Description
All editions of Rapid7 Metasploit prior to version 4.13.0-2017020701 contain a directory traversal vulnerability in the Meterpreter stdapi Dir.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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-14333 | All editions of Rapid7 Metasploit prior to version 4.13.0-2017020701 contain a directory traversal vulnerability in the Meterpreter stdapi Dir.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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: rapid7
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T14:55:35.676Z
Reserved: 2017-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-5228
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-03-02T20:59:00.267
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-5228
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD