CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5229

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

All editions of Rapid7 Metasploit prior to version 4.13.0-2017020701 contain a directory traversal vulnerability in the Meterpreter extapi Clipboard.parse_dump() 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.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the file system, posing a risk of data leakage or file modification by an attacker.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to Metasploit version 4.13.0-2017020701 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

All editions of Rapid7 Metasploit prior to version 4.13.0-2017020701 contain a directory traversal vulnerability in the Meterpreter extapi Clipboard.parse_dump() 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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS