This module exploits the WANGKONGBAO CNS-1000 and 1100 UTM appliances aka Network Security Platform. This directory traversal vulnerability is interesting because the apache server is running as root, this means we can grab anything we want! For instance, the /etc/shadow and /etc/passwd files for the special kfc:$1$SlSyHd1a$PFZomnVnzaaj3Ei2v1ByC0:15488:0:99999:7::: user
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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