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Quantum vmPRO Backdoor Command

Disclosed
03/17/2014
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module abuses a backdoor command in Quantum vmPRO. Any user, even one without admin privileges, can get access to the restricted SSH shell. By using the hidden backdoor "shell-escape" command it's possible to drop to a real root bash shell. This module has been tested successfully on Quantum vmPRO 3.1.2.

Author(s)

  • xistence <xistence@0x90.nl>

Platform

Unix

Architectures

cmd

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/ssh/quantum_vmpro_backdoor
msf exploit(quantum_vmpro_backdoor) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(quantum_vmpro_backdoor) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(quantum_vmpro_backdoor) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(quantum_vmpro_backdoor) > exploit

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