Adding PowerShell to Web Shells to get Database Access

SQL Server stores credential passwords reversibly encrypted in master.sys.sysobjvalues, so sysadmin attackers can decrypt them. NetSPI updates its PowerShell script for post-exploitation recovery.

Application pool and virtual directory credentials in IIS's applicationHost.config can be decrypted with appcmd.exe or Get-ApplicationHost.ps1, letting attackers pivot from a DMZ web server inward.

A Metasploit module turns arbitrary file upload into shells on Windows backends: its JSP, PHP, or ASPX webshells launch base64-encoded PowerShell commands running MSF payloads past antivirus.

MSSQL linked server credentials are reversibly encrypted, letting sysadmin-level attackers recover cleartext passwords via a new PowerShell script. Defensive advice on database links included.

A deep dive into IIS ASPX handling: sites, applications and app pools, the pipeline compiling ASPX into cached DLLs, and how the code-gen directory is derived, grounding several IIS attack vectors.

ADPathFinder extends BloodHound CE by unifying SharpHound with OpenGraph collectors, mapping privilege escalation paths across AD, ADCS, MSSQL, and SCCM plus context-aware password audits.