vulnerability
MikroTik RouterOS: CVE-2018-14847: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Aug 2, 2018 | May 2, 2025 | May 5, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 2, 2018
Added
May 2, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
mikrotik-routeros-upgrade-to-latest
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