VMWare Enumerate User Accounts - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: VMWare Enumerate User Accounts
Module: auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users
Source code: modules/auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2021-01-28 10:35:25 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: http, https
Target network port(s): 80, 443, 3000, 8000, 8008, 8080, 8443, 8880, 8888
List of CVEs: -
This module will log into the Web API of VMWare and try to enumerate all the user accounts. If the VMware instance is connected to one or more domains, it will try to enumerate domain users as well.
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
This module is a scanner module, and is capable of testing against multiple hosts.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users
msf auxiliary(vmware_enum_users) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(vmware_enum_users) > set RHOSTS ip-range
msf auxiliary(vmware_enum_users) > exploit
Other examples of setting the RHOSTS option:
Example 1:
msf auxiliary(vmware_enum_users) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.3-192.168.1.200
Example 2:
msf auxiliary(vmware_enum_users) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.1/24
Example 3:
msf auxiliary(vmware_enum_users) > set RHOSTS file:/tmp/ip_list.txt
Required Options
- RHOSTS: The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users) > show info
Name: VMWare Enumerate User Accounts
Module: auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Provided by:
theLightCosine <[email protected]>
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PASSWORD password yes The password to Authenticate with.
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 443 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL true no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
USERNAME root yes The username to Authenticate with.
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Description:
This module will log into the Web API of VMWare and try to enumerate
all the user accounts. If the VMware instance is connected to one or
more domains, it will try to enumerate domain users as well.
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PASSWORD password yes The password to Authenticate with.
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 443 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL true no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
USERNAME root yes The username to Authenticate with.
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users) > show advanced
Module advanced options (auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DOMAIN WORKSTATION yes The domain to use for Windows authentication
DigestAuthIIS true no Conform to IIS, should work for most servers. Only set to false for non-IIS servers
FingerprintCheck true no Conduct a pre-exploit fingerprint verification
HttpClientTimeout no HTTP connection and receive timeout
HttpPassword no The HTTP password to specify for authentication
HttpRawHeaders no Path to ERB-templatized raw headers to append to existing headers
HttpTrace false no Show the raw HTTP requests and responses
HttpTraceColors red/blu no HTTP request and response colors for HttpTrace (unset to disable)
HttpTraceHeadersOnly false no Show HTTP headers only in HttpTrace
HttpUsername no The HTTP username to specify for authentication
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)
ShowProgress true yes Display progress messages during a scan
ShowProgressPercent 10 yes The interval in percent that progress should be shown
UserAgent Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) no The User-Agent header to use for all requests
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 scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users module can do:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users) > show actions
Auxiliary actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_users) > show evasion
Module evasion options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
HTTP::header_folding false no Enable folding of HTTP headers
HTTP::method_random_case false no Use random casing for the HTTP method
HTTP::method_random_invalid false no Use a random invalid, HTTP method for request
HTTP::method_random_valid false no Use a random, but valid, HTTP method for request
HTTP::pad_fake_headers false no Insert random, fake headers into the HTTP request
HTTP::pad_fake_headers_count 0 no How many fake headers to insert into the HTTP request
HTTP::pad_get_params false no Insert random, fake query string variables into the request
HTTP::pad_get_params_count 16 no How many fake query string variables to insert into the request
HTTP::pad_method_uri_count 1 no How many whitespace characters to use between the method and uri
HTTP::pad_method_uri_type space no What type of whitespace to use between the method and uri (Accepted: space, tab, apache)
HTTP::pad_post_params false no Insert random, fake post variables into the request
HTTP::pad_post_params_count 16 no How many fake post variables to insert into the request
HTTP::pad_uri_version_count 1 no How many whitespace characters to use between the uri and version
HTTP::pad_uri_version_type space no What type of whitespace to use between the uri and version (Accepted: space, tab, apache)
HTTP::uri_dir_fake_relative false no Insert fake relative directories into the uri
HTTP::uri_dir_self_reference false no Insert self-referential directories into the uri
HTTP::uri_encode_mode hex-normal no Enable URI encoding (Accepted: none, hex-normal, hex-noslashes, hex-random, hex-all, u-normal, u-all, u-random)
HTTP::uri_fake_end false no Add a fake end of URI (eg: /%20HTTP/1.0/../../)
HTTP::uri_fake_params_start false no Add a fake start of params to the URI (eg: /%3fa=b/../)
HTTP::uri_full_url false no Use the full URL for all HTTP requests
HTTP::uri_use_backslashes false no Use back slashes instead of forward slashes in the uri
HTTP::version_random_invalid false no Use a random invalid, HTTP version for request
HTTP::version_random_valid false no Use a random, but valid, HTTP version for request
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Error Messages
This module may fail with the following error messages:
Error Messages
- Received no response from <IP>
- The login session appears to have expired on <IP>
- An error occurred while trying to enumerate the users for <DOMAIN> on <IP>
- Received no response from <IP>
- The login session appears to have expired on <IP>
- An error occurred while trying to enumerate the domains on <IP>
- Received no response from <IP>
- The login session appears to have expired on <IP>
- An error occurred while trying to enumerate the users for <DOMAIN> on <IP>
- Login failure on <IP>
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.
Received no response from <IP>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Received no response from <IP>" error message:
47: 'Columns' => ['Name', 'Description']
48: )
49: unless user_list.nil?
50: case user_list
51: when :noresponse
52: print_error "Received no response from #{ip}"
53: when :expired
54: print_error "The login session appears to have expired on #{ip}"
55: when :error
56: print_error "An error occurred while trying to enumerate the users for #{domain} on #{ip}"
57: else
The login session appears to have expired on <IP>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "The login session appears to have expired on <IP>" error message:
49: unless user_list.nil?
50: case user_list
51: when :noresponse
52: print_error "Received no response from #{ip}"
53: when :expired
54: print_error "The login session appears to have expired on #{ip}"
55: when :error
56: print_error "An error occurred while trying to enumerate the users for #{domain} on #{ip}"
57: else
58: user_list.each do |obj|
59: if obj['group'] == 'true'
An error occurred while trying to enumerate the users for <DOMAIN> on <IP>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "An error occurred while trying to enumerate the users for <DOMAIN> on <IP>" error message:
51: when :noresponse
52: print_error "Received no response from #{ip}"
53: when :expired
54: print_error "The login session appears to have expired on #{ip}"
55: when :error
56: print_error "An error occurred while trying to enumerate the users for #{domain} on #{ip}"
57: else
58: user_list.each do |obj|
59: if obj['group'] == 'true'
60: tmp_groups << [obj['principal'], obj['fullName']]
61: else
Received no response from <IP>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Received no response from <IP>" error message:
71:
72: # Enumerate Domains the Server is connected to
73: esx_domains = vim_get_domains
74: case esx_domains
75: when :noresponse
76: print_error "Received no response from #{ip}"
77: when :expired
78: print_error "The login session appears to have expired on #{ip}"
79: when :error
80: print_error "An error occurred while trying to enumerate the domains on #{ip}"
81: else
The login session appears to have expired on <IP>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "The login session appears to have expired on <IP>" error message:
73: esx_domains = vim_get_domains
74: case esx_domains
75: when :noresponse
76: print_error "Received no response from #{ip}"
77: when :expired
78: print_error "The login session appears to have expired on #{ip}"
79: when :error
80: print_error "An error occurred while trying to enumerate the domains on #{ip}"
81: else
82: # Enumerate Domain Users and Groups
83: esx_domains.each do |domain|
An error occurred while trying to enumerate the domains on <IP>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "An error occurred while trying to enumerate the domains on <IP>" error message:
75: when :noresponse
76: print_error "Received no response from #{ip}"
77: when :expired
78: print_error "The login session appears to have expired on #{ip}"
79: when :error
80: print_error "An error occurred while trying to enumerate the domains on #{ip}"
81: else
82: # Enumerate Domain Users and Groups
83: esx_domains.each do |domain|
84: tmp_dusers = Rex::Text::Table.new(
85: 'Header' => "Users for domain #{domain}",
Received no response from <IP>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Received no response from <IP>" error message:
96: user_list = vim_get_user_list(domain)
97: case user_list
98: when nil
99: next
100: when :noresponse
101: print_error "Received no response from #{ip}"
102: when :expired
103: print_error "The login session appears to have expired on #{ip}"
104: when :error
105: print_error "An error occurred while trying to enumerate the users for #{domain} on #{ip}"
106: else
The login session appears to have expired on <IP>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "The login session appears to have expired on <IP>" error message:
98: when nil
99: next
100: when :noresponse
101: print_error "Received no response from #{ip}"
102: when :expired
103: print_error "The login session appears to have expired on #{ip}"
104: when :error
105: print_error "An error occurred while trying to enumerate the users for #{domain} on #{ip}"
106: else
107: user_list.each do |obj|
108: if obj['group'] == 'true'
An error occurred while trying to enumerate the users for <DOMAIN> on <IP>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "An error occurred while trying to enumerate the users for <DOMAIN> on <IP>" error message:
100: when :noresponse
101: print_error "Received no response from #{ip}"
102: when :expired
103: print_error "The login session appears to have expired on #{ip}"
104: when :error
105: print_error "An error occurred while trying to enumerate the users for #{domain} on #{ip}"
106: else
107: user_list.each do |obj|
108: if obj['group'] == 'true'
109: tmp_dgroups << [obj['principal'], obj['fullName']]
110: else
Login failure on <IP>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Login failure on <IP>" error message:
119: f = store_loot('domain.users', "text/plain", datastore['RHOST'], tmp_dgroups.to_csv , "#{domain}_esx_users.txt", "VMWare ESX #{domain} Domain Users")
120: vprint_status("VMWare users stored in: #{f}")
121: end
122: end
123: end
124: else
125: print_error "Login failure on #{ip}"
126: return
127: end
128: end
129: end
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Related Pull Requests
- #14696 Merged Pull Request: Zeitwerk rex folder
- #8716 Merged Pull Request: Print_Status -> Print_Good (And OCD bits 'n bobs)
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #7200 Merged Pull Request: Rex::Ui::Text cleanup
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #6493 Merged Pull Request: move SSL to the default options
- #5059 Merged Pull Request: Yard doc corrections
- #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
- #2246 Merged Pull Request: [SeeRM #8313] - Print where files are stored
- #1228 Merged Pull Request: MSFTIDY cleanup #1 - auxiliary
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See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_permissions
- auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_sessions
- auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_enum_vms
- auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_host_details
- auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_http_login
- auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_screenshot_stealer
- auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_server_dir_trav
- auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_update_manager_traversal
- auxiliary/scanner/vmware/esx_fingerprint
- auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmauthd_login
- auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmauthd_version
- auxiliary/admin/ldap/vmware_vcenter_vmdir_auth_bypass
- auxiliary/gather/vmware_vcenter_vmdir_ldap
- exploit/linux/http/vmware_nsxmgr_xstream_rce_cve_2021_39144
- exploit/linux/http/vmware_vcenter_analytics_file_upload
- exploit/linux/http/vmware_vcenter_vsan_health_rce
- exploit/linux/http/vmware_view_planner_4_6_uploadlog_rce
- exploit/linux/http/vmware_vrops_mgr_ssrf_rce
- exploit/linux/http/vmware_workspace_one_access_cve_2022_22954
- exploit/linux/local/vmware_alsa_config
- exploit/linux/local/vmware_mount
- exploit/linux/local/vmware_workspace_one_access_certproxy_lpe
- exploit/linux/ssh/vmware_vdp_known_privkey
- exploit/multi/http/vmware_vcenter_log4shell
- exploit/multi/http/vmware_vcenter_uploadova_rce
- exploit/osx/local/vmware_bash_function_root
- exploit/osx/local/vmware_fusion_lpe
- exploit/windows/http/vmware_vcenter_chargeback_upload
- auxiliary/admin/vmware/poweroff_vm
- auxiliary/admin/vmware/poweron_vm
- auxiliary/admin/vmware/tag_vm
- auxiliary/admin/vmware/terminate_esx_sessions
- auxiliary/admin/vmware/vcenter_forge_saml_token
- auxiliary/admin/vmware/vcenter_offline_mdb_extract
Authors
- theLightCosine
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.29-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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