Linksys WRT54GL apply.cgi Command Execution
Description
Some Linksys Routers are vulnerable to an authenticated OS command injection in the Web Interface. Default credentials are admin/admin or admin/password. Since it is a blind os command injection vulnerability, there is no output for the executed command when using the cmd generic payload. A ping command against a controlled system could be used for testing purposes. The user must be prudent when using this module since it modifies the router configuration while exploitation, even when it tries to restore previous values.
Author(s)
- Michael Messner <devnull@s3cur1ty.de>
- juan vazquez <juan.vazquez@metasploit.com>
Platform
Linux,Unix
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/linksys_wrt54gl_apply_exec
msf exploit(linksys_wrt54gl_apply_exec) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(linksys_wrt54gl_apply_exec) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(linksys_wrt54gl_apply_exec) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(linksys_wrt54gl_apply_exec) > exploit
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