This module abuses the "Command" trap in Zabbix Server to execute arbitrary commands without authentication. By default the Node ID "0" is used, if it doesn't work, the Node ID is leaked from the error message and exploitation retried. According to the vendor versions prior to 1.6.9 are vulnerable. The vulnerability has been successfully tested on Zabbix Server 1.6.7 on Ubuntu 10.04.
Unix
cmd
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
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