CVE-2021-22204: Exiftool RCE

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This exercise covers how you can gain code execution when an application uses exiftool on user-controlled files

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In this exercise, you'll learn to exploit a vulnerability in <code>exiftool</code> discovered by William Bowling. The lab involves creating a malicious DjVu file to gain code execution by exploiting a flaw in the <code>eval(...)</code> function used by <code>exiftool</code>.

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Injection Operating System Network
CWE-74
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