monkey/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog.

[Unreleased]

Added

• credentials.json file for storing Monkey Island user login information. #1206
• "GET /api/propagation-credentials/string:guid" endpoint for agents to retrieve updated credentials from the Island. #1538
• "GET /api/island/ip-addresses" endpoint to get IP addresses of the Island server network interfaces. #1996
• SSHCollector as a configurable System info Collector. #1606
• deployment_scrips/install-infection-monkey-service.sh to install an AppImage as a service. #1552
• The ability to download the Monkey Island logs from the Infection Map page. #1640
• /api/reset-agent-configuration endpoint. #2036
• /api/clear-simulation-data endpoint. #2036
• /api/registration-status endpoint. #2149
• authentication to /api/island/version. #2109
• /api/events endpoint. #2155
• The ability to customize the file extension used by ransomware when encrypting files. #1242
• /api/agents endpoint.

Changed

• Reset workflow. Now it's possible to delete data gathered by agents without resetting the configuration and reset procedure requires fewer clicks. #957
• "Communicate as Backdoor User" PBA's HTTP requests to request headers only and include a timeout. #1577
• The setup procedure for custom server_config.json files to be simpler. #1576
• The order and content of Monkey Island's initialization logging to give clearer instructions to the user and avoid confusion. #1684
• The process list collection system info collector to now be a post-breach action. #1697
• The "/api/monkey/download" endpoint to accept an OS and return a file. #1675
• Log messages to contain human-readable thread names. #1766
• The log file name to infection-monkey-agent-<TIMESTAMP>-<RANDOM_STRING>.log. #1761
• "Logs" page renamed to "Telemetries". #1640
• The "/api/fileUpload" endpoint to "/api/file-upload". #1888
• The "/api/test/clear_caches" endpoint to "/api/test/clear-caches". #1888
• The "/api/netmap/nodeStates" endpoint to "/api/netmap/node-states". #1888
• All "/api/monkey_control" endpoints to "/api/monkey-control". #1888
• All "/api/monkey" endpoints to "/api/agent". #1888
• Analytics and version update queries are sent separately instead of just one query. #2165
• Update MongoDB version to 4.4.x. #1924
• Endpoint to get agent binaries from "/api/agent/download/string:os" to "/api/agent-binaries/string:os". #1978
• Depth flag (-d) on the agent now acts the way you would expect(it represents the current depth of the agent, not hops remaining). #2033
• Agent configuration structure. #1996, #1998, #1961, #1997, #1994, #1741, #1761, #1695, #1605, #2028, #2003
• /api/island-mode to accept and return new "unset" mode. #2036
• /api/version-update to api/island/version. #2109
• /api/island-mode to /api/island/mode. #2106
• /api/log/island/download endpoint to /api/island/log. #2107
• /api/auth endpoint to /api/authenticate. #2105
• /api/registration endpoint to /api/register. #2105
• /api/file-upload endpoit to /api/pba/upload. #2154
• Improved the speed of ransomware encryption by 2-3x. #2123
• "-s/--server" to "-s/--servers". #2216
• "-s/--servers" accepts list of servers separated by comma. #2216
• Tunneling to relays to provide better firewall evasion, faster Island connection times, unlimited hops, and a more resilient way for agents to call home. #2216, #1583

Removed

• VSFTPD exploiter. #1533
• Manual agent run command for CMD. #1556
• Sambacry exploiter. #1567, #1693
• "Kill file" option in the config. #1536
• Netstat collector, because network connection information wasn't used anywhere. #1535
• Checkbox to disable/enable sending log to server. #1537
• Checkbox for self deleting a monkey agent on cleanup. #1537
• Checkbox for file logging. #1537
• Remove serialization of config. #1537
• Checkbox that gave the option to not try to first move the dropper file. #1537
• Custom singleton mutex name config option. #1589
• Removed environment system info collector #1535
• Azure credential collector, because it was broken (not gathering credentials). #1535
• Custom monkey directory name config option. #1537
• Hostname system info collector. #1535
• Max iterations and timeout between iterations config options. #1600
• MITRE ATT&CK configuration screen. #1532
• Propagation credentials from "GET /api/monkey/string:guid" endpoint. #1538
• "GET /api/monkey_control/check_remote_port/string:port" endpoint. #1635
• Max victims to find/exploit, TCP scan interval and TCP scan get banner internal options. #1597
• MySQL fingerprinter. #1648
• MS08-067 (Conficker) exploiter. #1677
• Agent bootloader. #1676
• Zero Trust integration with ScoutSuite. #1669
• ShellShock exploiter. #1733
• ElasticGroovy exploiter. #1732
• T1082 attack technique report. #1695
• 32-bit agents. #1675
• Log path config options. #1761
• "smb_service_name" option. #1741
• Struts2 exploiter. #1869
• Drupal exploiter. #1869
• WebLogic exploiter. #1869
• The /api/t1216-pba/download endpoint. #1864
• Island log download button from "Telemetries"(previously called "Logs") page. #1640
• "/api/client-monkey" endpoint. #1889
• "+dev" from version numbers. #1553
• agent's "--config" argument. #906
• Option to export monkey telemetries. #1998
• "/api/configuration/import" endpoint. #2002
• "/api/configuration/export" endpoint. #2002
• "/api/island-configuration" endpoint. #2003
• "-t/--tunnel" from agent command line arguments. #2216

Fixed

• A bug in network map page that caused delay of telemetry log loading. #1545
• Windows "run as a user" powershell command for manual agent runs. #1556
• A bug in the "Signed Script Proxy Execution" PBA that downloaded the exe on Linux systems as well. #1557
• A bug where T1216_random_executable.exe was copied to disk even if the signed script proxy execution PBA was disabled. #1864
• Unnecessary collection of kerberos credentials. #1771
• A bug where bogus users were collected by Mimikatz and added to the config. #1860
• A bug where windows executable was not self deleting. #1763
• Incorrect line number in the telemetry overview window on the Map page. #1850
• Automatic jumping to the bottom in the telemetry overview windows. #1850
• 2-second delay when the Island server starts, and it's not running on AWS. #1636
• Malformed MSSQL agent launch command. #2018

Security

• Change SSH exploiter so that it does not set the permissions of the agent binary in /tmp on the target system to 777, as this could allow a malicious actor with local access to escalate their privileges. #1750

[1.13.0] - 2022-01-25

Added

• A new exploiter that allows propagation via the Log4Shell vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228). #1663

Fixed

• Exploiters attempting to start servers listening on privileged ports, resulting in failed propagation. 8f53a5c

[1.12.0] - 2021-10-27

Added

• A new exploiter that allows propagation via PowerShell Remoting. #1246
• A warning regarding antivirus when agent binaries are missing. #1450
• A deployment.json file to store the deployment type. #1205

Changed

• The name of the "Communicate as new user" post-breach action to "Communicate as backdoor user". #1410
• Resetting login credentials also cleans the contents of the database. #1495
• ATT&CK report messages (more accurate now). #1483
• T1086 (PowerShell) now also reports if ps1 scripts were run by PBAs. #1513
• ATT&CK report messages to include internal config options as reasons for unscanned attack techniques. #1518

Removed

• Internet access check on agent start. #1402
• The "internal.monkey.internet_services" configuration option that enabled internet access checks. #1402
• Disused traceroute binaries. #1397
• "Back door user" post-breach action. #1410
• Stale code in the Windows system info collector that collected installed packages and WMI info. #1389
• Insecure access feature in the Monkey Island. #1418
• The "deployment" field from the server_config.json. #1205
• The "Execution through module load" ATT&CK technique, since it can no longer be exercise with current code. #1416
• Browser window pop-up when Monkey Island starts on Windows. #1428

Fixed

• Misaligned buttons and input fields on exploiter and network configuration pages. #1353
• Credentials shown in plain text on configuration screens. #1183
• Crash when unexpected character encoding is used by ping command on German language systems. #1175
• Malfunctioning timestomping PBA. #1405
• Malfunctioning shell startup script PBA. #1419
• Trap command produced no output. #1406
• Overlapping Guardicore logo in the landing page. #1441
• PBA table collapse in security report on data change. #1423
• Unsigned Windows agent binaries in Linux packages are now signed. #1444
• Some of the gathered credentials no longer appear in plaintext in the database. #1454
• Encryptor breaking with UTF-8 characters. (Passwords in different languages can be submitted in the config successfully now.) #1490
• Mimikatz collector no longer fails if Azure credential collector is disabled. #1512, #1493
• Unhandled error when "modify shell startup files PBA" is unable to find regular users. #1507
• ATT&CK report bug that showed different techniques' results under a technique if the PBA behind them was the same. #1514
• ATT&CK report bug that said that the technique ".bash_profile and .bashrc" was not attempted when it actually was attempted but failed. #1511
• Bug that periodically cleared the telemetry table's filter. #1392
• Crashes, stack traces, and other malfunctions when data from older versions of Infection Monkey is present in the data directory. #1114
• Broken update links. #1524

Security

• Generate a random password when creating a new user for CommunicateAsNewUser PBA. #1434
• Credentials gathered from victim machines are no longer stored plaintext in the database. #1454
• Encrypt the database key with user's credentials. #1463

[1.11.0] - 2021-08-13

Added

• A runtime-configurable option to specify a data directory where runtime configuration and other artifacts can be stored. #994
• Scripts to build an AppImage for Monkey Island. #1069, #1090, #1136, #1381
• log_level option to server config. #1151
• A ransomware simulation payload. #1238
• The capability for a user to specify their own SSL certificate. #1208
• API endpoint for ransomware report. #1297
• A ransomware report. #1240
• A script to build a docker image locally. #1140

Changed

• Select server_config.json at runtime. #963
• Select Logger configuration at runtime. #971
• Select mongo_key.bin file location at runtime. #994
• Store Monkey agents in the configurable data_dir when monkey is "run from the
• island". #997
• Reformat all code using black. #1070
• Sort all imports using isort. #1081
• Address all flake8 issues. #1071
• Use pipenv for python dependency management. #1091
• Move unit tests to a dedicated tests/ directory to improve pytest collection time. #1102
• Skip BB performance tests by default. Run them if --run-performance-tests flag is specified.
• Write Zerologon exploiter's runtime artifacts to a secure temporary directory instead of $HOME. #1143
• Put environment config options in server_config.json into a separate section named "environment". #1161
• Automatically register if BlackBox tests are run on a fresh installation. #1180
• Limit the ports used for scanning in blackbox tests. #1368
• Limit the propagation depth of most blackbox tests. #1400
• Wait less time for monkeys to die when running BlackBox tests. #1400
• Improve the structure of unit tests by scoping fixtures only to relevant modules instead of having a one huge fixture file. #1178
• Improve and rename the directory structure of unit tests and unit test infrastructure. #1178
• Launch MongoDB when the Island starts via python. #1148
• Create/check data directory on Island initialization. #1170
• Format some log messages to make them more readable. #1283
• Improve runtime of some unit tests. #1125
• Run curl OR wget (not both) when attempting to communicate as a new user on Linux. #1407

Removed

• Relevant dead code as reported by Vulture. #1149
• Island logger config and --logger-config CLI option. #1151

Fixed

• Attempt to delete a directory when monkey config reset was called. #1054
• An errant space in the windows commands to run monkey manually. #1153
• Gevent tracebacks in console output. #859
• Crash and failure to run PBAs if max depth reached. #1374

Security

• Address minor issues discovered by Dlint. #1075
• Hash passwords on server-side instead of client side. #1139
• Generate random passwords when creating a new user (create user PBA, ms08_67 exploit). #1174
• Implemented configuration encryption/decryption. #1189, #1204
• Create local custom PBA directory with secure permissions. #1270
• Create encryption key file for MongoDB with secure permissions. #1232