Rapid7

module

Craft CMS Twig Template Injection RCE via FTP Templates Path

Disclosed
Dec 19, 2024
Created
Jan 24, 2025

Description

This module exploits a Twig template injection vulnerability in Craft CMS by abusing the --templatesPath argument.
The vulnerability allows arbitrary template loading via FTP, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE).

Authors

jheysel-r7
Valentin Lobstein
AssetNote

Platform

Linux,Unix

Architectures

cmd

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

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