Metasploit 5.0 for Beginners - Second Edition

Chapter 6: Client-Side Attacks with Metasploit

In the previous chapter, we learned how to use tools such as NMAP and Nessus to directly exploit vulnerabilities in the target system. However, the techniques that we learned are only useful if the attacker's system and the target system are within the same network.

In this chapter, we'll look at an overview of the techniques used to exploit systems that are located in different networks altogether.

The topics to be covered in this chapter are as follows:

• Understanding the need for client-side attacks
• Exploring the msfvenom utility
• Using MSFvenom Payload Creator (MSFPC)
• Social engineering with Metasploit
• Using browser autopwn

Understanding the need for client-side attacks

In the previous chapter, ...