Description
This module exploits CVE-2018-17456, which affects Git versions 2.14.5, 2.15.3, 2.16.5, 2.17.2, 2.18.1, and 2.19.1 and lower.
When a submodule url which starts with a dash e.g "-u./payload" is passed as an argument to git clone, the file "payload" inside the repository is executed.
This module creates a fake git repository which contains a submodule containing the vulnerability. The vulnerability is triggered when the submodules are initialised (e.g git clone --recurse-submodules URL)
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/http/git_submodule_url_execmsf undefined(git_submodule_url_exec) > show actions ...actions...msf undefined(git_submodule_url_exec) > set ACTION < action-name >msf undefined(git_submodule_url_exec) > show options ...show and set options...msf undefined(git_submodule_url_exec) > runPrioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
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