FrontPage .pwd File Credential Dump
03/19/2019
Description
This module downloads and parses the '_vti_pvt/service.pwd', '_vti_pvt/administrators.pwd', and '_vti_pvt/authors.pwd' files on a FrontPage server to find credentials.
Author(s)
- Aditya K Sood <Aditya K Sood @adityaksood>
- Stephen Haywood <Stephen Haywood @averagesecguy>
Development
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/frontpage_credential_dump
msf auxiliary(frontpage_credential_dump) > show actions
...actions...
msf auxiliary(frontpage_credential_dump) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(frontpage_credential_dump) > show options
...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(frontpage_credential_dump) > run 
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