Multiple Linux / Unix Post Sudo Upgrade Shell
05/30/2018
Description
This module attempts to upgrade a shell account to UID 0 by reusing the given password and passing it to sudo. This technique relies on sudo versions from 2008 and later which support -A.
Author(s)
- todb <todb@metasploit.com>
- Ryan Baxendale <rbaxendale@gmail.com>
Platform
AIX,Linux,OSX,Solaris,Unix
Development
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
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