Cisco WebEx Chrome Extension RCE (CVE-2017-3823)
01/21/2017
05/30/2018
Description
This module exploits a vulnerability present in the Cisco WebEx Chrome Extension version 1.0.1 which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on a system.
Author(s)
- Tavis Ormandy <taviso@google.com>
- William Webb <william_webb@rapid7.com>
Platform
Windows
Architectures
x86
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/windows/browser/cisco_webex_ext
msf exploit(cisco_webex_ext) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(cisco_webex_ext) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(cisco_webex_ext) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(cisco_webex_ext) > exploit
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