This module exploits a feature in the Saxon XSLT parser used by the Google Search Appliance. This feature allows for arbitrary java methods to be called. Google released a patch and advisory to their client base in August of 2005 (GA-2005-08-m). The target appliance must be able to connect back to your machine for this exploit to work.
Unix
cmd
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/webapp/google_proxystylesheet_exec
msf exploit(google_proxystylesheet_exec) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(google_proxystylesheet_exec) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(google_proxystylesheet_exec) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(google_proxystylesheet_exec) > exploit
Time is precious, so I don’t want to do something manually that I can automate. Leveraging the Metasploit Framework when automating any task keeps us from having to re-create the wheel as we can use the existing libraries and focus our efforts where it matters.
– Jim O’Gorman | President, Offensive Security