DNS TXT Record Payload Download and Execution - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: DNS TXT Record Payload Download and Execution
Module: payload/windows/dns_txt_query_exec
Source code: modules/payloads/singles/windows/dns_txt_query_exec.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2017-07-24 06:26:21 +0000
Supported architecture(s): x86
Supported platform(s): Windows
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -
Performs a TXT query against a series of DNS record(s) and executes the returned payload
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/windows/dns_txt_query_exec
msf payload(dns_txt_query_exec) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf payload(dns_txt_query_exec) > generate
To learn how to generate payload/windows/dns_txt_query_exec with msfvenom, please read this.
Required Options
- DNSZONE: The DNS zone to query
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the windows/dns_txt_query_exec payload looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use payload/windows/dns_txt_query_exec
msf6 payload(windows/dns_txt_query_exec) > show info
Name: DNS TXT Record Payload Download and Execution
Module: payload/windows/dns_txt_query_exec
Platform: Windows
Arch: x86
Needs Admin: No
Total size: 275
Rank: Normal
Provided by:
corelanc0d3r <[email protected]>
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DNSZONE yes The DNS zone to query
Description:
Performs a TXT query against a series of DNS record(s) and executes
the returned payload
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the windows/dns_txt_query_exec payload:
msf6 payload(windows/dns_txt_query_exec) > show options
Module options (payload/windows/dns_txt_query_exec):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DNSZONE yes The DNS zone to query
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the windows/dns_txt_query_exec payload:
msf6 payload(windows/dns_txt_query_exec) > show advanced
Module advanced options (payload/windows/dns_txt_query_exec):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PrependMigrate false yes Spawns and runs shellcode in new process
PrependMigrateProc no Process to spawn and run shellcode in
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
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Related Pull Requests
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #5838 Merged Pull Request: Instantiate payload modules so parameter validation occurs
- #5509 Merged Pull Request: Resolve #4326, remove msfpayload & msfencode. Use msfvenom instead!
- #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
- #1057 Merged Pull Request: Improved payload dns_txt_query_exec
- #674 Merged Pull Request: Comply with msftidy
- #452 Merged Pull Request: Whitespace cleanup
- #253 Merged Pull Request: rewrote DNS TXT query out-of-band payload delivery shellcode
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See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- payload/windows/adduser
- payload/windows/download_exec
- payload/windows/exec
- payload/windows/format_all_drives
- payload/windows/loadlibrary
- payload/windows/messagebox
- payload/windows/meterpreter_bind_named_pipe
- payload/windows/meterpreter_bind_tcp
- payload/windows/meterpreter_reverse_http
- payload/windows/meterpreter_reverse_https
- payload/windows/meterpreter_reverse_ipv6_tcp
- payload/windows/meterpreter_reverse_tcp
- payload/windows/metsvc_bind_tcp
- payload/windows/metsvc_reverse_tcp
- payload/windows/pingback_bind_tcp
- payload/windows/pingback_reverse_tcp
- payload/windows/powershell_bind_tcp
- payload/windows/powershell_reverse_tcp
- payload/windows/powershell_reverse_tcp_ssl
- payload/windows/shell_bind_tcp
- payload/windows/shell_bind_tcp_xpfw
- payload/windows/shell_hidden_bind_tcp
- payload/windows/shell_reverse_tcp
- payload/windows/speak_pwned
Authors
- corelanc0d3r <peter.ve[at]corelan.be>
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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