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High severity · published Apr 30, 2019
CVE-2019-5624
Rapid7 Metasploit Framework suffers from an instance of CWE-22, Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in the Zip import function of…
7.3
CVSS
2.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Rapid7 Metasploit Framework suffers from an instance of CWE-22, Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in the Zip import function of Metasploit. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in Metasploit at the privilege level of the user running Metasploit. This issue affects: Rapid7 Metasploit Framework version 4.14.0 and prior versions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.8% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ME
Metasploit · Rapid7
through 4.14.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
ME
Metasploit
Rapid7
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5624
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5624
Exploit
https://blog.doyensec.com/2019/04/24/rubyzip-bug.html
Exploit
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/11716
Release Notes
https://help.rapid7.com/metasploit/release-notes/archive/2019/04/#20190416
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