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Spring Cloud Config Server Directory Traversal

Disclosed
Apr 17, 2019
Created
Apr 26, 2019

Description

This module exploits an unauthenticated directory traversal vulnerability
which exists in Spring Cloud Config versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.2,
versions 2.0.x prior to 2.0.4, and versions 1.4.x prior to 1.4.6. Spring
Cloud Config listens by default on port 8888.

Authors

Vern
Dhiraj Mishra

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 auxiliary/scanner/http/springcloud_traversal
msf auxiliary(springcloud_traversal) > show actions
...actions...
msf auxiliary(springcloud_traversal) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(springcloud_traversal) > show options
...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(springcloud_traversal) > run

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