MSSQL Priv / Impersonate Check
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""MSSQL privilege / impersonation check on an active session."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.mssql.mssql_client import MSSQLClient
class Module(Post, MSSQLClient):
__info__ = {
"name": "MSSQL Priv / Impersonate Check",
"description": (
"Reports whether the session user is sysadmin and which logins can be "
"impersonated (NetExec: -M mssql_priv / enum_impersonate)."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"session_type": SessionType.MSSQL,
"tags": ["mssql", "impersonate", "sysadmin", "post", "netexec"],
"references": ["https://www.netexec.wiki/"],
"agent": {
"risk": "active",
"effects": ["network_probe"],
"expected_requests": 2,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["risk_signals"],
},
}
def run(self):
try:
rows = self.execute_query(
"SELECT SYSTEM_USER AS sysuser, "
"IS_SRVROLEMEMBER('sysadmin') AS is_sa, "
"ORIGINAL_LOGIN() AS original"
) or []
row0 = rows[0] if rows else {}
if isinstance(row0, dict):
sysuser = row0.get("sysuser", "?")
is_sa = row0.get("is_sa", 0)
original = row0.get("original", "?")
else:
sysuser, is_sa, original = (list(row0) + [None, None, None])[:3]
print_success(
f"SYSTEM_USER={sysuser} ORIGINAL_LOGIN={original} sysadmin={bool(is_sa)}"
)
targets = self.execute_query(
"""
SELECT pr.name AS name
FROM sys.server_principals AS pr
WHERE pr.type IN ('S','U')
AND HAS_PERMS_BY_NAME(pr.name, 'LOGIN', 'IMPERSONATE') = 1
"""
) or []
names = []
for r in targets:
if isinstance(r, dict):
n = r.get("name")
else:
n = r[0] if r else None
if n:
names.append(n)
print_info(f"Impersonatable logins ({len(names)}):")
for n in names:
print_info(f" - {n}")
if any(str(n).lower() == "sa" for n in names):
print_warning("Can impersonate sa — chain to post/mssql/manage/xp_cmdshell")
return True
except ProcedureError:
raise
except Exception as exc:
print_error(str(exc))
return False
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