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Lab 02 - Siemens S7 PLC Emulation
Discovery and analysis of a Siemens S7 PLC through network scanning, service enumeration, and identification of vendor-specific protocols.

📝 Tasks
[!WARNING] The tasks in this document are strictly educational, observational, and non-intrusive, and must fully comply with ethical and legal standards.
- 1️⃣ Verify the IP address of the
otlab-studentworkstation. - 2️⃣ Determine the subnet range of the network where the
otlab-studentworkstation is deployed. - 3️⃣ Discover the IP address, MAC address, and vendor information of other active hosts within the network.
- Hint: It is a PLC.
- 4️⃣ Identify open ports and available services on the OT-ICS host over both TCP and UDP protocols.
- 5️⃣ Determine the proprietary industrial communication protocol used by the PLC.
- 6️⃣ Retrieve additional system information using vendor-specific
nmapscripts. - 7️⃣ Execute a
plcscanon the OT-ICS device detected on the network and collect further data.
Note: On the otlab-student workstation, the plcscan tool (meeas/plcscan) must be executed using python2.
🛠️ Tools
- The following tools are available on the
otlab-studentworkstation for completing OTLab 2:ifconfig,masscan,netdiscover,nmap, andplcscan.
🔖 Nomenclature
- ICS: Industrial control system.
- IP: Internet protocol.
- MAC: Media access control.
- OT: Operational technology.
- PLC: Programmable logic controller.
- TCP: Transmission control protocol.
- UDP: User datagram protocol.
📝 RESOLUTION (view content) ▼
#!/bin/bash
lab_name="OTLab02"
compose_file="${lab_name}.yml"
ot_container_name="snap7-server"
ews_container_name="otlab-student"
kali_image="kalilinux/kali-rolling"
ubuntu_image="ubuntu:22.04"
lab_net="plc-lab-net"
# ----------------------------------------
# Function to display the banner
show_banner() {
printf "\033[1;33m" # Yellow and bold
echo " _____ _____ __ _ "
echo "| |_ _| | ___| |_ "
echo "| | | | | | |__| .'| . |"
echo "|_____| |_| |_____|__,|___|"
printf "\033[1;37m" # White and bold
printf "Exercise: 02-Siemens S7 PLC Emulation\n"
printf "Version: 1.1\n"
printf "Author: substationworm\n"
printf "Contact: in/lffreitas-gutierres\n"
printf "\033[0m" # Reset all styles
echo ""
}
# ----------------------------------------
# Function to generate Docker Compose file
generate_compose_file() {
local ews_image="$1"
cat > "$compose_file" <<EOF
services:
$ot_container_name:
image: iotechsys/s7-sim
container_name: $ot_container_name
hostname: $ot_container_name
mac_address: 00:1C:06:94:0F:F0
networks:
$lab_net:
ipv4_address: 172.28.1.30
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN
- NET_RAW
ports:
- "102:102"
privileged: true
$ews_container_name:
image: $ews_image
container_name: $ews_container_name
hostname: $ews_container_name
environment:
- DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
command: >
bash -c "apt update &&
apt install -y python2 git ca-certificates iputils-ping nmap masscan tshark net-tools netdiscover snmp &&
[ -d /opt/plcscan ] || git clone https://github.com/meeas/plcscan.git /opt/plcscan &&
tail -f /dev/null"
networks:
$lab_net:
ipv4_address: 172.28.1.20
privileged: true
networks:
$lab_net:
name: $lab_net
driver: bridge
ipam:
config:
- subnet: 172.28.0.0/16
EOF
}
# ----------------------------------------
# System requirements check
check_requirements() {
error_flag=0
if ! command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
printf "\033[31m[Error]\033[0m Docker is not installed on this system.\n"
error_flag=1
elif ! docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
printf "\033[31m[Error]\033[0m Docker is installed, but not accessible.\n"
error_flag=1
fi
if command -v docker-compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD="docker-compose"
elif docker compose version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD="docker compose"
else
printf "\033[31m[Error]\033[0m Docker Compose is not installed.\n"
error_flag=1
fi
if [ "$error_flag" -eq 1 ]; then
printf "\033[31m✘ The $lab_name system requirements check failed.\033[0m\n"
exit 1
fi
}
# ----------------------------------------
# Function to check if a container exists
container_exists() {
docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "$1"
}
# ----------------------------------------
# Command handling
case "$1" in
-start)
show_banner
distro="${2:-ubuntu}"
if [[ "$distro" == "kali" ]]; then
selected_image="$kali_image"
elif [[ "$distro" == "ubuntu" ]]; then
selected_image="$ubuntu_image"
else
printf "\033[31m[Error]\033[0m Invalid distro. Please use 'kali' or 'ubuntu'.\n"
exit 1
fi
check_requirements
printf "\033[1;33m[Working]\033[0m Starting $lab_name. . .\n"
generate_compose_file "$selected_image"
$DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD -f "$compose_file" up -d
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
printf "\033[32m✔ $lab_name started.\033[0m\n"
else
printf "\033[31m✘ $lab_name failed to start.\033[0m\n"
exit 1
fi
;;
-stop)
show_banner
if container_exists "$ot_container_name" || container_exists "$ews_container_name"; then
check_requirements
printf "\033[1;33m[Working]\033[0m Stopping $lab_name. . .\n"
$DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD -f "$compose_file" stop
printf "\033[32m✔ $lab_name stopped.\033[0m\n"
else
printf "\033[34m[Information]\033[0m No containers to stop.\n"
exit 1
fi
;;
-clean)
show_banner
if container_exists "$ot_container_name" || container_exists "$ews_container_name"; then
check_requirements
printf "\033[1;33m[Working]\033[0m Cleaning up all $lab_name resources. . .\n"
$DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD -f "$compose_file" down -v
docker network rm "$lab_net" 2>/dev/null
rm -f "$compose_file"
printf "\033[32m✔ All $lab_name resources removed.\033[0m\n"
else
printf "\033[34m[Information]\033[0m No containers found to clean.\n"
exit 1
fi
;;
-run)
show_banner
if container_exists "$ews_container_name"; then
check_requirements
printf "\033[1;33m[Working]\033[0m Accessing $ews_container_name terminal. . .\n"
docker exec -it "$ews_container_name" bash
else
printf "\033[31m[Error]\033[0m Container $ews_container_name not found.\n"
exit 1
fi
;;
-restart)
show_banner
check_requirements
if [ ! -f "$compose_file" ]; then
printf "\033[31m[Error]\033[0m Cannot restart: $compose_file not found.\n"
exit 1
fi
printf "\033[1;33m[Working]\033[0m Restarting $lab_name. . .\n"
$DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD -f "$compose_file" up -d
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
printf "\033[32m✔ $lab_name restarted.\033[0m\n"
else
printf "\033[31m✘ $lab_name failed to restart.\033[0m\n"
exit 1
fi
;;
-status)
show_banner
check_requirements
$DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD -f "$compose_file" ps
;;
*)
show_banner
echo "Usage: $0 -start [kali|ubuntu] | -stop | -clean | -run | -restart | -status"
echo ""
echo " -start Start the $lab_name environment using the specified distro (default: ubuntu)"
echo " Valid options: kali (rolling) or ubuntu (22.04)"
echo " -run Open a terminal inside the $ews_container_name container"
echo " -clean Remove containers, volumes, and network"
echo " -stop Stop all containers"
echo " -restart Restart previously stopped containers"
echo " -status Show current containers status"
exit 1
;;
esac
📝 RESOLUTION OFFLINE (view content) ▼
#!/bin/bash
lab_name="OTLab02"
compose_file="${lab_name}.yml"
ot_container_name="snap7-server"
ews_container_name="otlab-student"
kali_image="ews-image-kali01"
ubuntu_image="ews-image-ubuntu01"
lab_net="plc-lab-net"
# ----------------------------------------
# Function to display the banner
show_banner() {
printf "\033[1;33m" # Yellow and bold
echo " _____ _____ __ _ "
echo "| |_ _| | ___| |_ "
echo "| | | | | | |__| .'| . |"
echo "|_____| |_| |_____|__,|___|"
printf "\033[1;37m" # White and bold
printf "Exercise: 02-Siemens S7 PLC Emulation\n"
printf "Version: 1.1-Offline\n"
printf "Author: substationworm\n"
printf "Contact: in/lffreitas-gutierres\n"
printf "\033[0m" # Reset all styles
echo ""
}
# ----------------------------------------
# Function to generate Docker Compose file
generate_compose_file() {
local ews_image="$1"
cat > "$compose_file" <<EOF
services:
$ot_container_name:
image: iotechsys/s7-sim
container_name: $ot_container_name
hostname: $ot_container_name
mac_address: 00:1C:06:94:0F:F0
networks:
$lab_net:
ipv4_address: 172.28.1.30
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN
- NET_RAW
ports:
- "102:102"
privileged: true
$ews_container_name:
image: $ews_image
container_name: $ews_container_name
hostname: $ews_container_name
networks:
$lab_net:
ipv4_address: 172.28.1.20
privileged: true
networks:
$lab_net:
name: $lab_net
driver: bridge
ipam:
config:
- subnet: 172.28.0.0/16
EOF
}
# ----------------------------------------
# System requirements check
check_requirements() {
error_flag=0
if ! command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
printf "\033[31m[Error]\033[0m Docker is not installed on this system.\n"
error_flag=1
elif ! docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
printf "\033[31m[Error]\033[0m Docker is installed, but not accessible.\n"
error_flag=1
fi
if command -v docker-compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD="docker-compose"
elif docker compose version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD="docker compose"
else
printf "\033[31m[Error]\033[0m Docker Compose is not installed.\n"
error_flag=1
fi
if [ "$error_flag" -eq 1 ]; then
printf "\033[31m✘ The $lab_name system requirements check failed.\033[0m\n"
exit 1
fi
}
# ----------------------------------------
# Function to check if a container exists
container_exists() {
docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "$1"
}
# ----------------------------------------
# Command handling
case "$1" in
-start)
show_banner
distro="${2:-ubuntu}"
if [[ "$distro" == "kali" ]]; then
selected_image="$kali_image"
elif [[ "$distro" == "ubuntu" ]]; then
selected_image="$ubuntu_image"
else
printf "\033[31m[Error]\033[0m Invalid distro. Please use 'kali' or 'ubuntu'.\n"
exit 1
fi
check_requirements
printf "\033[1;33m[Working]\033[0m Starting $lab_name. . .\n"
generate_compose_file "$selected_image"
$DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD -f "$compose_file" up -d
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
printf "\033[32m✔ $lab_name started.\033[0m\n"
else
printf "\033[31m✘ $lab_name failed to start.\033[0m\n"
exit 1
fi
;;
-stop)
show_banner
if container_exists "$ot_container_name" || container_exists "$ews_container_name"; then
check_requirements
printf "\033[1;33m[Working]\033[0m Stopping $lab_name. . .\n"
$DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD -f "$compose_file" stop
printf "\033[32m✔ $lab_name stopped.\033[0m\n"
else
printf "\033[34m[Information]\033[0m No containers to stop.\n"
exit 1
fi
;;
-clean)
show_banner
if container_exists "$ot_container_name" || container_exists "$ews_container_name"; then
check_requirements
printf "\033[1;33m[Working]\033[0m Cleaning up all $lab_name resources. . .\n"
$DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD -f "$compose_file" down -v
docker network rm "$lab_net" 2>/dev/null
rm -f "$compose_file"
printf "\033[32m✔ All $lab_name resources removed.\033[0m\n"
else
printf "\033[34m[Information]\033[0m No containers found to clean.\n"
exit 1
fi
;;
-run)
show_banner
if container_exists "$ews_container_name"; then
check_requirements
printf "\033[1;33m[Working]\033[0m Accessing $ews_container_name terminal. . .\n"
docker exec -it "$ews_container_name" bash
else
printf "\033[31m[Error]\033[0m Container $ews_container_name not found.\n"
exit 1
fi
;;
-restart)
show_banner
check_requirements
if [ ! -f "$compose_file" ]; then
printf "\033[31m[Error]\033[0m Cannot restart: $compose_file not found.\n"
exit 1
fi
printf "\033[1;33m[Working]\033[0m Restarting $lab_name. . .\n"
$DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD -f "$compose_file" up -d
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
printf "\033[32m✔ $lab_name restarted.\033[0m\n"
else
printf "\033[31m✘ $lab_name failed to restart.\033[0m\n"
exit 1
fi
;;
-status)
show_banner
check_requirements
$DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD -f "$compose_file" ps
;;
*)
show_banner
echo "Usage: $0 -start [kali|ubuntu] | -stop | -clean | -run | -restart | -status"
echo ""
echo " -start Start the $lab_name environment using the specified distro (default: ubuntu)"
echo " Valid options: kali (rolling) or ubuntu (22.04)"
echo " -run Open a terminal inside the $ews_container_name container"
echo " -clean Remove containers, volumes, and network"
echo " -stop Stop all containers"
echo " -restart Restart previously stopped containers"
echo " -status Show current containers status"
echo ""
echo "[i] Local images required: ews-image-kali01 and ews-image-ubuntu01"
exit 1
;;
esac
Tags:
OT
ICS
PLC
Siemens S7
S7 Protocol
Network Discovery
Nmap
Masscan
Netdiscover
Plcscan
