Path Traversal in Mobatek Mobaxterm
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.169 (95.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Mobatek Mobaxterm — versions 9.4
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6805?
- CVE-2017-6805 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mobatek Mobaxterm, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-03-20.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6805?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-6805 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.