Name: CVE-2018-14847: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-14847, CWE-22, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, Metasploit Module, CVSS 9.1, EPSS 0.95981, CISA KEV

MikroTik RouterOS through 6.42 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files and remote authenticated attackers to write arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the WinBox interface.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.1
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Mikrotik Routeros	—	Upgrade to latest version of MikroTik RouterOS	May 2, 2025	Aug 2, 2018

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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