CVE-2019-5624 HIGH

CVE-2019-5624: Rapid7 Metasploit Framework Zip Import Directory Traversal

Vendor Rapid7
Product Metasploit Framework
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published April 30, 2019
Last update September 17, 2024

CVSS base score

7.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 30, 2019 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated