Tool Documentation:

crowbar Usage Examples

Brute force the RDP service on a single host with a specified username and wordlist, using 1 thread.

root@kali:~# crowbar -b rdp -s 192.168.86.61/32 -u victim -C /root/words.txt -n 1
2017-10-10 14:59:55 START
2017-10-10 14:59:55 Crowbar v0.3.5-dev
2017-10-10 14:59:55 Trying 192.168.86.61:3389
2017-10-10 15:00:08 RDP-SUCCESS : 192.168.86.61:3389 - victim:s3cr3t
2017-10-10 15:00:08 STOP


Packages and Binaries:

crowbar

This package contains Crowbar (formally known as Levye). It is a brute forcing tool that can be used during penetration tests. It was developed to brute force some protocols in a different manner according to other popular brute forcing tools. As an example, while most brute forcing tools use username and password for SSH brute force, Crowbar uses SSH key(s). This allows for any private keys that have been obtained during penetration tests, to be used to attack other SSH servers.

Currently Crowbar supports: * OpenVPN (-b openvpn) * Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) with NLA support (-b rdp) * SSH private key authentication (-b sshkey) * VNC key authentication (-b vpn)

Installed size: 450 KB
How to install: sudo apt install crowbar

Dependencies:
  • freerdp2-x11
  • openvpn
  • python3
  • python3-nmap
  • python3-paramiko
  • vncviewer
crowbar
root@kali:~# crowbar -h
usage: Usage: use --help for further information

Crowbar is a brute force tool which supports OpenVPN, Remote Desktop Protocol,
SSH Private Keys and VNC Keys.

positional arguments:
  options

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -b {openvpn,rdp,sshkey,vnckey}, --brute {openvpn,rdp,sshkey,vnckey}
                        Target service
  -s SERVER, --server SERVER
                        Static target
  -S SERVER_FILE, --serverfile SERVER_FILE
                        Multiple targets stored in a file
  -u USERNAME [USERNAME ...], --username USERNAME [USERNAME ...]
                        Static name to login with
  -U USERNAME_FILE, --usernamefile USERNAME_FILE
                        Multiple names to login with, stored in a file
  -n THREAD, --number THREAD
                        Number of threads to be active at once
  -l FILE, --log FILE   Log file (only write attempts)
  -o FILE, --output FILE
                        Output file (write everything else)
  -c PASSWD, --passwd PASSWD
                        Static password to login with
  -C FILE, --passwdfile FILE
                        Multiple passwords to login with, stored in a file
  -t TIMEOUT, --timeout TIMEOUT
                        [SSH] How long to wait for each thread (seconds)
  -p PORT, --port PORT  Alter the port if the service is not using the default
                        value
  -k KEY_FILE, --keyfile KEY_FILE
                        [SSH/VNC] (Private) Key file or folder containing
                        multiple files
  -m CONFIG, --config CONFIG
                        [OpenVPN] Configuration file
  -d, --discover        Port scan before attacking open ports
  -v, --verbose         Enable verbose output (-vv for more)
  -D, --debug           Enable debug mode
  -q, --quiet           Only display successful logins

Updated on: 2024-Mar-11