WinRAR CVE-2023-38831 Exploit
08/23/2023
09/08/2023
Description
This module exploits a vulnerability in WinRAR (CVE-2023-38831). When a user opens a crafted RAR file and its embedded document, the decoy document is executed, leading to code execution.
Author(s)
- Alexander "xaitax" Hagenah
Platform
Windows
Architectures
x64, 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/fileformat/winrar_cve_2023_38831
msf exploit(winrar_cve_2023_38831) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(winrar_cve_2023_38831) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(winrar_cve_2023_38831) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(winrar_cve_2023_38831) > exploit
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