Mastering Python for Networking and Security

Metasploit framework

Metasploit is a framework for performing real attacks and exploiting vulnerabilities. Basically, we need to start the server and connect to the Metasploit console. For each command we need to execute, we create a console session to execute the exploit.

The Metasploit framework allows external applications to use the modules and exploits integrated in the tool itself. To do this, it offers a plugin service that we can build on the machine where we are executing Metasploit, and through an API we can execute the different modules that offers.To do this, it is necessary to know the Metasploit Framework API (Metasploit Remote API), which is available at https://community.rapid7.com/docs/DOC-1516.