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ThinManager Path Traversal (CVE-2023-27856) Arbitrary File Download

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Disclosed
Apr 5, 2023
Created
Jun 5, 2025

Description

This module exploits a path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2023-27856) in
ThinManager The affected service listens by default on TCP port 2031 and runs in the
context of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Authors

Michael Heinzl
Tenable

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use auxiliary/gather/thinmanager_traversal_download
    msf auxiliary(thinmanager_traversal_download) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf auxiliary(thinmanager_traversal_download) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf auxiliary(thinmanager_traversal_download) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf auxiliary(thinmanager_traversal_download) > run
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