This module exploits a vulnerability in Viscosity 1.4.1 on Mac OS X. The vulnerability exists in the setuid ViscosityHelper, where an insufficient validation of path names allows execution of arbitrary python code as root. This module has been tested successfully on Viscosity 1.4.1 over Mac OS X 10.7.5.
OSX
x86, x64
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/osx/local/setuid_viscosity
msf exploit(setuid_viscosity) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(setuid_viscosity) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(setuid_viscosity) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(setuid_viscosity) > exploit
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