CVE-2017-5229
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CVE-2017-5229 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. All editions of Rapid7 Metasploit prior to version 4.13.0-2017020701 contain a directory traversal vulnerability in the Meterpreter extapi Clipboard.parse_dump() 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
All editions of Rapid7 Metasploit prior to version 4.13.0-2017020701 contain a directory traversal vulnerability in the Meterpreter extapi Clipboard.parse_dump() 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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid7 | Metasploit | <= 4.13.19 |
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