The Metasploit Framework is a powerful suite of tools that security researchers use to investigate and resolve potential network and system vulnerabilities. "Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide" shows readers how to assess networks by using Metasploit to launch simulated attacks that expose weaknesses in their security. The book begins with the basics of information security and Metasploit, then proceeds to general and advanced techniques for penetration testing, including network reconnaissance and enumeration, server- and client-side attacks, devastating wireless attacks, and even targeted social engineering attacks. Whether readers are looking to secure their own networks or discover holes in others', "Metasploit" is the definitive guide to penetration testing with this dynamic and flexible framework.

Table of Contents

Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Special Thanks; Introduction; Why Do a Penetration Test?; Why Metasploit?; A Brief History of Metasploit; About This Book; What's in the Book?; A Note on Ethics; Chapter 1: The Absolute Basics of Penetration Testing; 1.1 The Phases of the PTES; 1.2 Types of Penetration Tests; 1.3 Vulnerability Scanners; 1.4 Pulling It All Together; Chapter 2: Metasploit Basics; 2.1 Terminology; 2.2 Metasploit Interfaces; 2.3 Metasploit Utilities; 2.4 Metasploit Express and Metasploit Pro; 2.5 Wrapping Up; Chapter 3: Intelligence Gathering; 3.1 Passive Information Gathering; 3.2 Active Information Gathering; 3.3 Targeted Scanning; 3.4 Writing a Custom Scanner; 3.5 Looking Ahead; Chapter 4: Vulnerability Scanning; 4.1 The Basic Vulnerability Scan; 4.2 Scanning with NeXpose; 4.3 Scanning with Nessus; 4.4 Specialty Vulnerability Scanners; 4.5 Using Scan Results for Autopwning; Chapter 5: The Joy of Exploitation; 5.1 Basic Exploitation; 5.2 Exploiting Your First Machine; 5.3 Exploiting an Ubuntu Machine; 5.4 All-Ports Payloads: Brute Forcing Ports; 5.5 Resource Files; 5.6 Wrapping Up; Chapter 6: Meterpreter; 6.1 Compromising a Windows XP Virtual Machine; 6.2 Dumping Usernames and Passwords; 6.3 Pass the Hash; 6.4 Privilege Escalation; 6.5 Token Impersonation; 6.6 Using ps; 6.7 Pivoting onto Other Systems; 6.8 Using Meterpreter Scripts; 6.9 Leveraging Post Exploitation Modules; 6.10 Upgrading Your Command Shell to Meterpreter; 6.11 Manipulating Windows APIs with the Railgun Add-On; 6.12 Wrapping Up; Chapter 7: Avoiding Detection; 7.1 Creating Stand-Alone Binaries with MSFpayload; 7.2 Evading Antivirus Detection; 7.3 Custom Executable Templates; 7.4 Launching a Payload Stealthily; 7.5 Packers; 7.6 A Final Note on Antivirus Software Evasion; Chapter 8: Exploitation Using Client-Side Attacks; 8.1 Browser-Based Exploits; 8.2 Using Immunity Debugger to Decipher NOP Shellcode; 8.3 Exploring the Internet Explorer Aurora Exploit; 8.4 File Format Exploits; 8.5 Sending the Payload; 8.6 Wrapping Up; Chapter 9: Metasploit Auxiliary Modules; 9.1 Auxiliary Modules in Use; 9.2 Anatomy of an Auxiliary Module; 9.3 Going Forward; Chapter 10: The Social-Engineer Toolkit; 10.1 Configuring the Social-Engineer Toolkit; 10.2 Spear-Phishing Attack Vector; 10.3 Web Attack Vectors; 10.4 Infectious Media Generator; 10.5 Teensy USB HID Attack Vector; 10.6 Additional SET Features; 10.7 Looking Ahead; Chapter 11: Fast-Track; 11.1 Microsoft SQL Injection; 11.2 Binary-to-Hex Generator; 11.3 Mass Client-Side Attack; 11.4 A Few Words About Automation; Chapter 12: Karmetasploit; 12.1 Configuration; 12.2 Launching the Attack; 12.3 Credential Harvesting; 12.4 Getting a Shell; 12.5 Wrapping Up; Chapter 13: Building Your Own Module; 13.1 Getting Command Execution on Microsoft SQL; 13.2 Exploring an Existing Metasploit Module; 13.3 Creating a New Module; 13.4 The Power of Code Reuse; Chapter 14: Creating Your Own Exploits; 14.1 The Art of Fuzzing; 14.2 Controlling the Structured Exception Handler; 14.3 Hopping Around SEH Restrictions; 14.4 Getting a Return Address; 14.5 Bad Characters and Remote Code Execution; 14.6 Wrapping Up; Chapter 15: Porting Exploits to the Metasploit Framework; 15.1 Assembly Language Basics; 15.2 Porting a Buffer Overflow; 15.3 SEH Overwrite Exploit; 15.4 Wrapping Up; Chapter 16: Meterpreter Scripting; 16.1 Meterpreter Scripting Basics; 16.2 Meterpreter API; 16.3 Rules for Writing Meterpreter Scripts; 16.4 Creating Your Own Meterpreter Script; 16.5 Wrapping Up; Chapter 17: Simulated Penetration Test; 17.1 Pre-engagement Interactions; 17.2 Intelligence Gathering; 17.3 Threat Modeling; 17.4 Exploitation; 17.5 Customizing MSFconsole; 17.6 Post Exploitation; 17.7 Attacking Apache Tomcat; 17.8 Attacking Obscure Services; 17.9 Covering Your Tracks; 17.10 Wrapping Up; Configuring Your Target Machines; Installing and Setting Up the System; Booting Up the Linux Virtual Machines; Setting Up a Vulnerable Windows XP Installation; Cheat Sheet; MSFconsole Commands; Meterpreter Commands; MSFpayload Commands; MSFencode Commands; MSFcli Commands; MSF, Ninja, Fu; MSFvenom; Meterpreter Post Exploitation Commands; Colophon; Updates;