informix-tables

NSE detection rule by Patrik Karlsson · Same as Nmap--See https://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html

Retrieves a list of tables and column definitions for each database on an Informix server.

local informix = require "informix"
local nmap = require "nmap"
local shortport = require "shortport"
local stdnse = require "stdnse"
local table = require "table"

description = [[
Retrieves a list of tables and column definitions for each database on an Informix server.
]]

---
-- @usage
-- nmap -p 9088 <host> --script informix-tables --script-args informix-tables.username=informix,informix-tables.password=informix
--
-- @output
-- PORT     STATE SERVICE REASON
-- 9088/tcp open  unknown syn-ack
-- | informix-tables:
-- |   Information
-- |     User: informix
-- |     Database: stores_demo
-- |   Results
-- |     table                column               rows
-- |     call_type            call_code            5
-- |     call_type            code_descr           5
-- |     catalog              cat_advert           74
-- |     catalog              cat_descr            74
-- |     catalog              cat_picture          74
-- |     catalog              catalog_num          74
-- |     catalog              manu_code            74
-- |     catalog              stock_num            74
-- |     classes              class                4
-- |     classes              classid              4
-- |     classes              subject              4
-- |     cust_calls          call_code           7
-- |     cust_calls          call_descr          7
-- |     cust_calls          call_dtime          7
-- |     cust_calls          customer_num        7
-- |     cust_calls          res_descr           7
-- |     cust_calls          res_dtime           7
-- |     cust_calls          user_id             7
-- |     warehouses          warehouse_id        4
-- |     warehouses          warehouse_name      4
-- |_    warehouses          warehouse_spec      4
--
-- @args informix-tables.username The username used for authentication
-- @args informix-tables.password The password used for authentication
--
-- Version 0.1
-- Created 27/07/2010 - v0.1 - created by Patrik Karlsson <patrik@cqure.net>

author = "Patrik Karlsson"
license = "Same as Nmap--See https://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html"
categories = {"intrusive", "auth"}
dependencies = { "informix-brute" }


portrule = shortport.port_or_service( { 1526, 9088, 9090, 9092 }, "informix", "tcp", "open")

local function fail (err) return stdnse.format_output(false, err) end

action = function( host, port )
  local helper
  local status, data
  local result, output = {}, {}
  local user = stdnse.get_script_args(SCRIPT_NAME .. '.username')
  local pass = stdnse.get_script_args(SCRIPT_NAME .. '.password') or ""
  local query= [[
    SELECT cast(tabname as char(20)) table, cast(colname as char(20)) column, cast( cast(nrows as int) as char(20)) rows
    FROM "informix".systables st, "informix".syscolumns sc
    WHERE sc.tabid = st.tabid and st.tabid > 99 and st.tabtype='T'
    ORDER BY table, column]]
  local excluded_dbs = { ["sysmaster"] = true, ["sysutils"] = true, ["sysuser"] = true, ["sysadmin"] = true }

  -- If no user was specified lookup the first user in the registry saved by
  -- the informix-brute script
  if ( not(user) ) then
    if ( nmap.registry['informix-brute'] and nmap.registry['informix-brute'][1]["username"] ) then
      user = nmap.registry['informix-brute'][1]["username"]
      pass = nmap.registry['informix-brute'][1]["password"]
    else
      return fail("No credentials specified (see informix-table.username and informix-table.password)")
    end
  end

  helper = informix.Helper:new( host, port )

  status, data = helper:Connect()
  if ( not(status) ) then
    return stdnse.format_output(status, data)
  end

  status, data = helper:Login(user, pass)
  if ( not(status) ) then return stdnse.format_output(status, data) end

  local databases
  status, databases = helper:GetDatabases()
  if ( not(status) ) then
    return fail("Failed to retrieve a list of databases")
  end

  for _, db in ipairs(databases) do
    if ( not( excluded_dbs[db] ) ) then
      status, data = helper:OpenDatabase(db)
      if ( not(status) ) then return stdnse.format_output(status, data) end
      status, data = helper:Query( query )
      if ( not(status) ) then return stdnse.format_output(status, data) end

      if ( status ) then
        data = informix.Util.formatTable( data[1] )
        data.name = "Results"
        table.insert( result, { "User: " .. user, "Database: " .. db, name="Information" } )
        table.insert(result, data )
      end
      break
    end
  end

  helper:Close()

  return stdnse.format_output( true, result )
end

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