S2-052: Apache Struts2 REST Plugin Payloads (CVE-2017-9805)

PenTestIT RSS Feed There is a saying making rounds now that "Apache Struts is like the WebGoat of all frameworks" and the current exploit which is being tracked under CVE-2017-9805 and the Apache Struts bulletin - S2-052 prooves just that. If you remember, I had covered another vulnerability a...

log4j: Socket receiver deserialization vulnerability

It was found that when using remote logging with log4j socket server the log4j server would deserialize any log event received via TCP or UDP. An attacker could use this flaw to send a specially crafted log event that, during deserialization, would execute arbitrary code in the context of the...

Critical Flaw in Apache Struts2 Lets Hackers Take Over Web Servers

Security researchers have discovered a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the popular Apache Struts web application framework, allowing a remote attacker to run malicious code on the affected servers. Apache Struts is a free, open-source, Model-View-Controller MVC framework for...

Luckystrike - A PowerShell based utility for the creation of malicious Office macro documents

A PowerShell based utility for the creation of malicious Office macro documents. To be used for pentesting or educational purposes only. Luckystrike is a menu-drive SET style PowerShell-based generator of malicious .xls and .doc documents. All your payloads are saved into a database for easy...

Revamped Nukebot Malware Changes Targets, Adds Functions

A revamped version of the Nukebot banking trojan dubbed Jimmy Nukebot has shifted focus from stealing bankcard data and now acts as a conduit for quietly downloading malicious payloads for web-injects, cryptocurrency mining, and taking screenshots of targeted systems. The code is a modification o...

Hiking Club Malvertisements Drop Monero Miners Via Neptune Exploit Kit

Exploit kit EK activity has been on the decline ever since Angler Exploit Kit was shut down in 2016. Fewer people using Internet Explorer and a drop in browser support for Adobe Flash – two primary targets of many exploit kits – have also contributed to this decline. Additionally, some popular...

Hiking Club Malvertisements Drop Monero Miners Via Neptune Exploit Kit

Exploit kit EK activity has been on the decline ever since Angler Exploit Kit was shut down in 2016. Fewer people using Internet Explorer and a drop in browser support for Adobe Flash – two primary targets of many exploit kits – have also contributed to this decline. Additionally, some popular...

UPDATE: WordPress Exploit Framework v1.6.1!

PenTestIT RSS Feed Wow I seem to have missed a lot of updates lately. This time, I missed an update about WPXF. We now have the WordPress Exploit Framework v1.6.1 amongst us! This new version among other things updates a major bug that occurred while updating the framework and adds multiple new...

Highly Customizable Raspberry Pi USB Attack Platform: P4wnP1

P4wnP1 is a highly customizable USB attack platform, based on a low cost Raspberry Pi Zero or Raspberry Pi Zero W required for HID backdoor. Introduction the Windows LockPicker unlock Windows boxes with weak passwords, fully automated by attaching P4wnP1 the HID covert channel backdoor Get remote...

iOS macOS Remote Administration Tool: EggShell

EggShell is an iOS and macOS post exploitation surveillance pentest tool written in Python. This tool creates 1 line multi stage payloads that give you a command line session with extra functionality. EggShell gives you the power and convenience of uploading/downloading files, taking pictures,...

CookieCatcher - Tool to assist in the exploitation of XSS

CookieCatcher is an open source application which was created to assist in the exploitation of XSS Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities within web applications to steal user session IDs aka Session Hijacking. The use of this application is purely educational and should not be used without proper...

Windows Escalate UAC Protection Bypass (Via COM Handler Hijack)

This module will bypass Windows UAC by creating COM handler registry entries in the HKCU hive. When certain high integrity processes are loaded, these registry entries are referenced resulting in the process loading user-controlled DLLs. These DLLs contain the payloads that result in elevated...

Virtual Machine Automation (vm-automation) repository released

Rapid7 just released a new public repo called vm-automation. The vm-automation repository is a Python library that encapsulates existing methodologies for virtual machine and hypervisor automation and provides a platform-agnostic Python API. Currently, only ESXi and VMWare workstation are...

CHAOS Framework - Generate Payloads and Control Remote Machines

CHAOS Framework allows generate payloads and controls remote machines. DISCLAIMER The use of the CHAOS Framework is COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY of the END-USER. Developer assumes NO liability and is NOT responsible for any misuse or damage caused by this program. FEATURES Windows Remote Control...

CVE-2017-11194

Pulse Connect Secure 8.3R1 has Reflected XSS in adminservercacertdetails.cgi. In the admin panel, the certid parameter of adminservercacertdetails.cgi is reflected in the application's response and is not properly sanitized, allowing an attacker to inject tags. An attacker could come up with clev...

Cross site scripting

Pulse Connect Secure 8.3R1 has Reflected XSS in adminservercacertdetails.cgi. In the admin panel, the certid parameter of adminservercacertdetails.cgi is reflected in the application's response and is not properly sanitized, allowing an attacker to inject tags. An attacker could come up with clev...

WinPayloads: Generate Undetectable Windows Payloads!

PenTestIT RSS Feed An older post of mine - MicroSploit dealt with generating backdoored documents for the Office platform. This post is about another open source framework, called WinPayloads which helps you create custom malicious payloads for the Microsoft Windows operating system. What is...

WMI Event Subscription Persistence

This module requires Metasploit: http://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework require 'msf/core/exploit/powershell' require 'msf/core/post/windows/powershell' require 'msf/core/post/file' class MetasploitModule 'WMI Event Subscription Persistence',...

Burrowing posture: analysis of a command injection vulnerability-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Command injection is a Common Vulnerability pattern. Once there is a command injection vulnerability, the attacker may be in the target system to execute arbitrary commands. Here, we have to mention another one called remote code execution RCE of vulnerability-many people always put these two...

Report: Second quarter dominated by ransomware outbreaks

The second quarter of 2017 brought ransomware to unprecedented levels with worldwide outbreaks that went almost out of control. In scenarios reminiscent of yesteryears worms, WannaCry created global panic as it used a critical vulnerability in the SMBv1 protocol to propagate like wildfire. Within...