WinRM Login Utility - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: WinRM Login Utility
Module: auxiliary/scanner/winrm/winrm_login
Source code: modules/auxiliary/scanner/winrm/winrm_login.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2021-09-24 12:01:30 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: http, https, winrm
Target network port(s): 80, 443, 3000, 5985, 5986, 8000, 8008, 8080, 8443, 8880, 8888
List of CVEs: CVE-1999-0502
This module attempts to authenticate to a WinRM service. It currently works only if the remote end allows Negotiate(NTLM) authentication. Kerberos is not currently supported. Please note: in order to use this module without SSL, the 'AllowUnencrypted' winrm option must be set. Otherwise adjust the port and set the SSL options in the module as appropriate.
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/winrm/winrm_login
msf auxiliary(winrm_login) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(winrm_login) > set RHOSTS ip-range
msf auxiliary(winrm_login) > exploit
Other examples of setting the RHOSTS option:
Example 1:
msf auxiliary(winrm_login) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.3-192.168.1.200
Example 2:
msf auxiliary(winrm_login) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.1/24
Example 3:
msf auxiliary(winrm_login) > 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/winrm/winrm_login auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use auxiliary/scanner/winrm/winrm_login
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/winrm/winrm_login) > show info
Name: WinRM Login Utility
Module: auxiliary/scanner/winrm/winrm_login
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Provided by:
thelightcosine
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
BLANK_PASSWORDS false no Try blank passwords for all users
BRUTEFORCE_SPEED 5 yes How fast to bruteforce, from 0 to 5
DB_ALL_CREDS false no Try each user/password couple stored in the current database
DB_ALL_PASS false no Add all passwords in the current database to the list
DB_ALL_USERS false no Add all users in the current database to the list
DOMAIN WORKSTATION yes The domain to use for Windows authentification
PASSWORD no A specific password to authenticate with
PASS_FILE no File containing passwords, one per line
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 5985 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
STOP_ON_SUCCESS false yes Stop guessing when a credential works for a host
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
URI /wsman yes The URI of the WinRM service
USERNAME no A specific username to authenticate as
USERPASS_FILE no File containing users and passwords separated by space, one pair per line
USER_AS_PASS false no Try the username as the password for all users
USER_FILE no File containing usernames, one per line
VERBOSE true yes Whether to print output for all attempts
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Description:
This module attempts to authenticate to a WinRM service. It
currently works only if the remote end allows Negotiate(NTLM)
authentication. Kerberos is not currently supported. Please note: in
order to use this module without SSL, the 'AllowUnencrypted' winrm
option must be set. Otherwise adjust the port and set the SSL
options in the module as appropriate.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0502
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the scanner/winrm/winrm_login auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/winrm/winrm_login) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/winrm/winrm_login):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
BLANK_PASSWORDS false no Try blank passwords for all users
BRUTEFORCE_SPEED 5 yes How fast to bruteforce, from 0 to 5
DB_ALL_CREDS false no Try each user/password couple stored in the current database
DB_ALL_PASS false no Add all passwords in the current database to the list
DB_ALL_USERS false no Add all users in the current database to the list
DOMAIN WORKSTATION yes The domain to use for Windows authentification
PASSWORD no A specific password to authenticate with
PASS_FILE no File containing passwords, one per line
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 5985 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
STOP_ON_SUCCESS false yes Stop guessing when a credential works for a host
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
URI /wsman yes The URI of the WinRM service
USERNAME no A specific username to authenticate as
USERPASS_FILE no File containing users and passwords separated by space, one pair per line
USER_AS_PASS false no Try the username as the password for all users
USER_FILE no File containing usernames, one per line
VERBOSE true yes Whether to print output for all attempts
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the scanner/winrm/winrm_login auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/winrm/winrm_login) > show advanced
Module advanced options (auxiliary/scanner/winrm/winrm_login):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
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
MaxGuessesPerService 0 no Maximum number of credentials to try per service instance. If set to zero or a non-number, this option will not be used.
MaxGuessesPerUser 0 no Maximum guesses for a particular username for the service instance. Note that users are considered unique among different services, so a user at 10.1.1.1:
22 is different from one at 10.2.2.2:22, and both will be tried up to the MaxGuessesPerUser limit. If set to zero or a non-number, this option will not be
used.
MaxMinutesPerService 0 no Maximum time in minutes to bruteforce the service instance. If set to zero or a non-number, this option will not be used.
NTLM::SendLM true yes Always send the LANMAN response (except when NTLMv2_session is specified)
NTLM::SendNTLM true yes Activate the 'Negotiate NTLM key' flag, indicating the use of NTLM responses
NTLM::SendSPN true yes Send an avp of type SPN in the ntlmv2 client blob, this allows authentication on Windows 7+/Server 2008 R2+ when SPN is required
NTLM::UseLMKey false yes Activate the 'Negotiate Lan Manager Key' flag, using the LM key when the LM response is sent
NTLM::UseNTLM2_session true yes Activate the 'Negotiate NTLM2 key' flag, forcing the use of a NTLMv2_session
NTLM::UseNTLMv2 true yes Use NTLMv2 instead of NTLM2_session when 'Negotiate NTLM2' key is true
REMOVE_PASS_FILE false yes Automatically delete the PASS_FILE on module completion
REMOVE_USERPASS_FILE false yes Automatically delete the USERPASS_FILE on module completion
REMOVE_USER_FILE false yes Automatically delete the USER_FILE on module completion
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
TRANSITION_DELAY 0 no Amount of time (in minutes) to delay before transitioning to the next user in the array (or password when PASSWORD_SPRAY=true)
UserAgent Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) no The User-Agent header to use for all requests
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
Auxiliary Actions
This is a list of all auxiliary actions that the scanner/winrm/winrm_login module can do:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/winrm/winrm_login) > show actions
Auxiliary actions:
Name Description
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Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the scanner/winrm/winrm_login auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/winrm/winrm_login) > 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:
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.
<IP>:<RPORT> - LOGIN FAILED: <RESULT.CREDENTIAL> (<RESULT.STATUS>: <RESULT.PROOF>)
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<IP>:<RPORT> - LOGIN FAILED: <RESULT.CREDENTIAL> (<RESULT.STATUS>: <RESULT.PROOF>)" error message:
93: shell = conn.shell(:stdin, {})
94: session_setup(shell, rhost, rport, endpoint)
95: end
96: else
97: invalidate_login(credential_data)
98: vprint_error "#{ip}:#{rport} - LOGIN FAILED: #{result.credential} (#{result.status}: #{result.proof})"
99: end
100: end
101: end
102:
103: def session_setup(shell, _rhost, _rport, _endpoint)
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Related Pull Requests
- #14696 Merged Pull Request: Zeitwerk rex folder
- #12022 Merged Pull Request: Deregister PASSWORD_SPRAY option for LoginScanner modules
- #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
- #6921 Merged Pull Request: Fix #4885, Support basic and form auth at the same time
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #4737 Merged Pull Request: Preserve Context in LoginScanner socket calls, fixes #4723
- #4364 Merged Pull Request: Modules should respect bruteforce_speed again
- #3999 Merged Pull Request: Fix #3995 - Make negative messages less verbose for LoginScanner modules
- #3746 Merged Pull Request: Feature/msp 11162/db all creds
- #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
- #1482 Merged Pull Request: Unmerge #1476 and #1444
- #1228 Merged Pull Request: MSFTIDY cleanup #1 - auxiliary
References
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- auxiliary/scanner/telnet/brocade_enable_login
- auxiliary/scanner/db2/db2_auth
- auxiliary/scanner/http/dell_idrac
- auxiliary/scanner/http/dlink_dir_300_615_http_login
- auxiliary/scanner/http/dlink_dir_615h_http_login
- auxiliary/scanner/http/dlink_dir_session_cgi_http_login
- auxiliary/scanner/ftp/ftp_login
- auxiliary/scanner/http/http_login
- auxiliary/scanner/http/joomla_bruteforce_login
- auxiliary/scanner/mysql/mysql_login
- auxiliary/scanner/nntp/nntp_login
- auxiliary/scanner/oracle/oracle_login
- auxiliary/scanner/pcanywhere/pcanywhere_login
- auxiliary/scanner/postgres/postgres_login
- auxiliary/scanner/rservices/rexec_login
- auxiliary/scanner/rservices/rlogin_login
- auxiliary/scanner/rservices/rsh_login
- exploit/multi/ssh/sshexec
- auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login
- auxiliary/scanner/telnet/telnet_login
- auxiliary/scanner/http/tomcat_mgr_login
- auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmauthd_login
- auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_http_login
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wordpress_xmlrpc_login
- auxiliary/scanner/winrm/winrm_auth_methods
- auxiliary/scanner/winrm/winrm_cmd
- auxiliary/scanner/winrm/winrm_wql
- exploit/windows/winrm/winrm_script_exec
- exploit/dialup/multi/login/manyargs
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Authors
- thelightcosine
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.29-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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