module

Xorg X11 Server SUID modulepath Privilege Escalation

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Disclosed
2018-10-25
Created
2019-10-23

Description

This module attempts to gain root privileges with SUID Xorg X11 server
versions 1.19.0

A permission check flaw exists for -modulepath and -logfile options when
starting Xorg. This allows unprivileged users that can start the server
the ability to elevate privileges and run arbitrary code under root
privileges.

This module has been tested with CentOS 7 (1708).
CentOS default install will require console auth for the users session.
Xorg must have SUID permissions and may not start if running.

On successful exploitation artifacts will be created consistant
with starting Xorg.

Authors

Narendra Shinde
Aaron Ringo

Platform

Linux,Solaris,Unix

Architectures

x86, x64

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands ‘show options’ or ‘show advanced’:


    msf > use exploit/multi/local/xorg_x11_suid_server_modulepath
    msf exploit(xorg_x11_suid_server_modulepath) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(xorg_x11_suid_server_modulepath) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(xorg_x11_suid_server_modulepath) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(xorg_x11_suid_server_modulepath) > exploit
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