Apache Tomcat CGIServlet enableCmdLineArguments Vulnerability
Description
This module exploits a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's CGIServlet component. When the enableCmdLineArguments setting is set to true, a remote user can abuse this to execute system commands, and gain remote code execution.
Author(s)
- Yakov Shafranovich
- sinn3r <sinn3r@metasploit.com>
Platform
Windows
Architectures
x86, x64
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/http/tomcat_cgi_cmdlineargs
msf exploit(tomcat_cgi_cmdlineargs) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(tomcat_cgi_cmdlineargs) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(tomcat_cgi_cmdlineargs) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(tomcat_cgi_cmdlineargs) > exploit
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