module

Polycom Command Shell Authorization Bypass

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Disclosed
Jan 18, 2013
Created
Jun 14, 2018

Description

The login component of the Polycom Command Shell on Polycom HDX
video endpoints, running software versions 3.0.5 and earlier,
is vulnerable to an authorization bypass when simultaneous
connections are made to the service, allowing remote network
attackers to gain access to a sandboxed telnet prompt without
authentication. Versions prior to 3.0.4 contain OS command
injection in the ping command which can be used to execute
arbitrary commands as root.

Authors

Paul Haas [email protected]
h00die [email protected]

Platform

Unix

Architectures

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/unix/polycom_hdx_auth_bypass
    msf exploit(polycom_hdx_auth_bypass) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(polycom_hdx_auth_bypass) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(polycom_hdx_auth_bypass) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(polycom_hdx_auth_bypass) > exploit
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