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##
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# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
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# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
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##
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class MetasploitModule < Msf::Post
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  def initialize(info = {})
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    super(
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      update_info(
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        info,
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        'Name' => 'Write Messages to Users',
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        'Description' => %q{
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          This module utilizes the wall(1) or write(1) utilities, as appropriate,
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          to send messages to users on the target system.
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        },
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        'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
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        'Author' => [
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          'Jon Hart <jon_hart[at]rapid7.com>' # original metasploit module
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        ],
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        # TODO: is there a way to do this on Windows?
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        'Platform' => %w[linux osx unix],
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        'SessionTypes' => %w[shell meterpreter]
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      )
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    )
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    register_options(
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      [
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        OptString.new('MESSAGE', [false, 'The message to send', '']),
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        OptString.new('USERS', [
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          false, 'List of users to write(1) to, separated by commas. ' \
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                      ' wall(1)s to all users by default'
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        ]),
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        OptBool.new('COWSAY', [true, 'Display MESSAGE in a ~cowsay way', false])
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      ]
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    )
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  end
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  def users
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    datastore['USERS'] ? datastore['USERS'].split(/\s*,\s*/) : nil
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  end
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  def message
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    if datastore['MESSAGE'].blank?
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      text = "Hello from a metasploit session at #{Time.now}"
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    else
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      text = datastore['MESSAGE']
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    end
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    datastore['COWSAY'] ? Rex::Text.cowsay(text) : text
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  end
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  def run
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    if users
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      # this requires that the target user has write turned on
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      users.map { |user| cmd_exec("echo '#{message}' | write #{user}") }
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    else
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      # this will send the messages to all users, regardless of whether or
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      # not they have write turned on.  If the session is root, the -n will disable
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      # the annoying banner
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      cmd_exec("echo '#{message}' | wall -n")
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    end
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  end
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end
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