Introduction to RouterSploit Framework

Similar to the Metasploit Framework, the RouterSploit Framework is an open source exploitation framework to exploit embedded devices, specifically routers by Threatnine (https://www.threat9.com). The tool can be installed to Kali by just running apt-get install routersploit from the Terminal. The latest version of RouterSploit is 3.4.0 and it comes with 130 known exploits and 4 different scanners, depending on the device type.

The following are the modules of RouterSploit:

  • exploits: Module that contacts all the identified vulnerabilities
  • creds: Module to test for login credentials with predefined usernames and passwords
  • scanners: Module that runs the scanning with the preconfigured list of vulnerabilities ...

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