Protocols and Services
Before moving forward, you should have (at least) performed the following steps:
- Information Gathering: to gain as much knowledge as possible about the target, maximizing your chances of success.
- Port Scanning: to enumerate open ports, os version and running services versions.
- Looking for Known Exploits: by googling, searching in metasploit, exploit-db, and other vulnerability databases.
- Attempting to Login: by using the service’s default credentials.
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- DNS DNS translates domain names to IP addresses and is the foundation of every other enumeration path — subdomain discovery feeds HTTP probing, zone …
- FTP FTP is a clear-text protocol for file transfer that typically runs on TCP port 21 (control channel). There are different commands and status codes in …
- IMAP The Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) works on TCP port 143 (unencrypted) and 993 (implicit TLS). Unlike POP3, IMAP allows online management of …
- IPMI Introduction IPMI is a set of standardized specifications for hardware-based host management systems used for system management and monitoring IPMI …
- MSSQL Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) is Microsoft’s SQL-based relational database management system. The default port is TCP 1433. In Active Directory …
- MySQL MySQL is an open-source SQL relational database management system. It runs on TCP port 3306 by default, and databases are frequently stored in a …
- NFS Network File System (NFS) is a distributed file system protocol developed by Sun Microsystems in 1984. It lets clients mount remote directories as if …
- Oracle TNS Introduction Communication protocol that facilitates communication between Oracle databases and applications over networks Solution for managing …
- POP3 Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) is a mail retrieval protocol: a client connects to the mail server, authenticates, and downloads messages to the …
- RDP Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) provides a graphical interface to connect to another computer over a network connection. It is one of the most popular …
- SMB Server Message Block (SMB) is a client-server protocol that regulates access to files, directories, and other network resources. An SMB server exposes …
- SMTP The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) sends email; IMAP or POP3 retrieve it. SMTP is the front door for phishing, spoofing, and BEC — and it is the …
- SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used to monitor and manage devices on a network — routers, switches, firewalls, printers, UPSes, and NAS …