1080 - Pentesting Socks - HackTricks

# 1080 - Pentesting Socks

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## Basic Information

SOCKS is a protocol used for transferring data between a client and server through a proxy. The fifth version, SOCKS5, adds an optional authentication feature, allowing only authorized users to access the server. It primarily handles the proxying of TCP connections and the forwarding of UDP packets, operating at the session layer (Layer 5) of the OSI model.

Default Port: 1080

## Enumeration

### Authentication Check

    nmap -p 1080 <ip> --script socks-auth-info

### Brute Force

#### Basic usage

    nmap --script socks-brute -p 1080 <ip>

#### Advanced usage

    nmap  --script socks-brute --script-args userdb=users.txt,passdb=rockyou.txt,unpwdb.timelimit=30m -p 1080 <ip>

#### Output

    PORT     STATE SERVICE
    1080/tcp open  socks
    | socks-brute:
    |   Accounts
    |     patrik:12345 - Valid credentials
    |   Statistics
    |_    Performed 1921 guesses in 6 seconds, average tps: 320

## Tunneling and Port Forwarding

### Basic proxychains usage

Setup proxy chains to use socks proxy

    nano /etc/proxychains4.conf

Edit the bottom and add your proxy

    socks5 10.10.10.10 1080

With auth

    socks5 10.10.10.10 1080 username password

#### More info: Tunneling and Port Forwarding

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