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Mastering Metasploit : take your penetration testing and IT security skills to a whole new level with the secrets of Metasploit / Nipun Jaswal.

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Discover the next level of network defense with the Metasploit framework About This Book Gain the skills to carry out penetration testing in complex and highly-secured environments Become a master using the Metasploit framework, develop exploits, and generate modules for a variety of real-world scen...

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Online Access: Full Text (via O'Reilly/Safari)
Main Author: Jaswal, Nipun (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing, 2018.
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Metasploit (Electronic resource)
Computer security.
Computers > Access control.
Penetration testing (Computer security)
Computer security
Computers > Access control
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Copyright and Credits
  • Dedication
  • Packt Upsell
  • Contributors
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Approaching a Penetration Test Using Metasploit
  • Organizing a penetration test
  • Preinteractions
  • Intelligence gathering/reconnaissance phase
  • Threat modeling
  • Vulnerability analysis
  • Exploitation and post-exploitation
  • Reporting
  • Mounting the environment
  • Setting up Kali Linux in a virtual environment
  • The fundamentals of Metasploit
  • Conducting a penetration test with Metasploit
  • Recalling the basics of Metasploit
  • Benefits of penetration testing using Metasploit
  • Open source
  • Support for testing large networks and natural naming conventions
  • Smart payload generation and switching mechanism
  • Cleaner exits
  • The GUI environment
  • Case study
  • diving deep into an unknown network
  • Gathering intelligence
  • Using databases in Metasploit
  • Modeling threats
  • Vulnerability analysis
  • arbitrary file upload (unauthenticated)
  • Attacking mechanism on the PhpCollab 2.5.1 application
  • Exploitation and gaining access
  • Escalating privileges with local root exploits
  • Maintaining access with Metasploit
  • Post-exploitation and pivoting
  • Vulnerability analysis
  • SEH based buffer overflow
  • Exploiting human errors by compromising Password Managers
  • Revisiting the case study
  • Revising the approach
  • Summary and exercises
  • Chapter 2: Reinventing Metasploit
  • Ruby
  • the heart of Metasploit
  • Creating your first Ruby program
  • Interacting with the Ruby shell
  • Defining methods in the shell
  • Variables and data types in Ruby
  • Working with strings
  • Concatenating strings
  • The substring function
  • The split function
  • Numbers and conversions in Ruby
  • Conversions in Ruby
  • Ranges in Ruby
  • Arrays in Ruby
  • Methods in Ruby
  • Decision-making operators
  • Loops in Ruby.
  • Regular expressions
  • Wrapping up with Ruby basics
  • Developing custom modules
  • Building a module in a nutshell
  • The architecture of the Metasploit framework
  • Understanding the file structure
  • The libraries layout
  • Understanding the existing modules
  • The format of a Metasploit module
  • Disassembling the existing HTTP server scanner module
  • Libraries and the function
  • Writing out a custom FTP scanner module
  • Libraries and functions
  • Using msftidy
  • Writing out a custom SSH-authentication with a brute force attack
  • Rephrasing the equation
  • Writing a drive-disabler post-exploitation module
  • Writing a credential harvester post-exploitation module
  • Breakthrough Meterpreter scripting
  • Essentials of Meterpreter scripting
  • Setting up persistent access
  • API calls and mixins
  • Fabricating custom Meterpreter scripts
  • Working with RailGun
  • Interactive Ruby shell basics
  • Understanding RailGun and its scripting
  • Manipulating Windows API calls
  • Fabricating sophisticated RailGun scripts
  • Summary and exercises
  • Chapter 3: The Exploit Formulation Process
  • The absolute basics of exploitation
  • The basics
  • The architecture
  • System organization basics
  • Registers
  • Exploiting stack-based buffer overflows with Metasploit
  • Crashing the vulnerable application
  • Building the exploit base
  • Calculating the offset
  • Using the pattern_create tool
  • Using the pattern_offset tool
  • Finding the JMP ESP address
  • Using the Immunity Debugger to find executable modules
  • Using msfpescan
  • Stuffing the space
  • Relevance of NOPs
  • Determining bad characters
  • Determining space limitations
  • Writing the Metasploit exploit module
  • Exploiting SEH-based buffer overflows with Metasploit
  • Building the exploit base
  • Calculating the offset
  • Using the pattern_create tool
  • Using the pattern_offset tool.
  • Finding the POP/POP/RET address
  • The Mona script
  • Using msfpescan
  • Writing the Metasploit SEH exploit module
  • Using the NASM shell for writing assembly instructions
  • Bypassing DEP in Metasploit modules
  • Using msfrop to find ROP gadgets
  • Using Mona to create ROP chains
  • Writing the Metasploit exploit module for DEP bypass
  • Other protection mechanisms
  • Summary
  • Chapter 4: Porting Exploits
  • Importing a stack-based buffer overflow exploit
  • Gathering the essentials
  • Generating a Metasploit module
  • Exploiting the target application with Metasploit
  • Implementing a check method for exploits in Metasploit
  • Importing web-based RCE into Metasploit
  • Gathering the essentials
  • Grasping the important web functions
  • The essentials of the GET/POST method
  • Importing an HTTP exploit into Metasploit
  • Importing TCP server/browser-based exploits into Metasploit
  • Gathering the essentials
  • Generating the Metasploit module
  • Summary
  • Chapter 5: Testing Services with Metasploit
  • Fundamentals of testing SCADA systems
  • The fundamentals of ICS and its components
  • The significance of ICS-SCADA
  • Exploiting HMI in SCADA servers
  • Fundamentals of testing SCADA
  • SCADA-based exploits
  • Attacking the Modbus protocol
  • Securing SCADA
  • Implementing secure SCADA
  • Restricting networks
  • Database exploitation
  • SQL server
  • Scanning MSSQL with Metasploit modules
  • Brute forcing passwords
  • Locating/capturing server passwords
  • Browsing the SQL server
  • Post-exploiting/executing system commands
  • Reloading the xp_cmdshell functionality
  • Running SQL-based queries
  • Testing VOIP services
  • VOIP fundamentals
  • An introduction to PBX
  • Types of VOIP services
  • Self-hosted network
  • Hosted services
  • SIP service providers
  • Fingerprinting VOIP services
  • Scanning VOIP services
  • Spoofing a VOIP call.
  • Exploiting VOIP
  • About the vulnerability
  • Exploiting the application
  • Summary
  • Chapter 6: Virtual Test Grounds and Staging
  • Performing a penetration test with integrated Metasploit services
  • Interaction with the employees and end users
  • Gathering intelligence
  • Example environment being tested
  • Vulnerability scanning with OpenVAS using Metasploit
  • Modeling the threat areas
  • Gaining access to the target
  • Exploiting the Active Directory (AD) with Metasploit
  • Finding the domain controller
  • Enumerating shares in the Active Directory network
  • Enumerating the AD computers
  • Enumerating signed-in users in the Active Directory
  • Enumerating domain tokens
  • Using extapi in Meterpreter
  • Enumerating open Windows using Metasploit
  • Manipulating the clipboard
  • Using ADSI management commands in Metasploit
  • Using PsExec exploit in the network
  • Using Kiwi in Metasploit
  • Using cachedump in Metasploit
  • Maintaining access to AD
  • Generating manual reports
  • The format of the report
  • The executive summary
  • Methodology/network admin-level report
  • Additional sections
  • Summary
  • Chapter 7: Client-Side Exploitation
  • Exploiting browsers for fun and profit
  • The browser autopwn attack
  • The technology behind the browser autopwn attack
  • Attacking browsers with Metasploit browser autopwn
  • Compromising the clients of a website
  • Injecting the malicious web scripts
  • Hacking the users of a website
  • The autopwn with DNS spoofing and MITM attacks
  • Tricking victims with DNS hijacking
  • Using Kali NetHunter with browser exploits
  • Metasploit and Arduino
  • the deadly combination
  • File format-based exploitation
  • PDF-based exploits
  • Word-based exploits
  • Attacking Android with Metasploit
  • Summary and exercises
  • Chapter 8: Metasploit Extended
  • Basics of post-exploitation with Metasploit.
  • Basic post-exploitation commands
  • The help menu
  • The background command
  • Reading from a channel
  • File operation commands
  • Desktop commands
  • Screenshots and camera enumeration
  • Advanced post-exploitation with Metasploit
  • Obtaining system privileges
  • Changing access, modification, and creation time with timestomp
  • Additional post-exploitation modules
  • Gathering wireless SSIDs with Metasploit
  • Gathering Wi-Fi passwords with Metasploit
  • Getting the applications list
  • Gathering Skype passwords
  • Gathering USB history
  • Searching files with Metasploit
  • Wiping logs from the target with the clearev command
  • Advanced extended features of Metasploit
  • Using pushm and popm commands
  • Speeding up development using the reload, edit, and reload_all commands
  • Making use of resource scripts
  • Using AutoRunScript in Metasploit
  • Using the multiscript module in AutoRunScript option
  • Privilege escalation using Metasploit
  • Finding passwords in clear text using mimikatz
  • Sniffing traffic with Metasploit
  • Host file injection with Metasploit
  • Phishing Windows login passwords
  • Summary and exercises
  • Chapter 9: Evasion with Metasploit
  • Evading Meterpreter using C wrappers and custom encoders
  • Writing a custom Meterpreter encoder/decoder in C
  • Evading intrusion detection systems with Metasploit
  • Using random cases for fun and profit
  • Using fake relatives to fool IDS systems
  • Bypassing Windows firewall blocked ports
  • Using the reverse Meterpreter on all ports
  • Summary and exercises
  • Chapter 10: Metasploit for Secret Agents
  • Maintaining anonymity in Meterpreter sessions
  • Maintaining access using vulnerabilities in common software
  • DLL search order hijacking
  • Using code caves for hiding backdoors
  • Harvesting files from target systems
  • Using venom for obfuscation.

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