This module exploits a PHP code execution vulnerability in php-Charts version 1.0 which could be abused to allow users to execute arbitrary PHP code under the context of the webserver user. The 'url.php' script calls eval() with user controlled data from any HTTP GET parameter name.
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/php_charts_exec
msf exploit(php_charts_exec) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(php_charts_exec) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(php_charts_exec) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(php_charts_exec) > exploit
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