CVE-2017-5228 (GCVE-0-2017-5228)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-02 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 14:55
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Summary
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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  • Directory Traversal
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Rapid7 Metasploit Affected: All versions prior to version 4.13.0-2017020701
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