Critical severity · published Aug 2, 2018
CVE-2018-14847
MikroTik Router OS Directory Traversal Vulnerability
In wildKEV
9.1
CVSS
96%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)96.0% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Dec 1, 2021
Federal remediation dueJun 1, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RO
Routeros · Mikrotik
through 6.42 · source: NVD, KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14847
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14847
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45578/
github.com
https://github.com/BigNerd95/WinboxExploit
github.com
https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf
github.com
https://github.com/BasuCert/WinboxPoC
github.com
https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2018_14847
n0p.me
https://n0p.me/winbox-bug-dissection/
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