Moodle SpellChecker Path Authenticated Remote Command Execution
Description
Moodle allows an authenticated administrator to define spellcheck settings via the web interface. An administrator can update the aspell path to include a command injection. This is extremely similar to CVE-2013-3630, just using a different variable. This module was tested against Moodle version 3.11.2, 3.10.0, and 3.8.0.
Author(s)
- Adam Reiser
- h00die
Platform
PHP
Architectures
php
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/http/moodle_spelling_path_rce
msf exploit(moodle_spelling_path_rce) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(moodle_spelling_path_rce) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(moodle_spelling_path_rce) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(moodle_spelling_path_rce) > exploit
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