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CVE-2017-17411 is a critical unauthenticated remote command injection vulnerability in the Linksys WVBR0-25 Wireless Video Bridge, used by DirecTV. The vulnerability exists in the web management portal, specifically in the apply.cgi binary, which passes unsanitized user input from the user-agent header to popen() for execution as root. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges without authentication. The device also exposes sensitive diagnostic information without authentication, compounding the risk.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module targeting the Linksys WVBR0-25 Wireless Video Bridge (used by DirecTV) running firmware versions below 1.0.41. The exploit leverages an unauthenticated OS command injection vulnerability in the web management portal, specifically via the User-Agent HTTP header. The module allows an attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands or Metasploit payloads on the device as root, without requiring authentication. The attack is performed over the network by sending crafted HTTP GET requests to the root endpoint ('/'). The module includes both a vulnerability check and exploitation routines, and is fully integrated with Metasploit's payload system, making it weaponized and easy to use for post-exploitation activities. The only file present is a Ruby script structured as a standard Metasploit exploit module.
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