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Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing – Fourth Edition

You're reading from   Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing – Fourth Edition Become a cybersecurity ethical hacking expert using Metasploit, Nmap, Wireshark, and Burp Suite

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801819770
Length 572 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Vijay Kumar Velu Vijay Kumar Velu
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Goal-Based Penetration Testing FREE CHAPTER 2. Open-Source Intelligence and Passive Reconnaissance 3. Active Reconnaissance of External and Internal Networks 4. Vulnerability Assessment 5. Advanced Social Engineering and Physical Security 6. Wireless and Bluetooth Attacks 7. Exploiting Web-Based Applications 8. Cloud Security Exploitation 9. Bypassing Security Controls 10. Exploitation 11. Action on the Objective and Lateral Movement 12. Privilege Escalations 13. Command and Control 14. Embedded Devices and RFID Hacking 15. Other Books You May Enjoy
16. Index

Introduction to RouterSploit Framework

Similar to the Metasploit Framework, Threat9’s (https://www.threat9.com) RouterSploit Framework is an open-source exploitation framework used to exploit embedded devices (specifically routers). The tool can be installed on Kali by running sudo apt install routersploit from the terminal. The latest version of RouterSploit is 3.4.1, and it comes with 132 known exploits and 4 different scanners, depending on the device type. This entire section can be performed by a mobile device as we know we can install the Kali on any Android phone as described in the Kali on Android (non-rooted phones) section in Chapter 1, Goal-Based Penetration Testing.

The following are the modules of RouterSploit:

  • exploits: A module that contacts all the identified vulnerabilities
  • creds: A module to test for login credentials with predefined usernames and passwords
  • scanners: A module that runs the scanning with the preconfigured list of...
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