CVE-2018-14847
CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
MikroTik RouterOS through 6.42 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files and remote authenticated attackers to write arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the WinBox interface.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
MikroTik Router OS Directory Traversal Vulnerability
MikroTik RouterOS through 6.42 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files and remote authenticated attackers to write arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the WinBox interface.
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Remediation due: 2022-06-01
References
- https://github.com/BasuCert/WinboxPoC
- https://github.com/BigNerd95/WinboxExploit
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/bytheway
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2018_14847
- https://mikrotik.com/supportsec/winbox-vulnerability
- https://n0p.me/winbox-bug-dissection/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45578/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-14847
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