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Metasploit Weekly Wrapup
Metasploit Wrapup 5/18/18
You Compile Me
Our very own wchen-r7 [https://github.com/wchen-r7] added the ability to compile
C code in metasploit, including (select) dependencies by creating a wrapper for
metasm. Right now, support for windows.h is the first salvo in custom compiling
tools within the metasploit interface!
Hack all the things!
For a long time, people have asked us to support RHOSTS in exploits just like we
do in AUX modules. We listened, and now framework exploits support RHOSTS! Set
your exploit, your
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Metasploit Weekly Wrapup
Metasploit Wrapup: 5/11/18
Chaining Vulnerabilities
Philip Pettersson discovered vulnerabilities in certain PAN OS versions
[http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/38] that could lead to remote code
execution and hdm wrote a Metasploit module for the exploit chain
[https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9980]. The exploit chain
starts off with an authentication bypass, which allows the module to access a
page that is vulnerable to an XML injection. This page is then used to create a
directory where a pay
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Metasploit Weekly Wrapup
Metasploit Wrapup 5/4/18
May the fourth be with you…
Get comfortable, put on your headphones or turn up your speaker volume, and
enjoy this guitar rendition [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBZgLM5HUzU] of the
Ewok Celebration, commonly known as Yub Nub
[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Ewok_Celebration] while catching up on
Metasploit updates for the week.
PHP Debugging
Xdebug [https://xdebug.org/] is an extension for PHP to facilitate development
by providing interactive debugging capabilities and much more. On an
3 min
Metasploit Weekly Wrapup
Metasploit Wrapup 4/27/18
After last week's seriously serious write-up
[https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2018/04/20/metasploit-wrapup-36/], this week
we will return to our norml normal, lighthearted (and Metasploit-hearted)
wrap-ups, though we remain fans of terrible 80s movies.
Drupalgeddon 2: Webdev Boogaloo
After last month's Drupal exploit came to light, nearly a dozen developers have
been hard at work to add a module targeting CVE-2018-7600
[https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/drupal-cve-2018-7600]. You can
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Metasploit Weekly Wrapup
Metasploit Wrapup 4/20/18
You may have noticed that our weekly wrapups
[https://www.rapid7.com/blog/tag/metasploit-weekly-wrapup/] tend to be very
light-hearted. A few might say our blog is humourous. Some might even argue that
they incorporate low-brow internet jokes and an excessive quantity of memes.
Well, I'm here to say we've turned over a new leaf. No longer will cheap comedy
cover the pages of this professional publication.
In honor of April 20th, this blog post will remain serious.
Seriously.
Google Summer of
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Metasploit Weekly Wrapup
Metasploit Wrapup 4/13/18
What's Your Favorite Security Site?
When you are browsing sites on the Internet, you may notice some sites
[http://www.irongeek.com/] will include your public IP address on their pages.
But what if you came across a site that also showed your IP address from your
private network range
[https://media.giphy.com/media/3otPoDVeyxTT1jIKqc/giphy.gif]? This might be a
little worrying [https://media.giphy.com/media/xhaHU2l56OSYM/giphy.gif], but
before you run off you check to make sure the coast is cle
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Metasploit Weekly Wrapup
Metasploit Wrapup 4/7/18
Mobile Moose
This week marked the beginning of our time in the new office. Everything got
packed up and moved: computers, chairs, Rudy’s cups, and odd soy sauce packets
in the back of the drawers. One consequence of moving to downtown Austin is that
the lunch debates take longer, with flame wars about both the best tacos and the
best barbecue.
Metasploit: Now With More Snakes!
@shellfail [https://twitter.com/shellfail] doubled down this wrapup; way back in
March, he wrote a guide to writing P
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Metasploit Weekly Wrapup
Metasploit Wrapup 4/2/18
Spring has come again to Austin, TX, home of the Rapid7 Metasploit team. While
the season here brings pollen and allergies, it also brings fields full of
bluebonnets and folks taking pictures before they all disappear. Let's celebrate
by looking at what's popped up in Metasploit this week.
New Data Model
Last week, we landed the beginning of a new backend service for Metasploit,
dubbed 'Goliath', which creates a new abstraction between Metasploit Framework
and how it interacts with the databa
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Metasploit Weekly Wrapup
Metasploit Wrapup 3/23/18
Adding some named pipes to everyone's favorite series of tubes
UserExistsError already added 64-bit named pipe payloads, and this week, we got
an extra-special upgrade: now Metasploit has 32-bit named pipe payloads! It may
feel wrong not setting a port, but connecting to existing network resources
feels so right!
It is the Final Countdown for GSoC!
The final deadline for Google Summer of Code applicants is March 27th, so get
your applications in now! We are honored to be a part of the progra
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Metasploit Weekly Wrapup
Metasploit Wrapup 3/16/18
Return of the GSoC!
The Metasploit project is proud to return to Google Summer of Code this year.
Student applications are open until March 27th, so there's still time to get in!
Coding begins on May 14th, and we're eager to hear what you'd like to see added
to Metasploit. Not only do you get to work on a cool project, but you'll get
paid too [https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/help/student-stipends]!
Need some inspiration? Check out our list of project ideas
[https://github.com/rapi
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Metasploit Weekly Wrapup
Metasploit Wrapup 3/9/18
With the Northeast U.S. getting hit with back-to-back nor’easters this week,
it’s probably a good idea to head back inside and wait it out until spring
arrives. So toss another log on the fire, grab a hot drink, raise a toast to
all
the folks making Metasploit awesome
[https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/graphs/contributors], and catch
up on the latest!
It Goes to 11
While amplification attacks are nothing new, the memcached amplification attack
vector (reffered to as “memcrashed”
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Metasploit Weekly Wrapup
Metasploit Wrapup 2/23/18
More Servers Please
A new module [https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9441] by Pedro
Ribeiro combines vulnerabilities for certain firmware versions of AsusWRT, which
allows an unauthenticated user to enable a special command mode on the device.
When the command mode is enabled, the device spins up infosvr on UDP port 9999.
The great thing about infosvr is that you can construct UDP packets to have it
execute commands on your behalf…. as root.
Back in Windows Land
In case your
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Metasploit Weekly Wrapup
Metasploit Wrapup 2/16/18
Wintertime can be a drag. Folks get tired of shoveling snow, scraping ice from
windshields, dealing with busted water pipes, etc.. Thoughts of “fun in the sun”
activities start to seep in, as people begin wistfully daydreaming about
summertime. And for this coming summer, Metasploit has some hotness to daydream
about!
Google Summer of Code: We’re In!
The Metasploit team is SUPER EXCITED to have been recently selected by Google
[https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/organizations/666336840069939
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Metasploit Weekly Wrapup
Metasploit Wrapup 2/9/18
Teenage ROBOT Returns
Imagine the joy robot parents must feel when their infant leaves home and
returns as a teenager. ROBOT (Return of Bleichenbacher Oracle Threat)
[https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2017/12/13/attention-humans-the-robot-attack/]
is a 19-year-old vulnerability that allows RSA decryption and signing with the
private key of a TLS server. It allows for an adaptive-chosen ciphertext attack.
It is still very much relevant today as some modern HTTPS hosts are vulnerable
to ROBOT [htt
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Metasploit Weekly Wrapup
Metasploit Wrapup: Feb. 2, 2018
It’s a special day here in the U.S.. This morning, media folks were hovering
over a specific rodent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punxsutawney_Phil] living
in an eastern state to discover that we are in for six more weeks of winter
[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-groundhogday/groundhog-phil-predicts-more-cold-weather-chuck-says-spring-is-coming-idUSKBN1FM14L]
, apparently. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Guess we’ll stay inside and work on Metasploit…
EternalSunshine of the Security Minded
If you’re still