CVE-2019-15055: mikrotik routeros Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-15055 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in mikrotik routeros. EPSS estimates a 2.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 26-08-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

MikroTik RouterOS through 6.44.5 and 6.45.x through 6.45.3 improperly handles the disk name, which allows authenticated users to delete arbitrary files. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to reset credential storage, which allows them access to the management interface as an administrator without authentication.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.