Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Basic Commands
• Working with Sessions
• Database Commands
• Exploit and Payload Commands
• Advanced Commands
• Networking Commands

Basic Commands

1. msfconsole: Launch Metasploit console.
2. help: Display help for core commands in msfconsole.
3. search [keyword]: Search for modules (exploits, payloads, etc.) related to the keyword.
4. use [module path]: Select a module by path.
5. info: Display information about the current module.
6. show options: Show options for the current module.
7. set [option] [value]: Set a value for a module option.
8. exploit: Run the selected exploit module.
9. run or execute: Run auxiliary modules.

Working with Sessions

1. sessions: List all active sessions.
2. sessions -i [session id]: Interact with a specific session.
3. background: Background the current session.

Database Commands

1. db_status: Show the current database status.
2. db_connect [string]: Connect to a database.
3. hosts: List all hosts in the database.
4. services: List all services in the database.
5. vulns: List all vulnerabilities in the database.

Exploit and Payload Commands

1. show exploits: List all exploits in the database.
2. show payloads: List all payloads in the database.
3. set payload [payload path]: Choose a payload to use with an exploit.
4. generate -t [format] -f [filename]: Generate a payload in a specific format.

Advanced Commands

1. setg [option] [value]: Set a global variable.
2. save: Save the current configuration.
3. edit [file]: Edit a module or script.
4. reload_all: Reload all modules.

Networking Commands

1. route: View and modify the routing table.
2. arp: Display ARP cache.
3. netstat: Show network connections.