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PXE Boot Exploit Server

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Disclosed
N/A
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module provides a PXE server, running a DHCP and TFTP server.
The default configuration loads a linux kernel and initrd into memory that
reads the hard drive; placing a payload to install metsvc, disable the
firewall, and add a new user metasploit on any Windows partition seen,
and add a uid 0 user with username and password metasploit to any linux
partition seen. The windows user will have the password p@SSw0rd!123456
(in case of complexity requirements) and will be added to the administrators
group.

Note: the displayed IP address of a target is the address this DHCP server
handed out, not the "normal" IP address the host uses.

Author

scriptjunkie

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use auxiliary/server/pxeexploit
    msf auxiliary(pxeexploit) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf auxiliary(pxeexploit) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf auxiliary(pxeexploit) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf auxiliary(pxeexploit) > run
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