In the previous chapter, we discussed how to write exploits in Metasploit. However, we do not need to create an exploit for particular software in cases where a public exploit is already available. A publicly available exploit might be in a different programming language such as Perl, Python, C, or others. Let's now discover some strategies for porting exploits to the Metasploit framework in a variety of different programming languages. This mechanism enables us to transform existing exploits into Metasploit-compatible exploits, thus saving time and giving us the ability to switch payloads on the fly. By the end of this chapter, we will have learned about the following topics:
- Porting exploits from various programming languages
- Discovering the essentials from standalone exploits
- Creating Metasploit modules from existing standalone scanners/tool scripts
