7MS #475: Tales of Internal Network Pentest Pwnage - Part 27

Brian Johnson -

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Yeahhhhhh! Today's another fun tale of pentest pwnage, including:

  • The importance of starting your pentest with an AD account that actually has access to...ya know...stuff

  • The importance of starting your pentest plugged into a network that actually has...you know...systems connected to it!

  • This BHIS article is awesome for finding treasures in SMB shares

  • PowerUpSQL audits are a powerful way to get pwnage on a pentest - check out this presentation for some practical how-to advice

  • IPMI/BMCs often have weak creds and/or auth bypasses so don't forget to check for them. Rapid7 has a slick blog on the topic.

  • Don't forget to check for vulnerable VMWare versions because some of them have major vulnerabilities