PyMeta

PyMeta is a Python3 rewrite of the tool PowerMeta, created by dafthack in PowerShell. It uses specially crafted search queries to identify and download the following file types (pdf, xls, xlsx, csv, doc, docx, ppt, pptx) from a given domain using Google and Bing scraping.

Once downloaded, metadata is extracted from these files using Phil Harvey's exiftool and added to a .csv report. Alternatively, Pymeta can be pointed at a directory to extract metadata from files manually downloaded using the -dir command line argument. See the Usage, or All Options section for more information.

Why?

Metadata is a common place for penetration testers and red teamers to find: domains, user accounts, naming conventions, software/version numbers, and more!

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Exiftool is required and can be installed with:

Ubuntu/Kali - apt-get install exiftool -y

Mac OS - brew install exiftool

Install:

Install the last stable release from PyPi:

pip3 install pymetasec

Or, install the most recent code from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/m8sec/pymeta
cd pymeta
python3 setup.py install

Usage

• Search Google and Bing for files within example.com and extract metadata to a csv report:
  pymeta -d example.com

• Extract metadata from files within the given directory and create csv report:
  pymeta -dir Downloads/

All Options

options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-T MAX_THREADS Max threads for file download (Default=5)
-t TIMEOUT Max timeout per search (Default=8)
-j JITTER Jitter between requests (Default=1)
Search Options:
-s ENGINE, --search ENGINE Search Engine (Default='google,bing')
--file-type FILE_TYPE File types to search (default=pdf,xls,xlsx,csv,doc,docx,ppt,pptx)
-m MAX_RESULTS Max results per type search
Proxy Options:
--proxy PROXY Proxy requests (IP:Port)
--proxy-file PROXY Load proxies from file for rotation
Output Options:
-o DWNLD_DIR Path to create downloads directory (Default: ./)
-f REPORT_FILE Custom report name ("pymeta_report.csv")
Target Options:
-d DOMAIN Target domain
-dir FILE_DIR Pre-existing directory of file

Credit

• Beau Bullock (@dafthack) - https://github.com/dafthack/PowerMeta
• Phil Harvey - https://exiftool.org/