Using public exploits

Every attacker always has their eyes out, looking for public exploits and modifying them according to their requirements. The latest exploit was on August 6, 2021, that is, ProxyLogon, which shook most of the companies running on-premises Exchange servers that host all their mission-critical business emails, thus creating an awareness of what information theft malware is all about. However, in this section, we will take a deep dive into utilizing known available exploit forums and also how we can onboard them into our Kali Linux system.

Locating and verifying publicly available exploits

Many a time, penetration testers find a zero-day exploit during their tests, which they normally inform the company of. However, in the case of real attackers, any vulnerabilities that are found will be made into an exploit, which is then sold for money/fame to companies such as VUPEN. One of the important aspects of penetration testing is to find publicly available exploits...