7.1

CVE-2017-5231: rapid7 metasploit Path Traversal

Modified
Published 02-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-5231 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Path Traversal vulnerability in rapid7 metasploit. EPSS estimates a 1.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

68%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.22% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Rapid71 product
  • metasploitAll versions prior to version 4.13.0-2017020701 | ≤ 4.13.19

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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