America Online ICQ ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download and Execute
11/06/2006
05/30/2018
Description
This module allows remote attackers to download and execute arbitrary files on a users system via the DownloadAgent function of the ICQPhone.SipxPhoneManager ActiveX control.
Author(s)
- MC <mc@metasploit.com>
Platform
Windows
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/windows/browser/aol_icq_downloadagent
msf exploit(aol_icq_downloadagent) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(aol_icq_downloadagent) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(aol_icq_downloadagent) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(aol_icq_downloadagent) > exploit
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