What is CVE-2017-11500?

CVE-2017-11500 is a high-severity vulnerability in Metinfo, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-11500?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Metinfo

CVE-2017-11500

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in MetInfo 5.3.17. A remote attacker can use ..\ to delete any .zip file via the filenames parameter to /admin/system/database/filedown.php.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.016 (72.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Metinfo — versions 5.3.17
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11500?: CVE-2017-11500 is a high-severity vulnerability in Metinfo, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-11500?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.