Description
Tomcat (6, 7, 8) packages provided by default repositories on Debian-based distributions (including Debian, Ubuntu etc.) provide a vulnerable tomcat init script that allows local attackers who have already gained access to the tomcat account (for example, by exploiting an RCE vulnerability in a java web application hosted on Tomcat, uploading a webshell etc.) to escalate their privileges from tomcat user to root and fully compromise the target system.
Tested against Tomcat 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.1 on Ubuntu 16.04
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/local/tomcat/ubuntu_log_init_priv_escmsf undefined(ubuntu_log_init_priv_esc) > show actions ...actions...msf undefined(ubuntu_log_init_priv_esc) > set ACTION < action-name >msf undefined(ubuntu_log_init_priv_esc) > show options ...show and set options...msf undefined(ubuntu_log_init_priv_esc) > runPrioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
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