# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(126527);
script_version("1.8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/06/04");
script_name(english:"Microsoft Windows SAM user enumeration");
script_summary(english:"Enumerates users from the Security Accounts Manager");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"Nessus was able to enumerate domain users from the local SAM.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Using the domain security identifier (SID), Nessus was able to
enumerate the domain users on the remote Windows system using
the Security Accounts Manager.
Note: Unable to obtain SMB SAMR user data during Agent scans.
Rendering User data obtained by plugin 171956");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"n/a");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"None");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/07/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Windows : User management");
script_dependencies("netbios_name_get.nasl", "smb_login.nasl", "windows_enum_accounts.nbin");
script_require_keys("SMB/transport", "SMB/name", "SMB/login", "SMB/password");
script_require_ports (139, 445);
exit(0);
}
include("agent.inc");
include("kerberos_func.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("json2.inc");
function get_plugin_preference()
{
local_var testing = get_kb_item("TESTING_smb_samr_user_enum");
if(!isnull(testing)) return "yes";
return get_preference("SMB User Enumeration[checkbox]:SAMR");
}
var name, first_loop, sid_parts, login, default_accounts, pass, port, r, user, domain, rid;
var count = 0;
var report = '';
if (!agent())
{
var plugin_selected = get_plugin_preference();
if(plugin_selected == "no" || plugin_selected != "yes")
exit(0, "This plugin has been disabled by scan policy preference.");
default_accounts = make_nested_array(
# rid display name specific kb item
500, make_array('Name','Administrator account', 'KB','SMB/AdminName'),
501, make_array('Name','Guest account', 'KB','SMB/GuestAccount'),
502, make_array('Name','Kerberos account', 'KB','')
);
login = kb_smb_login();
pass = kb_smb_password();
domain = kb_smb_domain();
port = kb_smb_transport();
if(! smb_session_init()) audit(AUDIT_FN_FAIL, 'smb_session_init');
r = NetUseAdd(login:login, password:pass, domain:domain, share:"IPC$");
if ( r != 1 ) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, 'IPC$');
var info = NetGetSamrUsers();
NetUseDel();
# Grab the HKU registry subkeys to determine the Machine ID for creating local SIDs later
registry_init();
var hku = registry_hive_connect(hive:HKEY_USERS, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
var subkeys = get_registry_subkeys(handle:hku, key:'');
RegCloseKey(handle:hku);
close_registry();
var machine_id = '';
if (!empty_or_null(subkeys))
{
foreach var key (subkeys)
{
if (key =~ "^S-1-5-21-" && key !~ "_classes$")
{
sid_parts = split(key, sep:'-', keep:FALSE);
for (var i=0; i<len(sid_parts)-2; i++)
{
if (empty_or_null(machine_id))
machine_id = sid_parts[i] + '-';
else
machine_id = machine_id + sid_parts[i] + '-';
}
break;
}
}
}
if(!isnull(info))
{
replace_kb_item(name:"SMB/Users/enumerated", value:TRUE);
count = 0;
foreach user(info["names"])
{
count += 1;
rid = user["rid"];
name = user["name"];
if(isnull(rid) || isnull(name))
continue;
if(!empty_or_null(default_accounts[rid]))
{
if(empty_or_null(user["full_name"]))
user["full_name"] = default_accounts[rid]["Name"];
else if(empty_or_null(user["desc"]))
user["desc"] = default_accounts[rid]["Name"];
if(!empty_or_null(default_accounts[rid]['KB']))
replace_kb_item(name:default_accounts[rid]['KB'], value:name);
}
if ('-' >!< rid)
rid = machine_id + rid;
report += ' - ' + data_protection::sanitize_user_enum(users:name) + ' (id ' + rid;
if(!empty_or_null(user["full_name"]))
report += ', ' + user["full_name"];
if(!empty_or_null(user["desc"]))
report += ', ' + user["desc"];
report += ')\n';
replace_kb_item(name:"SMB/Users/" + count, value:name);
}
}
}
else
{
var ps_users = get_kb_item("Powershell/Windows/Users");
var udata = {};
var uname, disabled, lockout, chgpass;
if (!empty_or_null(ps_users))
{
var ps_users_struct = json_read(ps_users);
foreach var thisuser (keys(ps_users_struct))
{
if (typeof(ps_users_struct[thisuser]) != 'array')
continue;
foreach var thiselem (keys(ps_users_struct[thisuser]))
{
name = uname = disabled = lockout = chgpass = NULL;
if (empty_or_null(ps_users_struct[thisuser][thiselem]['name']))
continue;
name = data_protection::sanitize_user_enum(users:ps_users_struct[thisuser][thiselem]['name']);
uname = toupper(name);
udata[uname]['name'] = name;
udata[uname]['sid'] = thiselem;
if (!empty_or_null(ps_users_struct[thisuser][thiselem]['disabled']))
{
if (ps_users_struct[thisuser][thiselem]['disabled'] == 0)
udata[uname]['disabled'] = "False";
else
udata[uname]['disabled'] = "True";
}
if (!empty_or_null(ps_users_struct[thisuser][thiselem]['lockout']))
{
if (ps_users_struct[thisuser][thiselem]['lockout'] == 0)
udata[uname]['lockout'] = "False";
else
udata[uname]['lockout'] = "True";
}
if (!empty_or_null(ps_users_struct[thisuser][thiselem]['password']) &&
!empty_or_null(ps_users_struct[thisuser][thiselem]['password']['passCanChange']))
{
if (ps_users_struct[thisuser][thiselem]['password']['passCanChange'] == 0)
udata[uname]['chgpass'] = "False";
else
udata[uname]['chgpass'] = "True";
}
}
}
foreach var udat (sort(keys(udata)))
{
if (first_loop)
first_loop = FALSE;
else
report = report + '\n';
if (!empty_or_null(udata[udat]['name']))
{
report += strcat(' - ', udata[udat]['name']);
if (!empty_or_null(udata[udat]['sid']))
{
report += strcat(' (id ', udata[udat]['sid'], ')');
}
count++;
}
}
if (count > 0)
report += '\n\n No. Of Users : ' + count + '\n';
}
}
replace_kb_item(name:"SMB/Users/count", value:count);
if (strlen(report) > 0)
{
security_note(port:0, extra:report);
}
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