Information Gathering With: Maximiliano Soler

Information Gathering
with Google
Maximiliano Soler
e-Mail:
Twitter: @maxisoler
Information Gathering with Google
Presentation
c0c0n 2010 @ Kochi, India

Who am I?
Maximiliano Soler, Security Researcher & Enthusiast. Actually
working as Security Administrator, in a International Bank. I have
discovered vulnerabilities in different applications Web and products
of Microsoft.
Too working like Security Consultant in some projects: OWASP,
WASSEC, Security-Database and Zero Science Lab.
Fanatic of the open standards like CVE, CWE, OVAL, CCE.

Objective of the Talk
Demonstrate the variety of information to which is possible to access
without using sophisticated mechanisms, within reach of anyone.
From the Browser to our objective, gathering information to carry out
the attack.
General Information

Why Google?
It only returns pages that contain the terms that you entered.
It considers the location of the search terms in the page.
It offers an outstanding summary of each result.
It keeps pages Web in your cache.

Information Gawhat?
A great part of process of hacking or harm systems, consist on the
gathering information.
Without the appropriated investigation, on what services, ports,
applications o Web servers are running it would take us very much of
time carry out the attack or win access to the objective system.
The technique is considered an activity of the passive type. It
doesn't involve invasion or manipulation of the objective. It is
hidden.

Information Gawhat?
This information can be obtained through public resources, executing
utilities like Whois, NSLookup, NetCraft, DNS Reports or simply
looking for manually through the Web.

Stages of Information Gathering
01 - Gathering information
02 - Locating the network range
03 - Identifying active machines
04 - Finding open ports and applications
05 - Detecting operating systems
06 - Fingerprinting services
07 - Mapping the network
Source: Certified Ethical Hacker, EC Council

Stages of Information Gathering
Information Gathering about the objective.
Identify vulnerabilities.
Exploit vulnerabilities.
got r00t?
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Using Google
Dorks / Search Operators
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Using Google
What are they?

The operators of search of Google are consultation terms or
symbols that carry out special actions. These operators allow to be
what you look for in a quick and precise way, offering additional
control beyond the page Advanced Search.
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How do they work?
Use of quotation marks : It can specify to the motor of Google
that wants to look for an expression made up of two or more words
literally, writing the terms to look for among quotation marks.
Example: c0c0n 2010.
Asterisk "*": It allows to substitute words, and to enlarge this way
the searches.
Example: c0c0n *.
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AND: In a predetermined way Google looks for results uniting the
words introduced by the user using this operator. This way the final
result of a search without specifying anything or using will be the
same.
Example: c0c0n AND security conference.
Operator "": It is good to exclude results of the search. It should
be specified before the term to obviate.
Example: c0c0n -Hacking".
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OR or symbol"|": The condition OR indicates that could not be
simultaneously the two words in each result of the search, but each
one of them for separate, it will specify the operator OR among the
terms that should complete this approach.
Example: c0c0n OR Security Conference.
Operator ~: It allows to look for synonyms of a term.
Example: "~Security.
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Ranges "num1..num2": If the beginning of a range is known, is
possible to look for until a certain number.
Example: 72.14.253.104..255.
Various operators in a logical way can be used, containing them
among parenthesis.
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inanchor:
allinanchor:
intext:
allintext:
intitle:
allintitle:
inurl:
allinurl:
link:
cache:
filetype:
define:
phonebook:
related:
info:
site:
id:
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intitle:
site:
inurl:
filetype:
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inanchor: It only shows the pages that have the keyword or
keywords in the text of the links that point to her. Based on the
backlinks or external links.
allinanchor: Contrary to the previous sample the whole coincidence.
intext: It only shows the pages that have the keyword or keywords
inside the body of the pages.
allintext: It only shows the pages that have the keyword or
keywords in the text of the page. Complete coincidence.
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intitle: It shows only the pages that have the keyword or keywords
inside the title of the pages.
allintitle: It establishes a complete coincidence of the looked for
terms.
inurl: It shows only the pages that have the keyword o keywords in
the URL of pages.
allinurl: It establishes a complete coincidence of the looked for
terms.
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link: It shows the links of a domain of Web pages.
cache: It shows cache of a domain of Web pages.
define: It shows definitions for a search.
related: It shows Web pages related.
phonebook: It looks for in the public listings of telephones, name,
address, telephone numbers.
info: o id: It will show information that Google keeps about a place
or resource Web.
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filetype: It filters the results for file types. (pdf, ppt, doc, txt, etc).
site: It shows the indexed Web pages by Google for a domain or
subdomain. Depending if is specified www, it will include or not
the subdomains.
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and Now
What we can find?!
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What we can find?!
Vulnerable products.
Error messages.
Files that contain sensitive information.
Files that contain passwords.
Files that contain usernames.
Foot-holds and support information to the access.
Pages with access forms.
Pages that contain relative data to vulnerabilities.
Directory sensitive.
Sensitive information on e-commerce and e-banking.
Devices online hardware.
Vulnerable files.
Vulnerable servers.
Detection of Web Servers.
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What we can find?!
Maybe this it is your face,

after seeing all the information that we can find.
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Vulnerable products
Through different publications about vulnerabilities discovered, we
can identifying vulnerable servers. Generally related to the versions.
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Vulnerable products
inurl:gov.ar + intext:phpinfo
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Error messages
The error messages, many times they offer valuable information to
understand how the applications/scripts is executed and what user
they use is this time.
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Error messages
intext:"access denied for user" "using password" inurl:gov.ar

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Files that contain sensitive information
Without users or passwords, interesting and useful information.
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Files that contain sensitive information
inurl:gov.ar inurl:robots.txt
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Files that contain passwords
And yes, passwords! as easy as to look for. :-D
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Files that contain passwords
inurl:gov.ar + inurl:config.xml
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Files that contain usernames
Files that contain usernames, without passwords.
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Files that contain usernames
inurl:admin inurl:userlist
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Foot-holds and support information to the access
A simple way to win access, looking for files without protection.
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Foot-holds and support information to the access
intitle:"PHP Shell *" "Enable stderr" filetype:php

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Pages with access forms
The typical login pages, through portals, blogs, or any system that it
is administered via Web.
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Pages with access forms
inurl:gov.ar inurl:wp-login.php
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Pages that contain relative data to vulnerabilities
Interesting information, firewall logs, report of vulnerabilities,
services in execution and muuuch more.
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Pages that contain relative data to vulnerabilities
intitle:"Nessus Scan Report" "This file was generated by Nessus"

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Directory sensitive
Depending on the case, we will find information more or less
sensitive. Use general.
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Directory sensitive
inurl:backup intitle:index.of inurl:admin

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Sensitive information on e-commerce and e-banking
Where do you buy and what do you buy? information about clients,
salespersons, order of purchase, and e-commerce exposed.
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Sensitive information on e-commerce and e-banking
SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1004384
inurl:"shopadmin.asp" "Shop Administrators only"

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Devices online hardware
The possibility to administer printers, video cameras, to spy to other,
etc.
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Devices online hardware
Which is the default login?! YES, it works!
intitle:"EverFocus EDSR Applet"

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Vulnerable files
A lot of vulnerable files, within reach of a click.
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Vulnerable files
intext:"File Upload Manager v1.3" "rename to"

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Vulnerable servers
Different ways of access to servers, installations by default, scripts
without configuring.
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Vulnerable servers
intitle:"Remote Desktop Web Connection"

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Detection of Web Servers
Identify through versions, vulnerable servers, access by default,
documents of help, logins, etc.
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Detection of Web Servers
intext:"Microsoft-IIS/5.0 server at" inurl:gov.*

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Looking for the Code
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Google provides a simple way of finding vulnerabilities in software,
through Google Code Search, we can find vulnerabilities in the
code source.
http://www.google.com/codesearch
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JavaServer Pages (.jsp) Cross Site Scripting

<%=.*getParameter
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JavaServer Pages (.jsp) SQL Injection

executeQuery.*getParameter
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PHP - Cross Site Scripting

lang:php (print\(|echo)\s\$_(GET|REQUEST)
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Playing with the API of Google
What are the APIs?
API is the initials of Application Programming Interface. In other
words, they are the methods that the developer of any application
offers to other developers so that they can use with its application.
With what programming languages can I use the APIs of
Google?
The developers can make petitions to Google, using several
languages, as Java, Perl or Visual Studio. NET, others.
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Playing with the API of Google
What applications can I make with the APIs of Google?
So a lot of applications can be developed in environment Web and
inside a classic program too.
How does the APIs of Google work?
The applications wrote by the developers are connected to the
service Web API of Google. This communication is carried out by the
protocol named SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol). It is based
on XML, and it is used for the exchange of information among
applications.
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Tools and Utilities
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Tools
Gooscan v1.0
Gooscan is a tool that automates the consultations toward Google.
Thought as a Scanner CGI, the communication is not made directly
on the objective. It is Google who responds.
Features
Developed in C.
Is possible to add or remove dorks.
Automate searches can infringe the Terms of Use of Google.
http://security-sh3ll.blogspot.com/2008/11/gooscan-automatedgoogle-hacking-tool.html
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Tools
SiteDigger v3.0
SiteDigger looks for in the cache of Google, to find vulnerabilities,
errors, configuration by defaultt, and another type of information
related to the security of the Website.
Features
Improved user interface, signature upgrade and page of results.

API of Google doesn't require.
Support for Proxy and TOR.
Results in real time..
Update of signatures.
Possibility to keep the signatures and configuration.
Requires: Microsoft .NET Framework v3.5
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SiteDigger v3.0
http://www.foundstone.com/us/resources/proddesc/sitedigger.htm
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Tools
Athena v2.0
It uses files XML with the searches, it can be personalized. It works
in the same way that a navigator Web.
Features
Compatibility with SiteDigger.

Modify files XML.
It doesnt use API of Google.
A search at the same time.
Requires: Microsoft .NET Framework v1.1
http://snakeoillabs.com/wordpress/2004/11/07/athena-20-is-go/
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Tools
Athena v2.0
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Tools
ProminentDork v1.0
Oriented to carry out fuzzing and to find SQLi, XSS, LFI, RFI trough
Google.
Features
Developed in C#, license GNU.

Multiple queries.
Support for GHDB.
Use Proxy.
Recognizes the CAPTCHA.
http://prominentsecurity.com
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Tools
ProminentDork v1.0
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Tools
Advanced Dork (Firefox Addon)
It is an extension for Firefox that allows in an easy and quick way
through a contextual menu to use more than 15 dorks.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2144/
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Tools
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Social Engineering
Increasing the game
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Social Engineeringincreasing the game
We can discover information about the administrators and
the environment where they act:
Used technologies, via job searches.
Level of knowledge, via technical publications.
Hobbies.
Skills.
Friends, via social networks like Facebook,
Linkedin, Google/Yahoo! Groups,).
Or also...personal telephone ;-) ----->
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Recommendations
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Recommendations
Secure the Servers and the Web applications used.
Testing and implementing trough political of security the last
available upgrades.
Disable the browsing for directory.
Not to publish sensitive information without authentication.
Analyze the searches that conduces to our Websites, could be
entering HTTP Logs.
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Recommendations
What do we make if we discover that Google is indexing
sensitive information?!
We should inform it to Google and they will proceed to eliminate of
their cache this information:
http://www.google.com/remove.html
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Conclusions
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Conclusions
Information Gathering, is a very useful technique. :-)
Files with sensitive information, no matter if is deleted of the Web
Servers they continue being in the cache of Google.
Use the google dorks, to see what information we can find about
our Website in Google.
Learn and understand the different techniques and tools
mentioned.
The security by darkness, doesn't exist!
Accept our vulnerability instead of trying to hide it is the best way to adapt to
the reality.
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Recommended Websites
Google Guide
- http://www.googleguide.com/
Dirson
- http://google.dirson.com
Official Blog of Google (This Week Search)
- http://googleblog.blogspot.com/
Google Help: Cheat Sheet
- http://www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html
Google Hacking Database (Johnny)
- http://www.hackersforcharity.org/ghdb/
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Recommended Websites
Gooscan v1.0
http://security-sh3ll.blogspot.com/2008/11/gooscan-automatedgoogle-hacking-tool.html
SiteDigger v3.0
http://www.foundstone.com/us/resources/proddesc/sitedigger.htm
ProminentDork v1.0
http://prominentsecurity.com/?p=91
Athena 2.0
http://snakeoillabs.com/wordpress/2004/11/07/athena-20-is-go/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2144/
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Questions
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Thank you!!
Maximiliano Soler
e-Mail:
Twitter: @maxisoler
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