Watchguard XCS Remote Command Execution
Description
This module exploits two separate vulnerabilities found in the Watchguard XCS virtual appliance to gain command execution. By exploiting an unauthenticated SQL injection, a remote attacker may insert a valid web user into the appliance database, and get access to the web interface. On the other hand, a vulnerability in the web interface allows the attacker to inject operating system commands as the 'nobody' user.
Author(s)
- Daniel Jensen <daniel.jensen@security-assessment.com>
Platform
BSD
Architectures
x64
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/freebsd/http/watchguard_cmd_exec
msf exploit(watchguard_cmd_exec) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(watchguard_cmd_exec) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(watchguard_cmd_exec) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(watchguard_cmd_exec) > exploit
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