module

Maple Maplet File Creation and Command Execution

Disclosed	Created
Apr 26, 2010	May 30, 2018

Disclosed

Apr 26, 2010

Created

May 30, 2018

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

scriptjunkie

Platform

Linux,Unix,Windows

Architectures

x86, x64, 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/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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