Linux Gather Protection Enumeration - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Linux Gather Protection Enumeration
Module: post/linux/gather/enum_protections
Source code: modules/post/linux/gather/enum_protections.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2020-04-26 21:26:52 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): Linux
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -
This module checks whether popular system hardening mechanisms are in place, such as SMEP, SMAP, SELinux, PaX and grsecurity. It also tries to find installed applications that can be used to hinder, prevent, or detect attacks, such as tripwire, snort, and apparmor. This module is meant to identify Linux Secure Modules (LSM) in addition to various antivirus, IDS/IPS, firewalls, sandboxes and other security related software.
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/linux/gather/enum_protections
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/linux/gather/enum_protections
msf post(enum_protections) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf post(enum_protections) > set SESSION session-id
msf post(enum_protections) > 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/linux/gather/enum_protections")
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.
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the linux/gather/enum_protections post exploitation module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use post/linux/gather/enum_protections
msf6 post(linux/gather/enum_protections) > show info
Name: Linux Gather Protection Enumeration
Module: post/linux/gather/enum_protections
Platform: Linux
Arch:
Rank: Normal
Provided by:
ohdae <[email protected]>
Compatible session types:
Meterpreter
Shell
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
SESSION yes The session to run this module on.
Description:
This module checks whether popular system hardening mechanisms are
in place, such as SMEP, SMAP, SELinux, PaX and grsecurity. It also
tries to find installed applications that can be used to hinder,
prevent, or detect attacks, such as tripwire, snort, and apparmor.
This module is meant to identify Linux Secure Modules (LSM) in
addition to various antivirus, IDS/IPS, firewalls, sandboxes and
other security related software.
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the linux/gather/enum_protections post exploitation module:
msf6 post(linux/gather/enum_protections) > show options
Module options (post/linux/gather/enum_protections):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
SESSION yes The session to run this module on.
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the linux/gather/enum_protections post exploitation module:
msf6 post(linux/gather/enum_protections) > show advanced
Module advanced options (post/linux/gather/enum_protections):
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 linux/gather/enum_protections module can do:
msf6 post(linux/gather/enum_protections) > show actions
Post actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the linux/gather/enum_protections post exploitation module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 post(linux/gather/enum_protections) > show evasion
Module evasion options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
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Related Pull Requests
- #11081 Merged Pull Request: Add Msf::Post::Linux::Kernel.lkrg_installed? method
- #11060 Merged Pull Request: Add checks to post/linux/gather/enum_protections
- #9951 Merged Pull Request: Update linux/gather/enum_protections
- #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
- #8088 Merged Pull Request: Add some binaries to enum_protections
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #5627 Merged Pull Request: Favor cmd_exec on linux gather modules
- #3505 Merged Pull Request: Make some linux enum post modules work on meterpreter
- #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
- #2304 Merged Pull Request: Fix load order in posts, hopefully forever
- #674 Merged Pull Request: Comply with msftidy
- #244 Merged Pull Request: Enum_Protections.rb
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See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- post/linux/gather/checkcontainer
- post/linux/gather/checkvm
- post/linux/gather/ecryptfs_creds
- post/linux/gather/enum_commands
- post/linux/gather/enum_configs
- post/linux/gather/enum_containers
- post/linux/gather/enum_nagios_xi
- post/linux/gather/enum_network
- post/linux/gather/enum_psk
- post/linux/gather/enum_system
- post/linux/gather/enum_users_history
- post/linux/gather/gnome_commander_creds
- post/linux/gather/gnome_keyring_dump
- post/linux/gather/haserl_read
- post/linux/gather/hashdump
- post/linux/gather/manageengine_password_manager_creds
- post/linux/gather/mimipenguin
- post/linux/gather/mount_cifs_creds
- post/linux/gather/openvpn_credentials
- post/linux/gather/phpmyadmin_credsteal
- post/linux/gather/pptpd_chap_secrets
- post/linux/gather/tor_hiddenservices
- post/linux/gather/vcenter_secrets_dump
Authors
ohdae <bindshell[at]live.com>
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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