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Oracle WebCenter Content CheckOutAndOpen.dll ActiveX Remote Code Execution

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Disclosed
Apr 16, 2013
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a vulnerability found in the Oracle WebCenter Content
CheckOutAndOpenControl ActiveX. This vulnerability exists in openWebdav(), where
user controlled input is used to call ShellExecuteExW(). This module abuses the
control to execute an arbitrary HTA from a remote location. This module has been
tested successfully with the CheckOutAndOpenControl ActiveX installed with Oracle
WebCenter Content 11.1.1.6.0.

Authors

rgod [email protected]
juan vazquez [email protected]

Platform

Windows

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/windows/browser/oracle_webcenter_checkoutandopen
    msf exploit(oracle_webcenter_checkoutandopen) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(oracle_webcenter_checkoutandopen) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(oracle_webcenter_checkoutandopen) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(oracle_webcenter_checkoutandopen) > exploit
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