id: privesc-flock info: name: Flock - Privilege Escalation author: daffainfo severity: high description: | flock is a command-line utility in Unix-like operating systems that is used to manage file locks. It can be used to synchronize access to a file among multiple processes, preventing conflicts and ensuring data integrity. Additionally, flock can be used in shell scripts to control access to critical sections of code. reference: - https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/flock/ metadata: verified: true max-request: 3 tags: code,linux,flock,privesc,local self-contained: true code: - engine: - sh - bash source: | whoami - engine: - sh - bash source: | flock -u / whoami - engine: - sh - bash source: | sudo flock -u / 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 # digest: 4a0a00473045022100de7de6316a36966e591a532e458496e3deafdcf99db9d1b6e06ba8804b5156bf022035df063cb6d81a55b81577f7e7cc8f167990d113dbc9b870d5c388a0c7feb8fc:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950