Windows Disconnect Wireless Connection - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Windows Disconnect Wireless Connection
Module: post/windows/wlan/wlan_disconnect
Source code: modules/post/windows/wlan/wlan_disconnect.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 disconnects the current wireless network connection on the specified interface.
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/wlan/wlan_disconnect
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/wlan/wlan_disconnect
msf post(wlan_disconnect) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf post(wlan_disconnect) > set SESSION session-id
msf post(wlan_disconnect) > 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/wlan/wlan_disconnect")
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/wlan/wlan_disconnect post exploitation module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use post/windows/wlan/wlan_disconnect
msf6 post(windows/wlan/wlan_disconnect) > show info
Name: Windows Disconnect Wireless Connection
Module: post/windows/wlan/wlan_disconnect
Platform: Windows
Arch:
Rank: Normal
Provided by:
theLightCosine <[email protected]>
Compatible session types:
Meterpreter
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
Interface 0 yes The Index of the Interface to Disconnect. Leave at 0 if only one IF
SESSION yes The session to run this module on.
Description:
This module disconnects the current wireless network connection on
the specified interface.
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the windows/wlan/wlan_disconnect post exploitation module:
msf6 post(windows/wlan/wlan_disconnect) > show options
Module options (post/windows/wlan/wlan_disconnect):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
Interface 0 yes The Index of the Interface to Disconnect. Leave at 0 if only one IF
SESSION yes The session to run this module on.
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the windows/wlan/wlan_disconnect post exploitation module:
msf6 post(windows/wlan/wlan_disconnect) > show advanced
Module advanced options (post/windows/wlan/wlan_disconnect):
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/wlan/wlan_disconnect module can do:
msf6 post(windows/wlan/wlan_disconnect) > show actions
Post actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the windows/wlan/wlan_disconnect post exploitation module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 post(windows/wlan/wlan_disconnect) > 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:
- Couldn't open WlanAPI Handle. WLAN API may not be installed on target
- On Windows XP this could also mean the Wireless Zero Configuration Service is turned off
- The Interface still appears to be connected.
- There was an error closing the Handle
- This Interface is not currently connected to a network.
- There was an error closing the Handle
- The Supplied Interface Index is Invalid
- There was an error closing the Handle
- There was an error closing the Handle
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.
Couldn't open WlanAPI Handle. WLAN API may not be installed on target
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Couldn't open WlanAPI Handle. WLAN API may not be installed on target" error message:
34: @wlanapi = client.railgun.wlanapi
35:
36: wlan_connections = "Wireless LAN Active Connections: \n"
37: wlan_handle = open_handle()
38: unless wlan_handle
39: print_error("Couldn't open WlanAPI Handle. WLAN API may not be installed on target")
40: print_error("On Windows XP this could also mean the Wireless Zero Configuration Service is turned off")
41: return
42: end
43: wlan_iflist = enum_interfaces(wlan_handle)
44: if wlan_iflist[datastore['Interface']]
On Windows XP this could also mean the Wireless Zero Configuration Service is turned off
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "On Windows XP this could also mean the Wireless Zero Configuration Service is turned off" error message:
35:
36: wlan_connections = "Wireless LAN Active Connections: \n"
37: wlan_handle = open_handle()
38: unless wlan_handle
39: print_error("Couldn't open WlanAPI Handle. WLAN API may not be installed on target")
40: print_error("On Windows XP this could also mean the Wireless Zero Configuration Service is turned off")
41: return
42: end
43: wlan_iflist = enum_interfaces(wlan_handle)
44: if wlan_iflist[datastore['Interface']]
45: connect_info = query_current_connection(wlan_handle, wlan_iflist[datastore['Interface']]['guid'])
The Interface still appears to be connected.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "The Interface still appears to be connected." error message:
60: @wlanapi.WlanDisconnect(wlan_handle, wlan_iflist[datastore['Interface']]['guid'], nil)
61: sleep(10)
62:
63: connected = query_current_connection(wlan_handle, wlan_iflist[datastore['Interface']]['guid'])
64: if connected
65: print_error("The Interface still appears to be connected.")
66: closehandle = @wlanapi.WlanCloseHandle(wlan_handle, nil)
67: if closehandle['return'] == 0
68: print_status("WlanAPI Handle Closed Successfully")
69: else
70: print_error("There was an error closing the Handle")
There was an error closing the Handle
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "There was an error closing the Handle" error message:
65: print_error("The Interface still appears to be connected.")
66: closehandle = @wlanapi.WlanCloseHandle(wlan_handle, nil)
67: if closehandle['return'] == 0
68: print_status("WlanAPI Handle Closed Successfully")
69: else
70: print_error("There was an error closing the Handle")
71: end
72: return
73: else
74: print_good("The Interface has been disconnected successfully")
75: end
This Interface is not currently connected to a network.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "This Interface is not currently connected to a network." error message:
72: return
73: else
74: print_good("The Interface has been disconnected successfully")
75: end
76: else
77: print_error("This Interface is not currently connected to a network.")
78: closehandle = @wlanapi.WlanCloseHandle(wlan_handle, nil)
79: if closehandle['return'] == 0
80: print_status("WlanAPI Handle Closed Successfully")
81: else
82: print_error("There was an error closing the Handle")
There was an error closing the Handle
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "There was an error closing the Handle" error message:
77: print_error("This Interface is not currently connected to a network.")
78: closehandle = @wlanapi.WlanCloseHandle(wlan_handle, nil)
79: if closehandle['return'] == 0
80: print_status("WlanAPI Handle Closed Successfully")
81: else
82: print_error("There was an error closing the Handle")
83: end
84: return
85: end
86: else
87: print_error("The Supplied Interface Index is Invalid")
The Supplied Interface Index is Invalid
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "The Supplied Interface Index is Invalid" error message:
82: print_error("There was an error closing the Handle")
83: end
84: return
85: end
86: else
87: print_error("The Supplied Interface Index is Invalid")
88: closehandle = @wlanapi.WlanCloseHandle(wlan_handle, nil)
89: if closehandle['return'] == 0
90: print_status("WlanAPI Handle Closed Successfully")
91: else
92: print_error("There was an error closing the Handle")
There was an error closing the Handle
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "There was an error closing the Handle" error message:
87: print_error("The Supplied Interface Index is Invalid")
88: closehandle = @wlanapi.WlanCloseHandle(wlan_handle, nil)
89: if closehandle['return'] == 0
90: print_status("WlanAPI Handle Closed Successfully")
91: else
92: print_error("There was an error closing the Handle")
93: end
94: return
95: end
96:
97: # close the Wlan API Handle
There was an error closing the Handle
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "There was an error closing the Handle" error message:
97: # close the Wlan API Handle
98: closehandle = @wlanapi.WlanCloseHandle(wlan_handle, nil)
99: if closehandle['return'] == 0
100: print_status("WlanAPI Handle Closed Successfully")
101: else
102: print_error("There was an error closing the Handle")
103: end
104: end
105:
106: def open_handle
107: begin
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Related Pull Requests
- #14202 Merged Pull Request: Implement the zeitwerk autoloader within lib/msf/core
- #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
- #1241 Merged Pull Request: Removed all $Id$ and $Revision$ occurences
- #958 Merged Pull Request: Msftidy 2
- #957 Merged Pull Request: Require's for all the include's
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See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- post/windows/wlan/wlan_bss_list
- post/windows/wlan/wlan_current_connection
- post/windows/wlan/wlan_probe_request
- post/windows/wlan/wlan_profile
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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