This module harnesses Maple's ability to create files and execute commands automatically when opening a Maplet. All versions up to 13 are suspected vulnerable. Testing was conducted with version 13 on Windows. Standard security settings prevent code from running in a normal maple worksheet without user interaction, but those setting do not prevent code in a Maplet from running. In order for the payload to be executed, an attacker must convince someone to open a specially modified .maplet file with Maple. By doing so, an attacker can execute arbitrary code as the victim user.
Linux,Unix,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/fileformat/maple_maplet
msf exploit(maple_maplet) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(maple_maplet) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(maple_maplet) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(maple_maplet) > exploit
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