CVE-2017-5231
CVSS V2 Medium 5.1
CVSS V3 High 7.1
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-5231
- Assigner
- cve@rapid7.con
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-03-02T20:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-03-21T01:59:02
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:metasploit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.13.19 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- HIGH
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5.1
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 4.9
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- LOW
- Base Score
- 7.1
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.6
- Impact Score
- 5.5
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5231 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5231 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:46:54 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 14:21:38 | cve@rapid7.com | cve@rapid7.con | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 14:21:38 | 2017-03-02T20:59Z | 2017-03-02T20:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 14:21:38 | 2017-03-21T01:59:02 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 14:21:38 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |