Windows Manage Mount Shadow Copy - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Windows Manage Mount Shadow Copy
Module: post/windows/manage/vss_mount
Source code: modules/post/windows/manage/vss_mount.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2021-10-06 13:43:31 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): Windows
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -
This module will attempt to mount a Volume Shadow Copy on the system. This is based on the VSSOwn Script originally posted by Tim Tomes and Mark Baggett. Works on win2k3 and later.
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/manage/vss_mount
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/manage/vss_mount
msf post(vss_mount) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf post(vss_mount) > set SESSION session-id
msf post(vss_mount) > 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/manage/vss_mount")
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.
DEVICE: DeviceObject of Shadowcopy to mount.
PATH: Path to mount it to.
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the windows/manage/vss_mount post exploitation module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use post/windows/manage/vss_mount
[!] * The module post/windows/manage/vss_mount is deprecated! *
[!] * This module will be removed on or about 2021-04-11 *
[!] * Use post/windows/manage/vss and the VSS_MOUNT action *
msf6 post(windows/manage/vss_mount) > show info
Name: Windows Manage Mount Shadow Copy
Module: post/windows/manage/vss_mount
Platform: Windows
Arch:
Rank: Normal
Provided by:
theLightCosine <[email protected]>
Compatible session types:
Meterpreter
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DEVICE yes DeviceObject of Shadowcopy to mount.
PATH yes Path to mount it to.
RHOST localhost yes Target address range
SESSION yes The session to run this module on.
SMBDomain no The Windows domain to use for authentication
SMBPass no The password for the specified username
SMBUser no The username to authenticate as
TIMEOUT 60 yes Timeout for WMI command in seconds
Description:
This module will attempt to mount a Volume Shadow Copy on the
system. This is based on the VSSOwn Script originally posted by Tim
Tomes and Mark Baggett. Works on win2k3 and later.
References:
http://pauldotcom.com/2011/11/safely-dumping-hashes-from-liv.html
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the windows/manage/vss_mount post exploitation module:
msf6 post(windows/manage/vss_mount) > show options
Module options (post/windows/manage/vss_mount):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DEVICE yes DeviceObject of Shadowcopy to mount.
PATH yes Path to mount it to.
RHOST localhost yes Target address range
SESSION yes The session to run this module on.
SMBDomain no The Windows domain to use for authentication
SMBPass no The password for the specified username
SMBUser no The username to authenticate as
TIMEOUT 60 yes Timeout for WMI command in seconds
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the windows/manage/vss_mount post exploitation module:
msf6 post(windows/manage/vss_mount) > show advanced
Module advanced options (post/windows/manage/vss_mount):
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/manage/vss_mount module can do:
msf6 post(windows/manage/vss_mount) > show actions
Post actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the windows/manage/vss_mount post exploitation module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 post(windows/manage/vss_mount) > 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:
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.
This module requires admin privs to run
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "This module requires admin privs to run" error message:
39: )
40: end
41:
42: def run
43: unless is_admin?
44: print_error("This module requires admin privs to run")
45: return
46: end
47: if is_uac_enabled?
48: print_error("This module requires UAC to be bypassed first")
49: return
This module requires UAC to be bypassed first
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "This module requires UAC to be bypassed first" error message:
43: unless is_admin?
44: print_error("This module requires admin privs to run")
45: return
46: end
47: if is_uac_enabled?
48: print_error("This module requires UAC to be bypassed first")
49: return
50: end
51: unless start_vss
52: return
53: end
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Related Pull Requests
- #14582 Merged Pull Request: Support command actions for post modules and consolidate VSS 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
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
- #2304 Merged Pull Request: Fix load order in posts, hopefully forever
- #1241 Merged Pull Request: Removed all $Id$ and $Revision$ occurences
- #958 Merged Pull Request: Msftidy 2
References
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- post/windows/manage/vss
- post/windows/manage/vss_create
- post/windows/manage/vss_list
- post/windows/manage/vss_set_storage
- post/windows/manage/vss_storage
Authors
- theLightCosine
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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