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CVE-2017-5231
Date: March 2, 2017
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.
Language: Ruby
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Severity Score
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-22CVSS v3.1
| Base Score: |
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|---|---|
| Attack Vector (AV): | NETWORK |
| Attack Complexity (AC): | HIGH |
| Privileges Required (PR): | NONE |
| User Interaction (UI): | REQUIRED |
| Scope (S): | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality (C): | HIGH |
| Integrity (I): | HIGH |
| Availability (A): | LOW |
CVSS v2
| Base Score: |
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| Access Vector (AV): | NETWORK |
| Access Complexity (AC): | HIGH |
| Authentication (AU): | NONE |
| Confidentiality (C): | PARTIAL |
| Integrity (I): | PARTIAL |
| Availability (A): | PARTIAL |
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