Rake - Privilege Escalation

ID: privesc-rake

Severity: high

Author: daffainfo

Tags: code,linux,rake,privesc,local

Description

Rake is a build automation tool written in Ruby. It is similar to Make, Ant, or MSBuild, but uses a Ruby syntax. Rake is often used for automating tasks in software development, such as building, testing, and deploying applications.

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id: privesc-rake

info:
  name: Rake - Privilege Escalation
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: |
    Rake is a build automation tool written in Ruby. It is similar to Make, Ant, or MSBuild, but uses a Ruby syntax. Rake is often used for automating tasks in software development, such as building, testing, and deploying applications.
  reference:
    - https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/rake/
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 3
  tags: code,linux,rake,privesc,local

self-contained: true
code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      whoami

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      rake -p '`whoami 1>&0`'

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      sudo rake -p '`whoami 1>&0`'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: code_1_response
        words:
          - "root"
        negative: true

      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'contains(code_2_response, "root")'
          - 'contains(code_3_response, "root")'
        condition: or
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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.

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

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