Transferring Files To Windows & Linux Targets
Setting Up A Web Server With Python
Transferring Files To Target Systems
After obtaining initial access to a target system, you will need to transfer files to the target system.
In some cases, you will not have access to the target system via a Meterpreter session, and as a result, you will need to use the inbuilt OS specific utilities to facilitate the transfer of files from your system to the target system.
This process utilizes a two-step approach, where you will need to host the files you want to transfer on a web server and download the files hosted on the web server to the target system.
Setting Up A Web Server With Python
Python comes with a built-in module known as SimpleHTTPServer(python2) and http.server (python3), that can be used to facilitate a simple HTTP server that gives you standard GET and HEAD request handlers.
This module can be used to host files in any directory of your system. And can be implemented through a single command in your terminal.
python -m SimpleHTTPServer– Start a simple HTTP server using Python 2.python3 -m http.server– Start a simple HTTP server using Python 3.
Transferring Files To Windows Targets
To transfer a file to Windows, you can use a Python server on your local system and the certutil command on the Windows command line. Follow these steps:
On your local system, run a Python server:
On the Windows command line, use the
certutilutility to download the file:
This command downloads a file from the specified URL to your Windows system.
Transferring Files To Linux Targets
To transfer a file to Linux, you can use a Python server on your local system and the wget command on the Linux command line. Follow these steps:
On your local system, run a Python server:
or
On the Linux command line, use the
wgetutility to download the file:
This command uses wget to download a file from the specified URL to your Linux system.
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