Nmap irc-sasl-brute NSE Script


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Script Overview

Script source code: https://github.com/nmap/nmap/tree/master/scripts/irc-sasl-brute.nse
Script categories: brute, intrusive
Target service / protocol: irc
Target network port(s): 6664, 6665, 6666, 6667, 6668, 6669, 6679, 6697, 7000, 8067
List of CVEs: -

Script Description

The irc-sasl-brute.nse script performs brute force password auditing against IRC (Internet Relay Chat) servers supporting SASL authentication.

Irc-sasl-brute NSE Script Arguments

This is a full list of arguments supported by the irc-sasl-brute.nse script:

irc-sasl-brute.threads

The number of threads to use while brute-forcing. Defaults to 2.

creds.global

Credentials to be returned by Credentials.getCredentials regardless of the service.

creds.[service]

Credentials to be returned by Credentials.getCredentials for [service]. E.g. creds.http=admin:password

passdb

The filename of an alternate password database. Default: nselib/data/passwords.lst

unpwdb.passlimit

The maximum number of passwords passwords will return (default unlimited).

unpwdb.timelimit

The maximum amount of time that any iterator will run before stopping. The value is in seconds by default and you can follow it with ms, s, m, or h for milliseconds, seconds, minutes, or hours. For example, unpwdb.timelimit=30m or unpwdb.timelimit=.5h for 30 minutes. The default depends on the timing template level (see the module description). Use the value 0 to disable the time limit.

unpwdb.userlimit

The maximum number of usernames usernames will return (default unlimited).

userdb

The filename of an alternate username database. Default: nselib/data/usernames.lst

brute.credfile

A file containing username and password pairs delimited by '/'

brute.delay

The number of seconds to wait between guesses (default: 0)

brute.emptypass

Guess an empty password for each user (default: false)

brute.firstonly

Stop guessing after first password is found (default: false)

brute.guesses

The number of guesses to perform against each account. (default: 0 (unlimited)). The argument can be used to prevent account lockouts.

brute.mode

Can be user, pass or creds and determines what mode to run the engine in.

  • user - the unpwdb library is used to guess passwords, every password Password is tried for each user. (The user iterator is in the outer loop)
  • pass - the unpwdb library is used to guess passwords, each password Is tried for every user. (The password iterator is in the outer loop)
  • creds - a set of credentials (username and password pairs) are Guessed against the service. This allows for lists of known or common username and password combinations to be tested. If no mode is specified and the script has not added any custom iterator the pass mode will be enabled.

brute.passonly

Iterate over passwords only for services that provide only a password for authentication. (default: false)

brute.retries

The number of times to retry if recoverable failures occur. (default: 2)

brute.start

The number of threads the engine will start with. (default: 5).

brute.threads

The number of initial worker threads, the number of active threads will be automatically adjusted.

brute.unique

Make sure that each password is only guessed once (default: true)

brute.useraspass

Guess the username as password for each user (default: true)

creds.[service]

Credentials to be returned by Credentials.getCredentials for [service]. E.g. creds.http=admin:password

smbdomain

The domain to log in with. If you aren't in a domain environment, then anything will (should?) be accepted by the server.

smbhash

A password hash to use when logging in. This is given as a single hex string (32 characters) or a pair of hex strings (both 32 characters, optionally separated by a single character). These hashes are the LanMan or NTLM hash of the user's password, and are stored on disk or in memory. They can be retrieved from memory using the fgdump or pwdump tools.

smbnoguest

Use to disable usage of the 'guest' account.

smbpassword

The password to connect with. Be cautious with this, since some servers will lock accounts if the incorrect password is given. Although it's rare that the Administrator account can be locked out, in the off chance that it can, you could get yourself in trouble. To use a blank password, leave this parameter off altogether.

smbtype

The type of SMB authentication to use. These are the possible options:

  • v1: Sends LMv1 and NTLMv1.
  • LMv1: Sends LMv1 only.
  • NTLMv1: Sends NTLMv1 only (default).
  • v2: Sends LMv2 and NTLMv2.
  • LMv2: Sends LMv2 only.
  • NTLMv2: Doesn't exist; the protocol doesn't support NTLMv2 alone. The default, NTLMv1, is a pretty decent compromise between security and compatibility. If you are paranoid, you might want to use v2 or lmv2 for this. (Actually, if you're paranoid, you should be avoiding this protocol altogether!). If you're using an extremely old system, you might need to set this to v1 or lm, which are less secure but more compatible. For information, see smbauth.lua.

smbusername

The SMB username to log in with. The forms "DOMAIN\username" and "username@DOMAIN" are not understood. To set a domain, use the smbdomain argument.

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To use these script arguments, add them to the Nmap command line using the --script-args arg1=value,[arg2=value,..] syntax. For example:

nmap --script=irc-sasl-brute --script-args irc-sasl-brute.threads=value,creds.global=value <target>

Irc-sasl-brute NSE Script Example Usage

Here's an example of how to use the irc-sasl-brute.nse script:

nmap --script irc-sasl-brute -p 6667 <ip>

Irc-sasl-brute NSE Script Example Output

Here's a sample output from the irc-sasl-brute.nse script:

PORT     STATE SERVICE REASON
6667/tcp open  irc     syn-ack
| irc-sasl-brute:
|   Accounts
|     root:toor - Valid credentials
|   Statistics
|_    Performed 60 guesses in 29 seconds, average tps: 2

Irc-sasl-brute NSE Script Example XML Output

There is no sample XML output for this module. However, by providing the -oX <file> option, Nmap will produce a XML output and save it in the file.xml file.

Author

  • Piotr Olma

References

See Also

Related NSE scripts to the irc-sasl-brute.nse script:

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The irc-sasl-brute.nse script may fail with the following error messages. Check for the possible causes by using the code snippets highlighted below found in the script source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.

Failed to connect to server

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed to connect to server" error message:

59:	    local s, r, opts, _ = comm.tryssl(self.host,
60:	      self.port,
61:	      "CAP REQ sasl\r\n",
62:	      { timeout = 10000 } )
63:	    if ( not(s) ) then
64:	      return false, "Failed to connect to server"
65:	    end
66:	    if string.find(r:lower(), "throttled") then
67:	      -- we were reconnecting too fast
68:	      dbg(2, "throttled.")
69:	      return false, "We got throttled."

We got throttled.

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "We got throttled." error message:

64:	      return false, "Failed to connect to server"
65:	    end
66:	    if string.find(r:lower(), "throttled") then
67:	      -- we were reconnecting too fast
68:	      dbg(2, "throttled.")
69:	      return false, "We got throttled."
70:	    end
71:	    local status, _ = s:send("CAP END\r\n")
72:	    if not status then return false, "Send failed." end
73:	    local response
74:	    repeat

Send failed.

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Send failed." error message:

67:	      -- we were reconnecting too fast
68:	      dbg(2, "throttled.")
69:	      return false, "We got throttled."
70:	    end
71:	    local status, _ = s:send("CAP END\r\n")
72:	    if not status then return false, "Send failed." end
73:	    local response
74:	    repeat
75:	      status, response = s:receive_lines(1)
76:	      if not status then return false, "Receive failed." end
77:	      if string.find(response, "ACK") then status = false end

Receive failed.

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Receive failed." error message:

71:	    local status, _ = s:send("CAP END\r\n")
72:	    if not status then return false, "Send failed." end
73:	    local response
74:	    repeat
75:	      status, response = s:receive_lines(1)
76:	      if not status then return false, "Receive failed." end
77:	      if string.find(response, "ACK") then status = false end
78:	    until (not status)
79:	    self.socket = s
80:	    return true
81:	  end,

Incorrect username or password

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Incorrect username or password" error message:

123:	    until (not status)
124:	
125:	    if (success) then
126:	      return true, creds.Account:new(username, password, creds.State.VALID)
127:	    end
128:	    return false, brute.Error:new("Incorrect username or password")
129:	  end,
130:	
131:	  disconnect = function(self) return self.socket:close() end,
132:	}
133:

Server doesn't support SASL authentication.

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Server doesn't support SASL authentication." error message:

173:	end
174:	
175:	action = function(host, port)
176:	  local sasl_supported, mechs = check_sasl(host, port)
177:	  if not sasl_supported then
178:	    return stdnse.format_output(false, "Server doesn't support SASL authentication.")
179:	  end
180:	
181:	  local saslencoder = sasl.Helper:new()
182:	  local sasl_mech
183:

Version

This page has been created based on Nmap version 7.92.

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