CVE-2017-6805 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TFTP server in MobaXterm Personal Edition 9.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a GET command.

Published: 2017-03-20

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: 7.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mobatek:mobaxterm:9.4:*:*:*:personal:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07796.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MOBAXTERM-TFTP-PATH-TRAVERSAL-REMOTE-FILE-ACCESS.txt
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141582/MobaXterm-Personal-Edition-9.4-Path-Traversal.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/34
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96886
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41592/

History

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Subscriptions

Mobatek Mobaxterm

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-20T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:41:17.554Z

Reserved: 2017-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6805

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-20T16:59:02.577

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:23:08.183

Link: CVE-2017-6805

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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