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Network & Service Exploitation

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Enumerate and exploit network services (SMB, FTP/SSH/Telnet, vulnerable web services, databases) with Metasploit and manual public exploits, then pivot through segmented networks.

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  1. 1
    intermediate Hands-on lab Subscription

    SMB Enumeration & Exploitation

    Enumerate SMB null sessions, shares, and users with enum4linux and smbclient, locate sensitive shares, then exploit a vulnerable SMB service for a shell.

    45 min3 tasksNetwork Exploitation
  2. 2
    beginner Hands-on lab Subscription

    FTP, SSH & Telnet Attacks

    Abuse anonymous FTP, grab service banners on FTP/SSH/Telnet, and brute-force login credentials with Hydra to gain a remote shell.

    40 min3 tasksNetwork Exploitation
  3. 3
    intermediate Hands-on lab Subscription

    Exploiting Vulnerable Web Services

    Identify outdated middleware and server-side CVEs, then exploit Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) via a JNDI lookup to gain remote code execution on a Java web service.

    50 min3 tasksNetwork Exploitation
  4. 4
    beginner Hands-on lab Subscription

    Metasploit Fundamentals

    Drive msfconsole end to end: search for a module, set options, run an exploit, and operate a meterpreter session to loot the target.

    40 min3 tasksNetwork Exploitation
  5. 5
    intermediate Hands-on lab Subscription

    Manual Exploitation & Public Exploits

    Find, read, and run a public exploit by hand with searchsploit: abuse a weak-credential Tomcat Manager to deploy a malicious WAR webshell and land RCE without leaning on a one-click Metasploit module.

    50 min3 tasksNetwork Exploitation
  6. 6
    advanced Hands-on lab Subscription

    Pivoting & Port Forwarding

    Tunnel through a compromised host with chisel, ligolo-ng, SSH -L, and SOCKS proxies to reach and exploit an internal target you cannot route to directly.

    55 min3 tasksNetwork Exploitation
  7. 7
    intermediate Hands-on lab Subscription

    Exploiting Databases (MySQL/MSSQL/Redis)

    Attack exposed databases: weak-credential logins, dumping secrets, MSSQL xp_cmdshell command execution, and unauthenticated Redis abuse for RCE.

    50 min3 tasksNetwork Exploitation

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Updated 2026-06-15