Get-DomainGroup - Empire Module
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Module Overview
Name: Get-DomainGroup
Module: powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_group
Source code [1]: empire/server/modules/powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_group.yaml
Source code [2]: empire/server/data/module_source/situational_awareness/network/powerview.ps1
MITRE ATT&CK:
T1482, S0194
Language: PowerShell
Needs admin: No
OPSEC safe: Yes
Background: Yes
The get_group module gets a list of all current groups in a domain, or all the groups a given user/group object belongs to. Part of PowerView.
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 get_group 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 get_group module:
Agent
Agent to run module on.
Additional Module Options
This is a list of additional options that are supported by the get_group module:
AdminCount
Switch. Return users with "(adminCount=1)" (meaning are/were privileged).
Domain
The domain to use for the query, defaults to the current domain.
FindOne
Switch. Return one object.
Identity
A SamAccountName, DistinguishedName, SID, GUID, or a dns host name, wildcards accepted.
LDAPFilter
A customized ldap filter string to use, e.g. "(description=*admin*).
MemberIdentity
A SamAccountName, DistinguishedName, SID, GUID, or a dns host name, wildcards accepted.
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.
Properties
Specifies the properties of the output object to retrieve from the server.
ResultPageSize
Specifies the PageSize to set for the LDAP searcher object.
SearchBase
The LDAP source to search through, e.g. "LDAP://OU=secret,DC=testlab,DC=local" Useful for OU queries.
SearchScope
Specifies the scope to search under, Base/OneLevel/Subtree (default of Subtree).
SecurityMasks
Specifies an option for examining security information of a directory object. One of "Dacl", "Group", "None", "Owner", "Sacl".
Server
Specifies an Active Directory server (Domain controller) to reflect LDAP queries through.
ServerTimeLimit
Specifies the maximum amount of time the server spends searching. Default of 120 seconds.
Tombstone
Switch. Specifies that the search should also return deleted/tombstoned objects.
Get_group Example Usage
Here's an example of how to use the get_group 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/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_group
Author @harmj0y
Background True
Comments https://github.com/PowerShellMafia/PowerSploit/blob/dev/Recon/
Description Gets a list of all current groups in a domain, or all the groups a
given user/group object belongs to. Part of PowerView.
Language powershell
Name powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_group
NeedsAdmin False
OpsecSafe True
Software http://attack.mitre.org/software/S0194
Techniques http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1482
,Record Options---,------------,----------,-------------------------------------,
| Name | Value | Required | Description |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| AdminCount | | False | Switch. Return users with |
| | | | "(adminCount=1)" (meaning are/were |
| | | | privileged). |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Agent | | True | Agent to run module on. |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Domain | | False | The domain to use for the query, |
| | | | defaults to the current domain. |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| FindOne | | False | Switch. Return one object. |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Identity | | False | A SamAccountName, |
| | | | DistinguishedName, SID, GUID, or a |
| | | | dns host name, wildcards accepted. |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| LDAPFilter | | False | A customized ldap filter string to |
| | | | use, e.g. "(description=*admin*)" |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| MemberIdentity | | False | A SamAccountName, |
| | | | DistinguishedName, SID, GUID, or a |
| | | | dns host name, wildcards accepted. |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| OutputFunction | Out-String | False | PowerShell's output function to use |
| | | | ("Out-String", "ConvertTo-Json", |
| | | | "ConvertTo-Csv", "ConvertTo-Html", |
| | | | "ConvertTo-Xml"). |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Properties | | False | Specifies the properties of the |
| | | | output object to retrieve from the |
| | | | server. |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| ResultPageSize | | False | Specifies the PageSize to set for |
| | | | the LDAP searcher object. |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| SearchBase | | False | The LDAP source to search through, |
| | | | e.g. "LDAP://OU=secret,DC=testlab,D |
| | | | C=local" Useful for OU queries. |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| SearchScope | | False | Specifies the scope to search |
| | | | under, Base/OneLevel/Subtree |
| | | | (default of Subtree) |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| SecurityMasks | | False | Specifies an option for examining |
| | | | security information of a directory |
| | | | object. One of "Dacl", "Group", |
| | | | "None", "Owner", "Sacl". |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Server | | False | Specifies an Active Directory |
| | | | server (Domain controller) to |
| | | | reflect LDAP queries through. |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| ServerTimeLimit | | False | Specifies the maximum amount of |
| | | | time the server spends searching. |
| | | | Default of 120 seconds. |
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Tombstone | | False | Switch. Specifies that the search |
| | | | should also return |
| | | | deleted/tombstoned objects. |
'-----------------'------------'----------'-------------------------------------'
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_group) > set Agent Y4LHEV83
[*] Set Agent to Y4LHEV83
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_group) > execute
[*] Tasked Y4LHEV83 to run Task 1
...
Now wait for the results to come.
Author
References
- https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire/tree/master/empire/server/modules/powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_group.yaml
- https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire/tree/master/empire/server/data/module_source/situational_awareness/network/powerview.ps1
- https://github.com/PowerShellMafia/PowerSploit/blob/dev/Recon/
- http://attack.mitre.org/software/S0194
- http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1482
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_loggedon
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_cached_rdpconnection
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_subnet
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_ou
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_subnet_ranges
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_gpo_computer
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_forest
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_domain_controller
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_session
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_computer
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_domain_policy
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_gpo
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_domain_trust
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_forest_domain
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_fileserver
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_site
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_rdp_session
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_object_acl
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_localgroup
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_group_member
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_user
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/get_dfs_share
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/get_sql_server_info
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/get_kerberos_service_ticket
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/get_sql_instance_domain
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/get_spn
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powermad/get_adidns_zone
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powermad/get_adidns_permission
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/find_foreign_group
- powershell/situational_awareness/network/powerview/find_managed_security_group
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/dscl_get_groups
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/get_groups
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/dscl_get_groupmembers
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/get_groupmembers
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/get_groupmemberships
Version
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