# 2049 - Pentesting NFS Service

## **Basic Information**

It is a client/server system that allows users to access files across a network and treat them as if they resided in a local file directory.

**Default port**: 2049

```text
2049/tcp open  nfs     2-3 (RPC #100003
```

## Enumeration

### Useful nmap scripts

```bash
nfs-ls #List NFS exports and check permissions
nfs-showmount #Like showmount -e
nfs-statfs #Disk statistics and info from NFS share
```

### Useful metasploit modules

```bash
scanner/nfs/nfsmount #Scan NFS mounts and list permissions
```

### Mounting

To know **which folder** has the server **available** to mount you an ask it using:

```bash
showmount -e <IP>
```

Then mount it using:

```bash
mount -t nfs [-o vers=2] <ip>:<remote_folder> <local_folder> -o nolock
```

You should specify to **use version 2** because it doesn't have **any** **authentication** or **authorization**.

**Example:**

```bash
mkdir /mnt/new_back
mount -t nfs [-o vers=2] 10.12.0.150:/backup /mnt/new_back -o nolock
```

## Permissions

If you mount a folder which contains **files or folders only accesible by some user** \(by **UID**\). You can **create** **locally** a user with that **UID** and using that **user** you will be able to **access** the file/folder.

## NSFShell

To easily list, mount and change UID and GID to have access to files you can use [nfsshell](https://github.com/NetDirect/nfsshell).

[Nice NFSShell tutorial.](https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/using-nfsshell-to-compromise-older-environments/)

## Config files

```text
/etc/exports
/etc/lib/nfs/etab
```

## Privilege Escalation using NFS misconfigurations

[NFS no\_root\_squash and no\_all\_squash privilege escalation](../linux-unix/privilege-escalation/nfs-no_root_squash-misconfiguration-pe.md)

## HackTricks Automatic Commands

```text
Protocol_Name: NFS    #Protocol Abbreviation if there is one.
Port_Number:  2049     #Comma separated if there is more than one.
Protocol_Description: Network File System         #Protocol Abbreviation Spelled out

Entry_1:
  Name: Notes
  Description: Notes for NFS
  Note: |
    It is a client/server system that allows users to access files across a network and treat them as if they resided in a local file directory.

    #apt install nfs-common
    showmount 10.10.10.180      ~or~showmount -e 10.10.10.180
    should show you available shares (example /home)

    mount -t nfs -o ver=2 10.10.10.180:/home /mnt/
    cd /mnt
    nano into /etc/passwd and change the uid (probably 1000 or 1001) to match the owner of the files if you are not able to get in

    https://book.hacktricks.xyz/pentesting/nfs-service-pentesting

Entry_2:
  Name: Nmap
  Description: Nmap with NFS Scripts
  Command: nmap --script=nfs-ls.nse,nfs-showmount.nse,nfs-statfs.nse -p 2049 {IP}
```