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WebPageTest Directory Traversal

Disclosed
07/13/2012
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability found in WebPageTest. Due to the way the gettext.php script handles the 'file' parameter, it is possible to read a file outside the www directory.

Author(s)

  • dun
  • sinn3r <sinn3r@metasploit.com>

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

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