module
MS15-001 Microsoft Windows NtApphelpCacheControl Improper Authorization Check
| Disclosed | Created |
|---|---|
| 09/30/2014 | 05/30/2018 |
Disclosed
09/30/2014
Created
05/30/2018
Description
On Windows, the system call NtApphelpCacheControl (the code is actually in ahcache.sys)
allows application compatibility data to be cached for quick reuse when new processes are
created. A normal user can query the cache but cannot add new cached entries as the
operation is restricted to administrators. This is checked in the function
AhcVerifyAdminContext.
This function has a vulnerability where it doesn't correctly check the impersonation token
of the caller to determine if the user is an administrator. It reads the caller's
impersonation token using PsReferenceImpersonationToken and then does a comparison between
the user SID in the token to LocalSystem's SID. It doesn't check the impersonation level
of the token so it's possible to get an identify token on your thread from a local system
process and bypass this check.
This module currently only affects Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, and requires access to
C:\Windows\System\ComputerDefaults.exe (although this can be improved).
allows application compatibility data to be cached for quick reuse when new processes are
created. A normal user can query the cache but cannot add new cached entries as the
operation is restricted to administrators. This is checked in the function
AhcVerifyAdminContext.
This function has a vulnerability where it doesn't correctly check the impersonation token
of the caller to determine if the user is an administrator. It reads the caller's
impersonation token using PsReferenceImpersonationToken and then does a comparison between
the user SID in the token to LocalSystem's SID. It doesn't check the impersonation level
of the token so it's possible to get an identify token on your thread from a local system
process and bypass this check.
This module currently only affects Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, and requires access to
C:\Windows\System\ComputerDefaults.exe (although this can be improved).
Authors
James Forshawsinn3r
Platform
Windows
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/windows/local/ntapphelpcachecontrol
msf /(l) > show actions
...actions...
msf /(l) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf /(l) > show options
...show and set options...
msf /(l) > run
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