How to Install Xerosploit – An Advanced MITM Framework on Linux?

How to Perform Sniffing Attack with Xerosploit Framework?

Step 1: Clone the Xerosploit repository from GitHub

Open a web browser and search for “Xerosploit GitHub” to navigate to the official code repository page. Click on the first result to open the Xerosploit GitHub repository and copy the code.

Copy the Repository Link

Step 2: Installing the Xerosploit on the Desktop

Now that we have copied the GitHub repository URL, we can clone Xerosploit onto our desktop for easy access and launch. First, we will change directories to the Desktop folder using the cd command :

cd Desktop

Change the Directory to Desktop

Next, we execute the git clone command along with the copied GitHub repo link:

git clone https://github.com/LionSec/xerosploit.git

Clone the Repository

Step 3: Change Directory to Xerosploit

Now that we have cloned the Xerosploit repository onto our desktop, the final setup step is to go into the newly created Xerosploit directory so we can access the tool’s code and execute the commands properly.

cd xerosploit
ls

Go into the Xerosploit Directory

Step 4: Allowing the Executable Permissions

Now that Xerosploit is cloned locally, we need to set the execute permission on the install script to allow formally installing dependencies and finalizing our Installation.

chmod +x install.py

Give the Executable Permission to ” install.py ” file

Step 5: Run the ” install.py ” File

Now we have set the execute permissions on the install.py script, we can trigger it to finalize the installation of Xerosploit:

sudo ./install.py

Installing the “install.py” file

Choose the Operating System you are using and want to install the Tool. As we are using Kali Linux, so we will select Option 1.

Select your Operating System

When the Installation is completed, you will see the Prompt like the Below Image Indicating that the Installation is Completed.

Tool Installed Successfully

Sniffing with Xerosploit – An Advanced MITM Framework

Xerosploit is an open-source framework that makes it easy to perform man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks on networks you have access to. The goal of an MITM attack is to get between two parties communicating and intercept or even alter their communications without them realizing it. The key advantage of Xerosploit is it automates many complex MITM attack techniques so even a beginner can sniff lots of sensitive information off a network. However, it is meant only for ethical, authorized testing, as MITM attacks capture private data and can violate wiretapping laws.