CVE-2020-7377: rapid7 metasploit Relative Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-7377 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in rapid7 metasploit. EPSS estimates a 1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 24-08-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Metasploit Framework module "auxiliary/admin/http/telpho10_credential_dump" module is affected by a relative path traversal vulnerability in the untar method which can be exploited to write arbitrary files to arbitrary locations on the host file system when the module is run on a malicious HTTP server.

• CWE-23Relative Path TraversalThe product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
• 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.