module

MS13-097 Registry Symlink IE Sandbox Escape

Disclosed
2013-12-10
Created
2018-05-30

Description

This module exploits a vulnerability in Internet Explorer Sandbox which allows to
escape the Enhanced Protected Mode and execute code with Medium Integrity. The
vulnerability exists in the IESetProtectedModeRegKeyOnly function from the ieframe.dll
component, which can be abused to force medium integrity IE to user influenced keys.
By using registry symlinks it's possible force IE to add a policy entry in the registry
and finally bypass Enhanced Protected Mode.

Authors

James Forshaw
juan vazquez [email protected]

Platform

Windows

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/windows/local/ms13_097_ie_registry_symlink
msf exploit(ms13_097_ie_registry_symlink) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(ms13_097_ie_registry_symlink) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(ms13_097_ie_registry_symlink) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(ms13_097_ie_registry_symlink) > exploit

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