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High · 7.4 Public exploit CVE-2019-5624 EUVD-2019-15199GHSA-9j7m-jqrm-mcj3

Rapid7 Metasploit Framework Zip Import Directory Traversal

Published Apr 30, 2019 · Updated Sep 17, 2024 · Assigned by rapid7

Vendor: Rapid7 Product: Metasploit Framework

Description

Rapid7 Metasploit Framework suffers from an instance of CWE-22, Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in the Zip import function of Metasploit. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in Metasploit at the privilege level of the user running Metasploit. This issue affects: Rapid7 Metasploit Framework version 4.14.0 and prior versions.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Rapid7 Metasploit Framework 4.14.0 – ≤ 4.14.0 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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GitHub 1 repository

  • VoidSec/CVE-2019-5624 ★ 13 · May 2, 2019

    A proof of concept for Metasploit's CVE-2019-5624 vulnerability (Rubyzip insecure ZIP handling RCE)

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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