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CVE-2017-5231

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Published: Mar 2, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.1
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 5.5
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Rapid7: Metasploit
Rapid7
1 product
Metasploit
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Metasploit
Up to 4.13.19

Related CWEs

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (4)

Source: cve@rapid7.com
Source: cve@rapid7.com
MitigationVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
MitigationVendor Advisory

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