Msfconsole -x Option Execution Error

[ninewires]

Version: 4.11.5-dev-596b2b0 is not processing the -x option correctly. Once msfconsole is launched it responds as if command syntax was incorrect. Examples are provided below:

root@ubuntu-vm:~# msfconsole --version
Framework Version: 4.11.5-dev-596b2b0
root@ubuntu-vm:~# msfconsole -q -x "use auxiliary/gather/search_email_collector; set DOMAIN example.com.com; run; exit y"
Usage: use module_name

The use command is used to interact with a module of a given name.

msf > 

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root@kali:~# msfconsole --version
Framework Version: 4.11.4-2015101401
root@kali:~# msfconsole -q -x "use auxiliary/gather/search_email_collector; set DOMAIN example.com; run; exit y"
DOMAIN => example.com
[*] Harvesting emails .....
[*] Searching Google for email addresses from example.com
[*] Extracting emails from Google search results...
[*] Searching Bing email addresses from example.com
[*] Extracting emails from Bing search results...
[*] Searching Yahoo for email addresses from example.com
[*] Extracting emails from Yahoo search results...
[*] Located 3 email addresses for example.com
[*]     email@example.com
[*]     mary@example.com
[*]     user@example.com
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
root@kali:~# 

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root@kali:~# msfconsole --version
Framework Version: 4.11.5-2015110801
root@kali:~# msfconsole -q -x "use auxiliary/gather/search_email_collector; set DOMAIN example.com; run; exit y"
DOMAIN => example.com
[*] Harvesting emails .....
[*] Searching Google for email addresses from example.com
[*] Extracting emails from Google search results...
[*] Searching Bing email addresses from example.com
[*] Extracting emails from Bing search results...
[*] Searching Yahoo for email addresses from example.com
[*] Extracting emails from Yahoo search results...
[*] Located 3 email addresses for example.com
[*]     email@example.com
[*]     mary@example.com
[*]     user@example.com
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
root@kali:~# 

[wchen-r7]

Hmmm, I am not able to reproduce this issue:

$ ./msfconsole -q -x "use auxiliary/gather/search_email_collector; set DOMAIN metasploit.com; run; exit y"
DOMAIN => metasploit.com
[*] Harvesting emails .....
[*] Searching Google for email addresses from metasploit.com
[*] Extracting emails from Google search results...
[*] Searching Bing email addresses from metasploit.com
[*] Extracting emails from Bing search results...
[*] Searching Yahoo for email addresses from metasploit.com
[*] Extracting emails from Yahoo search results...
[*] Located 1 email addresses for metasploit.com
[*]     metasploit.com+@metasploit.com
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf sinn3r $ 

If this isn't a race-condition for you, I am guessing when you have the latest framework update, you will not hit the problem again. If I am not mistaken, 4.11.5-dev-596b2b0 means your latest commit is this:

commit 596b2b025d53930d0d4e41956f07546ed07e3845
Merge: 2e88eb5 a4c260f
Author: James Lee <egypt@metasploit.com>
Date:   Wed Nov 4 13:40:49 2015 -0600

    Land #6173, improve advanced, info, and options

(See the commit hash?)

And that is about 20 days apart from the latest (today).

[ninewires]

I have updated to the most current build (8fd2522) and am still experiencing the same results. Whatever command(s) I try passing with the '-x' option only makes it to the first step and stops at the msf> prompt with usage. I've tried adding a delay with no success.

[bcook-r7]

It appears you may be using the nightly installer. Is this correct @jayw0k ? The launcher script may not be processing the quotes correctly if that's the case.

[ninewires]

Sorry for the false alarm on this. Installation was via penetration testers framework and there was an issue with the PTF launcher dropping the double quotes from the command.

[OJ]

Installation was via penetration testers framework

Key information right there!

Thanks for letting us know.