Router gateways are responsible for protecting every aspect of a network's configuration. With unfettered access to these privileged configurations, an attacker on a compromised Wi-Fi network can perform a wide variety of advanced attacks.
Brute-Forcing Router Logins with Patator
After hacking a Wi-Fi router with tools like Aircrack, Wifiphisher, and Wifite2, there are several avenues an attacker may explore to further compromise the network. One way is to immediately try and find a way to access the router's gateway. Assuming the gateway isn't using default credentials, the attacker will try to exploit a vulnerability in the router or perform a brute-force attack.
With access to the router's gateway and complete control over the configurations, a hacker in this position of power can perform a variety of attacks. They could do any of the following, and then some.
perform DNS poisoning attacks
make the router remotely accessible
modify or manipulate forwarding ports
reset the gateway password
inject JavaScript into a browser on the network
reset the Wi-Fi name and password
install a modified firmware
modify or delete login and system logs
modify or disable the firewall
Patator, like Hydra and Medusa, is a command-line brute-forcing tool. But ..
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