module

X11 Keyboard Command Injection

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Disclosed
Jul 10, 2015
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits open X11 servers by connecting and registering a
virtual keyboard. The virtual keyboard is used to open an xterm or gnome
terminal and type and execute the specified payload.

Author

xistence [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/x11/x11_keyboard_exec
    msf exploit(x11_keyboard_exec) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(x11_keyboard_exec) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(x11_keyboard_exec) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(x11_keyboard_exec) > exploit
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