Description
This module exploits a vulnerability in the WebNews web interface of SurgeNews on TCP ports 9080 and 8119 which allows unauthenticated users to download arbitrary files from the software root directory; including the user database, configuration files and log files.
This module extracts the administrator username and password, and the usernames and passwords or password hashes for all users.
This module has been tested successfully on SurgeNews version 2.0a-13 on Windows 7 SP 1 and 2.0a-12 on Ubuntu Linux.
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/surgenews/user_credsmsf undefined(user_creds) > show actions ...actions...msf undefined(user_creds) > set ACTION < action-name >msf undefined(user_creds) > show options ...show and set options...msf undefined(user_creds) > runPrioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
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