Metasploit Libnotify Plugin Arbitrary Command Execution
03/04/2020
04/17/2020
Description
This module exploits a shell command injection vulnerability in the libnotify plugin. This vulnerability affects Metasploit versions 5.0.79 and earlier.
Author(s)
- pasta <jaguinaga@faradaysec.com>
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/unix/fileformat/metasploit_libnotify_cmd_injection
msf exploit(metasploit_libnotify_cmd_injection) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(metasploit_libnotify_cmd_injection) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(metasploit_libnotify_cmd_injection) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(metasploit_libnotify_cmd_injection) > exploit
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