Prebuilt Tasks
The tasks.release_domains function checks if the currently checked out domain names are due to be released. If Slack is enabled, it sends a Slack message when the domain's release date is either tomorrow or today. If the release date is today the domain is also released back into the pool.
The task accepts an optional reset_dns argument that defaults to False. If this argument is set to True, the task will use the Namecheap API to reset the domain's DNS records upon release. This feature requires:
Namecheap API enabled and configured
The domain is registered with Namecheap
The domain's registrar in the domain library is set to "Namecheap"
The ghostwriter.shepherd.tasks.release_servers function checks if the currently checked out servers are due to be released. It sends a Slack message if Slack is enabled and the server's release date is either tomorrow or today. If the release date is today the server is also released back into the pool.
The ghostwriter.shepherd.tasks.check_domains function checks each domain name to update categorization. The function uses the VirusTotal API to pull domain categorization data and related malware alerts.
The ghostwriter.shepherd.tasks.update_dns function updates Ghostwriter's records of each domain's current DNS records using dnspython and constructed DNS queries.
The ghostwriter.reporting.tasks.archive_projects function collects a list of projects marked as complete and checks if the project's end date is 90 days (default) in the past. Completed projects older than the specified number of days are archived. This process mostly affects reports attached to the project. Each report is marked as complete (if not already marked as such) and marked as archived. All report types are generated and rolled into a zip file with copies of all of the evidence files. Finally, the evidence files are deleted. The archive files can be browsed and downloaded as needed.
The ghostwriter.shepherd.tasks.scan_servers function collects a list of static servers catalogued in Ghostwriter, scans them for open ports using python-nmap, and records the results (the open port number and protocol). Then the results are compared to previous results. If Slack is enabled, Ghostwriter will send a Slack notification if a new port is found to be open.
This function focuses on the static servers because these servers are assumed to be owned by you and used for command and control (C2). These servers should not have open services exposed to the whole internet, so this is meant to alert you of open ports accessible outside of your management ranges. Transient servers (i.e. virtual private servers, cloud servers) are likely to have open ports for phishing webpages and C2 redirection.
If you will be using this task the Q cluster needs to be started using as administrator / root permissions. Administrative privileges are required for the TCP SYN scan.
The tasks.fetch_namecheap_domains uses the Namecheap API to fetch all domains from the registrar for the configured account and synchronizes that information with the domain library. If a domain name is found in the library already, the task will update that record.
If a Namecheap-registered domain in the Ghostwriter library is not found in the fresh list of domains, the task will mark that domain as expired.
The review_cloud_infrastructure task uses the Amazon Web Services and Digital Ocean APIs to check all running server instances and then compare those to cloud servers attached to projects. If a project is marked as complete, the task will flag any running cloud servers attached to that project for review.
If Slack is enabled, the task will send a Slack message with all of the relevant server data to the project's channel.
The check_expiration task checks the expiration dates of all domains in the domain library and compare it to the current date. If the domain is set to auto-renew, the task will increment the expiration date by one year. Otherwise, the task will mark the domain as expired.
