Mastering advanced pivoting and lateral movement

In this section, we’ll explore advanced pivoting and lateral movement techniques using Bash scripting. These methods go beyond basic SSH tunneling and SOCKS proxies, focusing on more sophisticated approaches to navigate complex network environments.

Dynamic chain pivoting

Dynamic chain pivoting involves creating a series of interconnected pivots to reach deeper into a network. This technique is particularly useful when you’re dealing with segmented networks or when you need to bypass multiple layers of security.

Here’s a Bash script that automates the process of setting up a dynamic pivot chain. You can find this script in this chapter’s GitHub repository as ch12_dynamic_pivot.sh:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
pivot_hosts=("user-1@192.168.5.150" "user-2@10.1.0.50" "user-3@172.16.1.25")
target="user-4@192.168.20.200"
local_port=9090
# Set up the chain
for ((i=0; i&lt...