Plantronics Hub SpokesUpdateService Privilege Escalation
Description
The Plantronics Hub client application for Windows makes use of an automatic update service `SpokesUpdateService.exe` which automatically executes a file specified in the `MajorUpgrade.config` configuration file as SYSTEM. The configuration file is writable by all users by default. This module has been tested successfully on Plantronics Hub version 3.13.2 on Windows 7 SP1 (x64).
Author(s)
- Markus Krell
- bcoles <bcoles@gmail.com>
Platform
Windows
Development
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/plantronics_hub_spokesupdateservice_privesc
msf exploit(plantronics_hub_spokesupdateservice_privesc) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(plantronics_hub_spokesupdateservice_privesc) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(plantronics_hub_spokesupdateservice_privesc) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(plantronics_hub_spokesupdateservice_privesc) > exploit
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