{"uuid": "b9d7f655-b0ba-455d-a35d-20b08a5dfa75", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2014-6271", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/apache_mod_cgi_bash_env.rb", "content": "{\"actions\": [], \"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"\", \"author\": [\"Stephane Chazelas\", \"wvu \", \"lcamtuf\"], \"autofilter_ports\": [80, 8080, 443, 8000, 8888, 8880, 8008, 3000, 8443], \"autofilter_services\": [\"http\", \"https\"], \"check\": true, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"This module scans for the Shellshock vulnerability, a flaw in how the Bash shell\\n          handles external environment variables. This module targets CGI scripts in the\\n          Apache web server by setting the HTTP_USER_AGENT environment variable to a\\n          malicious function definition.\\n\\n          PROTIP: Use exploit/multi/handler with a PAYLOAD appropriate to your\\n          CMD, set ExitOnSession false, run -j, and then run this module to create\\n          sessions on vulnerable hosts.\\n\\n          Note that this is not the recommended method for obtaining shells.\\n          If you require sessions, please use the apache_mod_cgi_bash_env_exec\\n          exploit module instead.\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2014-09-24\", \"fullname\": \"auxiliary/scanner/http/apache_mod_cgi_bash_env\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2026-04-22 11:52:36 +0000\", \"name\": \"Apache mod_cgi Bash Environment Variable Injection (Shellshock) Scanner\", \"needs_cleanup\": false, \"notes\": {\"AKA\": [\"Shellshock\"], \"Reliability\": [\"unknown-reliability\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"unknown-side-effects\"], \"Stability\": [\"unknown-stability\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/apache_mod_cgi_bash_env.rb\", \"platform\": \"\", \"post_auth\": false, \"rank\": 300, \"ref_name\": \"scanner/http/apache_mod_cgi_bash_env\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2014-6271\", \"CVE-2014-6278\", \"OSVDB-112004\", \"EDB-34765\", \"URL-https://access.redhat.com/articles/1200223\", \"URL-https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/649\"], \"rport\": 80, \"session_types\": false, \"targets\": null, \"type\": \"auxiliary\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:47:27.104969Z"}