CVE-2017-6805

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.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-03-20 16:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-6805

Mitre link : CVE-2017-6805

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-6805

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Products Affected

mobatek

mobaxterm

CWE

CWE-22

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

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