PT0-002 Question #609: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C: session -u l. To promote a basic reverse shell session to a more powerful Meterpreter session in Metasploit, the 'sessions -u' command is used.

Post-exploitation and lateral movement

Question

A penetration tester uses Metasploit Framework and obtains a reverse shell session: Which of the following commands should the penetration tester run at Metasploit to promote this shell to a Meterpreter session?

Options

Asession -t l
Bsession -i l
Csession -u l
Dsession -k l

Explanation

To promote a basic reverse shell session to a more powerful Meterpreter session in Metasploit, the 'sessions -u' command is used.

Common mistakes.

A. The -t flag is not used for upgrading sessions in Metasploit; it is typically associated with listing or filtering session types.
B. The -i flag is used to interact with an existing session, not to upgrade it to a different type of session.
D. The -k flag is used to kill or terminate an existing session, which is the opposite action of promoting it.

Concept tested. Metasploit session management (upgrading to Meterpreter)

Reference. https://docs.metasploit.com/docs/using-metasploit/basic-msf-usage/handling-sessions.html

Topics

#Metasploit#Meterpreter#Shell upgrade#Post-exploitation

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