Mastering the Metasploit Framework CPENT Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   Which Metasploit command is used to generate a standalone payload executable, such as a reverse shell, that can be run on a target system?

   • Amsfupdate
   • Bmsfdb
   • Cmsfconsole
   • Dmsfvenom
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2. 2foundation · easy

   Which type of Metasploit module is used to maintain access to a compromised system across reboots?

   • AAuxiliary module
   • BPost-exploitation module
   • CEncoder module
   • DExploit module
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4. 3foundation · easy

   After setting the required options for an exploit module, which command executes the exploit and attempts to gain a session?

   • Acheck
   • Bexploit
   • Cinfo
   • Dset
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5. 4foundation · easy

   In the Metasploit console, which command is used to set a value for a module option, such as RHOSTS?

   • Aexploit
   • Buse
   • Crun
   • Dset
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6. 5application · medium

   You are managing a large penetration test with multiple clients. You want to keep scan results and exploit data separate for each client and be able to correlate Nmap scan data with Metasploit modules. What should you do?

   • ACreate a new workspace for each client and import Nmap results into the workspace.
   • BUse the db_nmap command to scan all clients at once and store results in the default workspace.
   • CUse the same workspace but tag each host with the client name in the notes field.
   • DStore Nmap results in a separate file and manually reference them when using Metasploit.
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