[framework] Loading meterpreter extensions in ms 3.0 beta

[mmiller at hick.org]

>From what I can tell, the only way that this could happen would be if
the client-side script for stdapi failed to load.  I committed something
that should give a bit more verbose of an error message if this happens.
Can you verify that the following file exists:

lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console/command_dispatcher/stdapi.rb

On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 12:50:54PM +0100, Vedran V. wrote:
> Hello, thanks for helping me :)
> 
> I don't see those commands if I type help :(
> (I also tried to grab the latest version from svn but there seems to be no change in behavior)
> 
> meterpreter > help
> 
> Core Commands
> =============
> 
>     Command       Description
>     -------       -----------
>     ?             Help menu
>     channel       Displays information about active channels
>     close         Closes a channel
>     exit          Terminate the meterpreter session
>     help          Help menu
>     interact      Interacts with a channel
>     irb           Drop into irb scripting mode
>     migrate       Migrate the server to another process
>     quit          Terminate the meterpreter session
>     read          Reads data from a channel
>     run           Executes a meterpreter script
>     use           Load a one or more meterpreter extensions
>     write         Writes data to a channel
> 
> and also:
> 
> meterpreter > ps
> [-] Unknown command: ps.
> 
> meterpreter > ls
> [-] Unknown command: ls.
> 
> And if I try something like "use stdapi" i get the following error:
> 
> Loading extension stdapi...[-]
> failure: undefined method `new' for nil:NilClass ./lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:243:in
> `enstack_dispatcher'
> ./lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console/command_dispatcher/core.rb:431:in `add_extension_client'
> ./lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console/command_dispatcher/core.rb:250:in `cmd_use'
> ./lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console/command_dispatcher/core.rb:237:in `cmd_use'
> ./lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:229:in `run_command'
> ./lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console.rb:95:in `run_command'
> ./lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:196:in `run_single'
> ./lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:191:in `run_single'
> ./lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console.rb:60:in `interact'
> ./lib/rex/ui/text/shell.rb:115:in `run'
> ./lib/rex/post/meterpreter/ui/console.rb:58:in `interact'
> ./lib/msf/base/sessions/meterpreter.rb:170:in `_interact'
> ./lib/rex/ui/interactive.rb:39:in `interact'
> ./lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/core.rb:624:in `cmd_sessions'
> ./lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:229:in `run_command'
> ./lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:196:in `run_single'
> ./lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:191:in `run_single'
> ./lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/exploit.rb:146:in `cmd_exploit'
> ./lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:229:in `run_command'
> ./lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:196:in `run_single'
> ./lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:191:in `run_single'
> ./lib/rex/ui/text/shell.rb:119:in `run'
> ./msfconsole:66
> 
> 
> Vedran
> 
> ----- Original Message Follows -----
> > Meterpreter in version 3.0 is different from version 2.x.  Instead of
> > having a bunch of different extensions (fs, process, net, etc), the 3.0
> > meterpreter has this functionality merged into one extension called
> > stdapi.  When you exploit something with meterpreter, stdapi should
> > automatically be loaded.  If you type help, you should see all the
> > commands.  Is this not the behavior you're seeing?
> 
> 
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