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CVE-2017-5228

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Record status
Published
Identifier year (not publication year)
2017
Source publication
Source updated
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Source snapshot
cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·

Plain text

CNA source text (English)

All editions of Rapid7 Metasploit prior to version 4.13.0-2017020701 contain a directory traversal vulnerability in the Meterpreter stdapi Dir.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.

Scoped product and version facts

Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.

Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

Metasploit

Vendor
Rapid7
Product
Metasploit
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
Metasploit · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
All versions prior to version 4.13.0-2017020701affectedUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableNone listed