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TI-2017-03340 Aliases CVE-2017-5229GHSA-p6q9-gh69-5434

Path traversal in Rapid7 Metasploit

Priority LOW 34CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01217 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Rapid7MetasploitAll versions prior to version 4.13.0-2017020701—No fix listedCNA
  • Metasploit VendorRapid7 Affected All versions prior to version 4.13.0-2017020701 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:metasploit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.13.19VulnerableRapid7
  • cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:metasploit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.13.19 Vulnerable ·Rapid7

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5229
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p6q9-gh69-5434

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-04008 Rapid7 Metasploit HTTP Handler Denial of Service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-05967 Client-Side Command Injection in Rapid7 Metasploit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-05961 Rapid7 Metasploit Framework Relative Path Traversal in enum_osx module CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-05968 Metasploit Framework 'drb_remote_codeexec' code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-05944 Metasploit Framework Plugin Libnotify Command Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-05962 Rapid7 Metasploit Framework Relative Path Traversal in telpho10_credential_dump module CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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