CVE-2017-5231

All editions of Rapid7 Metasploit prior to version 4.13.0-2017020701 contain a directory traversal vulnerability in the Meterpreter stdapi CommandDispatcher.cmd_download() function. By using a specially-crafted build of Meterpreter, it is possible to write to an arbitrary directory on the Metasploit console with the permissions of the running Metasploit instance.

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.1 MEDIUM

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

5.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96954
https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2017/03/01/multiple-vulnerabilities-affecting-four-rapid7-products	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96954
https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2017/03/01/multiple-vulnerabilities-affecting-four-rapid7-products	Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:metasploit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96954 -~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96954 -
References	~~() https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2017/03/01/multiple-vulnerabilities-affecting-four-rapid7-products - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2017/03/01/multiple-vulnerabilities-affecting-four-rapid7-products - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-03-02 20:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:27

NVD link : CVE-2017-5231

Mitre link : CVE-2017-5231

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5231

JSON object : View

Products Affected

rapid7

metasploit

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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