imap-brute.nse

local brute = require "brute"
local coroutine = require "coroutine"
local creds = require "creds"
local imap = require "imap"
local shortport = require "shortport"
local stdnse = require "stdnse"

description = [[
Performs brute force password auditing against IMAP servers using either LOGIN, PLAIN, CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5 or NTLM authentication.
]]

---
-- @usage
-- nmap -p 143,993 --script imap-brute <host>
--
-- @output
-- PORT    STATE SERVICE REASON
-- 143/tcp open  imap    syn-ack
-- | imap-brute: 
-- |   Accounts
-- |     braddock:jules - Valid credentials
-- |     lane:sniper - Valid credentials
-- |     parker:scorpio - Valid credentials
-- |   Statistics
-- |_    Performed 62 guesses in 10 seconds, average tps: 6
--
-- @args imap-brute.auth authentication mechanism to use LOGIN, PLAIN, 
--		 CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5 or NTLM

-- Version 0.1
-- Created 07/15/2011 - v0.1 - created by Patrik Karlsson <patrik@cqure.net>


author = "Patrik Karlsson"
license = "Same as Nmap--See http://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html"
categories = {"brute", "intrusive"}

portrule = shortport.port_or_service({143,993}, {"imap","imaps"})

local mech

-- By using this connectionpool we don't need to reconnect the socket
-- for each attempt.
ConnectionPool = {}

Driver = 
{

	-- Creates a new driver instance
	-- @param host table as received by the action method
	-- @param port table as received by the action method
	-- @param pool an instance of the ConnectionPool
	new = function(self, host, port, pool)
		local o = { host = host, port = port }
       	setmetatable(o, self)
        self.__index = self
		return o
	end,
	
	-- Connects to the server (retrieves a connection from the pool)
	connect = function( self )
		self.helper = ConnectionPool[coroutine.running()]
		if ( not(self.helper) ) then
			self.helper = imap.Helper:new( self.host, self.port )
			self.helper:connect()
			ConnectionPool[coroutine.running()] = self.helper
		end
		return true
	end,

	-- Attempts to login to the server
	-- @param username string containing the username
	-- @param password string containing the password
	-- @return status true on success, false on failure
	-- @return brute.Error on failure and brute.Account on success
	login = function( self, username, password )
		local status, err = self.helper:login( username, password, mech )
		if ( status ) then 
			self.helper:close()
			self.helper:connect()
			return true, brute.Account:new(username, password, creds.State.VALID)
		end
		if ( err:match("^ERROR: Failed to .* data$") ) then
			self.helper:close()
			self.helper:connect()
			local err = brute.Error:new( err )
			-- This might be temporary, set the retry flag
			err:setRetry( true )
			return false, err			
		end
		return false, brute.Error:new( "Incorrect password" )
	end,
	
	-- Disconnects from the server (release the connection object back to
	-- the pool)
	disconnect = function( self )
		return true
	end,
		
}


action = function(host, port)

	-- Connects to the server and retrieves the capabilities so that
	-- authentication mechanisms can be determined
	local helper = imap.Helper:new(host, port)
	local status = helper:connect()
	if (not(status)) then return "\n  ERROR: Failed to connect to the server." end
	local status, capabilities = helper:capabilities()
	if (not(status)) then return "\n  ERROR: Failed to retrieve capabilities." end

	-- check if an authentication mechanism was provided or try
	-- try them in the mech_prio order
	local mech_prio = stdnse.get_script_args("imap-brute.auth") 
	mech_prio = ( mech_prio and { mech_prio } ) or 
				{ "LOGIN", "PLAIN", "CRAM-MD5", "DIGEST-MD5", "NTLM" }
	
	-- iterates over auth mechanisms until a valid mechanism is found
	for _, m in ipairs(mech_prio) do
		if ( m == "LOGIN" and not(capabilities.LOGINDISABLED)) then
			mech = "LOGIN"
			break
		elseif ( capabilities["AUTH=" .. m] ) then
			mech = m
			break
		end
	end

	-- if no mechanisms were found, abort
	if ( not(mech) ) then
		return "\n  ERROR: No suitable authentication mechanism was found"
	end
		
	local engine = brute.Engine:new(Driver, host, port)
	engine.options.script_name = SCRIPT_NAME
	local result
	status, result = engine:start()
	
	for _, helper in pairs(ConnectionPool) do helper:close() end
	
	return result
end