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PostgreSQL Database Name Command Line Flag Injection

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Disclosed
N/A
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module can identify PostgreSQL 9.0, 9.1, and 9.2 servers that are
vulnerable to command-line flag injection through CVE-2013-1899. This
can lead to denial of service, privilege escalation, or even arbitrary
code execution.

Author

hdm [email protected]

References

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/postgres/postgres_dbname_flag_injection
    msf auxiliary(postgres_dbname_flag_injection) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf auxiliary(postgres_dbname_flag_injection) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf auxiliary(postgres_dbname_flag_injection) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf auxiliary(postgres_dbname_flag_injection) > run
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