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A critical SQL injection vulnerability exists in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution versions 6.8.x and 6.9.x prior to 6.9.176, specifically in the axengine.exe process listening on TCP port 402. Remote attackers can exploit unspecified string fields in a notification packet to inject arbitrary SQL commands into the backend database. Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges, without requiring user interaction.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (altiris_ds_sqli.rb) that exploits a SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2008-2286) in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution versions 6.8 to 6.9.164. The exploit targets the axengine.exe service, which listens on TCP port 402, and abuses unsanitized numeric input in 'UpdateComputer' notification requests. The module uses a series of SQL injections to enable xp_cmdshell, transfer a payload via TFTP, and execute it, resulting in a shell on the target system. It also provides options to enable or disable local application authentication via additional SQL commands. The exploit is operational, requiring a TFTP client on the target and network access to the vulnerable service. The code is written in Ruby and is structured as a standard Metasploit exploit module, with clear separation of initialization, exploitation, and cleanup logic.
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