RF Transceiver Transmitter - Metasploit


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Module Overview

Name: RF Transceiver Transmitter
Module: post/hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter
Source code: modules/post/hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2017-07-24 06:26:21 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): Hardware
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

This module powers an HWBridge-connected radio transceiver, effectively transmitting on the frequency set by the FREQ option. NOTE: Users of this module should be aware of their local laws, regulations, and licensing requirements for transmitting on any given radio frequency.

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

There are two ways to execute this post module.

From the Meterpreter prompt

The first is by using the "run" command at the Meterpreter prompt. It allows you to run the post module against that specific session:

meterpreter > run post/hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter

From the msf prompt

The second is by using the "use" command at the msf prompt. You will have to figure out which session ID to set manually. To list all session IDs, you can use the "sessions" command.

msf > use post/hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter
msf post(transmitter) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf post(transmitter) > set SESSION session-id
msf post(transmitter) > exploit

If you wish to run the post against all sessions from framework, here is how:

1 - Create the following resource script:


framework.sessions.each_pair do |sid, session|
  run_single("use post/hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter")
  run_single("set SESSION #{sid}")
  run_single("run")
end

2 - At the msf prompt, execute the above resource script:

msf > resource path-to-resource-script

Required Options

  • SESSION: The session to run this module on.

  • FREQ: Frequency to transmit on

Knowledge Base

Simple module to transmit a given frequency for a specified amount of seconds. This code was ported from AndrewMohawk.

NOTE: Users of this module should be aware of their local laws, regulations, and licensing requirements for transmitting on any given radio frequency.

Options

FREQ

Frequency to brute force.

BAUD

Baud rate. Default: 4800

POWER

Power level to specify. Default: 100

SECONDS

How many seconds to transmit the signal. Default: 4

INDEX

USB Index number. Default: 0

Scenarios

Transmit a given signal for 4 seconds

hwbridge > run post/hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter FREQ=433880000

[*] Transmitting on 433880000 for 4 seconds...
[*] Finished transmitting

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter post exploitation module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use post/hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter

msf6 post(hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter) > show info

       Name: RF Transceiver Transmitter
     Module: post/hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter
   Platform: Hardware
       Arch: 
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  Craig Smith

Compatible session types:
  Hwbridge

Basic options:
  Name     Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----     ---------------  --------  -----------
  BAUD     4800             no        Baud rate to use
  FREQ                      yes       Frequency to transmit on
  INDEX    0                no        USB Index to use
  POWER    100              no        Power level
  SECONDS  4                no        Seconds to transmit
  SESSION                   yes       The session to run this module on.

Description:
  This module powers an HWBridge-connected radio transceiver, 
  effectively transmitting on the frequency set by the FREQ option. 
  NOTE: Users of this module should be aware of their local laws, 
  regulations, and licensing requirements for transmitting on any 
  given radio frequency.

References:
  https://github.com/AndrewMohawk/RfCatHelpers

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter post exploitation module:

msf6 post(hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter) > show options

Module options (post/hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter):

   Name     Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----     ---------------  --------  -----------
   BAUD     4800             no        Baud rate to use
   FREQ                      yes       Frequency to transmit on
   INDEX    0                no        USB Index to use
   POWER    100              no        Power level
   SECONDS  4                no        Seconds to transmit
   SESSION                   yes       The session to run this module on.

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter post exploitation module:

msf6 post(hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter) > show advanced

Module advanced options (post/hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter):

   Name       Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----       ---------------  --------  -----------
   VERBOSE    false            no        Enable detailed status messages
   WORKSPACE                   no        Specify the workspace for this module

Post Actions

This is a list of all post exploitation actions which the hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter module can do:

msf6 post(hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter) > show actions

Post actions:

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

Evasion Options

Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter post exploitation module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):

msf6 post(hardware/rftransceiver/transmitter) > 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.

Not an RF Transceiver

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Not an RF Transceiver" error message:

37:	
38:	  end
39:	
40:	  def run
41:	    unless is_rf?
42:	      print_error("Not an RF Transceiver")
43:	      return
44:	    end
45:	    unless set_index(datastore['INDEX'])
46:	      print_error("Couldn't set usb index to #{datastore['INDEX']}")
47:	      return

Couldn't set usb index to <INDEX>

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Couldn't set usb index to <INDEX>" error message:

41:	    unless is_rf?
42:	      print_error("Not an RF Transceiver")
43:	      return
44:	    end
45:	    unless set_index(datastore['INDEX'])
46:	      print_error("Couldn't set usb index to #{datastore['INDEX']}")
47:	      return
48:	    end
49:	    set_modulation("ASK/OOK")
50:	    set_freq(datastore['FREQ'])
51:	    set_sync_mode(0)

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References

See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

  • Craig Smith

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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