Nmap xmlrpc-methods NSE Script


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Script Overview

Script source code: https://github.com/nmap/nmap/tree/master/scripts/xmlrpc-methods.nse
Script categories: default, safe, discovery
Target service / protocol: http, https
Target network port(s): 80, 443, 631, 7080, 8080, 8443, 8088, 5800, 3872, 8180, 8000
List of CVEs: -

Script Description

The xmlrpc-methods.nse script performs XMLRPC Introspection via the system.listMethods method.

If the verbosity is > 1 then the script fetches the response of system.methodHelp for each method returned by listMethods.

Xmlrpc-methods NSE Script Arguments

This is a full list of arguments supported by the xmlrpc-methods.nse script:

xmlrpc-methods.url

The URI path to request.

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.

slaxml.debug

Debug level at which default callbacks will print detailed parsing info. Default: 3

http.host

The value to use in the Host header of all requests unless otherwise set. By default, the Host header uses the output of stdnse.get_hostname().

http.max-body-size

Limit the received body to specific number of bytes. An oversized body results in an error unless script argument http.truncated-ok or request option truncated_ok is set to true. The default is 2097152 (2MB). Use value -1 to disable the limit altogether. This argument can be overridden case-by-case with request option max_body_size.

http.max-cache-size

The maximum memory size (in bytes) of the cache.

http.max-pipeline

If set, it represents the number of outstanding HTTP requests that should be sent together in a single burst. Defaults to http.pipeline (if set), or to what function get_pipeline_limit returns.

http.pipeline

If set, it represents the number of HTTP requests that'll be sent on one connection. This can be set low to make debugging easier, or it can be set high to test how a server reacts (its chosen max is ignored).

http.truncated-ok

Do not treat oversized body as error. (Use response object flag truncated to check if the returned body has been truncated.) This argument can be overridden case-by-case with request option truncated_ok.

http.useragent

The value of the User-Agent header field sent with requests. By default it is "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Nmap Scripting Engine; https://nmap.org/book/nse.html)". A value of the empty string disables sending the User-Agent header field.

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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=xmlrpc-methods --script-args xmlrpc-methods.url=value,smbdomain=value <target>

Xmlrpc-methods NSE Script Example Usage

Here's an example of how to use the xmlrpc-methods.nse script:

nmap --script=xmlrpc-methods <target>

Xmlrpc-methods NSE Script Example Output

Here's a sample output from the xmlrpc-methods.nse script:

| xmlrpc-methods:
|   Supported Methods:
|     list
|     system.listMethods
|     system.methodHelp
|_    system.methodSignature

Xmlrpc-methods NSE Script Example XML Output

Here's a sample XML output from the xmlrpc-methods.nse script produced by providing the -oX <file> Nmap option:

 <table key="Supported Methods">
   <elem>list</elem>
   <elem>system.listMethods</elem>
   <elem>system.methodHelp</elem>
   <elem>system.methodSignature</elem>
 </table>

Author

  • Gyanendra Mishra

References

See Also

Visit Nmap NSE Library for more scripts.

The xmlrpc-methods.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.

HTTP POST failed

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "HTTP POST failed" error message:

67:	
68:	  local url = stdnse.get_script_args(SCRIPT_NAME .. ".url") or "/"
69:	  local data = '<methodCall> <methodName>system.listMethods</methodName> <params></params> </methodCall>'
70:	  local response = http.post(host, port, url, {header = {["Content-Type"] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"}}, nil, data )
71:	  if not (response and response.status and response.body) then
72:	    stdnse.debug1("HTTP POST failed")
73:	    return nil
74:	  end
75:	  local output = stdnse.output_table()
76:	  local parser = slaxml.parser:new()
77:

XMLRPC instance doesn't support introspection.

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "XMLRPC instance doesn't support introspection." error message:

110:	        end
111:	      end
112:	      setmetatable(output["Supported Methods"], under_80)
113:	    end
114:	    return output
115:	  elseif response.body:find("<name>faultCode</name>", nil, true) then
116:	    output.error = "XMLRPC instance doesn't support introspection."
117:	    return output, output.error
118:	  end
119:	end
120:

Version

This page has been created based on Nmap version 7.92.

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