Generic Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline - Metasploit

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Module Overview

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Name: Generic Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
Module: payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp
Source code: modules/payloads/singles/generic/shell_reverse_tcp.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2020-09-22 02:56:51 +0000
Supported architecture(s): x86, x86_64, x64, mips, mipsle, mipsbe, mips64, mips64le, ppc, ppce500v2, ppc64, ppc64le, cbea, cbea64, sparc, sparc64, armle, armbe, aarch64, cmd, php, java, ruby, dalvik, python, nodejs, firefox, zarch, r
Supported platform(s): All
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

Connect back to attacker and spawn a command shell

Module Ranking and Traits

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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

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msf > use payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp
msf payload(shell_reverse_tcp) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf payload(shell_reverse_tcp) > generate

To learn how to generate payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp with msfvenom, please read this.

Required Options

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• LHOST: The listen address (an interface may be specified)

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Msfconsole Usage

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Here is how the generic/shell_reverse_tcp payload looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp

msf6 payload(generic/shell_reverse_tcp) > show info

       Name: Generic Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
     Module: payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp
   Platform: All
       Arch: x86, x86_64, x64, mips, mipsle, mipsbe, mips64, mips64le, ppc, ppce500v2, ppc64, ppc64le, cbea, cbea64, sparc, sparc64, armle, armbe, aarch64, cmd, php, java, ruby, dalvik, python, nodejs, firefox, zarch, r
Needs Admin: No
 Total size: 0
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  skape <[email protected]>

Basic options:
Name   Current Setting  Required  Description
----   ---------------  --------  -----------
LHOST                   yes       The listen address (an interface may be specified)
LPORT  4444             yes       The listen port

Description:
  Connect back to attacker and spawn a command shell

Module Options

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This is a complete list of options available in the generic/shell_reverse_tcp payload:

msf6 payload(generic/shell_reverse_tcp) > show options

Module options (payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp):

   Name   Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----   ---------------  --------  -----------
   LHOST                   yes       The listen address (an interface may be specified)
   LPORT  4444             yes       The listen port

Advanced Options

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Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the generic/shell_reverse_tcp payload:

msf6 payload(generic/shell_reverse_tcp) > show advanced

Module advanced options (payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp):

   Name                        Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----                        ---------------  --------  -----------
   ARCH                                         no        The architecture that is being targeted
   PLATFORM                                     no        The platform that is being targeted
   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

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• #14202 Merged Pull Request: Implement the zeitwerk autoloader within lib/msf/core
• #8716 Merged Pull Request: Print_Status -> Print_Good (And OCD bits 'n bobs)
• #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
• #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
• #4894 Merged Pull Request: Implement payload size caching, speeding up framework loads
• #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
• #1241 Merged Pull Request: Removed all $Id$ and $Revision$ occurences

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See Also

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Check also the following modules related to this module:

• payload/generic/custom
• payload/generic/debug_trap
• payload/generic/shell_bind_tcp
• payload/generic/ssh/interact
• payload/generic/tight_loop
• encoder/cmd/generic_sh
• encoder/generic/eicar
• encoder/generic/none
• exploit/unix/webapp/generic_exec
• exploit/windows/http/generic_http_dll_injection
• exploit/windows/smb/generic_smb_dll_injection
• nop/cmd/generic
• nop/php/generic
• nop/tty/generic
• payload/cmd/mainframe/generic_jcl
• payload/cmd/unix/generic
• payload/cmd/windows/generic
• payload/cmd/windows/powershell/generic/debug_trap
• payload/cmd/windows/powershell/generic/tight_loop

Authors

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skape

Version

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This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.1-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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