Path Traversal in Mikrotik Winbox
CVE-2020-5720
MikroTik WinBox before 3.21 is vulnerable to a path traversal vulnerability that allows creation of arbitrary files wherevere WinBox has write permissions. WinBox is vulnerable to this attack if it connects to a malicious endpoint or if an attacker mounts a man in the middle attack.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mikrotik Winbox
- Mikrotik Winbox — versions All versions prior to version 3.21
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-07 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5720?
- CVE-2020-5720 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mikrotik Winbox, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2020-02-06.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5720?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.