Windows Executable Download and Execute (via .vbs) - Metasploit


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Module Overview

Name: Windows Executable Download and Execute (via .vbs)
Module: payload/cmd/windows/download_exec_vbs
Source code: modules/payloads/singles/cmd/windows/download_exec_vbs.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2022-11-04 00:33:03 +0000
Supported architecture(s): cmd
Supported platform(s): Windows
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

Download an EXE from an HTTP(S) URL and execute it

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

To learn how to generate payload/cmd/windows/download_exec_vbs with msfvenom, please read this.

Required Options

  • URL: The pre-encoded URL to the executable

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the cmd/windows/download_exec_vbs payload looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use payload/cmd/windows/download_exec_vbs

msf6 payload(cmd/windows/download_exec_vbs) > show info

       Name: Windows Executable Download and Execute (via .vbs)
     Module: payload/cmd/windows/download_exec_vbs
   Platform: Windows
       Arch: cmd
Needs Admin: No
 Total size: 324
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  scriptjunkie

Basic options:
Name        Current Setting  Required  Description
----        ---------------  --------  -----------
DELETE      true             yes       Delete created .vbs after download
EXT         exe              yes       The extension to give the saved file
INCLUDECMD  false            yes       Include the cmd /q /c
URL                          yes       The pre-encoded URL to the executable

Description:
  Download an EXE from an HTTP(S) URL and execute it

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the cmd/windows/download_exec_vbs payload:

msf6 payload(cmd/windows/download_exec_vbs) > show options

Module options (payload/cmd/windows/download_exec_vbs):

   Name        Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----        ---------------  --------  -----------
   DELETE      true             yes       Delete created .vbs after download
   EXT         exe              yes       The extension to give the saved file
   INCLUDECMD  false            yes       Include the cmd /q /c
   URL                          yes       The pre-encoded URL to the executable

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the cmd/windows/download_exec_vbs payload:

msf6 payload(cmd/windows/download_exec_vbs) > show advanced

Module advanced options (payload/cmd/windows/download_exec_vbs):

   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)
   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

scriptjunkie

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.29-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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