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Advantech Switch Bash Environment Variable Code Injection (Shellshock)

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Disclosed
Dec 1, 2015
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits the Shellshock vulnerability, a flaw in how the Bash shell
handles external environment variables. This module targets the 'ping.sh' CGI
script, accessible through the Boa web server on Advantech switches. This module
was tested against firmware version 1322_D1.98.

Author

hdm [email protected]

Platform

Unix

Architectures

cmd

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 exploit/linux/http/advantech_switch_bash_env_exec
    msf exploit(advantech_switch_bash_env_exec) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(advantech_switch_bash_env_exec) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(advantech_switch_bash_env_exec) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(advantech_switch_bash_env_exec) > exploit
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