{"id":343,"date":"2026-10-10T17:48:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T17:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/?page_id=343"},"modified":"2026-10-10T18:19:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T18:19:27","slug":"ethical-hacking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/ethical-hacking\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethical Hacking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This assignment focused on identifying and investigating potential security vulnerabilities through ethical hacking techniques.  I used nmap to identify open ports and running software, researched potential vulnerabilities, and used Metasploit Framework in a lab environment to explore how vulnerabilities could be exploited.  This artifact demonstrates my ability to investigate security weaknesses, understand potential attack methods, and recognize the importance of identifying vulnerabilities before bad actors can exploit them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Task A1 &amp; A2: SMB 445 is open <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-365\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Task A3:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-33.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Task A4 &amp; A5: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-359\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Task A6-A10: <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-34.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-367\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Task B: First did a nmap scan on the Windows Server 2022. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-35.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-368\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Searched EternalBlue on msfconsole<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-36.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-370\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Used the exploit module and set rhosts along with lport and lhost, then ran the exploit<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-37.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-371\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-357\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>EternalBlue did not work, stated it was not vulnerable<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-38.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-372\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Task C: \u00a0Listening host and port, followed by creation of payload in second screenshot<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-39.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-373\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-40.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-374\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Apache2 is started<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-41.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-375\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-358\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-356\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Task C2: <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-42.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-376\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cupload NROSS008.txt\u00a0 \u201cc:\\\\Users\\\\Window 7\\\\Desktop\u201d<br> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-43.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-377\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Task C5: <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-44.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-378\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-45.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-379\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Task C6A: <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-46.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-380\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Task C6B: <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicholasrossler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41532\/2026\/10\/image-47.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-381\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"605\" 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I used nmap to identify open ports and running software, researched potential vulnerabilities, and used Metasploit Framework in a lab environment to explore how vulnerabilities could be exploited. 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