Description
This module gains remote code execution on Firefox 35-36 by abusing a privilege escalation bug in resource:// URIs. PDF.js is used to exploit the bug. This exploit requires the user to click anywhere on the page to trigger the vulnerability.
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/multi/browser/firefox_pdfjs_privilege_escalationmsf undefined(firefox_pdfjs_privilege_escalation) > show actions ...actions...msf undefined(firefox_pdfjs_privilege_escalation) > set ACTION < action-name >msf undefined(firefox_pdfjs_privilege_escalation) > show options ...show and set options...msf undefined(firefox_pdfjs_privilege_escalation) > runPrioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
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