Unix Command Shell, Pingback Reverse TCP (via netcat) - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Unix Command Shell, Pingback Reverse TCP (via netcat)
Module: payload/cmd/unix/pingback_reverse
Source code: modules/payloads/singles/cmd/unix/pingback_reverse.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2021-01-05 14:59:46 +0000
Supported architecture(s): cmd
Supported platform(s): Unix
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -
Creates a socket, send a UUID, then exit
Module Ranking and Traits
Module Ranking:
- normal: The exploit is otherwise reliable, but depends on a specific version and can't (or doesn't) reliably autodetect. More information about ranking can be found here.
Basic Usage
msf > use payload/cmd/unix/pingback_reverse
msf payload(pingback_reverse) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf payload(pingback_reverse) > generate
To learn how to generate payload/cmd/unix/pingback_reverse with msfvenom, please read this.
Required Options
- LHOST: The listen address (an interface may be specified)
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the cmd/unix/pingback_reverse payload looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use payload/cmd/unix/pingback_reverse
msf6 payload(cmd/unix/pingback_reverse) > show info
[!] Unable to save UUID d83bdbf5a86a4d69b7d45c8833f0f3ac to database -- database support not active
Name: Unix Command Shell, Pingback Reverse TCP (via netcat)
Module: payload/cmd/unix/pingback_reverse
Platform: Unix
Arch: cmd
Needs Admin: No
Total size: 84
Rank: Normal
Provided by:
asoto-r7
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
LHOST yes The listen address (an interface may be specified)
LPORT 4444 yes The listen port
Description:
Creates a socket, send a UUID, then exit
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the cmd/unix/pingback_reverse payload:
msf6 payload(cmd/unix/pingback_reverse) > show options
Module options (payload/cmd/unix/pingback_reverse):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
LHOST yes The listen address (an interface may be specified)
LPORT 4444 yes The listen port
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the cmd/unix/pingback_reverse payload:
msf6 payload(cmd/unix/pingback_reverse) > show advanced
Module advanced options (payload/cmd/unix/pingback_reverse):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PingbackRetries 0 yes How many additional successful pingbacks
PingbackSleep 30 yes Time (in seconds) to sleep between pingbacks
ReverseAllowProxy false yes Allow reverse tcp even with Proxies specified. Connect back will NOT go through proxy but directly to LHOST
ReverseListenerBindAddress no The specific IP address to bind to on the local system
ReverseListenerBindPort no The port to bind to on the local system if different from LPORT
ReverseListenerComm no The specific communication channel to use for this listener
ReverseListenerThreaded false yes Handle every connection in a new thread (experimental)
StagerRetryCount 10 no The number of times the stager should retry if the first connect fails
StagerRetryWait 5 no Number of seconds to wait for the stager between reconnect attempts
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
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Related Pull Requests
- #14584 Merged Pull Request: Implement the zeitwerk autoloader within lib/msf/base
- #14202 Merged Pull Request: Implement the zeitwerk autoloader within lib/msf/core
- #12129 Merged Pull Request: Add Pingback Payloads
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See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_awk
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_busybox_telnetd
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_inetd
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_jjs
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_lua
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat_gaping
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat_gaping_ipv6
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_nodejs
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl_ipv6
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_r
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_ruby
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_ruby_ipv6
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_socat_udp
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_stub
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_zsh
- payload/cmd/unix/generic
- payload/cmd/unix/interact
- payload/cmd/unix/pingback_bind
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/bind_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter_bind_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/bind_tcp_uuid
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_http
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter_reverse_http
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_https
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter_reverse_https
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter_reverse_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_uuid
- payload/cmd/unix/python/pingback_bind_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/pingback_reverse_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/shell_bind_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/shell_reverse_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/shell_reverse_tcp_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/python/shell_reverse_udp
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_awk
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash_telnet_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash_udp
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_jjs
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ksh
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_lua
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ncat_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_netcat
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_netcat_gaping
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_nodejs
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_openssl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_php_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_python
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_python_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_r
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ruby
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ruby_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_socat_udp
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssh
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssl_double_telnet
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_stub
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_tclsh
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_zsh
Authors
- asoto-r7
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.36-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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