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HTTP Fetch, Linux Add User

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Disclosed	Created
N/A	Jun 15, 2023

Disclosed

N/A

Created

Jun 15, 2023

Description

Fetch and execute a x86 payload from an HTTP server.
Create a new user with UID 0

Authors

Brendan Watters
Spencer McIntyre
skape [email protected]
vlad902 [email protected]
spoonm spoonm@no$email.com

Platform

Linux

Architectures

cmd

References

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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 payload/cmd/linux/http/x86/adduser
    msf payload(adduser) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf payload(adduser) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf payload(adduser) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf payload(adduser) > run

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