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high 7.4

CVE-2019-5624 json

Rapid7 Metasploit Framework Zip Import Directory Traversal

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-15199

cvss
7.4
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

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Exploit prediction

2.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/11716 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • blog.doyensec.com https://blog.doyensec.com/2019/04/24/rubyzip-bug.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 7.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Rapid7 Metasploit Framework

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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