QNAP Q'Center - 'change_passwd' Command Execution (Metasploit)

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule "QNAP Q'Center changepasswd Command Execution", 'Description' = %q This module exploits a command injection vulnerability in the changepasswd API...

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