CVE-2018-14847

Published: Aug 2, 2018Modified: Nov 7, 2025CISA KEV

9.1

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.2

Source: NVD

Description

MikroTik RouterOS through 6.42 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files and remote authenticated attackers to write arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the WinBox interface.

Affected (1)

Products: Mikrotik: Routeros

Mikrotik

1 product

Routeros

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mikrotik Routeros	Up to 6.42

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 (16)

https://github.com/BasuCert/WinboxPoC

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/BigNerd95/WinboxExploit

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkExploitThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/bytheway

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2018_14847

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://mikrotik.com/supportsec/winbox-vulnerability

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://n0p.me/winbox-bug-dissection/

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45578/

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/BasuCert/WinboxPoC