Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSH - Metasploit


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Module Overview

Name: Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSH
Module: payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssh
Source code: modules/payloads/singles/cmd/unix/reverse_ssh.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2021-06-15 17:35:19 +0000
Supported architecture(s): cmd
Supported platform(s): Unix
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

Connect back and create a command shell via SSH

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/reverse_ssh
msf payload(reverse_ssh) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf payload(reverse_ssh) > generate

To learn how to generate payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssh 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/reverse_ssh payload looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssh

msf6 payload(cmd/unix/reverse_ssh) > show info

       Name: Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSH
     Module: payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssh
   Platform: Unix
       Arch: cmd
Needs Admin: No
 Total size: 134
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  RageLtMan <rageltman@sempervictus>
  hirura

Basic options:
Name   Current Setting  Required  Description
----   ---------------  --------  -----------
LHOST                   yes       The listen address (an interface may be specified)
LPORT  22               yes       The listen port

Description:
  Connect back and create a command shell via SSH

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the cmd/unix/reverse_ssh payload:

msf6 payload(cmd/unix/reverse_ssh) > show options

Module options (payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssh):

   Name   Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----   ---------------  --------  -----------
   LHOST                   yes       The listen address (an interface may be specified)
   LPORT  22               yes       The listen port

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the cmd/unix/reverse_ssh payload:

msf6 payload(cmd/unix/reverse_ssh) > show advanced

Module advanced options (payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssh):

   Name                        Current Setting                                        Required  Description
   ----                        ---------------                                        --------  -----------
   AutoRunScript                                                                      no        A script to run automatically on session creation.
   AutoVerifySession           true                                                   yes       Automatically verify and drop invalid sessions
   CommandShellCleanupCommand                                                         no        A command to run before the session is closed
   CreateSession               true                                                   no        Create a new session for every successful login
   InitialAutoRunScript                                                               no        An initial script to run on session creation (before AutoRunScript)
   ReverseAllowProxy           false                                                  yes       Allow reverse tcp even with Proxies specified. Connect back will NOT go through proxy but directly to LHOST
   ReverseListenerBindPort                                                            no        The port to bind to on the local system if different from LPORT
   Ssh::Version                SSH-2.0-RexProtoSsh                                    yes       The SSH version string to provide
   SshClientOptions            UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null StrictHostKeyChecking=no  no        Space separated options for the ssh client
   VERBOSE                     false                                                  no        Enable detailed status messages
   WORKSPACE                                                                          no        Specify the workspace for this module

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See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

  • RageLtMan <rageltman[at]sempervictus>
  • hirura

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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