# CVE-2021-22204 - Exiftool Remote Code Execution
## Description
Recently, the researcher wcbowling found a vulnerability in the Exiftool tool, that enabled a malicious actor to perform a Remote code Execution attack. This vulnerability was found in the Gitlab bug bounty program, where they use this tool as dependency for their product.
## Usage
In line 12 (createFile.sh), put your own attacker machine IP address.

Then simply execute:
`$ bash createFile.sh`
This will create the malicious file `shell.djvu`. By using exiftool, you can get remote code execution:
`$ sudo /usr/local/bin/exiftool shell.djvu`
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├── [ 670] createFile.sh
├── [1.0K] LICENSE
└── [ 732] README.md
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