Metasploit-framework: Not able to drop into shell in meterpreter

Created on 12 Mar 2020  路  4Comments  路  Source: rapid7/metasploit-framework

Steps to reproduce

Created a meterpreter session and tried to get into a shell
Error shows: [ -] Error running command shell: ArgumentError wrong number of arguments (given 4, expected 5)
image

Tried this on HTB nibbles as you can see

Expected behavior

I should get shell acces

Current behavior

Nothing, an error

Log output:

[03/12/2020 10:52:00] [e(0)] meterpreter: Error running command shell: ArgumentError wrong number of arguments (given 4, expected 5)
[03/12/2020 10:52:00] [d(0)] meterpreter: Call stack:
/usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/channels/pools/stream_pool.rb:36:in initialize' /usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/extensions/stdapi/sys/process.rb:181:innew'
/usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/extensions/stdapi/sys/process.rb:181:in execute' /usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console/command_dispatcher/stdapi/sys.rb:233:incmd_execute'
/usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console/command_dispatcher/stdapi/sys.rb:324:in cmd_shell' /usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:523:inrun_command'
/usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console.rb:105:in run_command' /usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:474:inblock in run_single'
/usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:468:in each' /usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:468:inrun_single'
/usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console.rb:68:in block in interact' /usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/ui/text/shell.rb:153:inrun'
/usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console.rb:66:in interact' /usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/msf/base/sessions/meterpreter.rb:583:in_interact'
/usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/ui/interactive.rb:51:in interact' /usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/core.rb:1365:incmd_sessions'
/usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:523:in run_command' /usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:474:inblock in run_single'
/usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:468:in each' /usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:468:inrun_single'
/usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/exploit.rb:215:in cmd_exploit' /usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:523:inrun_command'
/usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:474:in block in run_single' /usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:468:ineach'
/usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:468:in run_single' /usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/rex/ui/text/shell.rb:158:inrun'
/usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/metasploit/framework/command/console.rb:48:in start' /usr/share/metasploit-framework/lib/metasploit/framework/command/base.rb:82:instart'
/usr/bin/msfconsole:49:in `

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System stuff

Metasploit version

Framework Version: 5.0.79-dev

I installed Metasploit with:

  • [ x] Kali package via apt
  • [ ] Omnibus installer (nightly)
  • [ ] Commercial/Community installer (from http://www.rapid7.com/products/metasploit/download.jsp)
  • [ ] Source install (please specify ruby version)

OS

Linux 0X10001 5.4.0-kali4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.4.19-1kali1 (2020-02-17) x86_64 GNU/Linux

What OS are you running Metasploit on?
Kali

bug

Most helpful comment

This issue is resolved in Framework Version: 5.0.80-dev

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Same on ArchLinux with linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp

msfconsole --version
Framework Version: 5.0.79-dev

When I used shell it only returned Process 1372 created. Channel 1 created.. No cmd.exe expanded

This issue is resolved in Framework Version: 5.0.80-dev

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