Mac OS X Safari file:// Redirection Sandbox Escape
Description
Versions of Safari before 8.0.6, 7.1.6, and 6.2.6 are vulnerable to a "state management issue" that allows a browser window to be navigated to a file:// URL. By dropping and loading a malicious .webarchive file, an attacker can read arbitrary files, inject cross-domain Javascript, and silently install Safari extensions.
Author(s)
- joev <joev@metasploit.com>
Platform
OSX
Development
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 auxiliary/gather/safari_file_url_navigation
msf auxiliary(safari_file_url_navigation) > show actions
...actions...
msf auxiliary(safari_file_url_navigation) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(safari_file_url_navigation) > show options
...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(safari_file_url_navigation) > run 
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