module

Tectia SSH USERAUTH Change Request Password Reset Vulnerability

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Disclosed
Dec 1, 2012
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a vulnerability in Tectia SSH server for Unix-based
platforms. The bug is caused by a SSH2_MSG_USERAUTH_PASSWD_CHANGEREQ request
before password authentication, allowing any remote user to bypass the login
routine, and then gain access as root.

Authors

kingcope
bperry
sinn3r [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/ssh/tectia_passwd_changereq
    msf exploit(tectia_passwd_changereq) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(tectia_passwd_changereq) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(tectia_passwd_changereq) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(tectia_passwd_changereq) > exploit
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