Analysis of a trojanized jQuery script: GootLoader unleashed

Update 24/10/202: We have noticed 2 changes since we published this report 3 months ago. The code has been adapted to use registry key “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Personalization” instead of “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Phone” (sample SHA256 ed2f654b5c5e8c05c27457876f3855e51d89c5f946c8aefecca7f110a6276a6e) When the payload is Cobalt Strike, the beacon configuration now contains hostnames for the C2, like r1dark[.]ssndob[.]cn[.]com and r2dark[.]ssndob[.]cn[.]com (all prior CS samples we … Continue reading Analysis of a trojanized jQuery script: GootLoader unleashed →

CVE Farming through Software Center – A group effort to flush out zero-day privilege escalations

Intro In this blog post we discuss a zero-day topic for finding privilege escalation vulnerabilities discovered by Ahmad Mahfouz. It abuses applications like Software Center, which are typically used in large-scale environments for automated software deployment performed on demand by regular (i.e. unprivileged) users. Since the topic resulted in a possible attack surface across many … Continue reading CVE Farming through Software Center – A group effort to flush out zero-day privilege escalations →

Breaking out of Windows Kiosks using only Microsoft Edge

Introduction In this blog post, I will take you through the steps that I performed to get code execution on a Windows kiosk host using ONLY Microsoft Edge. Now, I know that there are many resources out there for breaking out of kiosks and that in general it can be quite easy, but this technique … Continue reading Breaking out of Windows Kiosks using only Microsoft Edge →

Introducing pyCobaltHound – Let Cobalt Strike unleash the Hound

Introduction During our engagements, red team operators often find themselves operating within complex Active Directory environments. The question then becomes finding the needle in the haystack that allows the red team to further escalate and/or reach their objectives. Luckily, the security community has already come up with ways to assist operators in answering these questions, … Continue reading Introducing pyCobaltHound – Let Cobalt Strike unleash the Hound →

Kernel Karnage – Part 9 (Finishing Touches)

It's time for the season finale. In this post we explore several bypasses but also look at some mistakes made along the way. 1. From zero to hero: a quick recap As promised in part 8, I spent some time converting the application to disable Driver Signature Enforcement (DSE) into a Beacon Object File (BOF) … Continue reading Kernel Karnage – Part 9 (Finishing Touches) →

Kernel Karnage – Part 8 (Getting Around DSE)

When life gives you exploits, you turn them into Beacon Object Files. 1. Back to BOFs I never thought I would say this, but after spending so much time in kernel land, it’s almost as if developing kernel functionality is easier than writing user land applications, especially when they need to fly under the radar. … Continue reading Kernel Karnage – Part 8 (Getting Around DSE) →