CVE-2019-5624
mediumpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.028 · 86 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.4
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exploits (1)
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affected products (2)
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references (10)
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- https://blog.doyensec.com/2019/04/24/rubyzip-bug.htmlcnnvd
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/11716cnnvd
- https://help.rapid7.com/metasploit/release-notes/archive/2019/04/#20190416cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5624cnnvd
- https://blog.doyensec.com/2019/04/24/rubyzip-bug.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/11716enisa_euvd
- https://help.rapid7.com/metasploit/release-notes/archive/2019/04/#20190416enisa_euvd
- https://blog.doyensec.com/2019/04/24/rubyzip-bug.htmlExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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