Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via python) - Metasploit


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Module Overview

Name: Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via python)
Module: payload/python/shell_reverse_tcp
Source code: modules/payloads/singles/python/shell_reverse_tcp.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2021-01-05 14:59:46 +0000
Supported architecture(s): python
Supported platform(s): Python
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

Creates an interactive shell via Python, encodes with base64 by design. Compatible with Python 2.4-2.7 and 3.4+.

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/python/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/python/shell_reverse_tcp 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 python/shell_reverse_tcp payload looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use payload/python/shell_reverse_tcp

msf6 payload(python/shell_reverse_tcp) > show info

       Name: Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via python)
     Module: payload/python/shell_reverse_tcp
   Platform: Python
       Arch: python
Needs Admin: No
 Total size: 441
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  Ben Campbell <[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:
  Creates an interactive shell via Python, encodes with base64 by 
  design. Compatible with Python 2.4-2.7 and 3.4+.

Module Options

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

msf6 payload(python/shell_reverse_tcp) > show options

Module options (payload/python/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

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

msf6 payload(python/shell_reverse_tcp) > show advanced

Module advanced options (payload/python/shell_reverse_tcp):

   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
   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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See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

Ben Campbell

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.24-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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