Directory Traversal Vulnerability in Rapid7 Metasploit
CVE-2017-5231

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Rapid7

Status
Metasploit
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 March 2017

What is CVE-2017-5231?

A directory traversal vulnerability has been identified in Rapid7 Metasploit affecting all editions before version 4.13.0-2017020701. This issue resides in the Meterpreter stdapi CommandDispatcher.cmd_download() function, enabling attackers to exploit specially-crafted Meterpreter builds. Successful exploitation allows unauthorized file write operations to arbitrary directories on the Metasploit console, which can compromise the security integrity of the system.

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Affected Version(s)

Metasploit All versions prior to version 4.13.0-2017020701

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96954
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https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2017/...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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