eval_vbs) > show options

Module options (payload/cmd/windows/download_eval_vbs):

   Name            Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----            ---------------  --------  -----------
   DELETE          false            yes       Delete created .vbs after download
   INCLUDECMD      false            yes       Include the cmd /q /c
   INCLUDEWSCRIPT  false            yes       Include the wscript command
   URL                              yes       The pre-encoded URL to the script

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the cmd/windows/download_eval_vbs payload:

msf6 payload(cmd/windows/download_eval_vbs) > show advanced

Module advanced options (payload/cmd/windows/download_eval_vbs):

   Name                        Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----                        ---------------  --------  -----------
   AutoRunScript                                no        A script to run automatically on session creation.
   AutoVerifySession           true             yes       Automatically verify and drop invalid sessions
   CommandShellCleanupCommand                   no        A command to run before the session is closed
   CreateSession               true             no        Create a new session for every successful login
   InitialAutoRunScript                         no        An initial script to run on session creation (before AutoRunScript)
   VERBOSE                     false            no        Enable detailed status messages
   WORKSPACE                                    no        Specify the workspace for this module

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See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

scriptjunkie

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.29-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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