rapid7/metasploit-framework
Nov 2024 – Aug 2025
9 Months active
Languages Used
MarkdownRubyShellXMLJava
Technical Skills
Certificate ParsingCode DocumentationDocumentationExploit DevelopmentMetasploit FrameworkNetwork Programming
sfewer-r7
PROFILE
Sfewer-r7
Stephen Fewer developed and maintained advanced exploit modules for the rapid7/metasploit-framework repository, focusing on remote code execution, authentication bypass, and vulnerability research. He engineered modules targeting platforms such as Oracle Access Manager, Cisco IOS XE, SharePoint Server, and Brother devices, applying skills in Ruby, Java, and network security. His work emphasized robust code quality, version-aware gadget selection, and reliable error handling, while integrating features like WebSocket command injection and dynamic payload encoding. Through detailed documentation, CVE attribution, and Docker-based testing environments, Stephen improved module maintainability, reproducibility, and risk assessment, supporting both security researchers and enterprise vulnerability assessment workflows.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
61%Features
Repository Contributions
86Total
Bugs
12
Commits
86
Features
19
Lines of code
4,600
Activity Months9
Your Network
126 people
Work History
August 2025
1 Commits
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 focused on security attribution accuracy for the rapid7/metasploit-framework SharePoint ToolPane RCE module, delivering precise CVE mapping and updated references to align with primary exploited vulnerabilities. This work improves disclosure clarity, reduces attribution risk for customers, and enhances maintainability and triage readiness.
1 Commits
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 focused on security attribution accuracy for the rapid7/metasploit-framework SharePoint ToolPane RCE module, delivering precise CVE mapping and updated references to align with primary exploited vulnerabilities. This work improves disclosure clarity, reduces attribution risk for customers, and enhances maintainability and triage readiness.
August 2025
July 2025
15 Commits • 2 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 performance summary for rapid7/metasploit-framework: Delivered two high-impact modules with focused improvements to documentation, validation, and CVE research coverage. The work emphasizes practical business value—faster lab validation, clearer risk communication, and safer research workflows—while strengthening maintainability and collaboration around CVE coverage.
July 2025
15 Commits • 2 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 performance summary for rapid7/metasploit-framework: Delivered two high-impact modules with focused improvements to documentation, validation, and CVE research coverage. The work emphasizes practical business value—faster lab validation, clearer risk communication, and safer research workflows—while strengthening maintainability and collaboration around CVE coverage.
June 2025
5 Commits • 1 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 monthly summary for rapid7/metasploit-framework: Delivered a new Metasploit module 'Brother default admin authentication bypass (CVE-2024-51978)' to assess credentials bypass on vulnerable Brother devices. Implemented encoding refinement, added references, corrected service data handling, and improved error reporting to enhance reliability and traceability. Addressed credential creation edge cases by fixing the 'Proto is not included in the list' issue and enriching failure messages with salt_table_index. These changes broaden the framework's security testing coverage against printer vulnerabilities and improve reproducibility, reporting, and developer experience.
5 Commits • 1 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 monthly summary for rapid7/metasploit-framework: Delivered a new Metasploit module 'Brother default admin authentication bypass (CVE-2024-51978)' to assess credentials bypass on vulnerable Brother devices. Implemented encoding refinement, added references, corrected service data handling, and improved error reporting to enhance reliability and traceability. Addressed credential creation edge cases by fixing the 'Proto is not included in the list' issue and enriching failure messages with salt_table_index. These changes broaden the framework's security testing coverage against printer vulnerabilities and improve reproducibility, reporting, and developer experience.
June 2025
April 2025
9 Commits • 1 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for rapid7/metasploit-framework: Key feature delivery focused on Oracle Access Manager RCE exploit module (CVE-2021-35587), with version-aware gadget chaining, Metasploit integration, and Unix-target support; documentation improvements and Docker-based setup to improve reproducibility. Major work included per-version gadget builds to accommodate serialVersionUID changes, helper to detect OAM version, and Unix command target scenarios. This release also includes testing guidance improvements and proper attribution.
April 2025
9 Commits • 1 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for rapid7/metasploit-framework: Key feature delivery focused on Oracle Access Manager RCE exploit module (CVE-2021-35587), with version-aware gadget chaining, Metasploit integration, and Unix-target support; documentation improvements and Docker-based setup to improve reproducibility. Major work included per-version gadget builds to accommodate serialVersionUID changes, helper to detect OAM version, and Unix command target scenarios. This release also includes testing guidance improvements and proper attribution.
March 2025
10 Commits • 1 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 performance summary for rapid7/metasploit-framework: Focused on hardening the Cisco IOS XE RCE exploit module and aligning documentation/compatibility for IOS XE targets. Delivered reliability fixes, strengthened CVE verification across two CVEs, centralization of error handling, and updated docs with retesting guidance and target naming consistency. Result: more robust exploit module with fewer false positives, improved testing and maintainability, and clearer business value for security assessments and red-team tooling.
10 Commits • 1 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 performance summary for rapid7/metasploit-framework: Focused on hardening the Cisco IOS XE RCE exploit module and aligning documentation/compatibility for IOS XE targets. Delivered reliability fixes, strengthened CVE verification across two CVEs, centralization of error handling, and updated docs with retesting guidance and target naming consistency. Result: more robust exploit module with fewer false positives, improved testing and maintainability, and clearer business value for security assessments and red-team tooling.
March 2025
February 2025
12 Commits • 2 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025: Achieved major feature delivery and reliability improvements in the metasploit-framework, focusing on the BeyondTrust PRA/RS RCE exploit module. Delivered CVE-driven exploit capabilities, enhanced target discovery, and robust handling for patched targets, alongside documentation and metadata updates to guide users and maintainers. These efforts increase exploit success rates, reduce false negatives, and improve maintainability.
February 2025
12 Commits • 2 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025: Achieved major feature delivery and reliability improvements in the metasploit-framework, focusing on the BeyondTrust PRA/RS RCE exploit module. Delivered CVE-driven exploit capabilities, enhanced target discovery, and robust handling for patched targets, alongside documentation and metadata updates to guide users and maintainers. These efforts increase exploit success rates, reduce false negatives, and improve maintainability.
January 2025
8 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 performance highlights for rapid7/metasploit-framework. Focused on delivering robust exploitation modules, strengthening reliability and accuracy, and improving documentation and code quality to support faster, safer vulnerability assessments. Key outputs include a new BeyondTrust PRA/RS CVE-2024-12356 exploit module with WebSocket-based command injection and RFC6455-compliant handling (with an optional CVE-based exploitation mode disabled by default), plus substantive improvements to the Cleo RCE CVE-2024-55956 module for robustness, reliability, and precise product/version matching in HTTP server headers. Documentation updates and lint hygiene across both modules also contributed to long-term maintainability and safer usage in customer engagements.
8 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 performance highlights for rapid7/metasploit-framework. Focused on delivering robust exploitation modules, strengthening reliability and accuracy, and improving documentation and code quality to support faster, safer vulnerability assessments. Key outputs include a new BeyondTrust PRA/RS CVE-2024-12356 exploit module with WebSocket-based command injection and RFC6455-compliant handling (with an optional CVE-based exploitation mode disabled by default), plus substantive improvements to the Cleo RCE CVE-2024-55956 module for robustness, reliability, and precise product/version matching in HTTP server headers. Documentation updates and lint hygiene across both modules also contributed to long-term maintainability and safer usage in customer engagements.
January 2025
December 2024
3 Commits • 2 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 — rapid7/metasploit-framework: Key features delivered, major bugs fixed, and impact for the platform. Highlights include new exploit module for CVE-2024-55956, PanOS cookie jar session management refactor, and standardized DisclosureDate formatting across modules. These changes improve reliability, consistency, and time-to-value for customers and researchers.
December 2024
3 Commits • 2 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 — rapid7/metasploit-framework: Key features delivered, major bugs fixed, and impact for the platform. Highlights include new exploit module for CVE-2024-55956, PanOS cookie jar session management refactor, and standardized DisclosureDate formatting across modules. These changes improve reliability, consistency, and time-to-value for customers and researchers.
November 2024
23 Commits • 8 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 monthly summary for rapid7/metasploit-framework focusing on delivering new exploit capabilities, improving reliability, and clarifying maintenance practices to strengthen business value and throughput.
23 Commits • 8 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 monthly summary for rapid7/metasploit-framework focusing on delivering new exploit capabilities, improving reliability, and clarifying maintenance practices to strengthen business value and throughput.
November 2024
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Quality Metrics
Correctness94.6%
Maintainability95.2%
Architecture92.6%
Performance90.2%
AI Usage20.0%
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JavaMarkdownRubyShellXML
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API InteractionAuthentication BypassCertificate ParsingCode AttributionCode CommentingCode CorrectionCode DocumentationCode LintingDeserialization VulnerabilitiesDocumentationExploit DevelopmentExploit Development SetupJavaJava DeserializationMetasploit Framework
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