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Re: difference between auxiliary and exploit modules
From: Tod Beardsley <todb () packetfu com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:35:31 -0600
Jcran is exactly right. Exploits have a payload, usually Meterpreter or a connect back shell, Aux modules for everything else. RHOSTS vs RHOST is a question of using the Scanner mixin or not. On Jan 31, 2013 8:46 AM, "Jonathan Cran" <jcran () pentestify com> wrote:
In my understanding, exploit modules need an associated payload, Aux modules do not. On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 5:40 AM, Robin Wood <robin () digininja org> wrote:I've got a couple of modules to write to go with the MySQL one I recently released but I can't decide if they should be exploits or auxiliary modules so was wondering if there was a fixed definition of what should go where. The modules are going to be reading and writing files using MySQL. If someone wanted to read /etc/passwd off a lot of machines then having them as an auxiliary module would be best as RHOSTS could be set and off it would go but you could make a similar argument of ms08-067, I want to pop shells on all these machines, set RHOSTS and go but it is an exploit. I had a look through the wiki and couldn't find anything in there about it so, what is the answer, what defines each? Robin _______________________________________________ https://mail.metasploit.com/mailman/listinfo/framework-- Jonathan Cran jcran () pentestify com 515.890.0070 _______________________________________________ https://mail.metasploit.com/mailman/listinfo/framework
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