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agetty - Privilege Escalation

ID: privesc-agetty

Severity: high

Author: bobakabill

Tags: code,linux,find,privesc,local

Description

Section titled “Description”

The agetty command in Linux is used to invoke the /bin/login command for a given user. If the SUID bit is set, it can be used to gain a high-privilege s>

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: privesc-agetty


info:
  name: agetty - Privilege Escalation
  author: bobakabill
  severity: high
  description: |
    The agetty command in Linux is used to invoke the /bin/login command for a given user. If the SUID bit is set, it can be used to gain a high-privilege s>
  reference:
    - https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/agetty/
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
  tags: code,linux,find,privesc,local


self-contained: true
code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
     find /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/sbin -type f -name agetty 2>/dev/null -perm /4000
     find /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/sbin -type f -name agetty 2>/dev/null -perm /6000


    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "agetty"
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "code/privilege-escalation/linux/binary/privesc-agetty.yaml"

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