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)

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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 trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-5720: held from 0.011 to 0.011.

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

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.