Ghostscript Type Confusion Arbitrary Command Execution
Description
This module exploits a type confusion vulnerability in Ghostscript that can be exploited to obtain arbitrary command execution. This vulnerability affects Ghostscript versions 9.21 and earlier and can be exploited through libraries such as ImageMagick and Pillow.
Author(s)
- Atlassian Security Team
- hdm <x@hdm.io>
Platform
Unix
Architectures
cmd
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/unix/fileformat/ghostscript_type_confusion
msf exploit(ghostscript_type_confusion) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(ghostscript_type_confusion) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(ghostscript_type_confusion) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(ghostscript_type_confusion) > exploit
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