The Complete Metasploit Guide

The architecture of the Metasploit framework

Metasploit contains various components, such as necessary libraries, modules, plugins, and tools. A diagrammatic view of the structure of Metasploit is as follows:

Let's see what these components are and how they work. It is best to start with the libraries that act as the heart of Metasploit. We can see the core libraries in the following table:

Library name	Usage
REX	Handles almost all core functions such as setting up sockets, connections, formatting, and all other raw functions
MSF CORE	Provides the underlying API and the actual core that describes the framework
MSF BASE ...