Maple Maplet File Creation and Command Execution
Description
This module harnesses Maple's ability to create files and execute commands automatically when opening a Maplet. All versions up to 13 are suspected vulnerable. Testing was conducted with version 13 on Windows. Standard security settings prevent code from running in a normal maple worksheet without user interaction, but those setting do not prevent code in a Maplet from running. In order for the payload to be executed, an attacker must convince someone to open a specially modified .maplet file with Maple. By doing so, an attacker can execute arbitrary code as the victim user.
Author(s)
- scriptjunkie
Platform
Linux,Unix,Windows
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/multi/fileformat/maple_maplet
msf exploit(maple_maplet) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(maple_maplet) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(maple_maplet) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(maple_maplet) > exploit
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