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Apache Continuum Arbitrary Command Execution

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Apache Continuum Arbitrary Command Execution

Disclosed
04/06/2016
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a command injection in Apache Continuum <= 1.4.2. By injecting a command into the installation.varValue POST parameter to /continuum/saveInstallation.action, a shell can be spawned.

Author(s)

  • David Shanahan
  • wvu <wvu@metasploit.com>

Platform

Linux

Architectures

x86, x64

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 exploit/linux/http/apache_continuum_cmd_exec
msf exploit(apache_continuum_cmd_exec) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(apache_continuum_cmd_exec) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(apache_continuum_cmd_exec) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(apache_continuum_cmd_exec) > exploit

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