Targets

Targets are unique operating system identifiers taken from the version of those specific OS’s which adapt the selected exploit module to run on that particular version of the OS. Can use show targets to display all vulnerable targets.

How to select the target? Lets use MS12-063 as an example. This module focuses specifically on the Internet explorer command execution vulnerability. Use the info command to get all the information regarding the exploit and show target to select what kind of targets this exploit will most likely to work on.

msf6 exploit(windows/browser/ie_execcommand_uaf) > info
 
       Name: MS12-063 Microsoft Internet Explorer execCommand Use-After-Free 
     Module: exploit/windows/browser/ie_execcommand_uaf
   Platform: Windows
       Arch: 
 Privileged: No
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Good
  Disclosed: 2012-09-14
 
msf6 exploit(windows/browser/ie_execcommand_uaf) > show targets
 
Exploit targets:
   Id  Name
   --  ----
   0   Automatic
   1   IE 7 on Windows XP SP3
   2   IE 8 on Windows XP SP3
   3   IE 7 on Windows Vista
   4   IE 8 on Windows Vista
   5   IE 8 on Windows 7
   6   IE 9 on Windows 7