Samsung Galaxy KNOX Android Browser RCE
Description
A vulnerability exists in the KNOX security component of the Samsung Galaxy firmware that allows a remote webpage to install an APK with arbitrary permissions by abusing the 'smdm://' protocol handler registered by the KNOX component. The vulnerability has been confirmed in the Samsung Galaxy S4, S5, Note 3, and Ace 4.
Author(s)
- Andre Moulu
- jduck <jduck@metasploit.com>
- joev <joev@metasploit.com>
Platform
Android
Architectures
dalvik
Development
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/android/browser/samsung_knox_smdm_url
msf exploit(samsung_knox_smdm_url) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(samsung_knox_smdm_url) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(samsung_knox_smdm_url) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(samsung_knox_smdm_url) > exploit
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