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Vi - Privilege Escalation

ID: privesc-vi

Severity: high

Author: daffainfo

Tags: code,linux,vi,privesc,local

Description

Section titled “Description”

vi is a classic text editor in Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is known for its modal editing capabilities and is often used for editing configuration files, scripts, and other text-based content in a terminal environment.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: privesc-vi


info:
  name: Vi - Privilege Escalation
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: |
    vi is a classic text editor in Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is known for its modal editing capabilities and is often used for editing configuration files, scripts, and other text-based content in a terminal environment.
  reference:
    - https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/vi/
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 3
  tags: code,linux,vi,privesc,local


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


  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      vi -c '!whoami'


  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      sudo vi -c '!whoami'


    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

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-vi.yaml"

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