Auxilliary Parser Windows Unattend Passwords - Metasploit


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Module Overview

Name: Auxilliary Parser Windows Unattend Passwords
Module: auxiliary/parser/unattend
Source code: modules/auxiliary/parser/unattend.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2021-01-28 10:35:25 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

This module parses Unattend files in the target directory. See also: post/windows/gather/enum_unattend

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

Required Options

  • PATH: Directory or file to parse.

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the parser/unattend auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use auxiliary/parser/unattend

msf6 auxiliary(parser/unattend) > show info

       Name: Auxilliary Parser Windows Unattend Passwords
     Module: auxiliary/parser/unattend
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  Ben Campbell <[email protected]>

Check supported:
  No

Basic options:
  Name       Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----       ---------------  --------  -----------
  PATH                        yes       Directory or file to parse.
  RECURSIVE  false            yes       Recursively check for files

Description:
  This module parses Unattend files in the target directory. See also: 
  post/windows/gather/enum_unattend

References:
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff715801
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749415(v=ws.10).aspx
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/c026170e-40ef-4191-98dd-0b9835bfa580

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the parser/unattend auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(parser/unattend) > show options

Module options (auxiliary/parser/unattend):

   Name       Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----       ---------------  --------  -----------
   PATH                        yes       Directory or file to parse.
   RECURSIVE  false            yes       Recursively check for files

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the parser/unattend auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(parser/unattend) > show advanced

Module advanced options (auxiliary/parser/unattend):

   Name       Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----       ---------------  --------  -----------
   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 parser/unattend module can do:

msf6 auxiliary(parser/unattend) > show actions

Auxiliary actions:

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

Evasion Options

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

msf6 auxiliary(parser/unattend) > show evasion

Module evasion options:

   Name  Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----  ---------------  --------  -----------

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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.

<ITEM> invalid xml format.

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<ITEM> invalid xml format." error message:

50:	      print_status "Processing #{item}"
51:	      file = File.read(item)
52:	      begin
53:	        xml = REXML::Document.new(file)
54:	      rescue REXML::ParseException => e
55:	        print_error("#{item} invalid xml format.")
56:	        vprint_line(e.message)
57:	        next
58:	      end
59:	
60:	      results = Rex::Parser::Unattend.parse(xml)

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References

See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

  • Ben Campbell

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.24-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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