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Squash YAML Code Execution

Disclosed
08/06/2013
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a remote code execution vulnerability in the YAML request processor of the Squash application.

Author(s)

  • Charlie Eriksen

Platform

Ruby

Architectures

ruby

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

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